Jens Risom's Block Island Retreat by Gary Nadeau for Dwell

Designer Jens Risom revisits the affordable prefab cottage on Block Island that he bought for his family in the late 1960s and that still hosts them today.

A gentle portrait of a mid-century design pioneer and the family home that has lasted 45 years.

"In the late 1960s, designer Jens Risom sought an affordable vacation home for his family on Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island. Now some 45 years later, the prefab cottage still exists to serve the needs of the

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