Jens Quistgaard: The Sculpting Designer [Hardcover]

Jens Quistgaardis a designers book, tightly focused on materials and construction details. This is apparent from the moment you pick it up. ? The New Yorker

The first authoritative monograph on the life and work of the celebrated Danish-American designer Jens Quistgaard  an unsung hero of Danish Modern and Mid-century Modern design

Jens Quistgaard (19192008), considered one of the founders of Scandinavian Modern style, spent 30 years as chief designer at the American company Dansk Designs, resulting in more than 4,000 products. His design philosophy  that utilitarian, everyday items should function harmoniously  influenced his approach to everything from spoons and pans to crockery and pepper mills, and is as relevant today as it was half a century ago.

Quistgaards work is represented at major museums in Europe and the USA, including Design Museum Denmark, MoMA, New York, and the British Museum, London, with many of his designs still in production to this day. With never-before-seen sketches, archival photography, case studies, ephemera, and an illustrated inventory of his designs, this book delves deep into Quistgaards life and work to reveal his critical contribution to design history.

Stig Guldbergis an independent consultant, curator, and film director. He has researched, written, and consulted extensively on Jens Quistgaard, including as external curator for DANSK  Design by Jens Quistgaard, HEART  Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark, 2015, and as contributing author to the accompanying exhibition catalog. He also directedThe Designer Jens Quistgaard  A Saucepan for My Wifefor ABCFilm in 2009.Jens Quistgaard is a designers book, tightly focused on materials and construction details. This is apparent from the moment you pick it up. The New YorkerAims to bring him out from under the corporate shadow. New York Magazine, CurbedThe story of the manl3'