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Nanna & Jørgen

Ditzel

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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