Henning Koppel

Henning Koppel studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and Académie Ranson. Training under Einar Utzon-Frank and Charles Malfray is recorded. The recorded working language is Danish. Employment is recorded with Georg Jensen A/S. Work by Henning Koppel is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Nationalmuseum, Design Museum Gent, Museum of Modern Art and Art Institute of Chicago. Distinctions recorded are Lunning Prize.

Koppel was born on 8 May 1918 in Copenhagen, the son of editor and later editor-in-chief of Politiken Valdemar Koppel (1867–1949) and translator Elise Jørgensen (1880–1974). He graduated from Øregårds Gymnasium in 1934 and then studied under professor Einar Utzon-Frank at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts's School of Sculpture in 1936–37 and at Académie Ranson in Paris in 1938.

• Illustration — Silver pitcher designed for Georg Jensen • Illustration — Silver milk jug designed for Georg Jensen • Illustration — Georg Jensen silver marks (Henning Koppel's is No. 6) • Illustration — Various pieces designed for Georg Jensen As a result of his Jewish background, Koppel had to seek refuge in Sweden during World War II, residing in Stockholm in 1943–44. He attracted considerable attention for his work as a jewelry designer for Svenskt Tenn. Back in Denmark in 1945, he obtained a contract with Georg Jensen, a collaboration that lasted for the rest of his life. His work was rewarded with gold medals on three Milan Triennials in a row in (1951, 1954 and 1957). His designs for Georg Jensen included hollowware, jewellery and flatware patterns such as Caravel (silver, 1957) and New York (steel, 1963). In 1961 Koppel also began to work for Bing & Grøndahl. His designs for the company included coffee and tea sets, flatware patterns and a number of jugs and serving dishes. He also designed glassware for Holmegaard and Orrefors. In 1963 he won first prize in a competition for the design of a new series of stamps for Post Danmark, but his design proposal was never realized. • Illustration — Alarm clock designed for Georg Jensen

Koppel's work has been featured in numerous exhibitions in Denmark and abroad and he is represented in the collections of many leading design museums internationally.

In 1975, Koppel published a collection of essays titled Var der så mere i vejen?

section Koppel married Jytte Skouboe Petersen (18 October 1920 –) in Copenhagen on 14 November 1941. She was a daughter of actor Eyvind Johan-Svendsen (1896–1946) and actress Else Skouboe (1898–1950). He died on 27 June 1981 and is buried in Bispebjerg Cemetery.