International Womens Day Industry Icon - Nanna Ditzel

Celebrating International Womens Day as part of our Industry Icons series, we honour the talent of Nanna Ditzel, a visionary Dane - a multi-talented, multi-disciplinary designer at the forefront of design innovation. Nanna (1923 - 2005) and studied at the Copenhagen Arts & Crafts School where she met her husband to be and long term collaborator Jørgen. She was responsible for designing everything from furniture to textiles, jewellery and household objects. Her legacy is being managed by her daughters: Dennie, Lulu and Vita, with many of her designs currently in production with an illustrious list of manufacturers that include Fredericia Furniture, Mater Design, Sika Design, Yamakawa, Kvadrat textiles,

check out www.viaduct.co.uk for Nanna Ditzel designs.