KAY BOJESEN SILVER
Kay Bojesen (1886-1958) was a Danish silversmith and craftsman. His crafts were never drawn, they were created. Kay Bojesen was part of the modernistic and simplistic movement which today is celebrated as the timeless Danish design heritage.
Kay Bojesen was trained as a silversmith. He was a functionalist and a pragmatist, he was playful, and his work was in constant movement. Kay Bojesen emphasised that he was not a designer, but a craftsman, and dedicated the first many years of his career to silver. Kay Bojesen focused on the good craft and the functional use of it. He understood knife and fork as utensils and underlined that ‘Cutlery are tools and should never steal the picture’.
In 1938, Kay Bojesen created the silver cutlery that was awarded with the Grand Prix at the Triennale in Milan in 1951. The cutlery was shorter than most cutleries, created to fit in the hand of the beholder and provide a natural sense of balance. The essential function and ageless beauty of the Grand Prix cutlery make it one of Kay Bojesen’s most beloved crafts through time.
In 1952, Kay Bojesen was appointed purveyor to his Majesty the King of Denmark ‘For a long and regular trade with the Court’. Furthermore, the Grand Prix cutlery is to be found in Danish embassy residences around the world.
In 2011, Kay Bojesen’s granddaughter, Sus Bojesen Rosenqvist, took up the legacy of her grandfather and started selling his famous silver crafts. The Kay Bojesen silver still stands as the flagship of Kay Bojesens work and is handmade by a Danish silversmith north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Royal Guard 12 cm
Dinner Spoon 19,5 cm
Dinner Fork 19 cm
Dinner Knife 19,5 cm
Lunch Knife 18 cm
Lunch Fork 17 cm
Dessert Spoon Large 17 cm
Napkin Ring 6 x 2 cm
Tea
13
11 cm Serving
15
15
11,9 cm Latte
18
Gravy
18,5
Asparagus
20,8
Sandwich
17,5
Cake Server 22,5 cm Gravy
18,5
Spoon
cm Mocca Spoon
Spoon
cm Dessert Spoon Small
cm Coffee Spoon
Spoon
cm
Spoon
cm
Fork
cm
Server
cm
Spoon
cm
Icebucket with Spoon
Whiskey Cup
Dinner Fork · Drinks Mixer
Platmenage with Spoon
Cake Fork 13 cm Fork 18,2 cm Butter Knife 13,5 cm Fish Fork 17 cm Fish Knife 19 cm Cream Spoon 12,9 cm Grapefruit Spoon 18,5 cm Oyster Fork 11,5 cm Meat Fork 22,7 cm Fork 14,7 cm Honey Spoon 13,8 cm Honey Spoon 18,2 cm
Serving Bowl with Spoon on Teak Stand
Napkin Ring
Hair Slide · Dinner Fork
Dinner Knife · Royal Guard
Silver Platter on Teak Stand
Serving Fork 23,5 cm Serving Spoon 23,5 cm Serving Bowl with Spoon on Teak Stand
Lobster Fork 17 cm
Two-pronged Fork 14 cm
Drink Mixer 15,5 cm
Marrow Fork 17,5 cm
Trident 15 cm
Letter Opener 20,8 cm
Child’s Pusher 9,5 cm
Child’s Spoon with Handle 9 cm
Child’s Plate 16,5 cm
Child’s Fork 15,8 cm
Child’s Spoon 15 cm
Cup with Handle 6,8 x 7 cm
Broche with Heart 3,8 cm
Wristband
Hair Slide Big 8 cm
Hair Slide Medium 5 cm
Hair Slide Small 2,5 cm
Whiskey Cup 6,5 cm
BY APPOINTMENT TO THE ROYAL DANISH COURT
