Trained as a ceramic designer at Kunsthåndværkerskolen (School of Arts and Crafts), Kolding, 1981–1985.
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1985–1989.

Attached to Bing & Grøndahl (now: Royal Copenhagen A/S), 1985.
Cofounder of Demonstrationslokale for Kunst (Showroom for Art) (with Signe Guttormsen and Erik Steffensen), 1989–1994.
Established own studio (with Bente Skjøttgaard), 1995.
Tutor at the Danish Design School, Department of Product Design, Copenhagen, 1992–1999.
Member of the executive committees for Crafts Council and the Academy Council’s Committee for Public Art and a member of the Board of Representatives for Design School Kolding, 1998–2002.
Monograph on Ole Jensen, authored by Erik Steffensen, published by Aschehoug, 2002.
Chairman of the Danish Arts Foundation’s Committee for Crafts and Design, 2002–2004.
Cocurator (with Lars Dybdahl) of the Biennale for Crafts & Design at Trapholt – Museum of Modern Art and Design and at Koldinghus, Kolding, 2007.
Member of the committee for crafts and design at the Danish Art Workshops, 2007–2009.
Board member for the private foundation Inga og Ejvind Kold Christensens Fond, 2010–2015.
Board member for Danish Crafts, 2011–2013.
Visiting professor at Alfred University, Alfred, New York, USA, autumn 2013.
Board member for Danmarks Nationalbank’s Anniversary Foundation of 1968, 2014–2018.
Cofounder of the exhibition venue Peach Corner – a forum for Danish and international ceramics, Frederiksberg, 2021.

Member of Kunstnersamfundet (Danish Artist Society).
Member of Danish Crafts & Design Association.

Exhibitions

1985   Fem i Form (Five in Shape), Skive Museum of Art, Skive.
1987   Bing & Grøndahl/Royal Copenhagen (with Birthe Spanggaard), Amagertorv, Copenhagen.
1988   Underværker (Wonders) (with Erik Steffensen), Baghuset Galleri, Copenhagen.
1990   Design – Håndværk eller Industri (Design – Craft or Industry), Den Frie Centre of Contemporary
          Art, Copenhagen.
1990   Danske Typer (Danish Types), Demonstrationslokale for Kunst, Copenhagen.
1990   Luxury Culture, Sophienholm, Kongens Lyngby.
1991   Never Compromise on Quality (with Bente Skjøttgaard, Tora Urup and Signe Højmark),
          Spøttrup Castle Museum, Skive.
1991   Lang Lørdag (Long Saturday), Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen.
1993   Praktisk Avantgarde (Practical Avant-Garde), Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning.
1994   Hverdagens Rum og Ritualer (Everyday Spaces and Rituals), Den Frie Centre of Contemporary
          Art, Copenhagen.
1994   Den Keramiske Kande (The Ceramic Jug) (cocurator with Peder Rasmussen), Marienlyst Palace,
          Elsinore.
1994   Den Danske Keramiktriennale (Danish Ceramics Triennial), Trapholt – Museum of Modern Art
          and Design, Kolding.
1995   En badeværelseshistorie (A Bathroom Story), Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen.
1995   Byggeri for Milliarder (Building for Billions), Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg.
1996   Living Design in Denmark, Madrid and Barcelona, Spain.
1996   Art Industry, Royal Copenhagen, Sophienholm, Kongens Lyngby.
1996   Ceramic fragrance vessels for Morten Skriver and Christians Skeel’s scent installation
          Babylon at Nikolaj Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, and Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg
          (with Inger Louise Bach, Tora Urup and Ursula Munch-Petersen.
1996   Duplika, Udstillingsfonden for Dansk Kunsthåndværk og Industridesign, Gammel Dok,
          Copenhagen.
1998   Køkkenting (Kitchenware) (with Inger Louise Bach, Tora Urup and Ursula Munch-Petersen),
          Royal Copenhagen, Copenhagen.
1998   Design-Dialogue, Tallin, Estonia; Riga, Latvia; Klaipéda, Lithuania.
1999   Dansk Design (Danish Design), Ghent, Belgium; Arlon, Luxemburg; Warsaw and Poznan, Poland.
2000   Keramik uden fortilfælde (Unprecedented Ceramics), Udstillingssted for Ny Keramik,
          Copenhagen.
2000   Royal Copenhagen Porcelain 1775–2000: 225 Years of Design, Danish Museum of Art & Design,
          Copenhagen.
2000   Udfordringer (Challenges), Royal Copenhagen, Amagertorv, Copenhagen.
2000   Lertøj (Earthenware) (solo), Udstillingssted for Ny Keramik, Copenhagen.
2001   Udfordringer (Challenges), Trapholt – Museum of Modern Art and Design, Kolding.
2001   Dansk Form, Design vom Nachbarn (Danish Form: Design from the Neighbour), Museum für
          Kunst und Gewerbe and stilwerk, Hamburg, Germany.
2001   Mellem Rum (In-Between Spaces), Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen.
2003   Brugskunst (Decorative Art) (solo), Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen.
2003   Use-it – design for everyday life, Tokyo, Japan, and Hong Kong.
2004   Danish Design Project, MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), New York, New York, USA.
2004   Conversation Pieces, Galleri Nørby, Copenhagen.
2005   Framing the Future, Danish Design Center, Copenhagen.
2006   European Ceramic Context 2006, Bornholm, Danmark.
2006   Fitsu Grand Prix, Los Angeles, California, USA.
2006   Retrospective exhibition (solo) on the occasion of receiving the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg
          Prize, Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden.
2007   The Cabinetmakers’ Autumn Exhibition 2007, Fabrikken for Kunst og Design, Copenhagen,
          and later at Art Centre Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg.
2007   Func Art, Køppe Gallery, Copenhagen.
2008   Mindcraft08, Danish Crafts, Milan, Italy.
2009   European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana,
          USA.
2009   Mindcraft09, Danish Crafts, Milan, Italy.
2009   It’s a Small World, Danish Design Center, Copenhagen.
2010   Kunst langs Hærvejen (Art Along the Ox Road), Danish Arts Foundation, Hærvejen, Jylland.
2010   TableSpace, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, New York, USA.
2010   På Tværs (Across), Carlsberg Ny Tap, Copenhagen.
2012   Form og Fantasi (Form and Fantasy) (with Louise Birch), Ann Linnemann Galleri, Copenhagen.
2012   Exhibition (solo) at Danmarks Nationalbank on the occasion of receiving the Honorary Grant
          from Danmarks Nationalbank’s Anniversary Foundation of 1968, Copenhagen.
2012   Nordic Design Today, Vandalorum, Värnamo, Sweden.
2012   Fra Sans til Samling (From Sense to Collection), Erik Veistrup’s collection at Grimmerhus,
          Middelfart.
2013   The Opening (with Claydies), Copenhagen Ceramics Gallery, Copenhagen.
2015   Mindcraft15 – in between mind and craft, Danish Arts Foundation, Milan, Italy.
2016   Danish Design Now, Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen.
2016   Mindcraft16 – in My Mind Craft, Danish Arts Foundation, Milan, Italy.
2016   Fumi Gallery, Sardinia, Italy/London, United Kingdom.
2017   Everyday Life: Signs of Awareness, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa,
          Japan.
2017   Vore Designere (Our Designers), Gimsinghoved Kunst- og Kulturcenter, Struer.
2017   World Cup, Ann Linnemann Galleri, Copenhagen.
2018   Sunshine (solo), Køppe Contemporary Objects, Frederiksberg.
2018   Legendary: Niels Lauesen, Ann Linnemann Galleri, Copenhagen.
2019   Biennale for Crafts & Design, Nordatlantens Brygge, Copenhagen.
2019   Ceramic Momentum: Staging the Object, CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark, Middelfart.
2019   Ole Jensen + Rasmus Röhling, Stereo Exchange, Frederiksberg.
2020   Manual Design with Design Manual (solo), Ann Linnemann Galleri, Copenhagen.
2021   News Value (curator), Peach Corner, Frederiksberg.
2022   Fruchtwerk (Fruits), Gallerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany.
2024   Simple Clayware (solo), Peach Corner, Frederiksberg.

Grants and awards

1988  Hofjuveler Michelsens Jubilæumslegat (Court Jeweller Michelsen’s Anniversary Grant).
1995  First prize in the Danish Arts Foundation’s competition ‘Keramik til dagligbrug’ (Ceramics for
         Everyday Use) (with Inger Louise Bach and Henrik Lund Larsen).
1997  Design prize from the Design Fund of the Danish Ministry of Culture.
1997  Sølvsmed Kay Bojesens Mindelegat (Silversmith Kay Bojesen’s Memorial Grant).
1998  The Danish Arts Foundation’s three-year working stipend.
2004  Thorvald Bindesbøll Medal, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
2006  Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize, Sweden.
2009  The Danish Arts Foundation’s life-long honorary grant.
2012  Honorary grant from Danmarks Nationalbank’s Anniversary Foundation of 1968.
2021  Knud W. Engelhardts Mindelegat (Knud W. Engelhardt’s Memorial Grant).

Collections

Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen
New Carlsberg Foundation
Danish Arts Foundation
Trapholt – Museum of Modern Art and Design, Kolding
CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark, Middelfart
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom
Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne, Germany
Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
Habitare Collection, Design Museum, Helsinki, Finland
Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany

Design collaborations

Royal Copenhagen
Louis Poulsen
Normann Copenhagen
Muuto
Room Copenhagen
Innometsä, Korea
A. Petersen Collection & Craft
Stelton A/S