Tiki
Tiki creates a strong contrast between rectangular handles and softly rounded spoon and fork forms.
Tiki creates a strong contrast between rectangular handles and softly rounded spoon and fork forms. The meeting of strict geometry and softer functional shapes gives the series a distinctive rhythm.
About the series
Tiki, considered for the table
Series guide
Questions about Tiki
What happens when a rectangle meets a soft curve at the table?
Tiki is built around that contrast. Tias Eckhoff combines a distinctly rectangular design language with softly rounded forms, creating cutlery that feels precise and graphic without becoming severe. The tension is especially visible in the spoons and fork, where the geometry shifts noticeably from handle to functional end.
Who designed Stelton Tiki?
Tiki was designed by Norwegian designer Tias Eckhoff, one of the important figures in Scandinavian industrial design. Stelton introduced the collection in 1974, and its combination of strong geometry and softer forms has remained one of the most recognisable aspects of the design.
Why does Stelton describe Tiki as a modern classic?
Tiki has remained visually distinctive since its introduction in 1974 without depending on decorative fashion. Its identity comes from a clear formal idea: the dramatic transition between rectangular and softly rounded shapes. That structural contrast has allowed the collection to retain a contemporary character over decades.
Why are the spoon and fork particularly important to understanding Tiki?
Stelton specifically points to these pieces as places where Tiki’s contrasting geometry is most visible. The rectangular character of the handle meets the softer rounded form of the functional end, making the transition itself one of the defining features of the collection.
When does contrast become more important than decoration?
When the shape is strong enough to create identity on its own. Tiki does not need an engraved motif or ornamental surface to be recognisable. Instead, Eckhoff uses opposing geometries — straight and rounded, strict and soft — to give the collection its visual tension.