I am pleased to officially announce a special event at the Design Within Reach Potrero Studio in San Francisco.
A free showing of the new documentary film:
The Designer Jens Quistgaard:
A Saucepan for my Wife
The filmmaker Stig Guldberg will be attending the event and hosting a short Q&A session after the film. There will be an exhibition of Quistgaard’s work as well. Refreshments will be served.
Design Within Reach Potrero Studio
2299 Alameda St (at Potrero Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415.734.9172
Thursday February 11, 2009
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
More information:
The Designer Jens Quistgaard: A Saucepan for my Wife
www.jensquistgaard.com
Design Within Reach
www.dwr.com
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The Designer Jens Quistgaard:
A Saucepan for my Wife
He just wanted to make a saucepan for his wife. That’s how it all began.
Many American’s are familiar with Quistgaard’s designs, but few have met the man. For the first time, the designer invites a camera into his home, with filming ending only a few months before his death in 2008 at nearly 89. Follow Quistgaard at close range in his unique home; watch him in action at work; and hear him talk of his life, his work and what drives him as a designer.
As chief designer of Dansk Designs, Quistgaard designed for table and kitchen – everything from flatware, saucepans and pitchers to glassware, trays, bowls and pepper mills of teak and exotic woods. The idea was to create a sense of aesthetic and functional unity for all objects we place on the table. Quistgaard’s designs put a new and practical stamp on kitchens and tables in many American homes.
The film shows examples of the breadth and range of his output and includes unique 16 mm clips from the 50s and early 60s. His designs from the 1950s and 1960s have become prized by collectors all around the world, and after his death a number of his designs have once again been put into production.
Duration: 36 min. English subtitles
Production: ABC Film 2009
Produced with funding from Daninish Ministry of Education; Danish National Bank Anniversary Foundation; The West Danish Filmfund; Danish Union of Journalists Copyright Fund; Ellen & Knud Dalhoff Larsens Fund; 15 June Fund.
How do you clean the wooden peppermill?