Flatware set
Classification(s):
Metal
Date: c. 1951 - 1976
Organisation: Dansk (Danish)
Designer: Jens Harald Quistgaard (Danish, 1919 - 2008)
Dimensions:
248 × 83 mm (24.8 × 8.3 cm)
Medium: Stainless steel, teak
Object number: M142B
Title:Fjord
Description'Fjord' flatware set comprising a knife and a spoon, designed by Jens H. Quistgaard. Manufactured by Dansk. The flatware set is in its original presentation box, which is lined with red felt. The flatware is in the original packaging - ‘Dansk Design’ bags with small paper labels. There is also a ‘Memo from Dansk’ included in the box. A maker’s stamp is engraved on the back of each piece. The 'Fjord' flatware range is made from hand-forged stainless steel and Siamese teak handles. The Fjord range was designed in Denmark but manufactured in Germany. Fragile object – do not handle.
Dansk labels on the knife and spoon “This piece of flatware is designed by Jens H Quistgaard (I.H.Q) of Denmark. Because of the limited manufacturing capacity in this country this particular piece was manufactured in Germany to the same high quality standards as all other Dunsk Designs pieces.” The information is given in English and Danish. Engraving on the reverse of each piece of flatware “Dansk Design Germany IHQ”
Small sticker to inside box lid “18 L/LT/L E/LL £3-5-0 57197 35”.
Dansk labels on the knife and spoon “This piece of flatware is designed by Jens H Quistgaard (I.H.Q) of Denmark. Because of the limited manufacturing capacity in this country this particular piece was manufactured in Germany to the same high quality standards as all other Dunsk Designs pieces.” The information is given in English and Danish. Engraving on the reverse of each piece of flatware “Dansk Design Germany IHQ”
Small sticker to inside box lid “18 L/LT/L E/LL £3-5-0 57197 35”.
ProvenanceThis object was originally acquired for the Inner London Education Authority’s (ILEA) ‘Circulating Design Scheme’ collection.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
NotesJens Harald Quistgaard was trained in sculpture by his father, at the age of 15 he took up blacksmithing and later he became an apprentice in the studio of silversmith George HJensen. In 1954, Quistgaard’s designs for a teak and stainless steel knife and fork were displayed in a Copenhagen museum. This led to a working relationship with entrepreneur Ted Nierenberg who, together with Quistgaard, founded Dansk International Designs – manufacturing flatware with the belief that tableware could be useful and beautiful. Dansk's first logo was designed and hand-drawn by Quistgaard in 1954. He designed Dansk's first products – and hundreds more over the years. Quistgaard was known for his elegant but functional designs, created by combining materials such as exotic woods and stainless steel.
