Some of the things I cherish the most have been given to me by loved ones. Like my cake server, for example. It was given to us as a wedding gift by my fabulous cousin Gina who happens to live in Copenhagen (where she has inadvertently developed an appreciation for the Scandinavian design greats!)
The server is designed by Arne Jacobsen. The Danish architect/industrial designer is well known for some of his iconic chair designs, like The Swan and The Ant. But Jacobsen also designed a line of cutlery for the Danish brand Georg Jensen. The line includes this pie server, aptly named “Congratulations”.
The story goes that Jacobsen was quite fond of layer cake and decided to design a combined cake knife and server. It is almost hard to believe that such a sleek piece was actually designed in 1957.
{images: egg chair via icollector.com | all other homestilo}
The cake server is beautiful, like the sleek lines. What a great gift!
Ooh…so unique! LOVE!
i have the cutest pie server and have never once used it. i just never remember it!
I am a certified Georg Jensen freak! This is awesome!
Arne Jacobsen furniture is very beautiful; it gets more nice with time. Eeli
he can never do wrong!
xx
How lucky to have a cousin in Copenhagen! Very cool cake server, and I love, love, love the egg chair. xxx
Interesting pieces. My boyfriend thought the pie server was a bed!
i’ve always loved arne jacobsen’s egg chair ~ did a project on him in college! and wow ~ i never knew that he got into cake cutlery! i guess we both have that in common in that we like layer cake!!! {another reason why i like him now}
xx ~ kristina