Friday, April 19, 2019

Artist of the day, April 19: Timothy Jacob Jensen, Danish industrial designer (#671)

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

B&O Beowatch, 1993

B&O MoMA  The Museum of Modern Art, New York | USA

Smoke alarm optical, 2001

 COTTO  SANITARY WARES I THAILAND

Electric kettle 1.2 l, silver, 2012

kitchen timer, 2001

Living weather station: indoor-outdoor barometer, 1999-2004

kithcen carving board knife, 2011-12

kithcen carving board knife, 2011-12

ROSTI MEPAL  CONSUMER PRODUCTS | THE NETHERLANDS

Phicomm router, K3

STEINWAY LYNGDORF  Audio equipment | Denmark  `

GAGGENAU  Kitchen appliances | Germany

ONE PIECE TOILET

TOUCH SCREEN SHOWER PANEL

Toaster flatbed II, silver, 2010

Toaster one slot II, silver, 2010

Toshiba Consumer electronics I Japan

DANZKA  Visual identity and Packaging Design I Denmark

LUFTHANSA  First Class Amenity Kits

LUFTHANSA  First Class Amenity Kits

Thise Mejeri I Workshop I Timeline of packaging I 2015

The RESENLUND CULTURAL CENTRE FUND,  Architecture | Denmark

The RESENLUND CULTURAL CENTRE FUND,  Architecture | Denmark

XO care (Formerly Flex Dental ) I Dental equipment I Denmark

VESTAS Wind turbines I Denmark

Products jewelry, edge rings

Products jewelry sapphire necklace

 Living telephone, 1994

 Living telephone, 1994

Envury 80,  solar-powered yacht concept

LOGICAR DESIGN STUDY, 1982

 Ascent Series 140

Cassic series 510, 1986

Chronograph series 606, 2010

Curve series 250, 2014

Dimension series 842 852, 2010

Icon series 212, 2011

Linear series 626, 2017

Linear series 626, 2017

New series 750, 2012

Sclipse series 444

Strata series 270 271, 2014

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