Don’t save your good cutlery for a special moment. The moment is already here – with our Scandinavian flatware favorites.
In our efforts to sample Scandinavian flatware designed for both adventurous knife enthusiasts and food lovers seeking unique and functional gear, we ended up with the following brands.
Stelton Norstaal Capelano
Capelano was introduced in 2004. It seemed natural to develop a cutlery to suit the modern table-settings and the result was Capelano: a totally different form-language with a long, slim and elegant shape, where aesthetics and function go hand-in-hand.
Danish Stelton collaborates here with the Norwegian designer Johan Verde.
Raffir knives
Jacob Schou Madsen and Michael Sort Mouritsen started out as knife makers at the age of 13 in 1998. Soon after, they grew more and more passionate about knife making materials as well as about knife making itself.
Over the years this approach led to their three main product categories: Raffir Fossils, Raffir Wood and Raffir Blades.
Boda Nova Signe Persson Melin
Signe Persson-Melin designed for Boda glass and later for the joint company Kosta Boda, Sweden, from the late 1960s to the early 2010s. Her design practice included professorial work at Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm as Sweden’s first Professor of Ceramics.
This setting for six people, including knife, fork and spoon, was made in Japan.
Hardanger Flatware
In 2012, the prestigious Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York began selling Hardanger cookie cutlery under the label MOMA exclusive. This has led to increased interest in the Hardanger cutlery range.
IITTALA – Carina Seth-Andersson
Pair of salad-servers, carved birch wood, with long handles, the ends of which are inlaid with a small layer of metal, only visible when the servers are turned on their sides, each server with an oval-shaped head, one with a central oval-shaped hole. Her works are in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
The Nyking knife from Helle of Norway
The Nyking knife was designed by Tor Indergaard and received an award for classical design from the Norwegian Design Council in 2000. In 2019, the company launched their smallest knife ever made, the Kletten.
Georg Jensen Jean Nouvel
Renowned French architect, Jean Nouvel, created this pattern in celebration of Georg Jensen’s 100th anniversary in 2004. The pattern is solid and architectural in its style with emphasis on purity and simplicity in its expression.
Spoon set for by babies by BIBS
Transitioning to solid foods is one of the most exciting milestones during a baby’s first year. Learning to use utensils is part of the baby’s hand, wrist, and eye development, enhancing their motor and cognitive skills.
BIBS Spoon Set consists of a small spoon for the child and a bigger one for the adult. The longer-handled spoon is useful when the baby is being fed by a parent or caregiver, while the smaller spoon is perfect for self-feeding.
Gense Mattias Mikaelsson
The designer Mattias Mikaelsson has named the product Amuze. 166 years of experience as a cutlery manufacturer gives Swedish Gense the necessary weight to avoid calling a spade a spade.
Fjord Cutlery Jens Quistgaard
The Danish designer Jens Quistgaard’s works became extremely popular in the 1950s and onward, and you can still shop Fjord Cutlery today.
Eva Solo salad server
The Danish manufacturer of kitchen equipment from 1913, Eva Solo, is named after the founder’s daughter, Eva. In 1997, the subsidiary company Eva Solo was born, which has since won many international awards for playful design.
Eva Solo generous sized Salad server set in polished stainless steel is perfect for indoor & outdoor dining. Long handles designed for large salad bowls to reach all the contents. Dishwasher safe.
Happy hunting!
Scandinavian Flatware Favorites, compiled by Tor Kjolberg