Biography:
Hans Sandgren Jakobsen – born 7 August 1963.
Education:
Served my apprenticeship as cabinet-maker at Inventarsnedkeriet, Viby J, Denmark, 1986.
Employed as cabinet-maker at Rud. Rasmussens Snedkerier, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1986
and 1987.
Student at Denmark’s Designskole (The Danish Design School), Copenhagen, Denmark
1986 – 1990.
Employed full-time:
COBO Design, Nagoya, Japan, 1990.
Nanna Ditzel´s drawing office, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1991 -1997.
Member of:
The design group Spring 1991 – 1996
Design Denmark Dd, 1993 –
Snedkernes Efterårsudstilling 1994 –
Freelance assignments:
VIA, Nevada, USA
Stilling Furniture, Gilleleje, Denmark
EFG Bondo , Rødovre, Denmark
Kohseki, Kyoto, Japan
Askmans Trævarefabrik, Vallensbæk, Denmark
Art Andersen & Copenhagen, Denmark
Fritz Hansen, Allerød, Denmark
Kunstforeningen, Gl. Strand, Copenhagen, Denmark
Fredericia Furniture, Fredericia, Denmark
Arrebo Møbler, Haarby, Denmark
Werner Living, Gislev, Denmark
Qumei Furniture, Beijing, Kina
Furnipart, Århus, Denmark
Vonsild, Knebel, Denmark
Bert Krogh. Skanderborg, Denmark
SIS Learning, Middelfart, Denmark
Ansager, Ansager, Denmark
Lightyears, Aarhus, Denmark
Labofa Stole, Skælskør, Denmark
Skagerak, Hadsund, Denmark
Orebo Træindustri, Stenlille, Denmark
Eilersen, Skamby, Denmark
Bernstorffsminde, Stenstrup, Denmark
Actus Interior, Tokyo, Japan
Asahi Wood Processing, Toyohashi, Japan
Flexa4Dreams, Hornsyld, Denmark
Design Nordic, Aarhus, Denmark
Porada, Cabiate, Italy
XUE, Beijing, China
Sanyei Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
Bred Furniture, Vissenbjerg, Denmark
UNO Koncept, Ishøj, Denmark
RotoBed, Lunderskov, Denmark
Morsø, FH, Denmark
Highline, Beijing, China
Naver Collection, Denmark
Campaca, Thailand
Honorary task:
Judge at The International Furniture Design Competion in Asahikawa, Japan, 2002.
Judge at The International Furniture Design Competion in Asahikawa, Japan, 2005.
Danish Art Foundation member of the Grants Committee for Arts and Craft 2020-24
Expert permanent member of DesignNævnet 2022
Censor:
Danmarks Design Skole, Copenhagen, Denmark
Aarhus Arkitektskole, Aarhus, Denmark
Teko, Herning, Denmark
Exhibitions:
“Le Lin Création ´91”, Musèe des Monumentes, Paris, France, 1991.
Haslegården, Århus, Denmark, 1991.
Talentbörse Handwerk, Munich, Germany, 1991.
Nikolaj Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1991.
Ønskemøbler, Århus, Denmark, 1992.
Farum Kunstforening, Farum, Denmark, 1992.
Gjethuset, Frederiksværk, Denmark, 1993.
Forma, Mosede Fort, Denmark, 1993.Gammelgaard, Herlev, Denmark, 1994.
Den Frie Udstilling, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1994.
Trapholt, Kolding, Denmark, 1995.
“Living design in Denmark”, Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, 1995.
Gallery Asbæk, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1995.
“Blå Fjord”, Frederikssund, Denmark, 1995.
“Chair and fabric”, Center for Dansk Kunsthåndværk, Herning, Denmark, 1995
Munkeruphus, Dronningmølle, Denmark, 1996.
“Chair at the library”, Grenå, Denmark, 1996.
Danish Design & Craft, St. Petersborg, Russia, 1996.
“Design Nordic Way”, Scandinavia, 1997.
“Eksponent 97”, Herning, Denmark, 1997.
”Walk The Plank” Copenhagen, Denmark, 1999.
“Living Danish Design”, London, England, 1999.
“Generation X”, New York, USA, 2000.
“Danes on the move” USA, 2001.
”Walk The Plank 2” Copenhagen, Denmark, 2003.
”Danish Craft Collection 8” 2004.
”Danish Craft Collection 9” 2005.
“Made in Denmark”, London 2007
“Møbelkunst & Design” Hobro, Denmark 2007
“Growing materials”, Paris, 2008
“Matières à cultiver” in Lausanne, 2009
“Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition” Copenhagen 2009
“Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition” Copenhagen 2011
“Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition” Copenhagen 2013
“Das Haus” Koelnmesse, Gremany 2014
“Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition” Copenhagen 2015
“Learning from Japan” Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
“Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition” Maison du Danemark, Paris, France 2016
“Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition” Copenhagen 2016
“Gener & molecules” Grenaa 2017
“Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition” Copenhagen 2017
“Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition” Copenhagen 2018
“Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition” Copenhagen 2019
“Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition” Copenhagen 2020
Milano Design Week 2021, Trash Formation Village, Danish design
Circulære Furniture Days, 3daysofdesign Copenhagen, 2021
Represented:
Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen.
The Museum of Modern Art. New York.
Trapholt Kunstmusseum, Kolding.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Holland
Prices and scholarships:
Cabinet-maker with silver medal (the highest category), 1986.
The Gurli and Paul Madsen´s memorial scholarship, 1988.
Work scholarship, Statens Kunstfond, 1992.
Scandinavian Furniture Award 1992, third prize.
The Danish National Bank´s jubilee scholarship, 1993.
The Danish National Bank´s jubilee scholarship, 1994.
Working scholarship, Statens Kunstfond, 1995.
“Chair and Fabric”, Center for Dansk Kunsthåndværk, second prize, 1995.
The Danish National Bank´s jubilee scholarship, 1996.
Elmia Trö competition, Sweden, third prize, 1996.
“Bent Krogh award”, honourable mention, 1996.
Working scholarship, Designfond, 1996.
Working scholarship, Statens Kunstfond, 1997.
3 years working scholarship, Statens Kunstfond, 1998.
Indistrie Forum Design Hannover – “Viper” nominated 1998.
Rote Punkt – highest design quality for “Viper”, 1998.
Idea Award, bronze for “Viper”, 1998.
Asahi News Paper furniture contest – the first prize to “Wakuden” Chair.
The Architectural Review Award for product excellence at Spectrum, London, to “Gallery”.
Idea Award, bronce, USA, 1999.
The Fosnäs Prize to “Gallery”, 1999, Sweden.
Bo bedres “Møbelpris”, Copenhagen, 1999.
Good Design Award to “Viper”, G-Mart 99 in Japan.
International Interior Design Award to “Gallery”, FX Magazine, London, 1999.
California’s Interior Design Association’s product award, “this year’s top twenty
products” USA, 1999.
Industrie Forum Design Hannover, “Gallery” er nomineret, 2000.
Møbelprisen 2000, Denmark.
Good Design Award to “Gallery”, G-Mart 2000 in Japan.
Formland prisen, 2008, Denmark
Finn Juhl Arkitekturpris, 2009, Denmark
Working scholarship, Statens Kunstfond, 2010.
Rote Punkt – highest design quality for Flexa Baby chair, 2014.
German Design Award for Flexa Baby chair, 2015
iF Gold Award for Daisy chair, 2017
iF Design Award for RotoBed. 2019
Danish Design Award. Finalist RotoBed 2019
European Product design Award, Top Winner RotoBed, Home 2020
Sit Design Award, RotoBed Home, 2022
IDA Design Awards, Gold RotoBed, Home 2020
IDA Design Awards, Gold RotoBed, Change 2021
European Product design Award, Top Winner RotoBed, Change 2021
Sit Design Award, RotoBed Change, 2022
Red dot winner, RotoBed Change bed, 2022
Study tours:
USA, 1988
USA, 1989
Japan, 1990, 2002, 2005
Barcelona, 1994
Kina, 1999-2009
India 2012, 2014
Vietnam and Cambodia 2017
Bangkok, Thailand 2000