Timothy Jacob Jensen (1962) is a Danish industrial designer. He was best known as CEO and Chief Designer of Jacob Jensen Design Studios (Scandinavia’s oldest design studio) from 1990 to 2018. Jensen was also the founder of the Scandinavian brand JACOB JENSEN™. He has created numerous well-known designs for timepieces, jewelry, communication equipment, houseware, furniture and kitchens. He has also been prominent within the automotive design, branding and value clarification fields.
Timothy Jacob Jensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was raised in Hejlskov (Central Jutland). He is the son of Danish designer Jacob Jensen and Patricia Ryan. In 1978, Jensen became an apprentice at his father’s (Jacob Jensen) studio. In 1982, he became chief designer of the Jacob Jensen Design studio. In 1985, he opened his own studio in Copenhagen called Voss Foerlev & Jensen. The studio closed in 1988, at which time Jensen started collaborating with various international designer.
In 1985, he founded JACOB JENSEN™. The company designs lifestyle products including watches, clocks, jewellery, smoke alarms, telephones, kitchen products, and other products. In 1985, Jensen designed wristwatches The Classic series models 510 and 520, which were included at the design study collection in the Museum of Modern Art (New York City). In 1996, the wristwatches were also awarded “Watch of the Year.”
In 1990, he purchased the Jacob Jensen Design studio and became the company's CEO and Chief designer. Jensen developed the Jacob Jensen Design studio internationally, collaborating with numerous major companies including ECCO (Danish shoe manufacturer), Gaggenau Hausgeräte, Bang & Olufsen, Haier, LG, Panasonic, Steinway Lyngdorf (Steinway and Sons), Toshiba, Vertu, Lufthansa, and Volvo.
Jensen’s works have been featured is various museums, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), the Musée des Arts décoratifs, Strasbourg (Paris), the Danish Museum of Art and Design (now known as Danish Museum of Art & Design), the Museum für angewandte Kunst Frankfurt (Frankfurt), and others.
In 2011, Timothy Jacob Jensen was appointed as Master of the DeTao Masters Academy in Beijing. In 2012, he was appointed as Honorary professor at the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art (SIVA), China. Jensen was subsequently awarded the title of High-level Expert by the China Industrial Design Association (CIDA). He currently also serves as a lecturer at Universities, companies, and other institutions.
In 2011, Jensen founded his first subsidiary, the Jacob Jensen Design / DeTao Shanghai studio. The studio was created in collaboration with the DeTao Group at SIVA Campus in Shanghai. In 2014, the Jacob Jensen Design studio established its second subsidiary studio named Jacob Jensen Design / KMUTT Bangkok. The studio was founded in collaboration with King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi. In 2019, Timothy Jacob Jensen was appointed by the iF International Forum Design to be jury member of iF design Award 2019 in the 'Discipline Product’ category.
In 1990, Jensen became chief executive officer and chief designer of the Jacob Jensen Design studio, and expanded the company internationally. The studio focuses on design, and has branches in Denmark, China, and Thailand. In 2018, Jensen left his positions as Chief Designer, CEO and board member, and is currently working under his own name.
Timothy Jacob Jensen’s best known works include the Bang & Olufsen Beocenter 9000 (1986), Bang & Olufsen Beowatch (1993), Jabra JX10 Bluetooth headset (2005), Vertu Aerius Bluetooth headset (2006), etc...
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| BANG & OLUFSEN AUDIO EQUIPMENT | DENMARK |
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| B&O Beowatch, 1993 |
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| B&O MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, New York | USA |
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| Smoke alarm optical, 2001 |
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| COTTO SANITARY WARES I THAILAND |
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| Electric kettle 1.2 l, silver, 2012 |
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| kitchen timer, 2001 |
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| Living weather station: indoor-outdoor barometer, 1999-2004 |
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| kithcen carving board knife, 2011-12 |
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| kithcen carving board knife, 2011-12 |
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| ROSTI MEPAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS | THE NETHERLANDS |
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| Phicomm router, K3 |
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| STEINWAY LYNGDORF Audio equipment | Denmark ` |
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| GAGGENAU Kitchen appliances | Germany |
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| ONE PIECE TOILET |
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| TOUCH SCREEN SHOWER PANEL |
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| Toaster flatbed II, silver, 2010 |
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| Toaster one slot II, silver, 2010 |
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| Toshiba Consumer electronics I Japan |
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| DANZKA Visual identity and Packaging Design I Denmark |
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| LUFTHANSA First Class Amenity Kits |
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| LUFTHANSA First Class Amenity Kits |
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| Thise Mejeri I Workshop I Timeline of packaging I 2015 |
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| The RESENLUND CULTURAL CENTRE FUND, Architecture | Denmark |
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| The RESENLUND CULTURAL CENTRE FUND, Architecture | Denmark |
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| XO care (Formerly Flex Dental ) I Dental equipment I Denmark |
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| VESTAS Wind turbines I Denmark |
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| Products jewelry, edge rings |
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| Products jewelry sapphire necklace |
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| Living telephone, 1994 |
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| Living telephone, 1994 |
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| Envury 80, solar-powered yacht concept |
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| LOGICAR DESIGN STUDY, 1982 |
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| Ascent Series 140 |
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| Cassic series 510, 1986 |
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| Chronograph series 606, 2010 |
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| Curve series 250, 2014 |
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| Dimension series 842 852, 2010 |
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| Icon series 212, 2011 |
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| Linear series 626, 2017 |
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| Linear series 626, 2017 |
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| New series 750, 2012 |
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| Sclipse series 444 |
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| Strata series 270 271, 2014 |
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