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Karl Gustav Hansen (1914–2002) was a Danish master
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and designer. He is considered a pioneer of Scandinavian silversmith design, and was active during the
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-period.


Early life

Karl Gustav Hansen was born 10 December 1914 in
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,
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. His father (1884–1940) was a silversmith, specializing in holloware design, and later jewelry and had a silversmithy in the town of Kolding.


Education and career

Starting in 1930, he apprenticed under his father at the ''Hans Hansen Sølvmedie'' (
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: Hans Hansen Silversmithy) under Einar Olsen (1907–1988). During this time his father started a jewelry line, which Karl Gustav Hansen designed a "future"-themed jewelry series for in 1932. From 1935 to 1938, he studied under
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at the
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() in
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. After his father's death in 1940, Hansen returned to Kolding and took over the design leadership at the family silversmithy. Notable students of Hansens include Alma Eikerman, and Dwight Dillon. In 1982, he was awarded the Golden Ring of Honour by the Association for Goldsmiths’ Art. Hansen's work can be found in museum collections including the
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, and the
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.


See also

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Household silver Household silver or silverware (the silver, the plate, or silver service) includes tableware, cutlery, and other household items made of sterling silver, silver gilt, Britannia silver, or Sheffield plate silver. Silver is sometimes bought in ...
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History of decorative arts History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categ ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Karl Gustav 1914 births 2002 deaths Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni People from Kolding Danish silversmiths Danish dinnerware designers 20th-century Danish sculptors