Ask any household in Denmark about this iconic piece of glassware, and it will be immediately recognised. In the design community worldwide it is seen as Jacob Bang's most famous designs and highly collectable - highly poignant when we realise that not only was he Holmegaard's first employed designer, but the 'Kluk Kluk' was one of his earliest creations with the manufacturer.
The root of this design can interestingly be traced back to the middle ages, when they were known as 'Kuttrolf' bottles. With a similar vessel shape utilising individual hollow stems to control liquid flow from base to neck, they may have been used for perfume and alcohol but functioning to impede the speed at which any liquid poured out.
Jacob Bang's 'Kluk Kluk' - first produced in 1928 - by comparison takes this form that naturally adapted through the ages, and turns it into something far more playful. The stems not only exist to produce its signature glug-glug sound but to aerate the liquid inside. Bang had perfected the shape in such a way that many more models were developed from the original clear version - otherworldly 'drunk' or slightly bent over (once featured in the original 'Star Trek' series), coloured, miniature, and even 'crown' models.
This very rare 'Gourgelette' model showcases a double twist, which was blown separately and fused together in the middle. It retains its original Holmegaard sticker, the handblown glass containing no imperfections or air bubbles.
