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Dansk founder Theodore D. Nierenberg dies

By Craig Nakano
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Theodore D. Nierenberg, who as founder of Dansk International Designs helped to popularize modern Scandinavian tableware, has died at age 86. From Times staff writer Valerie J. Nelson’s story:

Larry Schaeffer, who sells vintage Dansk pieces at his OK Gallery in Los Angeles, said Nierenberg ‘created something completely ubiquitous, making it popular and accessible so that each person’s mom had it. Because of it, people everywhere became interested in Danish design.’
Click to read Nelson’s full article.

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-- Craig Nakano

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Craig Nakano

Craig Nakano is the assistant managing editor for Entertainment and Arts. He joined The Times as an assistant travel editor, later served as home editor and most recently was the fine arts editor, leading a team whose accolades included a Pulitzer Prize and an Online Journalism Award. A California native, he worked at the Desert Sun of Palm Springs and at the San Francisco Chronicle after graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He lives in Long Beach with his husband and son.

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