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"Dansk Kunst Haandvaerk" - Danish Crafts

The following excerpts come from a 1960 issue of the publication.

"Dansk Kunst Haandvaerk" - Danish Crafts The following excerpts come from a 1960 issue of the publication. The model on the cover is  wearing a beautiful neckband designed by Arje Griegst for Just Anderson

A few old advertisements for both Just Andersen, featuring one of their beautiful pots. The Skjode Skjern advertisement shows a few of the whimsical wooden creatures in our collection and a poem. "A Wise Old Owl" A wise old owl lived in an oak The

One of the many advertisements for these incredibly silversmith firms. This one features a necklace formed by repetitive curved forms, designed by Arje Griegst for A. Michelsen.

Fun and whimsical, this advertisement is for Cherry Heering, a popular and in the day famous liqueur from Denmark. In stock we have a particularly delightful tie bar designed for the company featuring their trademark cherry.

"The necklace shown in silver from Bent Gabrielsen was designed in 1957 for the Hans Hansen Silversmithy in Koldinghus. The necklace uses a clear yellow enamelling on the front, with black enamel on the clasp. Each link is identical to the next, and

This necklace was designed by Bent Knudsen in 1957 and consists of a whole singular thread of silver which is connected at the ends by crisscrossed amethysts. The thinness of the band allows enough elasticity for it to be put on or taken off, and re

At the top right  of this  page, a necklace featuring 52 custom cut cabochons attached as small droplets of color. The necklace was created as an accompaniment to a bracelet designed by Arje Griegst for just Andersen in 1960. The stones ar

The necklace above is the same which has appeared in the previous Just Andersen advertisement and was designed by Arje Griegst in 1960 using a series of interconnected tabs which gracefully curves around the neck where it lies. At the bottom right,

In this picture, two gold neckbands  designed by Palle Bisgaard and executed by Arthur Nicolaisen in 1958 and 1960. The front neckband uses a sharp bend throughout the center of the piece to give character and strength to the thin metal, yet fl

In 1956, Nanna and Jogen Ditzel won the prestigious Lunning prize, with which, as the rules of the prize speculated, they travelled abroad to study and gain inspiration from other locales to further inspire their art.In 1957, they went to Greece, an

This page and accompanying text details some of Nanna Ditzel's experiences during her Lunning Prize trip to mexico where she drew much experience and inspiration towards her art. The first photo is of an old ceramicist they met in a small villiage.

The clay pots shown were also a common site for Nanna and Jorgen. They would often cary multiple pieces on their back to market where they were sold. Often they were made of red clay and glazed brown inside, and the exteriors varied depending on the

A gold bracelet designed by Nanna and Jorgen Ditzel and executed by Axel Jensen in 1956 for Georg Jensen. The bangle itself is almost symbolic of jewelry of its time. Its simple design made it incredibly versatile and able to pair with a variety of

This advertisement is for Den Permanente  and features the wooden figures we love so much. At the top is a monkey designed by Kaj Bojesen

A Hans Hansen advertisement featuring a beautiful necklace designed by Bent Gabrielsen

Two beautiful hollowware pieces are featured in this advertisement for Cohr.

A beautiful Georg Jensen advertisement that featured a necklace featured in this issue of the magazine.

Silver necklace designed by Bent Gabrielsen in 1953 for Georg Jensen. This necklace focuses on a single element, in this case, a sycamore seed pod, that is reproduced and connected to form a larger piece. The piece is just beautiful on the front as

The 1940's and before were typified by the functionalism that swept a number of the European nations. Decoration had been minimized or nonexistent in the jewelry pieces of this era, and industrialization took center stage and enamelling became promi

The fifties were defined by an explosive growth in the relam of Danish handcrafts, and functionalism brought with its lack of ornamentation, a desire to stretch the limits of the metal used. This bracelet in silver was designed by Amos Slar in 1959

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