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Krenit Bowls and Finn Juhl Tray (Denmark), 1950’s

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    Posted 8 years ago

    jensen
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    Some time ago I promised Sean to post a picture of my two Krenit bowls, and here they are! They are named after Herbert Krenchel (1922-2014), an engineer who invented the black material (‘krenit’) the bowls are made of (matte, sand-blown enamel), patented in 1954. On the inside, krenit items are decorated with colourful enamel, here red. The bowls are hugely popular and quite expensive nowadays.

    To display them I used another wonderful 1950’s design object, a reversible tray by Finn Juhl (1912-1989), probably more famous as a furniture designer. The tray was designed in 1956. It is made of teak and red on one side and black on the other (it was also made in other colour combinations). Both the bowl and the tray have been relaunched in recent years, but things shown here are all original!

    Measurements: tray – 48 x 30 cm (19 x 12 in). Large bowl: 25 x 14.5 cm (10 x 5.5 in). Small bowl: 12.5 x 5.5 cm (5 x 2.2 in). On the third picture the mark on the bowl – ‘K’ , KRENIT' and ‘DENMARK’.

    Here's Sean's krenit bowl: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/140720-herbert-krenchel

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    1. vetraio50 vetraio50, 8 years ago
      Great Design Objects !!!!!
    2. jensen jensen, 8 years ago
      Thanks, vetraio! I am not sure where the tray comes from - I believe it belonged to my grandparents and somehow ended up in my household.
    3. jensen jensen, 8 years ago
      Thanks, racer4four and VioletOrange!
    4. jensen jensen, 8 years ago
      Thanks, sklo and Radegunder!
    5. SEAN68 SEAN68, 8 years ago
      These are just fabulous and very cool design!!!
    6. jensen jensen, 8 years ago
      Thanks, Sean!

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