Jens Høyer Hansen | |
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Born | 14 July 1940 |
Died | 10 August 1999 | (aged 59)
Occupation | Jeweller |
Known for | Created prop ring for Lord of the Rings |
Jens Høyer Hansen (14 July 1940 – 10 August 1999)[1][2] was a Danish-born jeweller who settled in New Zealand and did most of his well-known work in Nelson, New Zealand.[1] Hansen was one of a number of European-trained jewellers who came to New Zealand in the 1960s and transformed contemporary jewellery in the country, including Tanya Ashken, Kobi Bosshard and Gunter Taemmler.[3]
He was the designer and creator of the prop ring used as The One Ring in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies.