Collection: Jørgen Møller

Jørgen Møller (Denmark, 1930-2011) Architect and Industrial Designer He completed his apprenticeship as a builder with a silver medal in 1953 and began his career as a designer in 1961 at Arne Jacobsen’s studio where he stayed until 1969. After that, he worked independently and collaborated with Professor Erik Herløw, a pioneer of Danish design and founder of the design faculty at Charlottenborg School of Architecture. At the same time, he began his long and prolific partnership with Georg Jensen Silversmith, while also working on catalogues for many other companies.

He has designed many everyday objects, all based on the idea that everything we use must not only have a functional shape but also be able to communicate beauty. Categories range from leather backpacks to frames, from lamps to chairs, bottle openers to candle holders, including his 354 watches. As an architect, he designed four buildings and his own house on the outskirts of Fredensborg in 1964. In 1986, he received the Danish State Art Foundation award and in 1995 the Design Plus of Frankfurt. His designs are now featured in many museum exhibitions around the world (Museum of Applied Art in Copenhagen, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and Louisiana Museum in Fredensborg).