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.
Nanna Ditzel Armchair or Desk Chair in Teak and Black Leatherette Denmark
By Nanna Ditzel, Kolds Savvaerk
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Rare armchair or desk chair, model 114 designed by Nanna Ditzel. Great vintage condition and the teak has really nice graining. Scandinavian Modern design by one of Denmark's bes...
Faux Leather, Teak
$936 / item
H 29.14 in W 29.53 in D 32.29 in
Cushion for Rana Lounge Chair by Nanna Ditzel, New Edition
By Nanna Ditzel, Sika Design
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Cushion for Rana lounge chair by Nanna Ditzel, New Edition. The cover is removable. Cushions available for 690e in black, beige, taupe or mocca. On demand. Delivery tile is 5/6 weeks.
Rattan
Madame Lounge Chair by Nanna Ditzel, New Edition
By Sika Design, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Madame lounge chair. New édition. Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel experimental approach two materials resulted in 1951 in Ditzel’s first bite of a single coh...
Rattan
$2,808 / item
H 21.66 in W 26.38 in D 26.78 in
Chill Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Nanna Ditzel, New Edition
By Sika Design, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Copenhagen. She left in 1946, and the same year she founded her own design studio with her husband Jorgen Ditzel. The particular and ergonomic shape of this rattan chair ensures inc...
Rattan
$5,383
H 26.78 in W 23.23 in D 20.48 in
Sculptural Nanna Ditzel Teak Armchair, Model 113, Kolds Savvaerk, Denmark, 1950s
By Kolds Savvaerk, Nanna Ditzel
Located in The Hague, NL
This very rare armchair was designed by Nanna Ditzel and produced by Povl Kolds Savværk in the mid-1950s. The Model 113 is an important example of Danish Mid-Century Modern design, ...
Papercord, Teak
$4,096
H 35.83 in W 25.99 in D 21.66 in
Danish Modern Armchair by Nanna Ditzel in Oak and Patinated Leather, 1950s
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Odense, DK
Rare armchair in oak and nicely patinated black leather. Designed by Nanna Ditzel for Copenhagen county court. This example is only made in a few examples and therefore a rare collectible item. Documented by a Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen.
Leather, Oak
Egg Hanging Chair by Nanna Ditzel, New Edition
By Sika Design, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Egg hanging chair. Hanging egg is designed by Nanna Ditzel, and is in itself a design icon in Danish design. Originally the swing was produced in rattan, but for our exterior collect...
Rattan
Nanna Ditzel Pair of Ring Chairs in Cognac Color Leather
By GETAMA, Nanna Ditzel
Located in New York, NY
Danish designer Nanna Ditzel believed that the best thoughts came from being in the most comfortable positions. From the onset she designed for the body and it's comfort. Breaking wi...
Leather, Foam, Oak
Rare No.114 Armchair by Nanna Ditzel
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Munich, DE
Made by Kolds Savvaerk/Denmark. Oak and imitation leather.
Oak
$12,000 / set
H 26.97 in W 30.91 in D 25.99 in
A Pair of “Model 83” Armchairs by Nanna Ditzel for Søren Willadsen, Denmark 1952
By Søren Willadsen, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Utrecht, NL
This pair of armchairs is what we consider a timeless Danish Modern classic. The “ND83” was designed in 1952 by Nanna Ditzel for the exhibition 'Today’s Furniture, Home Equipment' in...
Fabric, Wood
$2,593 / set
H 36.23 in W 22.84 in D 18.12 in
Pair of Armchairs in Dark Stained Pine and Seagrass Danish Cabinetmaker, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Odense, DK
Charming pair of armchairs in dark stained pinewood with seats of woven seagrass. The chairs are made in Denmark in the 1930-40s and have never been refinished. The design is simplis...
Seagrass, Pine
$2,950 / set
H 30.52 in W 24.41 in D 22.84 in
Danish Set of Four Armchairs in Oak and Black Leatherette
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of four dining chairs, leatherette, oak, Denmark, 1960s This classic set is a wonderful example of Scandinavian design from the Midcentury period. The seat and backrest feature...
Faux Leather, Oak
Rana Lounge Chair by Nanna Ditzel, New Edition
By Sika Design, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Rana lounge chair. The 3-legged rattan chair, Rana, is one of the first chairs based on the idea of integrating a shell on a frame in one piece, and was the beginning of the rediscov...
Rattan
Nanna Ditzel Armchairs, Model ND 83
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of armchairs designed by Nanna Ditzel, 1952, model ND 83. Reupholstered in wool fabric.
Wool
Nanna Ditzel, Side Chair 117, Denmark, 1961
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Munich, DE
Nanna Ditzel (1923 - 2005) Side Chair 117 - Poul Kolds Savvaerk, Denmark. Designed in 1961. Signs of use on the original Leather.
Teak, Leather
Nanna Ditzel High Chair
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid teak wood high chair designed by Nanna Ditzel. This version was designed as a booster style seat for older toddlers and smaller preschoolers.
Teak
Set of Four Rare Early Nanna Ditzel Chairs
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in London, GB
Rare set of four fibreglass chairs designed by Nanna Ditzel and made by Odense Maskinfabrik around 1965. Great classic Ditzel shape with the round edges and crisp outline.
Pair of Oregon Pine Chairs by Nanna Ditzel
By Nanna Ditzel, Kolds Savvaerk
Located in London, GB
Great pair of rare early chairs designed by Nanna Ditzel and made by Kolds Savvaerk. Perfect colour to the wood and new upholstery.
Teak and Wicker Chair by Nanna Ditzel
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A teak frame supports a woven shell wicker seat. Made by L. Pontopiddan.
Teak, Wicker