How Dansk Pepper Mills Brought Danish Modernism to the American Table

How Dansk Pepper Mills Brought Danish Modernism to the American Table

In the 1960s, industrial designer Jens Quistgaard introduced his country’s aesthetic to U.S. households via a collection of tiny teak pepper mills.

This story was originally published in Dwell’s November 2008 issue.

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Miyoko Ohtake
When not writing, Miyoko Ohtake can be found cooking, training for her next marathon, and enjoying all that the City by the Bay and the great outdoors have to offer.

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