Classic MCM. Designer Folke Arström (1907-1997) began his career in 1930 in Stockholm as an artist and industrial designer. He was one of Sweden’s most prominent designers during the 1940s and 1950s. A position that made him an important member of the first generation of proud Scandinavian designers. Folke Arström was also Gense’s artistic director in the early 1940s. Folke Arström designed Focus de Luxe for Gense in 1955. Today, Focus de Luxe is a stylish retro classic with a timeless and functional design. The interesting feature of this cutlery is the knife’s short blade and the fact that the fork, knife and spoon are the same length. Likewise, the handle is equally long on all three pieces. Focus de Luxe has been a collector’s item for many years. The cutlery has been hailed by the New York Times as one of the “100 best designed products of modern times”.