Denmark | Objects | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Twenty-one samples of upholstery fabric; six photographs of fabrics.

Sample Book (Denmark), 1934–39
wool, linen, cotton, silk, rayon.
Gift of Elisabeth Aschehoug.
1941-57-1-a/f1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 19 images of this object.

Lounge chair (a) of ovoid form, upholstered in brown woven fabric, on cast and polished aluminum base consisting of short shaft above four splayed metal feet; seat cushion (b). Ottoman (c) upholsterd in same brown fabric, also on aluminum base.

Egg Chair And Ottoman, 1958
steel, cotton, latex foam rubber.
Gift of Fritz Hansen, Inc..
1971-17-2-a/c

This object was made by Fritz Hansen Inc., Denmark.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 9 images of this object.

Stainless steel blade with reeded gilt join to the openwork handle which encloses stylized silver scrolls and gilt-leaved stylized flowers. Terminal formed by three openwork e-scrolls and a gilt stylized flower.

Knife (Denmark), ca. 1960
silver, steel, gilt.
Bequest of Simon Lissim.
1981-37-7

This object was made by C. Sorensen & Son.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Thick back rail positioned towards center of chair, thin crest rail continuous with thin arms tapering outwards. One spindle placed diagonally on each side of chair, slanting frontwards from point of position on the seat frame. Four legs taper from top to bottom. Seat upholstered in leather.

Chinese Chair Chair, 1944
cherry, leather.
Gift of Fritz Hansen, Inc..
1971-17-1

This object was made by Fritz Hansen Inc., Denmark.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Red chair supported on four horizontal prong-like steel feet; base of chair in form of inverted cone rising at seat to form curved circular back rest; separate circular seat cushion. Woven wool upholstery over foam padding.

Cone Chair, 1959
cast steel, foam rubber, wool upholstery.
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.
1986-99-44

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Child's semi-circular chair in red-painted plywood; pierced with slats allowing for adjustable flat seat and additional parts to be removed and reinserted at various hights.

Pair of Child's chairs with table insert Child's Chair, 1957
painted bent beech plywood.
Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler.
2007-37-1

This object was made by Torben Ørskov & Co..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Tapering, fig-form bowl with gilt horizontal double-band join to the tapering, openwork stem formed by three flat, vertical bars, the center bar gilt, surmounted by a flat horizontal bar terminal. Alternate gilt oval beads and silver parallelograms are enclosed within one vertical openwork section of the stem.

Spoon (Denmark), ca. 1960
silver gilt.
Bequest of Simon Lissim.
1981-37-6

This object was made by C. Sorensen & Son.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Female figure, wearing loincloth and holding fan, seated on jar. Under-glaze mark: waves; overglaze: crown, "Denmark"; incised: 12468 BL-ch. Forming a set with 1960-1-59b/e

Figure (Denmark), ca. 1936
porcelain.
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
1960-1-59-a/e

This object was made by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Folding Chair (Denmark), 1933
beech, canvas, metal.
Gift of Peter Condu.
1994-6-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of three-pronged fork tapering to curved point at end of handle; matte finish.

"AJ" Fork, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-2

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of flared three-pronged fork tapering to curved point at end of handle; matte finish.

"AJ" Fork, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-9

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Rondure Knife, 1998

Rondure Knife, 1998
stainless steel.
Gift of Dansk International Designs, Ltd..
1998-69-3

This object was made by Dansk International Designs, Ltd..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of circular bowl with crimped lip, handle projecting from right edge and tapering to curved point at end; matte finish.

"Arne Jacobsen" Ladle, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-13

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of oval bowl tapering to curved point at end of handle; matte finish.

"AJ" Spoon, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-4

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of two-pronged fork tapering to curved point at end of handle; matte finish.

"AJ" Fork, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-11

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Rondure Fork, 1998

Rondure Fork, 1998
stainless steel.
Gift of Dansk International Designs, Ltd..
1998-69-1

This object was made by Dansk International Designs, Ltd..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Figure of a crouching white rabbit with ears laying flat against its head; eyes, nose, muzzle, mouth and interior of ears picked out in shades of pink.

Rabbit Figure, 20th century
glazed porcelain.
Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1926-37-210

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

U-shaped top rail curving forward to produce the chair's arms. Top rail carried by a wide splat, arm extensions each supported by three uprights, one of which is an upward extension of the back leg. The cushion in natural leather on the seat is supported by bands of woven material, fitted into a wooden frame. The seat is fitted on all four sides with a shaped, indented apron.

"Chinese Chair" Chair, 1944
cherry wood (red-brown stain), leather.
1976-117-1-a,b

This object was made by Fritz Hansen Inc., Denmark.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Triangular cut-out shapes in gelatin-infused cream felt chair structure that repeats the triangular form and is based on the shape of a crumpled used handkerchief.

Bless You Chair, 1999
wool felt, gelatin.
Gift of Louise Campbell.
2009-22-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of oval bowl tapering to curved point at end of handle; matte finish.

"AJ" Spoon, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-8

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of circular bowl with handle projecting from right edge and tapering to curved point at end; matte finish.

"AJ" Spoon, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-5

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

"Axis" Knife, 1989–90

"Axis" Knife, 1989–90
stainless steel.
Gift of Dansk International Designs, Ltd..
1998-69-12

This object was made by Yamazaki Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of oval bowl tapering to curved point at end of handle; matte finish.

"AJ" Spoon, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-7

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of oval bowl tapering to curved point at end of handle; matte finish.

"AJ" Spoon, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-10

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of two-pronged fork tapering to curved point at end of handle; matte finish.

"AJ" Fork, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-12

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Two steel tubes curved to form parallel bars for back, arms and straight legs; seat of plain plywood.

Chair (Denmark), 1962
steel, wood.
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.
1986-99-42

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of three-pronged fork tapering to curved point at end of handle; matte finish.

"AJ" Fork, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-1

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Simple flat one-piece form of shaped blade tapering to curved point at end of handle; matte finish.

"AJ" Knife, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-3

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Simple one-piece form of circular bowl with handle projecting from left edge and tapering to curved point at end; matte finish.

"AJ" Spoon, designed 1957
stainless steel.
Gift of Royal Scandinavia A/S.
1999-10-6

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Rondure Spoon, 1998

Rondure Spoon, 1998
stainless steel.
Gift of Dansk International Designs, Ltd..
1998-69-6

This object was made by Dansk International Designs, Ltd..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Long vertical towel of undyed linen with three broad bands of embroidery and drawn work in white linen thread in symmetrical designs. Motifs include: horsemen, floral forms, initials "M.O.D." and 1824, lion and a female figure, and geometrical diaper pattern. Deep macramé border at lower end hand stitched onto linen strip. One plain cloth selvage.

Towel (Denmark), 1824
linen.
1953-60-8

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Long vertical hanging depicting a woman with a walking stick standing on a curving path lined with tulips, with two children in the foreground.

Hanging, Grandmother and Children with Tulips, 1950–60
wool.
Gift of Elizabeth Gordon.
1964-24-51

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Wide-mouthed, slight flared cup, thin porcelain, base of cup has an indented point; handle is curled with both ends attached to side.

Cup (Denmark), ca. 1989
glazed porcelain.
1991-93-1

This object was made by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Chair with wide molded plywood back, round edged sides curving inward; seat is similar but smaller. Flaring straight legs with stretchers on all four sides.

Chair (Denmark), ca. 1950–59
wood, molded plywood.
Gift of Dr. David V. Becker.
1992-104-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Burnout with letters.

Textile, Zenit, 1991
Gift of Kvadrat.
1992-20-1

This object was made by Kvadrat (Ebeltoft, Denmark).
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.