1950s/1960s, Danish Modern Dansk Fjord Salad Fork by Jens Quistgaard

One Dansk salad fork in the iconic Fjord pattern designed by Danish industrial designer, Jens Quistgaard (1919-2008). A classic mid-century modern pattern, Fjord flatware was the first product introduced by the company, Dansk Designs, in 1954.

Fork is in a used, vintage condition with signs of use. (Condition Report listed below). Original production in the early years of Dansk Designs (mid-1950s to mid-1960s) was in Germany, Denmark, and Finland before moving overseas to Japan and later other countries.

Salad fork marked “Dansk Designs + IHQ + Germany”.

Flatware is NOT dishwasher safe due to teak handles.

Full condition report and measurements listed below.

Background on Fjord:
Dansk Designs was started by an American couple, Martha and Ted Nierenberg, after a scouting trip to Europe in 1954 where they saw the work of Jens Quistgaard in what is now known as the Danish Museum of Art & Design. Here they saw the hand forged flatware of Jens Quistgaard. After some discussion, the Nierenberg’s convinced Quistgaard that his beautiful teak and stainless steel cutlery design could be produced in larger quantities and sold to the American market.

This flatware design was the beginning of a successful and long partnership between Quistgaard and the Nierenberg’s. Fjord flatware has been one of Dansk’s most popular designs since its debut in 1954.

Quistgaard designed flatware, dinnerware, furniture, and much more for decades and by the early 1980s had designed over 2,000 household objects for the company.

Quistgaard’s design is considered so iconic and valuable to the canon of mid-century design that examples of Fjord flatware are included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art (Object Number: 2280.2001.1-5) and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (Object ID Number: 18488435).

Condition Report –

Markings:
- Dansk Designs + Germany + IHQ

Condition:
- Overall good condition but with definite signs of normal use
- Natural variation in wood grain/ color
- Wear visible on handle
- Staining + scratching present (Particularly on front of fork. Please see photos.)
- Solid join and plug

Measurements:
- Fork is approx. 6 ¾ ” inches in length

Shipping:
- Item will ship within 1-3 business days
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- Shipping Upgrade will still ship within 1-3 business days from time of order
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