Waves was the winner of the first Erik Jørgensen design competition in 1994, which marked the 40 years jubilee of the company. Anne-Mette Jensen and Morten Ernst started their collaboration when they participated, and ended up winning the competition. At the time they were still students of The Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture but since then they have worked together as a professional team, contributing with several designs for Erik Jørgensen.