{"id":433914,"date":"2026-03-26T15:47:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=433914"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:01:32","slug":"nanna-ditzel-bench-for-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/nanna-ditzel-bench-for-two\/","title":{"rendered":"This Sculptural Bench Shows Why Nanna Ditzel Is the Grand Dame of Danish Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/benches\/nanna-ditzel-bench-two-fredericia-stolefabrik-denmark-1989\/id-f_44364232\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NannaDitzelBenchforTwo-950x613.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NannaDitzelBenchforTwo-950x613.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NannaDitzelBenchforTwo-542x350.jpg 542w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NannaDitzelBenchforTwo-120x77.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NannaDitzelBenchforTwo-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NannaDitzelBenchforTwo-1446x933.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NannaDitzelBenchforTwo.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/benches\/nanna-ditzel-bench-two-fredericia-stolefabrik-denmark-1989\/id-f_44364232\/\">Nanna Ditzel for Fredericia Stolefabrik Bench for Two, 1989<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 1990, legendary Danish designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/nanna-ditzel\/furniture\/\">Nanna Ditzel<\/a> won the Gold Prix Award at the International Furniture Design Competition in Asahikawa, Japan, for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/benches\/nanna-ditzel-bench-two-fredericia-stolefabrik-denmark-1989\/id-f_44364232\/\">Bench for Two<\/a>. The innovative piece marked a new career phase for Ditzel, who at age 67, had begun turning to the natural world for inspiration, creating forms made possible through experimentation with flexible veneers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ditzel was also embarking on a new partnership, with Fredericia Furniture, taking up residence as the company&#8217;s second in-house designer, after the great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/borge-mogensen\/\">B\u00f8rge Mogensen<\/a>. The designs she created there in the 1990s, including the iconic Trinidad chair, became notable components of the oeuvre she produced over her six-decade career, helping to solidify her position as one of Danish modernism\u2019s most influential and innovative designers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bench for Two is an eloquent expression of Ditzel\u2019s design ethos during this period. Using new wood veneers invented for aircraft interiors and with a shape evocative of a butterfly, the piece is warm and welcoming, allowing sitters to enjoy intimate eye contact and t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/benches\/nanna-ditzel-bench-two-fredericia-stolefabrik-denmark-1989\/id-f_44364232\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02722_Details_master-950x634.jpg\" alt=\"Nanna Ditzel bench for two\" class=\"wp-image-434041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02722_Details_master-950x634.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02722_Details_master-524x350.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02722_Details_master-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02722_Details_master-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02722_Details_master-1398x933.jpg 1398w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02722_Details_master.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/benches\/nanna-ditzel-bench-two-fredericia-stolefabrik-denmark-1989\/id-f_44364232\/\">bench<\/a>&#8216;s backrests are made from thin wood veneers made for airplane interiors.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Bench for Two design reimagines traditional seating as both practical furniture and a conversation piece, embodying Ditzel\u2019s aim to create accessible yet striking work,\u201d says Jelmar Hufen, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/h-gallery\/\">H. Gallery<\/a>, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/benches\/nanna-ditzel-bench-two-fredericia-stolefabrik-denmark-1989\/id-f_44364232\/\">offering the piece on 1stDibs<\/a>. \u201cIt has a beautiful sense of sculptural simplicity to it. The form is clean and minimal, yet it carries a strong personality. I think the bench challenges the expectation of what a bench should be, turning it into something more dynamic, which is what makes it stand out and remain a design icon to this day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bench for Two reflects the human-first approach that makes Ditzel&#8217;s designs distinctive. Early in her career, she proclaimed, \u201cLife should be as delightful as possible,\u201d and that goal informs all her work. For Ditzel, family and career were tightly linked, and she saw good design as a way of creating shared closeness by fostering relaxation and, if possible, fun.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frode-Larsen_2-950x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Nanna Ditzel\" class=\"wp-image-434130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frode-Larsen_2-950x768.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frode-Larsen_2-433x350.jpeg 433w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frode-Larsen_2-120x97.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frode-Larsen_2-768x621.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frode-Larsen_2-1155x933.jpeg 1155w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Frode-Larsen_2.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ditzel sits in the Bench for Two, pictured here with the matching table. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanna-ditzel-design.dk\/\">Nanna Ditzel Design<\/a>, &#8220;Ditzel first designed a square table for the bench, but her daughter Dennie suggested that the table should be a quarter circle, completing the shape like a piece of cake.&#8221; Photo by Frode Larsen, courtesy of Nanna Ditzel Design<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m drawn to Nanna Ditzel\u2019s work for the way it balances playfulness with precision,\u201d Hufen says. &#8220;Her designs feel inventive without being overwhelming. She often explored new forms, but always with a clear understanding of how people will actually use and experience them.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early on, Ditzel performed these explorations in partnership with her husband, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/nanna-and-jorgen-ditzel\/\">J\u00f8rgen Ditzel<\/a>. Together, they developed the concept of a \u201cstairscape,&#8221; where people could unwind, meditate and talk. Introduced as the Padded Cell in 1952, this versatile assemblage of playfully shaped cushions could be arranged in various configurations and even terraced so users could enjoy conversations from different levels while seated or lying down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/childrens-furniture\/danish-modern-childrens-chair-nanna-ditzel-teakwood-kolds-savvaerk-1950s\/id-f_43330562\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"434036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DITZELchildrenschair_2_master-643x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DITZELchildrenschair_2_master-643x950.jpg 643w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DITZELchildrenschair_2_master-237x350.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DITZELchildrenschair_2_master-81x120.jpg 81w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DITZELchildrenschair_2_master-768x1135.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DITZELchildrenschair_2_master-631x933.jpg 631w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DITZELchildrenschair_2_master.jpg 1015w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/childrens-furniture\/danish-modern-childrens-chair-nanna-ditzel-teakwood-kolds-savvaerk-1950s\/id-f_43330562\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"434035\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ditzel_Twins_in_high_chairs_master-734x950.jpg\" alt=\"Nanna Ditzel high chair\" class=\"wp-image-434035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ditzel_Twins_in_high_chairs_master-734x950.jpg 734w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ditzel_Twins_in_high_chairs_master-270x350.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ditzel_Twins_in_high_chairs_master-93x120.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ditzel_Twins_in_high_chairs_master-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ditzel_Twins_in_high_chairs_master-721x933.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ditzel_Twins_in_high_chairs_master.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Left: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/childrens-furniture\/danish-modern-childrens-chair-nanna-ditzel-teakwood-kolds-savvaerk-1950s\/id-f_43330562\/\">Nanna Ditzel teakwood ND54 high chair, 1950s<\/a>. Right: The ND54 was designed for the Ditzels&#8217; twin daughters, Vita and Lulu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents of three daughters \u2014 Dennie, Lulu and Vita \u2014 the Ditzels conformed their design practice to the needs of children. In 1954, the couple created the chic ND54 high chair, a Scandinavian classic still manufactured by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/carl-hansen\/\">Carl Hansen<\/a>. J\u00f8rgen died in 1961 at age 39, leaving Nanna to raise their family and manage their design studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forward-thinking in her recognition of the importance of play for children, in 1968 she introduced the Fairy Tale Room, a stairscape reimagined as a multilayered public play space, in a library outside Copenhagen. Ditzel also designed innovative and iconic pieces of children&#8217;s furniture, like the Toad stool, debuting in 1962, and the Lulu cradle, in 1964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her creativity was not limited to furniture. Ditzel was one of the first female jewelry designers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/georg-jensen-and-nanna-ditzel\/\">for Georg Jensen<\/a>, and she designed textiles, including the Hallingdal 65 upholstery fabric, which is still in production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ditzel died in 2005. 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