Generation to generation...
Pure lines, simple forms, contrasts of light and dark.
A unique, pure and classic form language developed by Jacob Jensen
and refined by his son, Timothy Jacob Jensen.
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Jacob Jensen founded his studio in 1958 and over the following decades developed the form language that changed our view of how hi-fi systems, telephones, watches and many other products can look. The contribution made him one of the most recognised designers with a vast number of prizes and exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. In terms of design history, he gained importance because his ground breaking form unites two main streams of 20th century design. On the one hand, the European Bauhaus tradition with its minimalist “Less is more” and its modernist “Form follows function”. On the other hand, the American design icon Raymond Loewy’s consumer-oriented MAYAprinciple: “Most Advanced Yet Acceptable”. Jacob Jensen’s international style comprises of the fact that he creates an ultra-modern minimalist form language with a very high audience appeal.
Since the generation change in 1990, Timothy Jacob Jensen established the JACOB JENSEN trademark and clarified the universal potential of the form language by expanding it into many new product areas. In addition to watches and telephones, other JACOB JENSEN products include eyewear, timers, weather stations, smoke alarms and entire kitchens. This contribution, which may be understood as a far reaching creative challenge of the form language, has kept the studio at a high, internationally award-winning level. Through their common form language, Jacob Jensen and Timothy Jacob Jensen prove that the mass produced products which surround our daily life, can be sympathetic towards us. They can stand in our living rooms, kitchens and bathrooms and communicate a wealth of ideas, humour, elegance and pleasure in use. They can be gifts of quiet and simplicity. They can be a pleasure to use and live with on a daily basis.
Since 1966, the Jacob Jensen Design studio
has been located at an isolated spot of scenic beauty with a panoramic view of the Limfjord in Northern Jutland, Denmark.
The JACOB JENSEN ™ product range includes
Timepieces & Jewellery
Living
Kitchen
Eyewear
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Timothy Jacob Jensen began his apprenticeship with his father in 1978,
where he designed the first JACOB JENSEN™ products.
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The Classic 510 & 520 Watches were launched
on the market in 1986 and awarded...
“Watch of the Year”... the same year.
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Icon Series | 2011
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Red Dot Award | 2011
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Sapphire Series | 2009
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Arc Series | 2009
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Rectangular Series | 2008
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Dimension Series | 881 | 2006
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Dimension Series | 2009
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Titanium Series | 2006
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Chronograph Series | 600 | 2006
< Red Dot Award
604 | 2009
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Classic World Clock 316 | 1987
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Classic World Clock 316 | 1987
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Classic Desk Clock 317 | 1989
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Wall Clock Series | 2011
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Counts time from 1 min. to 12 hrs.
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With its stylistically consistent mixture of sense and seduction, Jacob Jensenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
form language has proved to be unusually enduring and universal.
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Weather Station Series II | Barometer | 2009
Thermometer & Hygrometer on desk stand >
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Barometer | Rain Gauge | Temperature Station | Radio Cont. Clock | Indoor Thermometer | Outdoor Thermometer | Hygrometer | Alarm Clock
Red Dot Award | 2000
Weather Station I | 1999-2004
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Doorbell USB | 2006
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Smoke...
...Alarm | 2001
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Electronic Parking Disc | 2009
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Telephone 80 | 2007
Plus X Award | 2008
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Telephone 10 | 2009
IF Product Design Award | 2010
Telephone 50 | 2010
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One-Slot Toaster II | 2011
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TimerScale | 2011
IF Product Design Award | 2011
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Electric Kettle | 2011
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Flatbed Toaster | 2008
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Two generations of Danish designers who, for over fifty years, have contributed to the aesthetics of daily life...
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...and pleasure by designing products for everyday use filled with ideas, radical purity and quiet beauty.
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Kitchen 1 | 2005
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Kitchen 1 | 2005
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Kitchen 1 | 2005
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Kitchen 2 | 2007
Kitchen 2 | 2007
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Kitchen 2 | 2007
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The serenity of the Jensen form language is not due to the fjord alone.
It is a well thought-out whole, comprising of distance, closeness and use.
Distance: A simple, streamlined and ultramodern form combined with contrasts of light and dark. It is the part of the form language which is primarily associated with Jacob Jensen, so homogenous that people all over the world recognise a Jacob Jensen design from a distance.
Closeness: Aesthetically thought-out details, both in the design of the three-dimensional and the graphic elements. Especially the attention to detail allows Jacob Jensenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quality-consciousness and roots in Danish design tradition to shine through.
Use: User-friendliness in a simple and clear form, but not only that; many products feature surprising ideas which appear when they are touched. A point may begin to pulsate, a door may open in meditative slow motion, an unexpected interface may appear. There is a seductive gift included.
The aesthetics of the oyster shells have become the inspiration for the new JACOB JENSEN Top of The Table series | Pearl
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Pearl | Bowl | 2008
The porcelain received the “White Star Award” | 2009
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Pearl | Dinner plate | 2008
Pearl | Cutlery | 2008
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Pearl | Tumbler | 2008
Pearl | Red Wine Glass | 2008
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Titanium Rim Less Spectacles with Titanium Temples | 2006
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Titanium Rim Spectacles | 2003
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Executive Spectacles | Limited edition | 2007
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Titanium Rim Less Spectacles | 2003
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A Korean customer once said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;you work holiday placeâ&#x20AC;?. That is true. The surroundings of the studio are tremendously
beautiful and many people feel that the distant horizon and simple contrasts of the fjord are directly perceived in the design.
The JACOB JENSEN brand is now represented in over 30 countries.
With its pure contrasts, simple effects and serene user interface, JACOB JENSENâ&#x201E;˘ is a language pointing far into the future.
â&#x20AC;?If ever there were a scenario whereby we were only allowed to live with the portfolio of one designer in our home,
Jacob Jensen would be our choice, hands down.â&#x20AC;?
Wallpaper.com (Hugo Macdonald), October 2007
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For Watches, Clocks, Jewellery
For Wake up Clock, Timer, Weather
& Wake up Clock, contact:
Stations, Door Bells, Smoke Alarms,
S. Weisz BV
Telephones and Toasters, contact:
Tel.: +31 2067 94633
Bell Xpress A/S
info@weiz.nl
mail@bellxpress.dk
www.jacobjensen.com
www.bellxpress.dk
Made in Denmark 2011
For Electronic Parking Disc and
For Kitchens, Bathrooms and Dining
For Eyewear, contact:
Top of the table, contact:
table, contact: Tvis/Modulia A/S
Danish Eyewear A/S
F&H Scandinavia.
Tel.: +45 9743 5200
Tel.: +45 7025 1009
Tel.: +45 8928 1300
post@tmk.dk
danisheyewear@danisheyewear.dk
info@fh_as.dk
www.jacobjensenkitchen.com
www.jacobjenseneyewear.com
www.jacobjensen.com
JACOB JENSEN is a trademark of JACOB JENSEN HOLDING ApS and is used under license by JACOB JENSEN BRAND ApS
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