In maths, a Möbius is a shape with one surface and one edge. The collection is built upon this fascinating shape, rendered beautifully in each separate piece. It is a fluid, infinite shape that inspires reflection.
Launched in 1968, Möbius is a great example of Georg Jensen design from the mid to late 20th century. They encompass philosophy and beauty, an artistic creation that turns an unusual shape into a stunning piece of jewellery.Inner and outer beauty come together in Möbius.
Design Year: 1968
Torun was philosophical about the role of design in our everyday lives:
“A
piece of jewellery should be a symbol of love. It should enhance and
move with the body so that it blends with you. It must not overwhelm,
but enhance you. This is why it must be timeless. It shouldn’t matter if
you are 17 or 87 years old.”
One of the most iconic watch design
classics in the Georg Jensen watch collection is the Vivianna bangle
watch. Torun once reflected back on her inspiration for the bangle
watch:
“Then watches were only chronometers – measurers of time,
which one got constantly caught out by. I wanted to free people form the
slavery of time, I wanted to make a watch which reminded one that life
is here and now, so I created a watch with a mirror face, no numbers and
a simple second hand. A watch should not make us prisoners of time–but
liberate us. Perhaps it is possible to make a timepiece which more
intensely perceives the Here and Now. The watch is open ended to
symbolize that time should not bind us, and the dial like a mirror
reminds us that life is now.”
In keeping with the Georg Jensen
tradition of innovation, Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe set out to reinvent
the very concept of time.
