Repeating patterns of knives, forks, and spoons against a white background

Knife Fork Spoon

Everyday Tools, Extraordinary Design

James Shaw, Plastic Baroque Flatware, 2019. Stainless steel and hand-extruded recycled plastic; tallest dimension 8 1/2 in. Made by James Shaw Studio, London. Denver Art Museum: Funds from Design Council of the Denver Art Museum, 2020.197.1-4. © James Shaw.

Janos Megyik, Amboss 7000, 1970. Stainless steel; tallest dimension 8 5/8 in. Manufactured by Amboss, Neuzeug, Austria. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Dung Ngo, in memory of Ali Tayar, 2016.278.1-5. Photo courtesy of Dung Ngo.


Kelsey Fairhurst, Just a Fork, 2022. Acrylic remnants and silicone sleeve; 6 × 1 × 1/8 in. Made by Kelsey A. Fairhurst, Brooklyn, NY. Funds from Design Council of the Denver Art Museum, 2023.71A-B. © Kelsey Fairhurst

Unidentified designer, Tiny Tots Feeding Set, 1940s. Silver-plated metal and Bakelite; tallest dimension 5 1/2 in. Manufactured by Napier Company, Meriden, CT. Collection of Dung Ngo. Photo courtesy of Dung Ngo.

Ergonomi Design Gruppen, Eat and Drink, 1978. Polyurethane and stainless steel; tallest dimension 9 in. Manufactured by RFSU Rehab, Stockholm. © Ergonomi Design Gruppen. Collection of Dung Ngo. Photo courtesy of Dung Ngo.

Carsten Jorgensen, Picnic, 1979. Plastic; tallest dimension 7 1/2 in. Manufactured by Bodum, Triengen, Switzerland. Collection of Dung Ngo. Photo courtesy of Dung Ngo.

Eliel Saarinen, Candide, 1927. Silver-plated steel; tallest dimension 8 1/2 in. Manufactured by Reed & Barton, Taunton, MA. Collection of Dung Ngo. Photo courtesy of Dung Ngo.

Shigeo Fukuda, Hi-Sense, 1990. Stainless steel; tallest dimension 8 1/4 in. Collection of Dung Ngo. Photo courtesy of Dung Ngo. © Shigeo Fukuda

Heinrich Vogeler, Tulipan (Tulip), 1898–99. Sterling silver; tallest dimension 8 7/8 in. Manufactured by W. H. Wilkens & Sons, Bremen, Germany. Collection of Dung Ngo. Photo courtesy of Dung Ngo.

Jens H. Quistgaard, Fjord, 1953. Stainless steel and teak; tallest dimension 8 3/8 in. Manufactured in Germany for Dansk, Great Neck, NY. Collection of Dung Ngo. Photo courtesy of Dung Ngo.

Jean-Marie Patois, Esotismo (Exoticism) Flatware, 1988. Stainless steel; tallest dimension 9 1/4 in. Manufactured by Jean-Marie Patois Creations, Paris. Denver Art Museum: Funds from Design Council of the Denver Art Museum, 2016.198.1-4. Photo courtesy of Dung Ngo.

Knife Fork Spoon: Everyday Tools, Extraordinary Design está organizada por el Denver Art Museum. Recibe el apoyo de los donantes de la campaña benéfica Annual Fund Leadership Campaign y de los residentes que brindan su apoyo al Distrito de Organizaciones Científicas y Culturales (SCFD, por sus siglas en inglés). Apoyo promocional proporcionado por 5280 Magazine y CBS Colorado.