Hammershøi
A series of grooved ceramic vases and tableware designed for Kähler by Hans-Christian Bauer in 2015 after the forms of Svend Hammershøi.
- Designed by
- Hans-Christian Bauer
- Made by
- Kähler
- First made
- 2015
Pictures © Kähler, from rosendahl.com.
Why it is renowned
Hammershøi is known for its close vertical grooves, taken from the strongly contoured, grooved pots Svend Hammershøi made at Kähler.1 Hammershøi, a painter and ceramist, is remembered chiefly for the pottery he designed for Kähler and Royal Copenhagen, and in 2008 Øregaard Museum showed more than a hundred of his drawings, paintings, ceramics and silver.2 Kähler names him among the most talented and best-known designers in its history and the artist who stayed longest at its workshop, and calls the Hammershøi series the line in which his work lives on.13
What began as a tribute now runs to some 190 products, among them vases, bonbonnières, mugs, teapots and grinders.1
The story
Svend Hammershøi (1873–1948) was the younger brother of the painter Vilhelm Hammershøi.2 He joined Kähler in 1893 and worked there until his death.3
In 2015 the Norwegian-born designer Hans-Christian Bauer, who trained at the Design Line of the School of Fine Arts and graduated in 2010, took Hammershøi's grooves as the starting point for a new series.1
Sources
- The Hammershøi series from Kähler. rosendahl.com, read 5 October 2026.
- Svend Hammershøi, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 5 October 2026.
- About Kähler. rosendahl.com, read 5 October 2026.
Last checked 5 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.