Jacob Jensen
- Introduction
- Jacob Jensen, (29 April 1926 – 15 May 2015) was a Danish industrial designer best known for his work with Bang & Olufsen. Jensen designed numerous popular high-end consumer products, developing a functional minimalism style that formed a prominent part of the Danish modern movement. In 1958 he founded the Jacob Jensen Design Studio. Jensen designed for other brands including Alcatel, Kirk, Boform, General Electric, International Gift Corporation, JO-JO, Labofa, Rodenstock, Rosti (Rosti Mepal), and Stentofon. His works have been featured at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, and have received numerous design awards.
- Wikidata
- Q476012
Exhibitions
-
From the Collection: 1960–1969
March 26, 2016–
March 19, 2017 MoMA
-
Making Music Modern: Design for Ear and Eye
November 15, 2014–
January 18, 2016 MoMA
-
Shaping Modernity: Design 1880–1980
December 23, 2009–
July 25, 2010 MoMA
-
Artist’s Choice: Herzog & de Meuron, Perception Restrained
June 21–
September 25, 2006 MoMA
-
Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design
August 4–
September 30, 1979 MoMA
-
Jacob Jensen has 7 exhibitionsonline.
-
Jacob Jensen Beolit 1000 Portable Radio 1968
-
Jacob Jensen Beogram 1200 Record Player 1969
-
Jacob Jensen Beomaster 1200 FM Tuner/Amplifier 1969
-
Jacob Jensen Beomaster 3000-2 Tuner Amplifier 1969
-
Jacob Jensen Beomic 2000 Microphone 1969
-
Jacob Jensen Beovox 2700 Speakers 1971
-
Jacob Jensen Beovox 3700 Speakers 1971
-
Jacob Jensen Beolit 400 Portable Radio 1971
-
Jacob Jensen Beogram 4000 Record Player 1972
-
Jacob Jensen Beomaster 6000 Tuner, Amplifier, and Preamplifier 1974
-
Jacob Jensen Beogram 6000 Turntable 1974
-
Jacob Jensen Beogram 4002 Turntable 1974
-
Jacob Jensen Beomaster 1900 Receiver 1976
-
Jacob Jensen Beocenter 7000 Radio-Turntable-Cassette Combination 1979
If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in MoMA's collection, or an image of a MoMA publication or archival material (including installation views, checklists, and press releases), please contact Art Resource (publication in North America) or Scala Archives (publication in all other geographic locations).
All requests to license audio or video footage produced by MoMA should be addressed to Scala Archives at firenze@scalarchives.com. Motion picture film stills or motion picture footage from films in MoMA's Film Collection cannot be licensed by MoMA/Scala. For licensing motion picture film footage it is advised to apply directly to the copyright holders. For access to motion picture film stills please contact the Film Study Center. More information is also available about the film collection and the Circulating Film and Video Library.
If you would like to reproduce text from a MoMA publication or moma.org, please email text_permissions@moma.org. If you would like to publish text from MoMA's archival materials, please fill out this permission form and send to archives@moma.org.