The gold and silversmith who became a designer of watches
Denmark, with its 5.5 million inhabitants, doesn't take up much space on a map of the world but even so, this little country has a long and fine tradition of fostering excellent designers with international appeal.
Queen Margrethe congratulates Flemming Bo Hansen on being awarded the Sct. Loye Prize
Danish Design is a well-known concept and new talent is continually brought to light by The Danish School of Design. From 1995 to 1997, gold and silversmith Flemming Bo Hansen was on the teaching staff. He has also worked at Georg Jensen in New York and Tokyo. Flemming Bo Hansen received the Danish state working grant for artists in 1992, 1993 and 1994, and, in 1996, samples of his design were incorporated into the permanent collections of, among others, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Musée d'Emaillerie et L'Horlor-gerie, Geneva.
Max René followed Flemming Bo Hansen's career from a distance, and, as usual, being the man of action he is, it wasn't long before Max René asked the designer if he would like to suggest a design for the new Max René 900 series Timepiece Collection, and Flemming Bo Hansen said, yes.
Flemming Bo Hansen has been a board member of the 571-year old Copenhagen Goldsmith's Guild since 1993, and he has received the St. Loye Prize for, among other things, watch design.
Flemming Bo Hansen watch designs
Flemming Bo Hansen works on an old ship in the Christianshavn area of Copenhagen
