Herbert Krenchel | 1953-65, various Krenit bowls, steel and enamel
Rocket and Jonathan Stephenson presents an exhibition of of art and design from three legends of mid-century Danish modernism.
Herbert Krenchel (Danish, b1922), an engineer by profession, designed the classic Krenit bowls.The first of these coloured enamel bowls were designed in 1953 and eight different sizes, in eight standard colours,were developed over the next two years. This best-selling range of bowls were continuously in production until 1965. In 2006 Rocket presented the first comprehensive exhibition of Krenchel’s pioneering work.
Image:Hans Wegner | 1956, GE6 daybed, oak with upholstery
Hans J Wegner (1914-2007) was the most active furniture designer in Denmark during the latter half of the twentieth-century and his work is internationally renowned.We first showed some of his furniture at Rocket in the group show ‘Danish by Design’ in 2006. In this current exhibition we feature some of his refreshingly minimal and utilitarian pieces from the late 1950s and 1960s. We focus on the three versions of the Getama daybed and on his Andreas Tuck coffee tables.
Ib Geertsen [DK, 1919-2009] Tema med variationer II [Theme with variations II ]1966, oil on canvas
130 x 100 cm, unique
Ib Geertsen (1919-2009) became the father figure of Danish geometrical abstraction. From 1943 onwards his paintings and sculptures were exhibited in every major museum in Denmark and in 2003 he had a retrospective at the Kunsthallen Nicolaj, Copenhagen which led to renewed critical attention.
In 2008 his work was included in the group show ‘Danish Konkrete’ at Rocket and in 2009 we presented
his first London solo show. He died in June 2009 and The Guardian published a full-page obituary.
Tags: Danish Design, Hans Wegner, Herbert Krenchel, Ib Geertsen
