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ND83 Lounge Chair - Natural linen 0003 / Oak oil
Model 5083 - By Nanna Ditzel
Description
ND83 Lounge Chair
The ND83 Lounge Chair by Nanna Ditzel combines a soft, sculptural expression with precise construction. The chair features a solid wood frame and moulded veneer seat and back shells with foam. It is available upholstered in textile or leather with non-removable covers.
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Two Crafts, One Form
Reeintroducing two early designs by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel: the ND83 Lounge Chair from 1952 and the ND82 Sofa from 1957. Created during the years the couple shared a studio, they offer an early glimpse of the ideas Nanna Ditzel would pursue throughout her career: how furniture can accommodate the body, and how a seat can create a space of its own.
Both designs balance an enveloping form and a light, open structure. The upholstered seat and back curve around the body, while the slender wooden frame remains exposed, running along the outside of the form rather than hiding beneath the upholstery. There is comfort in the sense of enclosure, but also a feeling of freedom. It is comfort understood as more than softness, shaped as much by the space a piece of furniture creates around us.
In the decades since, both designs have found their way into settings as varied as the Sydney Opera House and The Standard in New York, moving as naturally between public and private spaces as between formality and ease.
About the designers
Nanna Ditzel (1923–2005) was one of Denmark's most versatile designers. She trained as a cabinetmaker and studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Kaare Klint, where she met her future husband and creative partner, Jørgen Ditzel (1921–1961). The two established their own studio in 1946, developing furniture, textiles and objects with a shared curiosity for new materials, bold forms and unconventional ideas. Throughout the 1950s, their work was exhibited and recognised for its innovative approach.
After Jørgen's passing in 1961, Nanna developed her own distinctive design language, informed by poetry and art and expressed through vibrant colour, sculptural forms and unwavering curiosity. Over six prolific decades, her work moved freely across furniture, textiles, jewellery and other fields.
Her collaboration with Fredericia began in 1989, when Thomas Graversen, then stepping into the next generation of the family business, embraced her vision and she became the company's second house designer after Børge Mogensen. Her work remains an important part of the collection today.
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