I’ve noticed over the last year that there has been a lot of Dansk pieices appearing in the Design Within Reach catalogs. I’m always happy to get this eye candy in my mailbox, and overjoyed when Quistgaard’s work shows up as a prop. I know from a friend who used to work at DWR that […]
A month after Fjord Classic flatware made its appearance, Dansk comes out with a resissue of Flamestone dinnerware collection. A great time for Dansk collectors! Featuring many of the best original pieces – as well as a few new ones – the collection is a great addition to Quistgaard’s legacy, again in production. Flamestone was […]
I’m pleased to announce that the November issue of Dwell magazine has a full page article about Jens Quistgaard and his teak pepper mills. The article features a prominent mention of my book Danish Pepper as well a few quotes from yours truly. There are three of my pepper mill photos as well, one that […]
The Dansk website says that the new Fjord Classic flatware is featured in Oprah’s Magazine, so I picked up a copy at the drug store the other day to learn more about it. I picked up “O at Home” by accident, not even knowing that there was a difference, and was astounded at the amount […]
The Wallpaper magazine article mentioned a Christie’s auction for a pair of brass candlesticks that sold for $4,375. I figured these must be some huge prototype or something but they seem to be the familiar candlesticks that were part of the early Dansk line for many years. A pair is on eBay right now with […]
The October 2008 issue of Wallpaper magazine has a very nice article on JHQ. It has the basic bio on Quistgaard with a focus on on his relative anonymity in Denmark and his increasing attention from the design world at large – he’s finally getting “the glory he deserves.” The best part of the article […]
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 […]
The Jens Quistgaard Wenge Rare Woods tray I won on eBay has arrived. I mentioned it at the end of an earlier post due to the low low price I paid for it, so I wanted to follow up. It is one of the few JHQ Dansk pieces that is signed on the edge of […]
A Dansk palisander rosewood tray by Jens Quistgaard sold for $680 today on eBay. This tray is perhaps the most elaborate JHQ design for Dansk, and was part of the valuable “Rare Wood” series. It consists of two side rails spanned by a dozen slats. Each slat is attached to the rail by a small […]
A Wenge Rare Woods Series ice bucket sold today for $345 on eBay. I have attached an image from the auction. Here is the item description from the listing: “Designed by the brilliant Jens Quistgaard, who died at the age of 89 on January 4th,2008, as part of the “Rare Woods” series for Dansk, marking […]