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Designer
Nanna Ditzel
Nanna Ditzel (née Hauberg, 1923-2005) was a Danish designer born in Copenhagen. She trained as a carpenter at Richards Skole, studied at Copenhagen's School of Arts and Crafts, and graduated in furniture design in 1946, the year she…
Biography
Background
Nanna Ditzel (née Hauberg, 1923-2005) was a Danish designer born in Copenhagen. She trained as a carpenter at Richards Skole, studied at Copenhagen's School of Arts and Crafts, and graduated in furniture design in 1946, the year she married her fellow student Jørgen Ditzel (1921-1961) and set up a design studio with him. After his death she continued on her own, lived in London from 1968 and returned to Copenhagen in 1987, where she opened a studio in her own name.
Signature Style
Her portfolio covers furniture, jewellery, textiles and homeware. Her own studio says materials and techniques were challenged throughout her life and that her love of organic forms often led to an avant-garde design language; early on she worked in foam rubber, later in polyester and fibreglass, and also in wicker, laminated wood and silver.
Notable Works
- Children's high chair with Jørgen Ditzel, dated 1954 by Carl Hansen & Søn and 1955 on her studio's timeline
- Hanging Egg chair, 1959
- Hallingdal upholstery fabric, 1964-65
- Bench for Two (1989) and the Trinidad chair (1993) for Fredericia
- Jewellery for Georg Jensen
Legacy
She and Jørgen received the Lunning Prize in 1956. She was made a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1995, and Fredericia calls her its second house designer after Børge Mogensen. Her three daughters have taken over her life's work.
Collections
Products
ND55 Coffee Table
A 1955 coffee table by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel with an integrated fold-out extension
ND550F Footstool
A 1955 footstool by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel with tapered legs and a hand-upholstered seat
ND52 Vita Sofa
The ND52 Vita Sofa, a soft, organic 1952 design by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel
ND109 Trisse Dining Table
ND109 Trisse Dining Table: Nanna Ditzel's 1962 round oak table, 90 cm in diameter, 73 cm high.
ND110 Trisse Coffee Table
ND110 Trisse Coffee Table: Nanna Ditzel's 1962 round oak table, 55 cm in diameter, 42 cm high.
ND105 Trisse Stool
ND105 Trisse Stool, 5105: Nanna Ditzel's 1962 solid wood stool, 40 cm across and 46 cm high.
ND108 Trisse Bar Table
ND108 Trisse Bar Table: Nanna Ditzel's 1962 round oak table, 68 cm in diameter, 95 / 105 cm high.
Ditzel Lounge Chair
Ditzel Lounge Chair, model 2632 (1953): lounge chair without loose cushions on solid wood legs.
ND114 Trisse Coffee Table
ND114 Trisse Coffee Table: Nanna Ditzel's 1962 round oak table, 90 cm in diameter, 48 cm high.
Trinidad Armchair
Trinidad Armchair, model 3399 (1993): non-stacking chair with armrests and a cut-out plywood back.
ND104 Trisse Coffee Table
ND104 Trisse Coffee Table, 5104: Nanna Ditzel's 1962 round solid wood table, 68 cm across.
Trinidad Barstool
Trinidad Barstool, model 3400 (1998): steel tube frame with a sliced and curved plywood back.
