Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel were born in respectively
1923 and 1921. They met each other at the Danish
School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen, where they
both were students. In 1946, they established their
design studio. The period from 1946 to 1961 was
very productive for the young couple. After Jørgen’s
untimely death in 1961, Nanna continued their joint
project alone. She became a prominent designer in
a period when the Danish design and architecture
scene was dominated by men. In her work as a
designer, she tackled everything from textiles to
jewelry and furniture – finding a form and direction
that pointed away from the strictly modernist,
functionalist dictates issued by Kaare Klint and his
school. She was actively producing designs until she
died in 2005 and is known for her organic form and
innovative use of materials, which helped redefine
Danish design aesthetics.
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