Stelton is an innovative Danish design house, founded in 1960 by two soldier comrades Niels Stellan Høm and Carton Madelaire. The name is a combination of their given names: Stellan + Carton = Stelton. Today, the company designs timeless and functional objects, which makes everyday life more beautiful. Their products have proven to stand the test of time aesthetically and quality-wise, and are cherished and passed down generations.
Stelton’s design families and many product lines are the result of fruitful collaborations with international designers and architects. Such collaborations have often been awarded with design awards like Red Dot, German Design Award and the ID award. Iconic designs like Arne Jacobsen’s Cylinda series and Erik Magnussen’s EM77 vacuum jug are the basis of Stelton’s DNA, and the durable, functional products are present in homes and offices all over the world.
Designed by Ring, To Go Click is the perfect travel mug for your favourite drink on the way to the office or school or on a walk. The cup has a state-of-the art ‘smart click’ lid allowing you to open and close the cup easily with a push on the top. When the cup is closed it keeps your coffee or tea warm for up to four hours – or cold for eight hours.
Danish Stainless produced serveware in stainless steel which was very modern in Denmark during the 1960s. After having made a deal with the owner of Danish Stainless, Jørgen Knudsen, Stelton started promoting a sauce bowl in stainless steel which became very popular with the Danish hardware stores. At the same time the gravy boat became very popular outside of Denmark. In the US products form Danish Stainless were synonymous with Danish design and were sold in exclusive department stores and design shops.
In 1963 a young Peter Holmblad was engaged as a Sales Manager and later became the CEO of Stelton. He brought visionary ideas about how to market Stelton into the company. New catalogues, packaging and graphic design were part of his strategy to create a new design brand. Peter Holmblad was the stepson of renowned architect and designers, Arne Jacobsen.
Holmblad convinced Jacobsen to design a line of servewear for Stelton, and after three years of development, the Cylinda series was launched in 1967. At the time, the cylindrical profile was considered futuristic and innovative, and it was awarded several design awards.
The next important designer that worked for Stelton was Erik Magnussen who created the iconic EM77 vacuum jug in 1977, hence the name. Later, Holmblad introduced some of his own designs like the Original watering can which has become a design classic to aesthetics with green fingers, and the complete Original bar series inspired by the cylindrical shape.
In 2004 the Ring family acquired Stelton and since then Stelton has extended its collaboration with international architects and designers. They contribute to assuring that Stelton’s assortment is characterised by a synthesis between form and function and innovative ideas. Stelton has its own internal product development and quality control department and strives to be a brand that the world’s best designers wish to work for.
