Tomato Red Krenit Mid Century Danish Modern Large Salad Bowl by Herbert Krenchel Torben Ørskov 1950s

A Krenit Mid Century Danish Modern large salad bowl in Tomato Red by Herbert Krenchel (1922-2014) in Denmark. The items were sold by Torben Orskov until 1964. The Krenit bowls came in 9 sizes and numerous colors.

The stamp on the bottom would sometimes rub off since the base is flat and the logo applied over the finish product. The missing stamp would read H.KRENCHEL -DENMARK and logo.
Condition: Fair- one spot of damage on bottom of red enamel. Black finish shows wear consistent with age and use inherent to Krenit bowls. Please look at all images.

Measurements: 10 inches diameter x 5 1/2 inches height.

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Herbert Krenchel was a Danish material researcher and designer who became obessed with creating a very thin metal salad bowl after seeing the popularity, at the time, of Americans and Danes to serve large leafy green salads. Krenchel created a process where a very shiny and durable colored enamel could be applied to the inside of the bowl and keeping a matte black finish on the outside and the Krenit (1953-1964) salad bowl came to be. The original bowl was named C-bowl ( 12.5 cm /4.9 inches diameter). A design firm founded in 1953 by Torben Ørskov was entrusted with the sales of the newly developed Krenit bowls. In 2007, the Normann Copenhagen company reintroduced the Krenit bowl in new colors including Gold and real Silver with the iconic black matte finish on the outside.