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Profile image of a "Mushroom" shaped Model Number 1616 combination saltshaker pepper mill designed by Jens Quistgaard, for Dansk, Denmark.
Head on close up of a teak wood "Mushroom" model 1616 pepper mill by Jens Quistgaard. This mill belongs to the mushroom family of shapes that are characterized by a round, columnal base, a slender neck, topped by a squashed ball resembling traditional convex cap fungi.
A carved solid teak salt and pepper mill, reminiscent of a stout mushroom, designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk and produced in Denmark. The carved solid teak wood pepper mill is laying on its side.
Head on shot of a famous mid-20th century pepper mill designed by Jens Quistgaard. The object functions well but it is also very sculptural in shape, reminiscent of a short mushroom.
Straight on shot of a dark nut brown coloured teak wood pepper mill designed by Jens H. Quistgaard. This design is nicknamed "mushroom" and is one of around 60 pepper mills that JHQ designed for Dansk Design from the late-1950s.
A solid teak wood Danish pepper mill, designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard for Dansk, Denmark. The design holds salt in the top whilst the lower half grinds pepper.
A "Mushroom" combination salt shaker pepper mill designed by Jens Quistgaard. JHQ's mid-century pepper mills designed between the late 1950's and early 1960's are amongst some of the most collectible 20th century Scandinavian designs in wood.
Image showing the peg/ stopper/ plug from a Jens Quistgaard "Mushroom" pepper mill with the model number 1616.
A carved solid teak salt and pepper mill designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. The image shows the top of the domed mill where the eight holes for shaking salt are. The peg or stopper which plugs the refilling hole is removed from the mushroom and placed in the centre of the image.
Zoomed in image showing the interesting waved grain on a solid teak wood stopper / plug / peg belonging to a Jens Quistgaard pepper mill, produced by Dansk Design Ltd. in the 1960s.
A model 1616 combination pepper mill saltshaker by Jens Harald Quistgaard. Like all mushroom mills, salt is loaded at the top via a single round peg. Unlike the narrow round pegs found on most JHQ mills, the Short Mushroom’s peg features a flattened disc. This mill has eight salt holes, two more than its cousins.
Head on shot of the top of a "Mushroom" shaped pepper mill, model 1616, designed by one of Denmarks most famous mid-20th century designers, Jens Harald Quistgaard -who was arguably most responsible for introducing Scandinavian Modernism to the USA.
Image showing the underside or base of a vintage Model 1616 Jens Quistgaard pepper mill. This Mushroom shaped design has an all plastic grinding mechanism and was produced in Denmark.
Zoomed in image showing the base or underside of a Model 1616 Jens Quistgaard pepper mill. The balck plastic grinding mechanism is fully branded and reads ' JHQ DANSK DESIGNS LTD DENMARK'. This vintage collectible mid-century Scandinavian design and many others is available to buy from Art & Utility, a London based design gallery.
An image looking down onto a Model 1616 "Mushroom" Peppermill and Saltshaker designed by Scandinavian sculptor Jens Quistgaard. Art & Utility offer worldwide shipping to places including Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Detail shot showing the fantastically interesting wood grain on a carved solid teak wood mid-century modern pepper mill, designed by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk Design Ltd.
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Jens Quistgaard "Mushroom" Salt & Pepper Mill

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A carved solid teak salt and pepper mill, reminiscent of a stout mushroom, designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk and produced in Denmark. Quistgaard designed his eminently collectable series of combination saltshaker peppermills between the late 1950's and early 1960's.

 Like most of the mills in Quistgaard's circa 60 piece collection, this design, model number 1616, holds salt in the top whilst the lower half grinds pepper. The round, squat design functions fantastically but it is also a very sculptural piece. Satisfying both these criteria was crucial for Quistgaard.

In Stig Guldberg's 2010 documentary on Quistgaard the latter proclaims: "The finished product must display harmony but its usefulness must not be affected just for the sake of making it pretty. Practical use and beauty of design must go hand in hand."

Model Number: 1616

Model Nickname: "Mushroom"

Designer: Jens Harald Quistgaard

Manufacturer: Dansk Designs

Year of Design: C. 1960

Dates Produced: 1960's-80's, the grinding mechanism on this example dates it to the early- to mid-1970's.

Colour: Brown

Height: 12.7 cm, Diameter: 9.3 cm

Condition: Perfect.

Branding: Underside reads ‘Dansk Designs Ltd Denmark IHQ’.