Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel

Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel were a couple of Danish designers. They started working in the 1950s designing furniture with innovative materials. One of their most famous designs, the Basket wicker chair, was awarded in 1950 at the Cabinet Makers Exhibition and the following year at the Milan Triennale, while their line of jewelery won the Gold Medal at the 1954 Triennale and the Lunning in 1956. After Jørgen's death in 1961, Nanna continued her career as a successful designer until 2005, the year of her death.