Nanna Ditzel
Nanna Ditzel (October 6, 1923 in Copenhagen - June 17, 2005 in Copenhagen) was a Danish furniture designer.[1]
She studied at the Danish School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen with painter Victor Isbrand, Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, Peter Hvidt and Kaare Klint graduating in 1946. Her works include cabinet-making, jewellery, tableware and textiles. She also created jewellery designs for Georg Jensen and furniture for Frederica.[2][3][4][5][6]
Main works[]
- Hanging Egg Chair [7]
- Trinidad chair[8]
- Lulu cradle [9]
- Nanny Rocking Chair [10]
- Bench for two [11]
- Butterfly chair [12]
- Toad stool and table [13]
Awards[]
- 1956 Lunning Prize
- 1991: C. F. Hansen Medal
- 1998 the lifelong Artists' Grant by the Danish Ministry of Culture
Bibliography[]
- 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[14]
References[]
- ^ Oxford index [1] A Dictionary of Modern Design
- ^ Danish net.com
- ^ New york Times obituary
- ^ "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.
- ^ Worldcat
External links[]
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2005 deaths
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni
- Danish furniture designers
- Danish women designers
- Danish modern
- Recipients of the C.F. Hansen Medal
- Designers from Copenhagen
- Danish artist stubs