Herbert Krenchel

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Krenchels Krenit bowls

Herbert Krenchel (born April 16, 1922 in Frederiksberg ; † April 28, 2014 in Hellerup ) was a Danish materials researcher and designer who was mainly known for his Krenit bowl series .

Life

Herbert Krenchel studied at the Technical University in Copenhagen to become a qualified engineer . In 1953 he opened his own design office.

In the same year he designed the Krenit bowl series for the Danish company Torben Ørskov & Co , with which he won a gold medal at the 1954 Milan Triennial . The bowls were formed from millimeter-thin sheet metal and coated on the outside with sand-blasted black fiber cement (asbestos-free Eternit); The name Krenit is derived from this material and the name of the designer. Inside there is a layer of enamel in strong colors. Originally designed in red, other colors were quickly used: blue, light blue, mint, green, lime green, red-orange, yellow, white and black. The bowls set the style for the industrial production of household items and were typical of the simple Scandinavian product design . Today they are coveted collector's items. With the triumph of plastics , Krenit production was stopped in 1966. A new edition has been available in stores since 2010 .

In the mid-1950s Herbert Krenchel designed salad servers made of melamine and frying pans made of enamelled sheet steel in different sizes, each size having its own color; the bakelite handle was removable so you could put the pan straight from the stove on the dining table.

Since 2008 Normann Copenhagen has been producing a new Krenchels design, "Krenit Melamin", a plastic salad bowl in white or black.

Herbert Krenchel's design products have always been characterized by their high quality and are a good example of the Svenska Slöjdföreningen vakrare vardagsvara (prettier everyday object ) slogan .

literature

  • Lars Dybdal: Dansk design 1945-1975 , Copenhagen 2006, p. 104 f.
  • Charlotte and Peter Fiell: Scandinavian Design , Taschen , Cologne 2002, ISBN 3-8228-5716-5 , p. 384 f.
  • Urban, August 7, 2008, p. 26

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gravestone photography
personal data
SURNAME Krenchel, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish materials researcher and designer
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Frederiksberg
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 2014
Place of death Hellerup