ND54 High Chair 🇩🇰 Carl Hansen – Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel

Chaise Haute ND54 Carl Hansen & Søn Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel, 1954

The ND54 high chair by Nanna Ditzel is a beautiful piece of sustainable design, which adapts to the needs of growing children. Minimalist and sturdy, the FSC™-certified beechwood chair can be used by children weighing up to 15 kg, offering them secure seating as they move to the table.

The wood is protected by an easy-to-clean clear matte lacquered. It can be fitted with a saddle leather strap to keep baby in place, as well as an optional backrest to hold smaller children.

Three stainless steel nameplates for engraving allow you to personalize the chair and pass it down from generation to generation, like a family heirloom.

Designed in 1955 by Nanna Ditzel, the highchair has been brought up to modern safety standards by Carl Hansen & Søn. It is designed for children up to 3 years or 15 kg maximum.

Material FSC-certified beech, Cognac leather safety strap, Stainless steel nameplate
Without backrest 51 x 52 x H70,5 cm – Seat height 53,5 cm
With backrest 51 x 52 x H79,5 cm – Seat height 53,5 cm

ND54 High chair

ND54 High chair with backrest

Backrest

Nanna Ditzel

Nanna Ditzel's desire to explore spaces and experiment with techniques at the limits of possibility has led her to become familiar with the whole world of design. This unconventional approach to the design process, combined with an in-depth knowledge of craftsmanship, has resulted in a series of innovative creations. Throughout her 60-year career, Nanna Ditzel has established herself as one of the most influential figures in Danish design. She has rethought the tradition of functionalist design with her imaginative expressions and left her mark.

From the outset, Nanna Ditzel's work was characterized by organic, dynamic forms inspired by the diversity of nature. She constantly experimented and succeeded in creating a highly personal and expressive language, characterized by a deep desire for freedom and a relentless drive to improve on familiar objects of use.

Like many of her contemporaries, Nanna Ditzel first qualified as a cabinetmaker before continuing her studies at the Danish School of Design and the School of Architecture. There, she was taught by Kaare Klint, considered today to be the reformer who, with his particular approach to architecture and design, radically abandoned the traditional, style-oriented teaching of the time to focus on the practical study of architecture and furniture design.

Nanna Ditzel graduated as a furniture designer in 1946 and married fellow student Jørgen Ditzel the same year.

The two founded a design studio in 1946, which they ran together until Jørgen Ditzel's death in 1961. During the 15 years they worked together, they succeeded in influencing many aspects of Danish design. The couple wanted to create furniture that encouraged a freer, richer life. Many of their pieces were created to meet their own needs. Such is the case of the legendary high chair, designed by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel in 1954, which today forms part of the canon of Danish culture.

Nanna Ditzel was still a young woman in 1961 when she suddenly found herself alone with three small daughters and a design studio full of challenges. Nevertheless, during this period she managed to hone her own expression and create a wide range of designs that are today considered classics.

ND54 High Chair – Carl Hansen