Dansk has reissued Fjord flatware after being off the market for 24 years. That is fjantastic! You can find the Fjord placesettings and carving sets at Amazon or directly through Dansk.
The product that launched Dansk itself in 1954 was Fjord flatware, and it is great to see it back on the market. It looks like the new production is made of teak, and it will be interesting to see how it compares dimensionally to the original German pieces. Not only did they release the placesettings, but they also came out with the dramatic carving set, which is huge and scary sharp and super cool. Dansk has had Kongo out for a while with plastic handles, but it’s great to see the original teak appear. I hope this is a trend, and that we will start seeing more of Quistgaard’s classic designs appear on the market.
I’m about half way to putting together a set of the original pieces for my own use – I wonder if I should switch to the new production?
This is wonderful news. I also hope they bring back other Teak products.
I’d love to have a set of both to compare. If they were able to match the craftsmanship and materials that made the original so popular, I’d be thrilled. I’d also like to see if there are differences, and which manufacturing era they decided to replicate/emulate.
The new issue of Fjord is named ‘Classic Fjord’, but it does differ from the original German-made product in a few respects:
1) the overall lengths are increased to be more in line with current flatware sizing
2) the plug weight in the ends is now stainless steel instead of lead
3) the metal ends are hot forged from metal stock, whereas the original product was first cast and then forged.
The execution is good – and the handles are a nice teak – but I don’t think they’ll be any confusion for the collectors.
I forgot to mention – the housemark is acid etched, whereas the earliest product had a stamped-in mark.