Born in 1960, Danish designer Henrik Holbaek studied Industrial Design at Copenhagen’s Royal Academy of the Arts. Trained also with qualifications as an architect, Holbaek is celebrated for being part of the dynamic design duo behind Tools Design, considered one of Denmark’s most influential design firms.
Danish-born Claus Jensen is a designer best known as a founding member of Tools Design. Born in 1966, Jensen is a graduate from Copenhagen’s Danish Design School.
Through creative expression with each other, the works of Claus Jensen and Henrik Holbaek have often been described as a striking amalgamation of innovation and simplistic. Their portfolio of work, perpetually characterized by the firm’s desire to break new ground, ranges from electronics and medical equipment to kitchen implements and lifestyle products. Marketed and manufactured by a broad variety of partners, designs by Tools Design have included coveted products for Rosendahl and EvaSolo.
First established in 1989, Tools Design is presently located in Copenhagen’s old industrial area. With more than 100 international design awards Tools Design ranks amongst Denmark’s most awarded design studios, and serves to reaffirm the success of Tools Design’s simple yet innovative approach. Challenged by a philosophy to perpetually put “something extra” into their products, the strength of the studio remains in managing product design and communication to create lifestyle design. In addition, the studio has represented Danish design in several international exhibitions.
Included among the many outstanding awards won by the dynamic studio are iF Design Award 2006, Industrie Forum Design, Red Dot Design Award, Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, Baden-Württemberg International Design Award 2005 “Focus Silber”, Design Center Stutgartt, Germany, and Best New Product at New York International Gift Fair.
