[1] Jensen designed numerous popular high-end consumer products, developing a functional minimalism style that formed a prominent part of the Danish modern movement.

[5] His works have been featured at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, and have received numerous design awards.

Son of Olga and Alfred Jensen,[8] he left school after the seventh grade and completed training as an upholsterer.

In 1952 he became the first student to graduate from the institution's Industrial Design program (founded by Jørn Utzon), which focused on mass-produced objects for everyday use.

[14] The company's new products and slogan led to an identification of what Bang & Olufsen referred to as the Seven Corporate Identity Components.

These principles, which underpinned an approach to the company's product design, included Authenticity, Autovisuality, Credibility, Domesticity, Essentiality, Individuality, and Inventiveness.

[16] He redesigned standard knobs and dials, replacing them with clear-plastic panels, wafer-thin push buttons, and other innovative elements.

My method is, when I have reached a point where I think, O.K., that’s it, there it is, I put the model on a table in the living room, illuminate it, and otherwise spend the evening as usual, and go to bed.

That's the only way I know.”[24] In 1978, New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) featured a full exhibition on Jacob Jensen’s designs for Bang & Olufsen.

Critic Paul Goldberger described the exhibition in the New York Times as “among the most beautiful mass-produced objects ever made available in the United States.” 17 of Jensen's works have remained part of the museum's permanent collection.

[25][26] Jacob Jensen's most renowned works include Beolit radio (1970), Beogram 4000 (1972) and Beomaster 1900, BeoVox 2500 speakers (designed for Bang & Olufsen).