Jens Risom masters the Danish elements. The Danish furniture designer Jens Risom introduced the ?Scandinavia furniture design? in the United States in 1939. Jens Risom is well-known for his Birchwood chair and tables. Jens Risom studied at The Copenhagen School of Industrial Arts and Design (Kunsthandvaerkerskolen). Here he was mentored by Ole Wanscher and the legendary Kaare Klint (1888 - 1954), whose influence on furniture design is immeasurable. He then completed two years in Copenhagen at the Business College of Niels Brock. Thereafter Risom worked for a brief period at the architectural office of Ernst Kuhn as an interior designer and furniture developer.