Trivet
Classification(s):
Wood
Date: 1961
Dimensions:
66 × 250 mm (6.6 × 25 cm)
Medium: Wood
Object number: W426E
See Also
Place of Production:Denmark
DescriptionTeak trivet, made in Denmark c.1961. The trivet is possibly part of a set of 3 plate stands. The trivet is built from 3 individual pieces that interconnecte and are secured with a nail. Retailed in Heal's, London.
There are 3 ‘Made in Denmark’ labels on the stand and a handwritten textile label “3 piece plate stand objects from wood 26.6.61”.
There are 3 ‘Made in Denmark’ labels on the stand and a handwritten textile label “3 piece plate stand objects from wood 26.6.61”.
ProvenanceThis object was originally acquired from Heals, London.
This 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The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation.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.
This 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.
NotesThis object was circulated to London schools as part of the Inner London Education Authority’s (I.L.E.A) Circulating Design Scheme, which operated from 1951-1976. The teak trivet featured in the ‘Wood Structure and Purpose’ group in case number 1. The boxed showcase describes the “excellence of wood as a structural material”. This object was originally acquired from Heal’s, London. The associated record card indicates the boxed showcase was in use from 1968-73. Original photograph of boxed showcase copyright Harold King (Photography) Ltd, Morden, Surrey.