Midcentury Circular Cheese Board with Cutting Board Dansk, 1960s
View Similar Items
Midcentury Circular Cheese Board with Cutting Board Dansk, 1960s
About the Item
- Creator:Dansk (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Stainless Steel,Teak
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. Good Original Condition. Refer to images.
- Seller Location:Chula Vista, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU97157796783
Dansk
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.
Find vintage Dansk Designs furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- 1960s Dansk Staved Teak Cutting Board IHQ DenmarkBy Jens Quistgaard, DanskLocated in Chula Vista, CA1960s Dansk Staved Teak Cutting Board IHQ Denmark charcuterie board serving platter meat cutting board. 1.5 h x 13 diameter designer Jens Quistgaard...Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
MaterialsTeak
- 1960s DIGSMED Teakwood Cutting Board Cheese Charcuterie DenmarkBy DigsmedLocated in Chula Vista, CA1960s Danish staved teakwood cutting board by Digsmed, Denmark Maker stamped. Wonderful original vintage condition. H 1 in. x W 10.4 in. x D 16.5 in. See images please.Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern More Dining and Entertaining
MaterialsTeak
- 1960s Dansk Sculptural Large Cheese Knife by Vivianna Torun DenmarkBy DanskLocated in Chula Vista, CA1960s Denmark Large Cheese Server Knife by Dansk designs Sculpted Cheese Knife designed by master jeweler silversmith Vivianna Torun for Dansk. Stainless Steel and Teak Dansk Toru...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
MaterialsStainless Steel
- 1960s Teakwood Hostess Serving Tray Cheese Charcuterie Board DenmarkBy Dansk, Jens QuistgaardLocated in Chula Vista, CAModern staved teak wood hostess serving charcuterie tray cheese cutting board with handle from Denmark 1960s Unmarked. In the style of Dansk and Jens Quistgaard. Measures: 14.5 L x 6...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
MaterialsTeak
- 1960s Teak Tray Cutting Board Digsmed DenmarkBy DigsmedLocated in Chula Vista, CADigsmed Denmark Teak Wood Tray Triangular Hangable Cutting Board Surfboard Charcuterie Signed 12.75 w x 24.5 long x 1d Original vintage unrestor...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
MaterialsTeak
- 1970s Charcuterie Cutting Board Organic WoodBy DanskLocated in Chula Vista, CA1970s Charcuterie Cheese Cutting Board Hangable Handle Organic Wood 7.38 w x 15.75 long x .63 Preowned original vintage condition, refer to listed images.Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
MaterialsWood
- Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Teak Cheese Cutting Board with Built in Knife, 1960sBy Dansk, Jens QuistgaardLocated in San Diego, CATeak Cheese Board Mid-Century Modern Dansk IHQ designer Jens Quistgaard teak cheese cutting board with built in knife 1960s Made in Denmark. Beautiful piece that is emblematic of Dan...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Barware
MaterialsTeak
$120 Sale Price20% Off - American walnut cutting boardLocated in Greven, DEAmerican walnut cutting board. The walnut was glued in multiple layers and cracks, knots, etc. were filled with high-quality epoxy. The surfaces are very finely ground and sealed wit...Category
2010s German Modern Butcher Blocks
MaterialsEpoxy Resin, Walnut
- Epoxy cast walnut cutting board with strong characterLocated in Greven, DEAmerican walnut cutting board. The walnut was glued in multiple layers and cracks, knots, etc. were filled with high-quality epoxy. The surfaces are very finely ground and sealed wit...Category
2010s German Modern Butcher Blocks
MaterialsEpoxy Resin, Walnut
- Cutting board made of walnut and cast with epoxyLocated in Greven, DEAmerican walnut cutting board. The walnut was glued in multiple layers and cracks, knots, etc. were filled with high-quality epoxy. The surfaces are very finely ground and sealed wit...Category
2010s German Modern Butcher Blocks
MaterialsEpoxy Resin, Walnut
- Bog Oak and Silver Epoxy Cutting BoardLocated in Greven, DECutting board made from 3000-year-old bog oak from the Vennermoor (near Münster). The bog oak was glued in several layers and cracks, knots, etc. were filled with high-quality epoxy....Category
2010s German Modern Butcher Blocks
MaterialsEpoxy Resin, Oak
- Cutting board made of bog oak refined with silver expocide resinLocated in Greven, DECutting board made from 3000 year old bog oak from the Vennermoor (near Münster). The bog oak was glued in multiple layers and cracks, branches, etc. were filled with high-quality ep...Category
2010s German Modern Butcher Blocks
MaterialsEpoxy Resin, Walnut