Manufacturer · Denmark · Herlev · 1929–1968
Saxbo
Saxbo (1929–1968) – Danish stoneware maker founded by Nathalie Krebs and Gunnar Nylund, known for simple forms and Krebs’s colourful glazes.
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About the manufacturer
- Years active
- 1929–1968
- Country
- Denmark
- Location
- Herlev
The manufactory was founded in 1929 by Nathalie Krebs and Gunnar Nylund under the name Nylund & Krebs; production began in Islev. When Nylund left for Sweden to become artistic director at Rörstrand, Krebs continued to run the company under the name Saxbo. From 1930 to 1937, the manufactory operated in a workshop in Islemark, Husum, formerly owned by Patrick Nordström, and from 1937 in a modern facility in Herlev.
Saxbo’s aim was to popularise stoneware and move away from costly one-off pieces towards serial production. The simple, functionalist forms referred to Chinese and Japanese ceramics, while the glazes developed by Krebs provided much of the variety. Axel Salto, who joined the company after Nylund’s departure, contributed to the development of several of them.
From 1932, Eva Stæhr-Nielsen collaborated with the manufactory; her functional designs, including the Spaltekanden jug and the spherical Kuglerund Tepotte teapot, largely defined the character of its production. From 1946, individual pieces were made by hand by Edith Sonne Bruun; from 1954, Kirsten Weeke worked in a more rustic style, while from around 1954–1956 Léon Galleto created vessels with pronounced relief. Hugo Liisberg and Lisa Engqvist also collaborated with Saxbo, and the Norwegian ceramicist Tias Eckhoff spent one summer there.
In 1964, Krebs sold the buildings to Herlev municipality, reserving the right to rent the workshop. The company was dissolved in 1968.
