Jensen Richmond

Classic Ipe Dining Chairs Built for Gracious Entertaining

Jensen Richmond is the most traditionally styled seating in the Jensen Outdoor Ipe lineup. Three pieces: a Dining Arm Chair, a Dining Side Chair, and a Counter Side Chair. Clean, gracious lines that read as quietly elegant rather than architecturally assertive — the kind of outdoor dining chair that looks equally at home on a formal terrace, a covered porch, or a poolside dining area where the setting does the design work and the furniture earns its place through quality alone.

All three pieces are FSC-certified Ipe timber, sourced from Jensen's managed forestry operation in Bolivia's dry-tropical forests. Ipe's silica-dense wood fiber resists water penetration, rot, and insects without any chemical treatment. The warm chocolate-brown tone at delivery weathers naturally to silver over time; buyers who want to preserve the original color can periodically apply a hardwood oil, but the wood's performance doesn't depend on it. Cushions are Sunbrella performance fabric.

There are no tables in the Richmond collection. The chairs are designed to pair with Jensen Foundations tables for a complete outdoor dining setup, which also means you can choose the table size and format that fits your terrace rather than being limited to whatever the collection includes. The counter-height side chair is a distinctive addition for a traditionally styled Ipe line — counter seating in this aesthetic is uncommon, and Richmond delivers it without any stylistic compromise. Jensen backs the collection with a 5-year residential warranty, and all pieces ship fully assembled, free of charge, anywhere in the USA.

What tables does Jensen Richmond pair with?

Richmond is a chairs-only collection with no tables included. The dining and counter chairs are designed to pair with tables from the Jensen Foundations collection, which covers dining tables, extension dining tables, bistro tables, and more in matched FSC-certified Ipe and Teak timber. Buying tables separately means you can select the exact size and format your terrace requires rather than being limited to a fixed dining set configuration.

Does Jensen Richmond include counter-height seating?

Yes. Jensen Richmond includes a Counter Side Chair alongside the standard-height Dining Arm Chair and Dining Side Chair. Counter-height seating in a classically styled Ipe collection is uncommon — most traditional outdoor dining lines stop at standard dining height. The Richmond counter chair extends the collection's usefulness to counter-height table setups without any stylistic inconsistency.

How does Ipe timber look as it ages outdoors?

Ipe arrives as a rich chocolate brown and weathers gradually to a silver-gray patina with prolonged sun exposure, typically over one to two seasons. The weathering process is natural and doesn't indicate any deterioration in the wood — it's a surface color change only, and the structural integrity is unaffected. Buyers who want to preserve the warm brown tone can apply a UV-blocking hardwood oil annually. Left untreated, the silver patina is itself a considered aesthetic that many prefer for its classic weathered-timber character.