Nanna Ditzel
Nanna Ditzel (October 6, 1923 - June 17, 2005) was a Danish designer. 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.
Nanna Ditzel
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- Name
- Nanna Ditzel
- Born
- 6 October 1923
- Birthplace
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Died
- 17 June 2005
- Occupation
- Designer
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Fields
- design · furniture design · textile art
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts · Danish Design School
- Honours
- Lunning Prize · Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Languages
- Danish
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Nanna Ditzel (October 6, 1923 - June 17, 2005) was a Danish designer. 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.
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Biography
Biography
Her works include furniture, jewelry, tableware and textiles. She also made jewelry designs for Georg Jensen and furniture for Frederica. Known for designing furniture suitable for lying down, she used bright colours and she was very much inspired by nature.
Nanna Ditzel studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and Danish Design School. The recorded working language is Danish. The field of work recorded is design, furniture design and textile art. Places of work recorded in the authority are Copenhagen and London. Work by Nanna Ditzel is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Art Institute of Chicago, Truus & Joost Daalder Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Art Gallery of South Australia. Distinctions recorded are Lunning Prize and Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Hanging Egg Chair by nanna Ditzel
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Nanna Ditzel • Born — 6 October 1923 • Birthplace — Copenhagen, Denmark • Died — 17 June 2005 • Place of death — Copenhagen, Denmark • Occupation — Designer • Illustration — Toad stool designed in 1962
Main works
Main works
* • Illustration — Hanging Egg Chair Hanging Egg Chair • Trinidad chair • Lulu cradle • Nanny Rocking Chair • Bench for two • Butterfly chair • Toad stool and table • Hallingdal - upholstery fabric
Life and career
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Life and career
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1923
Nanna Ditzel born at Copenhagen.
2005
Nanna Ditzel died at Copenhagen.
Recognition and collections
Where the work is held
Recognition and collections
Nanna Ditzel received Lunning Prize, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and C.
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reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q273918: Nanna Ditzel
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- “Nanna Ditzel”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Ditzel, Nanna (1923–2005), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, 2016
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Awards
• 1956 Lunning Prize • 1991: C. F. Hansen Medal • 1998 the lifelong Artists' Grant by the Danish Ministry of Culture
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Nanna Ditzel is recorded as having studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and Danish Design School.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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