[3] The Nierenbergs established Dansk that year in the garage of their Great Neck, New York, home, with Quistgaard as its founding designer.

[4] By 1958, Nierenberg and Quistgaard had expanded Dansk's wares to include teak magazine racks and stools, stoneware casseroles, salt and pepper grinders, and flatware with split cane handles.

The New York Times credited Dansk with "creating a stir" with "some of the most popular accessories found in American homes.

[9] On March 16, 2009, a group of investors led by Clarion Capital Partners LLC purchased the assets of Lenox—including Dansk—and renamed the company Lenox Corporation.

In May 2021, Food52, the content-to-commerce platform founded by Amanda Hesser, purchased Dansk from Center Lane Partners with plans to revive the brand.