Terms and conditions of use
Cylinda-line, tea and coffee set
(c. 1965)
Medium
stainless steel, opaque synthetic polymer resin
Measurements
(a-b) 20.2 × 22.8 × 10.2 cm (overall) (coffee pot)
(c-d) 13.2 × 23.5 × 13.0 cm (overall) (teapot)
(e) 11.4 × 8.5 × 14.2 cm (milk jug)
(f) 9.5 × 5.6 × 5.0 cm (cream jug)
(g-h) 5.6 × 7.6 cm diameter (overall) (sugar bowl)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Incorporated Agencies Pty Ltd, 1972
Gallery location
Contemporary Art gallery
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
Trained as an architect, Arne Jacobsen designed tableware and furniture entirely devoid of ornament. He was a proponent of Functionalism in architecture and design and so chose instead to focus on clarity of form and refinement of detail. The sleek volumes of the Cylinda-line service suggest their purpose with minimal reference to traditional forms. Jacobsen’s design combines sharp, cylindrical volumes with traditional attributes of Scandinavian design – quality materials and functional integrity. The brushed satin stainless-steel surfaces stand in marked contrast to the shiny silver tableware of other leading manufacturers of the day. Stelton, in particular, made its name in the production of high-quality stainless-steel tableware.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Copenhagen, Denmark
Inscription
(a) printed (vertically) in ink on paper label on base c.: cylinda line (in a circle) (all in a circle) stelton stainless / from denmark / design / arne jacobsen / no. 01/2
(c) printed (vertically) in ink on paper label on base c.: cylinda line (in a circle) (all in a circle) stelton stainless / from denmark / design / arne jacobsen / no. 04/2
(e) printed (vertically) in ink on paper label on base c.: cylinda line (in a circle) (all in a circle) stelton stainless / from denmark / design / arne jacobsen / no. 02/0
(g) printed (vertically) in ink on paper label on base c.: cylinda line (in a circle) (all in a circle) stelton stainless / from denmark / design / arne jacobsen / no. 06/1
Accession Number
D63.a-h-1972
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
(a-b) Tall, cylindrical body with flat lid supported on narrow interior ledge, curved in section,flat inside.
(c-d) Tall, cylindrical body with flat lid supported on narrow interior ledge, curved in section,flat inside.
(e) Tall, cylindrical body with small rounded/moulded spout, synthetic hanlde riveted to body by two pins.
(f) Proportionally tall and narrow cylindrical body with a small rounded and moulded spout.
(g-h) Squat cylindrical body with precisely fitting flat lid with small cut-out section for spoon.