Nanna Ditzel was the most versatile and creative female designer that Denmark produced in the 20th century. Ditzel brought her talents to bear on a staggering array of forms — she designed furniture, jewelry, tableware and textiles; and she shaped her pieces using an equally astonishing variety of materials, from wood and wicker to silver, ceramics and fiberglass.
Born in Copenhagen, she trained as a cabinetmaker at the Royal Academy's furniture school — overseen by the great craftsman of the day, Kaare Klint — and graduated in 1943. Ditzel’s early work adhered to the classic Danish modernist tenets of simplicity, comfort and quality, and her armchairs, with their softly curved backrests are much in the spirit of Hans Wegner. Ditzel’s signature piece of that time is her Ring chair. Designed along with her husband, Jørgen Ditzel, a fabric maker, the chair has a semicircular padded armrest that seems to embrace the sitter. Ditzel began designing in wicker and in 1959 produced the Hanging chair. The piece, suspended from the ceiling by a chain, became a favorite for fashion shoots and may be as iconic of the 1960s as Eero Aarnio’s plastic Ball chair of 1963.
In 1956, Ditzel began designing for the Danish silverware firm Georg Jensen. In an association that lasted some 40 years, Ditzel would create organically shaped jewelry, barware, ceramic tableware and even tablecloths. Like her fellow Dane Verner Panton, Ditzel was not afraid to embrace industrial materials, and she began designing fiberglass chairs in the mid-1960s. Some of her most flamboyant work came toward the end of her career, in pieces such as 1989’s Bench for Two, with its shocking Op-art finish, or the Trinidad chair of 1992, with it’s sunburst-like, cut-though backs. Such feats of creativity were a fitting coda to one of the most imaginative, prolific and remarkable women of modern design.
Trinidad Teak Dining Chairs by Nanna Ditzel 1990s Set of 6
By Nanna Ditzel, Frederecia Furniture
Located in Asaa, DK
Trinidad teak dining chairs by Nanna Ditzel for Fredericia Stolefabrik Denmark 1990s When designing the Trinidad Chair Model 3298 in 1993,...
Teak
Trinidad Teak Dining Chairs by Nanna Ditzel 1990s Set of 8
By Frederecia Furniture, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Asaa, DK
Trinidad teak dining chairs by Nanna Ditzel for Fredericia Stolefabrik Denmark 1990s When designing the Trinidad Chair Model 3298 in 199...
Teak
Trinidad Teak Dining Chairs by Nanna Ditzel 1990s Set of 6
By Nanna Ditzel, Frederecia Furniture
Located in Asaa, DK
Trinidad teak dining chairs by Nanna Ditzel for Fredericia Stolefabrik Denmark 1990s When designing the Trinidad Chair Model 3298 in 199...
Teak
Trinidad Teak Dining Chairs by Nanna Ditzel 1990s Set of 4
By Frederecia Furniture, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Asaa, DK
Trinidad teak dining chairs by Nanna Ditzel for Fredericia Stolefabrik Denmark 1990s When designing the Trinidad Chair Model 3298 in 199...
Teak
$2,500 / set
H 34.5 in W 18.5 in D 21 in
Set of Four Brown Jordan Neoclassical Style Garden Dining Chairs
By Brown Jordan
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Neoclassical style set of four patio and garden dining chairs made by Brown Jordan. Heavy and solid cast aluminum construction with a lattice design influenced by Mario Papperzini fo...
Aluminum
$5,600 / set
H 33 in W 25.25 in D 21 in
Set of 7 Mid-Century Modern Cast Metal Garden Patio Dining Chairs
By Frances Elkins
Located in Sheffield, MA
A set of 6 cast aluminum garden/patio arm chairs in the manner of Frances Elkins. This design was created by Howitt Barry and his son Jack in Birmingham, Alabama in 1960. They were ...
Aluminum
Set of Four Early Walter Lamb Bronze & Canvas Dining Chairs
By Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four early dining chairs by Walter Lamb dating from the late 40s or early 50s, predating his work with Brown Jordan. The set consists of two armchairs and two side chairs that...
Bronze
$2,320Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 29.25 in W 25 in D 23.75 in
Set of 5 Piece Round Patio Garden Dining Table and 4 Mesh Arm Chairs
By Russell Woodard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Newly painted 40" round Mid-Century Modern Russell Woodard style wrought or cast iron base dining table with center hole for umbrella and four ...
Wrought Iron
Set of 4 Patio Garden Dining Chairs Attributed to Salterini
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Nice set of 4 garden, patio dining chairs, attributed to Salterini. The chairs are structurally sound and sturdy, they are currently in later white paint finish, which shows signific...
Metal, Wrought Iron
Set of Four Woodard Dining Chairs
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 modernist outdoor chairs patio chairs, attributed to Woodard. These chairs are in very good condition, free of breaks, bends or repairs, currently in later brown paint finis...
Wrought Iron
4 Vintage Teak Wood Outdoor Garden Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Handsome natural teak wood outdoor patio, garden or deck dining chairs, Chairs are in wonderful sturdy condition. They are a generous comfortable size made from sustainable teak. Com...
Teak
$6,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 55.5 in W 16 in D 18 in
Set of Eight Blackened, Wrought Iron, Tall "Royal" Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of eight custom designed blackened wrought iron dining chairs. Set consists of "king" and "queen" chairs and six "knights" chairs. The seats are covered in a Romanesque print cot...
Wrought Iron
$1,100Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 35.44 in W 15.75 in D 17.72 in
Set of 6 Finn dining chairs by Ligne roset, 1990s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 6 Finn dining chairs designed by Thibault Desombre and produced by Ligne Roset, France. Made out of carefully crafted wooden frames with a yellow suede backrest. Striking c...
Suede, Wood
$4,800 / set
H 28.75 in W 20 in D 20 in
Set of 6 Badminton ND 150 Dining Chairs Nanna Ditzel for Kolds Savvaerk
By Kolds Savvaerk, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of 6 Badminton ND 150 dining chairs Nanna Ditzel for Kolds Savvaerk. Design 1958, production in the 1960s. Newly upholstered and restored set of 6 dinin...
Steel
$66,992 / set
H 28.35 in W 24.41 in D 20.87 in
Nanna Ditzel Set of 10 Ring Armchairs Oak & Sheepskin, Kolds Savværk, 1958
By Nanna Ditzel, Kolds Savvaerk
Located in Odense, DK
A rare set of ten “Ring” armchairs designed by Nanna Ditzel and produced by Kolds Savværk in 1958. The design reflects Ditzel’s sculptural approach, with soft, continuous curves and...
Sheepskin, Oak
$3,200 / set
H 28.55 in W 20.08 in D 24.02 in
Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel Set of Four 'Badminton' Chair in Black Leather
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Nanna Ditzel, 'Badminton' chairs, steel, leather, wood, Denmark, design 1958, production 1960s. This set of five chairs by Nanna Ditzel and Jørgen Ditzel were designed in 1958, orig...
Chrome
Trinidad Teak Dining Chairs by Nanna Ditzel 1990s Set of 14
By Nanna Ditzel, Frederecia Furniture
Located in Asaa, DK
Trinidad teak dining chairs by Nanna Ditzel for Fredericia Stolefabrik Denmark 1990s When designing the Trinidad Chair Model 3298 in 1993, Danish designer Nanna Ditzel found inspira...
Teak
Trinidad Teak Dining Chairs by Nanna Ditzel 1990s Set of 6
By Frederecia Furniture, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Asaa, DK
Trinidad teak dining chairs by Nanna Ditzel for Fredericia Stolefabrik Denmark 1990s When designing the Trinidad Chair Model 3298 in 199...
Teak
Trinidad Teak Dining Chairs by Nanna Ditzel 1990s Set of 6
By Nanna Ditzel, Frederecia Furniture
Located in Asaa, DK
Trinidad teak dining chairs by Nanna Ditzel for Fredericia Stolefabrik Denmark 1990s When designing the Trinidad Chair Model 3298 in 199...
Teak
Trinidad Teak Dining Chairs by Nanna Ditzel 1990s Set of 6
By Nanna Ditzel, Frederecia Furniture
Located in Asaa, DK
Trinidad teak dining chairs by Nanna Ditzel for Fredericia Stolefabrik Denmark 1990s When designing the Trinidad Chair Model 3298 in 199...
Teak