Annelise BjørnerAnnelise Bjørner graduated from the School of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen in 1957 and has become known for her work with hardware, silver and furniture since 1962.
Working in co-operation with Rigmor Andersen, Annelise has famously designed furniture and silver and was jointly awarded the Eckersberg Medal in 1968. The work includes the design of a special cutlery series and cabinet as a present from the Danish National Bank on the occasion of Crown Princess Margrethe II’s marriage to Prince Henry in 1967. The silver cutlery since became known as the Margrethe design, and is a part of the Georg Jensen portfolio. Annelise Bjørner has also designed for Georg Jensen from 1971 to 2003.
In 1972, Carl F launched a further development of the Annelise Bjørner lever handle, which was originally a part of her trainee work from the design line at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
The aim was for the design to express its function in a simple way and that simple planes and curves should have a clear and well-defi ned interplay with each other to create an elegant classic form.
The series includes lever handle, thumb turns, toilet indicators, and backplates. | 
