From Sketch to Table
Mira begins with a slimmer line. The form is delicate, defined and light in its visual expression.
Mira begins with a slimmer line. The form is delicate, defined and light in its visual expression.
A narrow handle gives the series its character. The detail is found in proportion, lightness and the polished edge.
Odd Leikvoll is the founder of Hardanger Bestikk.
Across several decades, Leikvoll developed some of Hardanger Bestikk’s most recognisable collections, moving between ornament, Scandinavian minimalism and new approaches to surface and construction. His designs were created to function naturally in the hand, while remaining distinctive enough to become part of everyday life around the table.
Odd Leikvoll
The Mira Complete Collection brings together the essential place setting with 12 dessertspoons, 12 cakeforks and servingset with 5 pieces. This allows Mira's compact proportions, light character and clearly defined lines to continue throughout the different moments around the table. Rather than combining unrelated utensils, the collection creates a coherent family of objects with the same distinctive balance between delicacy and definition.
Designed by Odd Leikvoll in 1986, Mira explores a distinctive balance between delicacy and determination. The pieces are short and light, yet their clearly defined edges give them a confident presence. Hardanger Bestikk describes the collection through this meeting of softer and more assertive qualities, creating cutlery that adds character to the table without dominating the overall setting.
Mira is characterised by compact proportions, lightness and clearly defined edges. These elements give the collection an almost graphic precision while preserving a delicate overall expression. Its identity comes from this contrast: the pieces feel refined and understated, yet the sharper definition of their forms gives them enough character to remain immediately recognisable.
The Complete Collection allows Mira's design language to extend beyond the essential dinner setting into dessert, cake and serving pieces. This continuity creates a more considered table, where the same proportions and visual character accompany each stage of the experience. It also allows Mira to be appreciated as a complete design family rather than simply as a four-piece place setting.
Mira was designed by Norwegian designer and Hardanger Bestikk founder Odd Leikvoll and introduced in 1986. The collection demonstrates how character can be created through subtle contrasts rather than ornament: lightness is balanced by definition, and delicacy by a more determined edge. The result is a distinctly Scandinavian design intended to contribute quietly to the atmosphere around the table.