Nanna Ditzel
Nanna Ditzel | |
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| Born | 6 October 1923 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 17 June 2005 (aged 81) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Occupation | Designer |
Nanna Ditzel (October 6, 1923 - June 17, 2005) was a Danish designer.[1]
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 future husband Jørgen Ditzel with whom she collaborated closely until his death in 1961. Her works include furniture, jewelry, tableware and textiles. She also made jewelry designs for Georg Jensen and furniture for Frederica.[2][3][4][5][6] Nanna Ditzel was known for designing furniture suitable for lying down, she used bright colours and she was very much inspired by the nature.[citation needed]
Main works
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Hanging Egg Chair - Trinidad chair[8]
- Lulu cradle [9]
- Nanny Rocking Chair [10]
- Bench for two [11]
- Butterfly chair [12]
- Toad stool and table [13]
- Hallingdal - upholstery fabric[14]
Awards
[edit]- 1956 Lunning Prize
- 1991: C. F. Hansen Medal
- 1998 the lifelong Artists' Grant by the Danish Ministry of Culture
Bibliography
[edit]- Nanna Ditzel: ’’ Danish chairs’’, 1954
- Nanna Ditzel: ‘’ Nanna Ditzel, Munkeruphus 1992( Book )
- Nanna Ditzel: ‘’ Tanker bliver ting : Nanna Ditzel design’’, 1994
- Henrik Sten Mller : ‘’Motion and beauty : the book of Nanna Ditzel’’, 1998
- Nanna Ditzel: Nanna Ditzel : trapperum; stairscapes; Exhibition Nanna Ditzel Trapperum - Stairscapes Kunstindustrimuseet, 2002
- Fabia Masciello : ‘’Nanna Ditzel : design nordico al femminile ‘’, 2003 en Italien
- Hanne Horsfeld: ‘’ Nanna Ditzel’’, 2005[15]
- Anne Cathrine Wolsgaard Iversen: "Nanna Ditzels smykker", 2023
References
[edit]- ^ Oxford index [1] A Dictionary of Modern Design
- ^ Danish net.com
- ^ "Nanna Ditzel, 81, Designer of Furniture, Is Dead (Published 2005)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04.
- ^ "R and company". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Hammersby". Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ Mcm daily
- ^ "Sika Design". Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Frederica". Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ brdr-kruger
- ^ Nordic contractor [2] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pdf Sikaindoor icons
- ^ Inside out
- ^ Core 77
- ^ "Pencil kit co. uk". Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Hallingdal 65". www.kvadrat.dk. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Worldcat
Further reading
[edit]- Fiell, Charlotte; Fiell, Peter (2005). Design of the 20th Century (25th anniversary ed.). Köln: Taschen. p. 216. ISBN 9783822840788. OCLC 809539744.
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