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 Black Danish Coffee Table
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Milano, IT
Nanna Ditzel 1960s coffee table. Consisting of purely circular elements, clean and essential elements characterize the line of Nanna. In ebonized wood is in good condition vintage sl...
Wood
Scandinavian Modern Danish Vintage Pine Table by Nanna Ditzel
By Nanna Ditzel, Kolds Savvaerk
Located in London, GB
This beautiful rare piece of classic, iconic Danish design and craftsmanship has been sympathetically restored to a fine condition. Made from Oregon pine, the choice of contrasting p...
Pine
Nanna Ditzel Designed Side Table
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in New York, NY
Designed by the famed Nanna Ditzel (1923-2005) in 1963, with partly lacquered wood. Designed and produced in 1963. Partly white lacquered solid wenge wood. Branded furniture makers D...
Wood
Danish Teak Coffee Table by Hans J. Wegner, Mid-Century, Circa 1960
By Andreas Tuck, Hans J. Wegner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Danish coffee, sofa table made of hand crafted Teakwood, designed by Hans J. Wegner and produced by Andreas Tuck in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1960 Denmark, Scandinavia. Hans Jorgensen Wegner...
Teak
Nanna Ditzel Desk Produced by Søren Willadsen in Denmark
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare freestanding desk with 3 drawers designed by Nanna Ditzel. Produced by Søren Willadsen in Denmark.
Rosewood
$14,096
H 28.75 in W 68.9 in D 29.53 in
Scandinavian Teak Desk by Nanna Ditzel Søren Willardsen, Denmark, 1960s
By Nanna Ditzel, Søren Willadsen
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Teak Desk by Nanna Ditzel Søren Willardsen, Denmark Teak desk with three drawers by Nanna Ditzel. The desk has a particularly beautiful grain. Designer Nanna Ditzel Manufacture...
Teak
Danish Modern Oak Side Table "Trisse" by Nanna Ditzel, 2010s.
By Nanna Ditzel, Snedkergaarden
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern Oak Side Table "Trisse" by Nanna Ditzel, 2010s. Danish Mid-Century Modern side table or tall stool in solid nordic white oak desig...
Oak
$5,700
H 20 in W 62.75 in D 27.25 in
20th Century, Danish Rosewood Coffee Table by Severin Hansen & Nils Thorsson
By Nils Thorsson, Severin Hansen Jr.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Danish low sofa table or coffee table in restored Rosewood, in good condition. Designed by Severin Hansen Jr. with a lateral tile insert and blue tile surround by Nils Thorsson, Royal Copenhagen. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1960, Denmark, Scandinavia. Nils Johan Thorvald Thorsson was a Swedish designer and ceramic artist born in 1898, in Esloev, Sweden and passed away in 1975. At the age of thirteen, Thorsson finished his apprenticeship at the Alumina Factory in Copenhagen, after that he went to study at the Royal Danish Academy. Later on, Thorsson was the artistic director of Alumina which he held for forty-one years where he lead a team of well-known, talented designers which included Bethe Breyen, Kari Christensen, as well as others. Severin Hansen was born in 1897 Denmark and passed away in 1964 Denmark...
Rosewood, Ceramic
Coffee Table Made In Teak, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This teak coffee table epitomizes the elegance and craftsmanship of Danish design from the 1960s. Crafted with precision and attention to detail, it boasts a timeless appeal that ad...
Teak
$1,095
H 20.87 in W 59.06 in D 19.69 in
Coffee Table Made In Teak With Shelf, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This teak coffee table, a product of Danish design from the 1960s, epitomizes the elegance and functionality characteristic of mid-century modern furniture. Crafted with precision an...
Teak
1970s Danish Ceramic 'Ox Art' Coffee Table
Located in Praha, CZ
- The item is in good original condition and has been repolished - Signed on one of the tiles.
Ceramic, Wood
$1,095
H 20.48 in W 25.6 in D 63 in
Coffee Table Made In Teak With Extension Plate, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This Danish-designed coffee table from the 1960s is a testament to the era's commitment to both form and function. Crafted from teak, a wood prized for its rich color and durability,...
Teak
Scandinavian Side Table Model 272 Designed by Illum Wikkelsø
By Illum Wikkelsø, A. Mikael Laursen
Located in Karlstad, SE
Very rare side table chair model 103 in rosewood designed by Illum Wikkelsø. Beautifully designed side table in rosewood. The solid rosewood legs show a beautiful grain and lean sli...
Rosewood
$4,972
H 19.49 in W 25.6 in D 51.19 in
Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rectangular Glass Coffee Table Denmark, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern vintage teak coffee table with a geometric base construction and a clear glass top ( thickness 1 cm ). Good condition with minor signs of age and use approx. mea...
Glass, Teak
Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel, Sofa Table
By Nanna Ditzel, Kolds Savvaerk
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel. Sofa table with veneered oak plate. Legs of solid oak. Made by Kolds Savværk.
Oak