Dansk Pinwheel Plate Mid Century Modern
By Dansk
Located in Fraser, MI
Dansk Pinwheel Plate.
Category
1970s Vintage Dansk Designs Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Dansk Designs Ceramics
American
Ironically, Dansk Designs, the tableware company practically synonymous with Danish design (“Dansk,” in fact, translates to “Danish”), was the brainchild of an American couple, Ted and Martha Nierenberg.
The Nierenbergs, who founded the business in 1954, initially worked out of the garage of their Great Neck, Long Island, home and marketed their serveware, tables, decorative objects and other products largely in the United States. But they had a secret weapon: Jens Quistgaard.
After demonstrating artistic talent at a young age, the Copenhagen native was gifted a forge and anvil so that he could work in his mother’s kitchen. Quistgaard built toys, jewelry and hunting knives under his father’s tutelage. Later, he spent years learning from local artisans how to produce wood, metal, ceramic and glass models. Quistgaard’s career path solidified during his apprenticeship as a silversmith with legendary Danish silver firm Georg Jensen.
The Nierenbergs discovered the sculptor and designer on their honeymoon, which they’d spent traveling through Europe searching for top-quality goods that might form the basis of a business.
After they hired Quistgaard and launched Dansk, their products swiftly came to epitomize the best of accessible Scandinavian design for mid-century American consumers, who fell for the firm’s staved-teak salad bowls, colorful casseroles and stainless-steel flatware, all of which managed to look handmade despite being mass-produced.
The long-distance relationship flourished for 30 years, during which millions of Quistgaard pieces were manufactured in the company's factories.
The designs for Quistgaard’s Købenstyle line and other collections during the mid-1950s were revolutionary, with bowls built like barrels and charming, lightweight monochrome tableware in enameled steel. Quistgaard’s work married function with striking, sophisticated form. He utilized exceptional materials in the creation of his coveted cookware, barware and serving pieces, opting for warm teak and exotic woods and reintroducing steel as a go-to option for kitchen wares.
Quistgaard’s postwar-era Scandinavian modernist work is still exceedingly popular in living rooms, dining rooms and kitchens in the United States, Europe and Japan, particularly in the homes of mid-century design enthusiasts.
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Dansk Striped Plate Mid Century Modern
By Dansk
Located in Fraser, MI
Dansk Stripes Plate.
Category
1970s Vintage Dansk Designs Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Dansk Striped Plates Mid Century Modern
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Located in Fraser, MI
Pair Striped Plates by Dansk.
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Early Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Flamestone Coffee Pot with Mugs and Demitasses
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Dansk Designs ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.
Dansk Designs ceramics are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Dansk Designs ceramics, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original ceramics by Dansk Designs were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider ceramics by Nils Kähler, Eva Stæhr Nielsen, and Axel Salto. Prices for Dansk Designs ceramics can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $65 and can go as high as $1,200, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $305.
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