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Apr 23, 1919 Died on 04 Jan 2008 (aged 88)
Danish sculptor and designer
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About Jens Quistgaard
- Jens Harald Quistgaard (April 23, 1919 – January 4, 2008) was a Danish sculptor and designer, known principally for his work for the American company Dansk Designs, where he was chief designer from 1954 and for the following three decades. Though a sculptor and grounded in traditional handicrafts, he quickly established a career as an industrial designer.
- From the mid-1950s his tableware and kitchenware designs became synonymous with Scandinavian modern and found their way into millions of homes in the USA, Europe and Japan.
- With his international orientation and success he was groundbreaking, and he had great significance for the place which Danish design acquired in the minds of many Americans.
- In 1958 he received the Neiman Marcus Award and during the following years he was represented at major museums in Europe and the USA.
- Many of Jens Quistgaard’s works are still produced today.
