中文简介：

**本关于丹麦裔美国设计师延斯·奎斯特加德（Jens Quistgaard）的生活和工作的重要专著，他是丹麦现代和20世纪中期现代设计的无名英雄。

延斯·奎斯特加德（1919-2008）被认为是斯堪的纳维亚现代风格的创始人之一，他在美国一家餐具公司Dansk Designs担任首席设计师30年，设计了4000多种产品。他的设计理念——实用的日常用品应该和谐地发挥作用——影响了他对勺子、平底锅、陶器、胡椒研磨器等餐具的设计方法，这一理念在半个世纪前的今天仍然适用。

奎斯特加德的作品在欧洲和美国的主要博物馆都有展出，包括丹麦设计博物馆、纽约现代艺术博物馆和伦敦大英博物馆，他的许多设计至今仍在生产。本书通过从未见过的草图、档案摄影、案例研究、简讯以及设计插图清单，深入探讨了奎斯特加德的生活和工作，揭示了他对设计史的重要贡献。

英文简介：

The first authoritative monograph on the life and work of the celebrated Danish-American designer Jens Quistgaard – an unsung hero of Danish Modern and Mid-century Modern design

Jens Quistgaard (1919–2008), considered one of the founders of Scandinavian Modern style, spent 30 years as chief designer at the American company Dansk Designs, resulting in more than 4,000 products. His design philosophy – that utilitarian, everyday items should function harmoniously – influenced his approach to everything from spoons and pans to crockery and pepper mills, and is as relevant today as it was half a century ago.

Quistgaard's work is represented at major museums in Europe and the USA, including Design Museum Denmark, MoMA, New York, and the British Museum, London, with many of his designs still in production to this day. With never-before-seen sketches, archival photography, case studies, ephemera, and an illustrated inventory of his designs, this book delves deep into Quistgaard's life and work to reveal his critical contribution to design history.