Georg Jensen is one of the most important
Danish Designer brands. It was founded in 1904 in
a little workshop in Bredgade 36, Copenhagen by Georg Jensen. "The
Georg Jensen Silversmith" was a reality.
Georg Jensen quickly created a personal style. His work is
characterised by his fertile and creative imagination. Georg Jensen
set his imagination free, using fruits, flowers and all his
favorite jewellery stones. Based on his great success, Georg Jensen
was able to buy his raw materials in larger quantities and in
larger variety. He soon had the possibility of working on bigger
projects, starting big pieces of hammered silver - the socalled
hollow-wares: mugs, dishes, centrepieces and
candlesticks.
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69 years old Georg Jensen died in 1935. By then his little
silversmith had developed into a global company, where inspired and
talented artists worked on with the spirit and tradition of Georg
Jensen. Georg Jensen is still considered world-class for his
perfection in quality, beautiful finish, innovative design and
trendsetting selection. The biggest wish and desire of Georg
Jensen, was combining art and workmanship. His company must still
be said to do just that. The selection of articles produced at
Georg Jensen today is immense. The range goes from earrings and
bracelets over shoehorns, CD-shelves and picture frames to mugs,
jugs and fish dishes etc. Within the assortment you can also find
collectibles, such as christmas mobiles,
christmas-tree-candle-holders and annual spoons, or tableware
products such as salt&pepper sets and candlestick etc.
Georg Jensen
The company was in 1904 founded in a little
workshop in Bredgade 36, Copenhagen by Georg Jensen.
Georg Jensen (GJ) was born in Raadvad (Raadvaddam in those
times) on the 31st of August 1866 - son of a blacksmith. The
fantastically beautiful nature in those parts inspired the creative
urge within Georg Jensen through all of his life. Already at a very
early age young Georg Jensen started modelling little figurines in
blue clay, which he found in the Ellemose. He wanted to be a
sculptor. The first thing Georg Jensen did, after graduating as a
goldsmith, was applying for the Copenhagen Royal Academy of
Art.
He still had the dream of becoming a sculptor as his final goal.
Leaving the Art Academy in 1892, Georg Jensen was ready to perform.
Sculpting was a difficult way to support oneself, so before long
Georg Jensen started a small pottery and hired the artist Christian
Joakim (1870-1943) from 1897 to 1901. (later known for his
innovation in danish faience on behalf of The Aluminia
Factory).
By 1900 The Royal Academy of Art granted Georg Jensen a big
travelling scholarship, and Georg Jensen went on a 2-year trip to
France and Italy to study. After returning and settling in Birkerod
(where nature again was part in his everyday-life), he finally
surrendered to the silver, and gave up his lifelong dream of being
a sculptor.
"The Georg Jensen Silversmith" was a reality.
Georg Jensen quickly created a personal style.
He united the strong and free lines of the sculpture with the
silversmiths delicate understanding of the quality of his material.
His work is characterised by his fertile and creative imagination.
The Silversmith's success grew rapidly, especially within the upper
middle class, escalating from an exhibition in the fall of 1904 at
the State Museum of Art. GJ set his imagination free, using fruits,
flowers and all his favorite jewellery stones. Furthermore, he was
the first ever, to oxydize the silver.
Based on his great success, GJ was able to buy his rawmaterials
in larger quantities and in larger variety. He soon had the
possibility of working on bigger projects, starting big pieces of
hammered silver - the so-called hollow-wares : mugs, dishes,
centrepieces and candlesticks.
By 1912 his workshop moved to Knippelbrogade,
Copenhagen - and now his workshop was one big swarm of
employees and imaginative artists. These premises quickly grew too
small, so by 1917 Georg Jensen built a new workshop on Oesterbro,
Copenhagen capable of containing several hundreds of employees and
artists.
Despite the size of the place, Georg Jensen had the skill of
keeping all his employees motivated and with a great desire of
creating in the spirit of Georg Jensen.
69 years old Georg Jensen died in 1935. By then his little
silversmith had developed into a global company, where inspired and
talented artists worked on with the spirit and tradition of Georg
Jensen.
The selection of articles produced at Georg Jensen today is
immense. The range goes from earrings and bracelets over shoehorns,
CD-shelfs and pictureframes to mugs, jugs and fishdishes etc.
Georg Jensen is still considered world-class for his perfection
in quality, beautiful finish, innovative design and trendsetting
selection. The biggest wish and desire of Georg Jensen's, was to
combine art and work-manship. His company must still be said to do
just that. Within the assortment you can also find collectibles,
such as christmas mobiles, christmas-tree-candle-holders
and annual spoons, or tableware products such as salt&pepper
sets and candlestick etc.