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The artist, title and date of the work must be listed anywhere the image is reproduced:
Arne Jacobsen (designer)
Stelton, Copenhagen (manufacturer)
Cylinda-line, tea and coffee set (c. 1965)
stainless steel, opaque synthetic polymer resin
(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)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Incorporated Agencies Pty Ltd, 1972
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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
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