Maya 2000
Maya 2000 develops the triangular Maya form into a longer and slimmer silhouette.
Maya 2000 develops the triangular Maya form into a longer and slimmer silhouette. The streamlined proportions give the pieces a lighter, more elongated expression while preserving the broad, comfortable handle.
About the series
€668,57
€909,35
Maya 2000, considered for the table
Series guide
Questions about Maya 2000
What happens when a designer returns to his own classic almost forty years later?
Maya 2000 is Tias Eckhoff’s evolution of his original Maya cutlery from 1962. Rather than replacing the earlier design, he preserved its distinctive triangular principle and changed the proportions, making the pieces longer, slimmer and more streamlined for the new millennium.
What is the difference between Maya and Maya 2000?
Both collections were designed by Tias Eckhoff and share the same triangular design DNA, but their proportions are noticeably different. The original Maya dinner knife measures 20.0 cm, the fork 17.7 cm and the spoon 18.0 cm. Maya 2000 extends these to 22.0 cm, 20.2 cm and 20.5 cm respectively. Maya therefore feels shorter, broader and more compact, while Maya 2000 has a distinctly more elongated and streamlined character.
Why did Tias Eckhoff keep the triangle instead of designing something completely new?
Because the triangular transition was already fundamental to Maya’s identity. In the original design, the broad handle narrows towards the functional end, creating both a recognisable silhouette and a comfortable grip. Maya 2000 preserves that idea while stretching the proportions, showing how a design can evolve dramatically without losing its original DNA.
How does a piece of cutlery end up in MoMA and the Victoria and Albert Museum?
The Maya family became much more than everyday tableware. Stelton notes that the Maya series has received several design awards, is included in Phaidon Design Classics among 999 significant designs, and has been exhibited at institutions including MoMA in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Maya 2000 belongs to this same design lineage, carrying Eckhoff’s original idea into a new generation.
When does redesign become a conversation between two centuries?
When the original idea remains clearly visible inside the new one. Maya was created in 1962, while Maya 2000 was introduced for the new millennium. Seen together, the two collections reveal how changes of only a few centimetres can transform the character of a familiar form while preserving the thinking that made it recognisable in the first place.