Karl Gustav Hansen | |
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![]() Karl Gustav Hansen (2014) | |
Born | |
Died | 21 December 2002 | (aged 88)
Education | Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts |
Occupation(s) | Silversmith, designer |
Known for |
holloware design and craft, jewelry design |
Movement | Scandinavian design |
Awards | Golden Ring of Honour (1982) |
Karl Gustav Hansen (1914–2002) was a Danish master silversmith and designer. He is considered a pioneer of Scandinavian silversmith design, [1] and was active during the Scandinavian modern-period.
Karl Gustav Hansen was born 10 December 1914 in Kolding, Southern Denmark, Denmark. [2] His father Hans Hansen (1884–1940) was a silversmith, specializing in holloware design, and later jewelry and had a silversmithy in the town of Kolding. [3] [4]
Starting in 1930, he apprenticed under his father at the Hans Hansen Sølvmedie ( English: Hans Hansen Silversmithy) under Einar Olsen (1907–1988). [4] During this time his father started a jewelry line, which Karl Gustav Hansen designed a "future"-themed jewelry series for in 1932. [3]
From 1935 to 1938, he studied under Einar Utzon-Frank at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( Danish: Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) in Copenhagen. [5] After his father's death in 1940, Hansen returned to Kolding and took over the design leadership at the family silversmithy. [6] Notable students of Hansens include Alma Eikerman, [7] [8] and Dwight Dillon. [9] [10]
In 1982, he was awarded the Golden Ring of Honour by the Association for Goldsmiths’ Art. [11]
Hansen's work can be found in museum collections including the Nationalmuseum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [12] the Minneapolis Institute of Art, [13] and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. [14]
Karl Gustav Hansen | |
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![]() Karl Gustav Hansen (2014) | |
Born | |
Died | 21 December 2002 | (aged 88)
Education | Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts |
Occupation(s) | Silversmith, designer |
Known for |
holloware design and craft, jewelry design |
Movement | Scandinavian design |
Awards | Golden Ring of Honour (1982) |
Karl Gustav Hansen (1914–2002) was a Danish master silversmith and designer. He is considered a pioneer of Scandinavian silversmith design, [1] and was active during the Scandinavian modern-period.
Karl Gustav Hansen was born 10 December 1914 in Kolding, Southern Denmark, Denmark. [2] His father Hans Hansen (1884–1940) was a silversmith, specializing in holloware design, and later jewelry and had a silversmithy in the town of Kolding. [3] [4]
Starting in 1930, he apprenticed under his father at the Hans Hansen Sølvmedie ( English: Hans Hansen Silversmithy) under Einar Olsen (1907–1988). [4] During this time his father started a jewelry line, which Karl Gustav Hansen designed a "future"-themed jewelry series for in 1932. [3]
From 1935 to 1938, he studied under Einar Utzon-Frank at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( Danish: Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) in Copenhagen. [5] After his father's death in 1940, Hansen returned to Kolding and took over the design leadership at the family silversmithy. [6] Notable students of Hansens include Alma Eikerman, [7] [8] and Dwight Dillon. [9] [10]
In 1982, he was awarded the Golden Ring of Honour by the Association for Goldsmiths’ Art. [11]
Hansen's work can be found in museum collections including the Nationalmuseum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [12] the Minneapolis Institute of Art, [13] and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. [14]