Timothy Jacob Jensen

Timothy Jacob Jensen (born 27 April 1962) is a Danish industrial designer. He is best known for his design style and entrepreneurial work, including work with the JACOB JENSEN™ design tradition.

As the son of renowned designer Jacob Jensen, he began his career at an early age and became chief designer of Jacob Jensen Design in 1982. He later served as CEO and led the company's global expansion, collaborating with brands such as Bang & Olufsen, Gaggenau, ECCO, Panasonic, LG, Steinway Lyngdorf, and Vertu.

Jensen's work spans a wide range of products, including watches, home electronics, kitchen appliances, and jewelry. Several of his designs are included in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

He was named Designer of the Year in China in 2017, appointed to the jury of the iF Design Award in 2019, and in 2024 served as a Global Elite Jury member at Shanghai Design 100+. He is considered the most awarded Danish designer and the head of the most award-winning design family in the world. Jensen is also the founder of the Designers Trust platform and the By Timothy brand, and has held academic and advisory roles in China and Denmark. He has been described as "King of Design" for his contributions, and in 2025 he was appointed Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador.

Jensen started working in his father’s design studio in 1978. During this period, Jensen worked alongside Jacob Jensen, his father, and David Lewis, the chief designers of Bang & Olufsen. He designed his first car, "Logicar", when he was 19 years old. When he was 22 years old, he designed the Jacob Jensen Classic wristwatch, later included in The Museum of Modern Art's design collection in New York. In 1982, he became chief designer of Jacob Jensen Design. In 1985, he opened his own studio in Copenhagen called Voss Foerlev & Jensen. The same year, he designed the Classic series models wristwatches 510 and 520, which were included at the design study collection in the Museum of Modern Art (New York City) and received “Watch of the Year” award in 1996. The studio closed in 1988, at which time Jensen started collaborating with various international designers including Ross Litell in Como, Italy and Gerry Musset in Melbourne, Australia.

In 1990, Jensen took over JACOB JENSEN Design in Hejlskov and became the company's CEO and chief designer. During that time the company designed watches, clocks, jewellery, smoke alarms, telephones, kitchen products, and other products. As both CEO and Chief Designer, he led the expansion of the JACOB JENSEN™ to over 30 countries.

Jensen developed Jacob Jensen Design internationally, collaborating with numerous major companies including ECCO (Danish shoe manufacturer), Gaggenau Hausgeräte, Bang & Olufsen, Haier, LG, Panasonic, Steinway Lyngdorf (Steinway and Sons), Toshiba, Vertu, Lufthansa, and Volvo. From 1991 to 1998, he worked as associate chief designer for Gaggenau Hausgeräte's design programme, where he designed ceramic hobs, built-in ovens, extractor hoods, dishwashers, washing machines and tumble dryers. A number of these products received awards including the EB900 Built-in oven and CK494 Glass ceramic hob.

In 2011, Jensen founded his first subsidiary, the Jacob Jensen Design / DeTao Shanghai studio. The studio was created in collaboration with the DeTao Group at SIVA Campus in Shanghai. In 2014, Jacob Jensen Design established its second subsidiary studio named Jacob Jensen Design / KMUTT Bangkok. The studio was founded in collaboration with King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi. Timothy Jensen was named Designer of the Year in China in 2017 and later served as a jury member for the iF Design Award in 2019.