GEORG JENSEN (1866-1935) completed his apprenticeship as a goldsmith in 1887 and entered the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, graduating as a sculptor in 1892. He began making ceramics in 1898 in a workshop outside of Copenhagen with Christian Joachim who later became director of the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufacturer. In 1904 Jensen opened a small silversmithy that quickly attracted a group of innovative artists including John Rohde, who was to become of the Jensen's leading patrons and designers.
Georg Jensen influenced his craft in two important ways: He reestablished and maintained professional traditions, and he insisted on only the highest artistic standards.
Some of the Artists that worked with Jensen became famous and made names for themselves in the world of silversmithy and continued with the vision of artistic purity.
SOREN GEORG JENSEN:
Georg Jensen's second-youngest son, Soren (born 1917) was educated as a silversmith and sculptor like his father. In 1946 he received a travel scholarship from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1957 and received a UNESCO scholarship in Italy. He headed the design department of Georg Jensen Silversmithy from 1962 until 1974. He have received many awards and his sculptures are exhibited in many museums, including the Louisiana Museum near Copenhagen.
HENNING KOPPEL:
Born in 1918 Henning Koppel was educated as a sculptor and designer at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and at the Acadeemie Ranson in Paris. He has been associated with Georg Jensen Silversmithy since 1945, and Orrefors Glassworks since 1971. His drawings and works in silver, porcelain, and glass are represented in museum collections around the world. He was awarded the ID Prize of the Society of International Design for the stainless steel tableware he designed for Jensen company in 1966. He is regarded as one of the major designers of holloware and an innovator in art of silverwork. Koppel has designed objects whose sweeping lines and smooth surfaces represent a departure from traditional forms in silver.
GUSTAV PEDERSEN:
Gustav (1895-1972) began working at the Georg Jensen Silversmithy in 1915 and was appointed foreman of the holloware department in 1917. He retired from the company in 1965.
JOHAN ROHDE:
IN 1903 ROHDE began his professional association with Georg Jensen by commissioning him to fabricate objects for his personal us. Rohde and Jensen gradually formed a closer relationship and Rohde created many designs for Jensen. One of the most famous is the Acorn pattern, which has been the company's best selling cutlery pattern. Rohde also designed textiles and furniture.
As a young man Johan Rohde (1856-1935) studied medicine but took an interest in art and entered the academy in 1882. In that same year he founded Artist Studio School for which he taught anatomy. His paintings were exhibited at the academy for the first time in 1888; however, he met his destiny 18 years later when he introduced himself to Georg Jensen.
TORUN BULOW-HUBE:
After training in her native Sweden, Torun Bulow-Hube (born 1927) moved to France in 1956 and lived in Paris and in the village of Biot on the Riviera for 11 years. She now lives on the island of Java, where she produced work for Georg Jensen since 1967. Her works include a wide range of designs in kitchen ware, baskets, lamps and office equipment. Later she won many awards, including the Lunning Prize and a gold medal at the 1960 Milan Triennale. Many of her watches, brooches and necklace and rings were designed in stainless steel with sterling silver and in 1970 her new creations included 18k gold with pearl jewelry.
Over a period of 75 years, Georg Jensen Silversmithy had associations with 77 artists and there are too many to list here. They all subscribed to the Jensen tradition of highest quality design with each designer carving their own unique creativity and style to their designs. One can't view the works of these artists and not see Georg Jensen influence.
Research for this article taken from the Georg Jensen Silversmithy: Smithsonian Institute Catalog 1980.
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