Cutlery 2724
Cutlery Set
1962 (designed), 1968 (manufactured)
1962 (designed), 1968 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
Carl Pott (1906-1985) was born in Solingen, Germany, the son of Carl Hugo Pott who established the cutlery manufacturer, under his own name in 1904. Carl Pott began his training in his father’s factory in 1920. From 1924 to 1932, he attended the Solingen Technical School for the steel industry. As a student, Carl Pott was influenced by the principles established by the Deutscher Werkbund and the Bauhaus which inspired his cutlery and industrial designs throughout his career. He worked with numerous artists which included Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Elizabeth Treskow, Hans Schwippert, Josef Hoffmann and Paul Voss. Pott produced more than 30 cutlery designs along with many table accessories. He received gold medals at the Milan Triennales in 1940, 1951, 1954 and 1960 and at the Brussels World Fair in 1958. In 1973, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit by the German government for his contributions to the German steel industry and German industrial design.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 8 parts.
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| Title | Cutlery 2724 (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stainless steel |
| Brief description | Stainless steel, Solingen, 1968, made by Hugo Pott, designed by Carl Pott, 1962 |
| Physical description | Suite of cutlery, stainless steel with a semi-matt finish. The dinner knife, a narrow rounded handle widens into a short curving blade which is widest at the cutting edge. The dinner fork, four prongs on a shallow, short bowl. The handle follows a gentle S curve rising upwards at the tip. The dinner spoon, a rounded, bud shaped bowl on an S curved handle which rises upwards at the tip. The dessert knife, a smaller version of the dinner knife. The dessert fork, a smaller version of the dinner fork. The dessert spoon, a smaller version of the dinner spoon. The serving fork with two large prongs curving sharply upwards form an S curved handle. The serving spoon, a larger version of the dinner spoon. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Summary | Carl Pott (1906-1985) was born in Solingen, Germany, the son of Carl Hugo Pott who established the cutlery manufacturer, under his own name in 1904. Carl Pott began his training in his father’s factory in 1920. From 1924 to 1932, he attended the Solingen Technical School for the steel industry. As a student, Carl Pott was influenced by the principles established by the Deutscher Werkbund and the Bauhaus which inspired his cutlery and industrial designs throughout his career. He worked with numerous artists which included Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Elizabeth Treskow, Hans Schwippert, Josef Hoffmann and Paul Voss. Pott produced more than 30 cutlery designs along with many table accessories. He received gold medals at the Milan Triennales in 1940, 1951, 1954 and 1960 and at the Brussels World Fair in 1958. In 1973, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit by the German government for his contributions to the German steel industry and German industrial design. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.10-1968 |
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| Record created | June 1, 2009 |
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