Small serving spoon c. 1965 - 1970

metal, photography

metal

photography

decorative-art

This set of serving utensils, designed by Marion Weeber in the 1960s, demonstrates the artist's minimalist aesthetic. The sleek, stainless steel pieces are characterized by their simple, functional forms, with the handles featuring a subtle fluted detail. The spoons have a rounded, shallow bowl shape, while the butter knife is long and slender. Weeber’s design for this set reflects the mid-century modern movement, focusing on form and function over ornamentation.

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Marion Weeber was an independent American industrial designer who attended the progressive art school run by the Art Students League of New York. She worked for several prestigious firms including Cartier, Ekco, and Samuel Kirk & Son, but eventually opened her own design firm in Manhattan in 1939. She holds over twenty-five patents for her innovative and inventive designs. "Classic Column" is perhaps the most storied of Weeber's fifty-plus flatware designs. It was selected by the U.S. Commission for Design Excellence for the American Pavilion at the 1967 International and Universal Exposition in Montreal. Precise and polished geometric forms reflect an American industrial aesthetic, exemplifying the forward-looking image the United States wished to present to the world.