Margrethe mixing bowl

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Margrethe mixing bowls
Green bowl with handle and spout

The Margrethe mixing bowl was designed by Jacob Jensen in 1950 in the design studio of Sigvard Bernadotte and Acton Bjørn and initially produced by the Danish company Rosti. It is considered a design classic.

development

The first thoughts on developing a functional mixing bowl were made in 1947. The bowl should be stable and stackable, easy to hold, empty and easy to clean. Jacob Jensen carried out the design and had a model made, for which he received a fee of 2,300 crowns. The first bowls were produced in 1950.

However, the product did not become a bestseller until 1955, after Sigvard Bernadotte named it after his little niece Princess Margrethe (who later became Queen Margrethe II ). She was in the public eye because she had only been made heir to the throne in a referendum the year before. The naming required the approval of the Danish court.

A major customer was the German company Dr. Oetker . In addition, the increasing spread of electric hand mixers promoted the sale of plastic bowls.

In 1966 two more sizes were added to the range. In addition, the stability was improved by a rubber ring on the foot.

In 2014 the bowls were relaunched under the slogan "60 years of the Margrethe bowl". The bowl is available in different sizes, from egg cups to 5 liter bowls, and colors. The series is supplemented by plastic covers and other accessories. The 1.5 liter bowl is also made in porcelain .

producer

The Rosti company was founded in 1944 by Rolf Fahrenholtz and Stig Jørgensen in Copenhagen . In 1967 they relocated production to Roskilde . The design of her household goods made of Bakelite and melamine was initially based on conventional porcelain tableware.

In 1993 the company merged with the Dutch company Mepal, founded in 1950 by Egon Wolff.

Classic status

As a tribute to the design, Post Danmark issued a 4- crown stamp in 1997 as part of the “Danish Design” series . Margrethe bowls can be found in design and art collections around the world, such as the Designmuseum Danmark in Copenhagen and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

variant

For the 50th anniversary, Rosti-Mepal commissioned Jacob Jensen Design for an updated version. This Victoria bowl is named after the Swedish heir to the throne Victoria of Sweden . The handle was provided with a hanging loop, the edge modified and the snout reinforced. Drainage holes on the rubber foot ensure that rinsing water can drain away.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catalog entry in the Kunstindustrimuseet Copenhagen ( Memento from February 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive )