• Tias Eckhoff

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Tias Eckhoff was one of Norway’s most versatile designers. His designs contributed to making Scandinavian Design a notion and he was also a pioneer within industrial design.

Tias Eckhoff graduated in 1945 from the Norwegian State College of Applied Arts and Crafts with a degree in ceramic arts.

In 1962 he designed his first cutlery pattern for Norstaal, “Maya”, on request from Finn Henriksen, then owner and founder of Norstaal.

Maya was designed by Tias Eckhoff in 1962. The triangular shape, broad handle and rounded edges make the cutlery both elegant and comfortable to hold. 

Maya turns a corner 

This year marks 60 years since the Maya cutlery series by Norwegian designer Tias Eckhoff saw the light of day. To mark the occasion, this autumn we will be relaunching: a steak knife, a long drink spoon and a cake knife and server as additions to the existing collection.

All three products have previously been in production and are based on the original drawings with simple modifications for today’s needs. 

A design darling

The Maya series has received several design awards over the years, and is included in Phaidon Design Classic’s list of the 999 best designs in the world. The cutlery has also been exhibited in some of the world’s leading museums such as MoMA in New York and The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 

Maya 2000

Maya 2000 was launched in accordance of the new century. Maya 2000 is longer and slimmer than its sister, Maya from 1962, so that the basic triangular form, on which both patterns are based, appears more streamlined and fits to the most modern table-setting.

By Tias Eckhoff
"I work slowly, I would like to file on a piece of cutlery for a year."

- Tias Eckhoff

Chaco

The Chaco cutlery is perfect for a timeless, stylish table. Chaco is a balanced cutlery, where slim, stringent lines meet complementary soft, precise curves.

Chaco and Una have been exhibited in The International Museum of Design in London

By Tias Eckhoff
A true favorit among fans of Bauhaus
Una

The design intention was a good grip which was also soft and stable in the hand. The result was Una whose slender rounded form stays in harmony with the handle shaped like a drop. Una was designed in 1973.

Tiki

Tiki was introduced in 1974 and has been a timeless cutlery-pattern since then. Due to its dramatic contrast between a rectangular and soft-rounded shape, especially visible on the spoons and fork, Tiki has been a modern classic over its course of time.

By Tias Eckhoff
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