Table forks
Classification(s):
Metal
Date: c.1951 - 1976
Organisation: Norsk Stålpress (Norway)
Dimensions:
200 × 105 mm (20 × 10.5 cm)
Medium: Stainless Steel
Object number: M120
Place of Production:Norway
Title:Inka
DescriptionSet of 5 stainless steel 'Inka' 'Satinsteel’ table forks, designed by Erik Herlow. Manufactured by Norsk Stålpress (Norwegian Steel Press) of Bergen, Norway. The article number is 132/1. The table forks are in their original presentation window box. The box holds 6 forks; one of them is missing from the box.
A maker’s stamp is engraved on the back of each fork “Inka Stainless 12-12 Norway”. An information leaflet about the Inka and Maya flatware range by Norsk Stålpress AS is included in the box.
Fragile object – do not handle.
A maker’s stamp is engraved on the back of each fork “Inka Stainless 12-12 Norway”. An information leaflet about the Inka and Maya flatware range by Norsk Stålpress AS is included in the box.
Fragile object – do not handle.
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The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation.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.
NotesErik Herlow trained as an architect at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts; he also designed exhibition pavilions and worked as an Artistic Consultant to the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory. Herlow designed surface patterns for modern cutlery sets, his silver hollowware for A. Michelsen are regarded as exceptional examples of modern industrial design.
