Not currently on display at the V&A

Mulberry

Table Fork
2011 (made), 2006 (designed)
Artist/Maker

Mulberry can be found at the Prime Minister's residence at No. 10 Downing Street in London and has received international design recognition via a coveted Red Dot Design Award. Sophisticated and timeless, this is a design which is perfect for both contemporary and traditional table settings.

The Red Dot Design Award is an international product design prize awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. There are prize categories for product design, design agencies and design concepts. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes with the winners being presented in an annual ceremony. The number of applicants has been rising steadily. In total, the 2008 competition received more than 11,000 entries from 61 nations. There were over 3,200 submissions from 51 countries for the product design prize (with 676 winning), over 5,800 submissions for the communication design prize (with 343 winning) and 1,900 entries from 43 countries for the design concept prize (with 223 winning).

Winning products are on display in the Red Dot Design Museum on the premises of the historical Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMulberry (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Stainless steel 18/10, forged and polished to a mirror finish
Brief description
Table fork from a seven piece cutlery place setting, "Mulberry", stainless steel, mirror finish, designed by William Welch, 2006
Dimensions
  • Length: 21cm
  • Thickness: 0.53cm
  • Weight: 70g
Credit line
Given by Studio William Welch Ltd
Object history
Mulberry can be found at the Prime Minister's residence at No. 10 Downing Street in London and has received international design recognition via a coveted Red Dot Design Award. Sophisticated and timeless, this is a design which is perfect for both contemporary and traditional table settings.

The Red Dot Design Award is an international product design prize awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. There are prize categories for product design, design agencies and design concepts. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes with the winners being presented in an annual ceremony. The number of applicants has been rising steadily. In total, the 2008 competition received more than 11,000 entries from 61 nations. There were over 3,200 submissions from 51 countries for the product design prize (with 676 winning), over 5,800 submissions for the communication design prize (with 343 winning) and 1,900 entries from 43 countries for the design concept prize (with 223 winning).

Winning products are on display in the Red Dot Design Museum on the premises of the historical Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen.
Summary
Mulberry can be found at the Prime Minister's residence at No. 10 Downing Street in London and has received international design recognition via a coveted Red Dot Design Award. Sophisticated and timeless, this is a design which is perfect for both contemporary and traditional table settings.

The Red Dot Design Award is an international product design prize awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. There are prize categories for product design, design agencies and design concepts. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes with the winners being presented in an annual ceremony. The number of applicants has been rising steadily. In total, the 2008 competition received more than 11,000 entries from 61 nations. There were over 3,200 submissions from 51 countries for the product design prize (with 676 winning), over 5,800 submissions for the communication design prize (with 343 winning) and 1,900 entries from 43 countries for the design concept prize (with 223 winning).

Winning products are on display in the Red Dot Design Museum on the premises of the historical Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen.
Collection
Accession number
M.31:2-2003

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Record createdAugust 12, 2014
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