Acton Bjørn (23 September 1910 – 20 June 1992) was a Danish architect and designer.

Biography

Bjørn was born on 23 September 1910 in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, the son of building painter Ove B. (1880–1959) and Ellen Marie Kjær (1880–1957). He studied at the Technical Society's School and attended the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts () has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Danish Academy of Portraiture, Sculpture, and Architecture in Cope ...

from 1931 to 1933. From 1933 until 1934 he worked on Blidah, a housing development in

Hellerup Hellerup () is a very affluent district of Gentofte Municipality in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The most urban part of the district is centred on Strandvejen and is bordered by Østerbro to the south and the Øresund to the east. It compr ...

, in collaboration with

Ivar Bentsen Ivar Bentsen (13 November 1876 – 21 May 1943) was a Denmark, Danish architect and educator. He was a central figure in the Bedre-Byggeskik movement and succeeded Carl Petersen as a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts's School ...

and Jørgen Berg. In 1949, together with

Sigvard Bernadotte Sigvard Oscar Fredrik, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (7 June 1907 – 4 February 2002) born as, and until 1934 known as, Prince Sigvard of Sweden, Duke of Uppland, was a member of the Swedish Royal Family and a successful industrial des ...

, he established Scandinavia's first industrial design practice. Employees included

Jacob Jensen Jacob Jensen (29 April 1926 – 15 May 2015) was a Danish industrial designer best known for his work with Bang & Olufsen. Jensen designed numerous popular high-end consumer products, developing a functional minimalism style that formed a prom ...

and Jan Trägårdh. Their designs included the Margrethe Bowl for Rosti A/S (1955). Bjørn headed the design firm alone from 1966 until 1990.

Gallery

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Bang & Olufsen Bang & Olufsen (B&O) is a Danish high-end consumer electronics company that designs and manufactures Sound recording and reproduction, audio products, television sets, and telephones, originally from Denmark, founded in 1925 by Peter Bang (enginee ...

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References

20th-century Danish architects Danish designers Danish company founders 1910 births 1992 deaths {{Denmark-architect-stub