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NANNA DITzEl //
Originally thought of as a children's furniture, the toad-
stool was designed (1962) to be stable and solid, so that it
wouldn't break or tip over when children used it.
The playful geometrical shape was designed so that it
could be turned on its head and played around with. Still
produced by expert cabinetmakers in Denmark every
piece from the toadstool series is hand-made by a cabi-
netmaker and stands as a beautiful example of Ditzel's
sensitive expression and her understanding of Danish
cabinet making tradition.
Trissen, som Nanna Ditzel designede i 1962, blev skabt
ud fra tanken om at børn sidder ikke stille i to minutter.
De rejser sig, står op på stolen, og derefter vælter den.
Det blev til Trissen, der kan vendes, trilles og stables og
i øvrigt bruges resten af livet.
Hver eneste del af trissen er håndlavet af dygtige mø-
belsnedkere og står som et smukt eksempel på Nanna
Ditzels organiske stil og hendes forståelse for dansk
møbeltradition.
69 cm
170 cm