Georg Jensen unearths a lost work by designer Henning Koppel, resurrecting the 1041 design using artisan craftsmanship and 3D software.

We’ve been asked to honor non-disclosures and embargoes for a multitude of designs ? usually products falling under the realm of technology, automotive, or other products following the ebbs and flows of the consumer market. But several months ago we were asked if we could keep a secret, one made by request and invitation from Danish brand, Georg Jensen. This was something entirely different.

The Copenhagen-based luxury artisan brand would reveal they had been secretly researching and resurrecting a previously lost design, an unrealized sculptural piece by designer Henning Koppel that would see a new life decades later in celebration of his life. It was called the 1041, a name without any real meaning beyond its archival numerical designation. Nicholas Manville, Senior Vice President of Design and Merchandising at Georg Jensen will do a commendable job of building anticipation about the impending reveal, offering us a tour showcasing the skills of the company’s artisans, silversmiths, and even a resident 3D designer/printer all dutifully working on a myriad of limited edition handcrafted pieces. For those unversed in the history of Georg Jensen, the tour permits a valuable education about the artist-craftsman founder and company history, one documenting Jensen’s inherent fascination of natural forms derived from d...