Form Portfolios acquires lifestyle brand Dansk
Design company Form Portfolios has acquired Dansk, the homewares brand co-founded by Danish modernist Jens Quistgaard, and plans to "carry forward everything Dansk represents".
Dansk, which is often credited with introducing Scandinavian style to the US in the 1950s, is known for products such as its Kobenstyle cookware and teak salad bowls.
It has now been acquired by US-based design company Form Portfolios, which has been working with Quistgaard's family since 2023 on the management of the late designer's estate.
The company now has the rights to Quistgaard's intellectual property and said it plans to continue to "protect and promote" the work of designers.
"Dansk brought the warmth and timeless sensibility of Scandinavian design to the American table," Form Portfolios founder and CEO Mark Masiello said.
"We are humbled to have the storied legacy of Dansk upon our shoulders and honored to carry forward everything Dansk represents."
Dansk was founded in New York in 1954 to bring Scandinavian design to US audiences. Following the acquisition, Form Portfolios intends to "build on Dansk's legacy of timeless designs" and reintroduce products from the Quistgaard archives.
"My father was a visionary, bringing the very best of Scandinavian design to the world of Dansk," said Quistgaard's daughter Henriette Quistgaard.
"Form Portfolios deeply respects his body of work, and I'm grateful they will celebrate his legacy with Dansk."
Form Portfolios has previously worked with other historic design brands to introduce them to contemporary audiences, including the Charles and Ray Eames lighting collection for Cassina and upcoming launches of furniture by SOM and Louis Kahn.
Two years ago, the company showcased Jens Quistgaard's design legacy at the exhibition Jens Quistgaard Around The Table, which took place during the annual Copenhagen design event 3 Days of Design.
The photography is courtesy of Form Portfolios.
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