Stylish Lundtofte Stainless Steel Coffee Set By Lone Sachs

Stylish Lundtofte stainless steel coffee set by Lone Sachs

Lundtofte was a maker of top quality stylish stainless steel in the 1950’s , 60’s and early 70’s . See our blog about this maker for more information . They used a number of well known Scandinavian metalware designers to come up with stylish elegant designs that would have been expensive at the time . Today we think of stainless steel as being a cheap product , but in the 1960’s companies like Old Hall , Georg Jensen , Lundtofte and Gense were making stylish pieces in their home countries . By the 1970’s production was moving to the Far East to make cheaper pieces of lower quality for a mass market , and this eventually led to the closure of most quality European manufacturers .

This distinctive triangular design was shown in Contemporary Design In Metalwork by Larkman and Glenister published in 1963 . Lone Sachs is named as the designer , but she was probably the least known of the designers used by Lundtofte which is a shame as she was obviously very talented . So many young female designers at that time will have stopped working when they got married and had children .

The cream and milk jugs came in various sizes and these sets usually just come with the standard low cream jug . Someone has added the milk jug as it has a more polished finish rather than the usual satin finish as found on the rest of the pieces .

Condition
In lovely vintage condition .

Notes
Not an easy shape to produce to such a high standard