Mathias Jakobsen
| Mathias Jakobsen | |
|---|---|
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| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Other names | Mathias Vestergaard Jakobsen, Mathias Vestergaard |
| Education | Aarhus University |
| Occupation | Consulting |
| Employer | Hyper Island |
| Children | 2 |
| Website |
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Mathias Jakobsen, (born 1985) also known as Mathias Vestergaard Jakobsen or Mathias Vestergaard, is a Danish internet entrepreneur[1][2] and artist based in New York City.[3] He co-founded the daily Danish street fashion blog, GadeMode.[4][5] He also founded Fashion Week Live[6] and Think Clearly, a visual facilitation and consulting practice.[7]
Early life and education
When Jakobsen was 14, his mother died of breast cancer.[8] He founded MT Productions, a digital technology company, when he was 15.[9][10] Jakobsen attended Aarhus University and has a master's degree in information studies.[11]
Career
Jakobsen worked as a street fashion photographer[12] for GadeMode, a blog which he co-founded with Helle Rohde Andersen in 2007.[4][5][13] His art was featured in the Signs of Time exhibition in Aarhus.[14] In August 2011, Jakobsen created the cover photography for the album Sung in Broken Symmetry.[15][16]
In 2010, he was granted an EB-1 visa to the United States[14] and moved to New York with his wife in 2011.[7][17]
He founded Think Clearly, a visual facilitation and consulting practice in New York.[3][7] Through Think Clearly, Jakobsen publishes a handwritten newsletter.[18][19] He currently works as a Learning Designer for Hyper Island.[1][10]
Bibliography of featured works
- Blume Futtrup & Holm Johansen, Anne & Sarah (2011). Vores New York. SAXO. ISBN 87-7081-033-8.
- By The City / For The City: An Atlas Of Possibility For The Future Of New York, Institute For Urban Design (2011). ISBN 978-0-9820861-1-7
- Jack Victor (2014). One Hundred Years.
References
- 1 2 Aujla, Dev. "Lessons From a Professional Note Taker". Inc. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ Zahle, Morten (2003-02-26). "Iværksætter: 17-årig med eget IT-firma" [Entrepreneur: 17 years and running profitable business]. Jyllands Posten.
- 1 2 "The Art of Thinking Clearly with Mathias Jakobsen". The Unmistakably Creative Podcast. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- 1 2 "Virtuelt modeblad får 10.000 kroner" [Virtuelt fashion magazine receives 10,000 DKK]. Stiftstidende. 2007-08-30.
- 1 2 "GadeModeÅrhus: Gademoden på nettet" [GadeModeÅrhus: street fashion online]. 24 Timer. 2007-05-23.
- ↑ Isaksen, Pernille Helledie (2010-02-01). "Den ultimative popstar" [The ultimate popstar]. URBAN.
- 1 2 3 Wedel, Sanne Opstrup (2015-06-05). "Mathias Vestergaard er... Sig selv" [Mathias Vestergaard is …himself]. Jyllands Posten. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ Gehlert, Jon. "Mathias lærer skabte en almindelig hverdag" [Mathias’ teacher created normalcy in the everyday]. Kristeligt Dagblad. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ Grouleff, Malene (2003-01-23). "Portræt: 17 år og selvstændig med overskud" [Profile: 17 years old and self-employed with profit]. Computerworld Online. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- 1 2 Dool, Steve (2015-06-01). "Mathias Jakobsen Learning Designer at Hyper Island and FTF: Conference 2015 Speaker". Fashion Tech Forum. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ Dahl, Anne Marie (2010). Popstars-generationen : nutidens unge - fremtidens arbejdskraft [The Popstars generation: today's youth – tomorrow’s workforce]. ISBN 978-87-7090-208-3.
- ↑ Lefevre Sckerl, Kirstine (2007-06-06). "Spræl ud af klædeskabet mand!" [Jazzing out of your wardrobe, man!]. URBAN.
- ↑ Lundager, Trine (2008-03-09). "Sådan kan man også se ud" [That’s also a way to dress]. Politiken.
- 1 2 Funch, Sanne Maja (2010-04-10). "'Jeg reducerer kompleksiteten. Det skal vaere sort og dyrt'" ['I am reducing the complexity. It has to be black and expensive']. Information. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ "Sung In Broken Symmetry". Aquarelle. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ "Mathias Vetergaard". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ Asmussen, Ib (2011-11-18). "Den menneskelige faktor" [The human factor]. Jyllands Posten.
- ↑ "The Rise of Nostalgia Tech". Fast Company. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ Leberecht, Tim (2015). The Business Romantic. HarperCollins. p. 187. ISBN 978-0062302519.