Nanna Ditzel (October 6, 1923 - June 17, 2005) was a Danish designer.Oxford index A Dictionary of Modern Design
She was educated as a carpenter at Richards Skole and studied at the Danish School of Arts and Crafts where she graduated in 1946. Here she met her first husband, the architect Jørgen Ditzel with whom she collaborated closely until his death in 1961. Her works include furniture, jewelry, tableware and textiles. She also made jewelry designs for Georg Jensen and furniture for Frederica.Danish net.comMcm daily Nanna Ditzel was known for designing furniture suitable for lying down, she used bright colours and she was very much inspired by nature.
Main works Hanging Egg Chair Trinidad chair Lulu cradle brdr-kruger Nanny Rocking Chair Nordic contractor pdf Sikaindoor icons Bench for two Inside out Butterfly chair Core 77 Toad stool and table Hallingdal - upholstery fabric Awards 1956 Lunning Prize 1991: C. F. Hansen Medal 1998 the lifelong Artists' Grant by the Danish Ministry of Culture
Bibliography Nanna Ditzel: ’’ Danish chairs’’, 1954 Nanna Ditzel: ‘’ Nanna Ditzel, Munkeruphus 1992( Book ) Nanna Ditzel: ‘’ Tanker bliver ting : Nanna Ditzel design’’, 1994 Henrik Sten Mller : ‘’Motion and beauty : the book of Nanna Ditzel’’, 1998 Nanna Ditzel: Nanna Ditzel : trapperum; stairscapes; Exhibition Nanna Ditzel Trapperum - Stairscapes Kunstindustrimuseet, 2002 Fabia Masciello : ‘’Nanna Ditzel : design nordico al femminile ‘’, 2003 en Italien Hanne Horsfeld: ‘’ Nanna Ditzel’’, 2005Worldcat Anne Cathrine Wolsgaard Iversen: "Nanna Ditzels smykker", 2023
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External links Nanna Ditzel official web site