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Biography:

Hans Sandgren Jakobsenborn 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