Jacob Jensen, industrial designer, born 29 April 1926 in Vesterbro, Copenhagen. Son of upholsterer Alfred Jensen and Olga Jensen. Left primary school after the 7th grade, journeyman upholsterer 1946.
Admitted into the School of Applied Arts in 1948 where his instructors included Jacob Hermann, Kaare Klint, Hans J. Wegner and Jørn Utzon. Left school in 1952 with industrial design as his specialized subject. 1952-58, employed at Sigvard Bernadotte and Acton Bjørn - the first Danish industrial design studio.
Leader of the studio from 1954. During this time he also worked in the U.S.A. with Raymond Loewy, and Latham,Tyler & Jensen; Assistant professor in industrial design at The Chicago University 1959 - 61.
Own studio from 1958 under the name of JACOB JENSEN DESIGN.
Jacob Jensen has, during the past 50 years designed more than 500 industrial products and developed survival strategies, product families and form language for numerous Danish and foreign companies, among them: Bang & Olufsen A/S, Alcatel-Kirk A/S, and Gaggenau Hausgeräte GmbH.
Through the years, Jacob Jensen has recieved more than 100 national and international awards for his design. In 1996 he was honoured with the "Knight of the Order of Dannebrog" issued after endorsement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the cabinet secretary of Amalienborg. In 1999, he was included in the “Great Danes”, a list compiled by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the 50 most recognized Danes. He is represented in a number of museums, among them The Museum of Modern Art in New York with 19 products included in their Design Collection and Design Study Collection.
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