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Georg Jensen's design competition

To mark the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s 50-year jubilee in 2022, Georg Jensen is proud to announce a nationwide design competition. You can read more about the finalists here.

CELEBRATION

From the 1st of October 2020 until the 1st of December 2020, Georg Jensen invited all talented designers in Denmark to enter a competition to create Georg Jensen’s next jewellery icon. The jewellery design should pay tribute to Her Majesty and this unique celebratory event. The winning jewellery design will be launched in Georg Jensen stores in conjunction with the jubilee celebrations in 2022. Furthermore, a special edition of the jewellery design will be presented to Her Majesty on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee.

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Georg Jensen’s mission is to create timeless design with equal focus on functionality and beauty. One of the cornerstones of the company’s values is the tradition of discovering and collaborating with design talent; a concept that has existed for nearly 120 years. This competition continues this tradition, when the next generation of Danish designers are invited to come with their design ideas for Georg Jensen’s next jewellery icon.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The three finalists have been selected on the following requirements:

Terms for the designers competition for the celebration of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark 50 years on the throne

MEET THE FINALISTS

Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

When selecting the winner, emphasis will be placed on aesthetic appeal, functionality, reference to Her Majesty and the Golden Jubilee, as well as the commercial and production potential of the jewellery design.

The panel of judges has now selected the three finalists, you can read more about them here. The finalists’ design will be announced and exhibited here and in our danish stores on the 1st of June, where the public will be able to vote for their favourite design until the 13th of June.

The public will be considered as a sixth member of the panel of judges, and the submitted votes will therefore count toward the final result.

The members of the panel of judges are:

Nicholas manville

Chief Creative Officer, Georg Jensen

Chief Creative Officer at Georg Jensen. Nicholas has over 20 years of experience in luxury brands with expertise in launching and growing business concepts in retail, wholesale and E-commerce at companies such as Ralph Lauren and Neiman Marcus Group. Nicholas has since 2015 been a part of Georg Jensen where he oversees the design and product development areas for each product category in the house; from concept to final product.

Thomas Thulstrup

Museum Director, Royal Danish Collection

Museum Director for the Royal Danish Collection at Rosenborg and Amalienborg since 2018, and prior to that director of Koldinghus (2013-2018). Thomas graduated as an art historian and economist and has written several books including “Georg Jensen sølv & design” and “Raadvad – de første 250 år”. Thomas is furthermore chairman of the board for the Hempel Foundation and on the board for Experimentarium.

Lone Løvschal

Master of Guild, Kjøbenhavns Guldsmedelaug

Silversmith and designer with a Master of Art from Royal College of Art in London. Lone has a goldsmith- and workshop in Copenhagen, where she designs and produces jewellery. Lone has been Master of Guild for Kjøbenhavns Guldsmedelaug since May 2020.

Josephine winter

Lecturer, Accessory, Design School Kolding

Goldsmith and lecturer in Accessory at the Design School Kolding. Josephine exhibits jewellery both nationally and internationally and is part of the artistic duo Makers Move, a jewellery craft project in the public arena that works nationally and internationally with relational aspects of jewellery.

Henrik g. folden

School Principal and Owner, Copenhagen Academy of Fashion Design

School principal and owner of the Copenhagen Academy of Fashion Design. Henrik has an education from the Copenhagen Academy of Fashion Design and La Chambre Syndicale de Couture Parisienne in Paris. During his career, Henrik has worked for several design brands, such Christian Dior, John Galliano, Louis Vuitton and Hermes.

The final committee for the design competition, the Danish publicity

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The sixth judge

The public in Denmark is the sixth member of the panel of judges and has a direct influence on choosing the winning design.

PRIZE AND THE WINNING DESIGN

The winner of the competition will be awarded a cash prize of DKK 100,000 and a version of the finished jewellery design (consisting of a pendant and a brooch), which will be launched in Georg Jensen stores in November 2021.

The winning jewellery design will be launched in Georg Jensen stores in November 2021, and a portion of the profits from all sales will be donated to Queen Margrethe’s and Prince Henrik’s Foundation.