Karl Gustav Hansen (1914–2002) was a

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master silversmith and designer. He is considered a pioneer of Scandinavian silversmith design, and was active during the Scandinavian modern-period.

Early life

Karl Gustav Hansen was born 10 December 1914 in Kolding,

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, Denmark. His father (1884–1940) was a silversmith, specializing in holloware design, and later jewelry and had a silversmithy in the town of Kolding.

Education and career

Starting in 1930, he apprenticed under his father at the ''Hans Hansen Sølvmedie'' ( English: Hans Hansen Silversmithy) under Einar Olsen (1907–1988). During this time his father started a jewelry line, which Karl Gustav Hansen designed a "future"-themed jewelry series for in 1932. From 1935 to 1938, he studied under Einar Utzon-Frank at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) in Copenhagen. After his father's death in 1940, Hansen returned to Kolding and took over the design leadership at the family silversmithy. Notable students of Hansens include

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, and Dwight Dillon. In 1982, he was awarded the Golden Ring of Honour by the Association for Goldsmiths’ Art. Hansen's work can be found in museum collections including the

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, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the

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Early life

Education and career

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