The book "seeks to disentangle the man from the brand..."
...but the housewares consumer of 2023 treats the book like a catalogue. Yes, I would like Fjord flatware, which almost seamlessly combines teak with stainless steel. Yes, I would like an enamelled Købenstyle casserole, whose lid serves as a trivet, in brilliant red or turquoise. Yes, I would like a wenge bowl with matching salad servers, which cleverly hook on the side. Yes, I will cook and eat an Emily Nunn salad, an Alison Roman pasta, a Smitten Kitchen bake, from any of the above. The life style that Quistgaard’s design suggested... so closely aligns with how we aspire to live now....
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Best part of Scandinavian life are the hot chicks and Raclette grilling.
Combine the two with some good wine and you've got yourself a kick ass Saturday night.
We were ‘into Dansk’ in the early 60’s. About all we have left is a table and a beautiful set of wooden salad bowls. They are as perfect as ever, and hard to think they are nearly 60 years old.
Our “dishwasher-safe” Dansk dishes are not really dishwasher safe. Their gorgeous pattern has faded away until our most-used dinner plates are basically faded to white.
Häagen-Dazs.
But at least that name has a real reason beyond marketing bullshit...
Dansk is like an orphan, tossed around to various foster homes over the years. It's been part of some large conglomerates and now rests with a small foodie outlet. Any connection to Denmark or its founders is long gone, and the products are mostly made in Asia. But the design is still interesting.
“ Any connection to Denmark or its founders is long gone, ”
It was originally American. That’s the point of the quote in the post title.
Original Dansk cookware can still be found pretty regularly on Ebay. I bought a vintage Kobenstyle rectangular casserole pan years ago and it makes the most perfect lasagna. Great clean-up for anything I've ever thrown at it, even a rack of messy ribs with Thai chili sauce. Forget about the new made-in-china knock-offs. Stick with the original estate sale/Ebay finds. They won't let you down.
My father sold his golf clubs in 1958 and started buying woodworking tools. There was a "Scandinavian Design" furniture store in the next town, which he'd visit to get ideas. I grew up with (and making) what's now called "Mid century modern" furniture. Maybe twenty pieces, a few of which I still have. Along with the tools.
Notice: My ancestry includes a gang of Holmbergs, so I have a right to that culture.
That store is still in business, nearly sixty years later.
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