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Jacob Jensen (29 April 1926 – 15 May 2015) was a Danish industrial designer, best known for his work with Bang and Olufsen. ==Life and career== Jensen was born in the Vesterbro area of Copenhagen in 1926. He left school after the seventh grade and completed training as an upholsterer. In 1947 he began working in his father's shop where he first started to design furniture.〔Olesen, Christian Holmsted (2004). ''Jacob Jensen'', p. 8-10. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen. ISBN 87-11-23107-6.〕 Jensen was accepted into the School of Arts and Craft (Danmarks Designskole) in the furniture division in 1948. During his time there, Jørn Utzon initiated a revolutionary program called "Industrial Design" whose focus was on mass produced objects for everyday use. Jensen was the first student to graduate under this new subject in 1952.〔 Jensen started his professional career for Bernadotte and Bjørn, the first industrial design drawing office in Denmark (1954–1959). His professional relationship with Bang & Olufsen (B&O) began in 1965 and continued until 1991, where he functioned as designer and strategy advisor. Jensen is credited with developing the B&O form language which is still used today. Many of Jensen's designs have found homes in permanent design collections at museums around the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jacob Jensen - Awards and Exhibitions )〕 Since 1958 Jensen has worked out of his own independent drawing office, which moved to its present location in Hejlskov, Jutland in 1962. In 1990, though he continued to design, he handed the reins of the company to his son, Timothy Jacob Jensen, who as chief executive and chief designer has expanded the company internationally. It now has studios in Shanghai and Bangkok, in addition to its Danish home on the shore of Limfjord in northern Denmark.〔(Jacob Jensen, Designer in Danish Modern Style, Dies at 89 ), nytimes.com, MAY 21, 2015〕 Jensen died at the age of 89 on 15 May 2015.〔〔(Jacob Jensen )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacob Jensen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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