Cylinda Line coffee pot

A coffee pot, designed by Arne Jacobsen for Danish tableware manufacturer Stelton under the Cylinda Line series, 1967. The simple, hollow, cylindrical forms in stainless steel with contrasting phenol formaldehyde (bakelite) handles won Stelton the Danish Society of Industrial Design ID prize in 1967 and The International Design Award 1968 by the American Institute of Interior Designers. Peter Holmblad was Jacobsen's stepson and the Managing Director of Stelton in 1963. He engaged his step-father's assistance in designing a new line of holloware by attempting his own design that Jacobsen could not resist in perfecting. The iconic cylinder shape and the Cylinda Line name are attributed to Holmblad and the styling to Jacobsen, which began with a drawing of a teapot he made on a napkin at a family dinner. This was followed by three years of intensive development to refine the design for manufacture, balancing technical and production requirements. The resulting cocktail and tableware collection was unlike anything else on the market at the time of its launch and at first did not sell well. However, by 1970 the company had had to expand to meet with international demand and the range is now widely considered a design classic.

stamped: "Stelton. Stainless. 18/8. Denmark" (bottom of pot)

AIBDC : 008681