Nanna Ditzel is a renowned Danish designer who designed jewelry, as well as furniture. She is especially known for Trinidad chair and “Trissen” (Pulley). She was, with Grete Jalk, one of the few female designers in Denmark.
Nanna Ditzel worked with various producers, including Kolds Savværk, Søren Willadsen, Vejen and Fredericia Furniture.
Nanna Ditzel's furniture has got the qualities necessary to be notable and noticed, and it is beautiful as well as functional. She created a stir with her furniture made out of polyester and glass fibre. A general characteristic of her work is that it possesses grace and lightness. It is obvious furniture in a modern world. It makes everyday life beautiful and enriches our existence. It has a sculptural expression and is at the same time comfortable to sit in. Far from always are these two qualities united in one and the same product.
She has also designed textiles and jewellery for Georg Jensen, and she co-wrote the book, 'Danish Chairs' published in 1954. She has exhibited her work in a number of cities throughout Europe, and at home, of course, at the Danish Museum of Decorative Art, and Royal Copenhagen, and Trapholt at Kolding.
