Designers & Makers Biographies
Nanna Ditzel
Nanna Ditzel (1923 - 2005) was one of Denmark’s most accomplished contemporary designers and the first woman to design for the Georg Jensen Silversmithy. From 1942 to 1946, she studied...
Nanna Ditzel
Nanna Ditzel (1923 - 2005) was one of Denmark’s most accomplished contemporary designers and the first woman to design for the Georg Jensen Silversmithy. From 1942 to 1946, she studied...
Hans Hansen
Hans Hansen (1884-1940) started his own goldsmith shop and smithy in Kolding, Denmark in about 1906. In the 20’s he started producing his own line of silver flatware based on...
Hans Hansen
Hans Hansen (1884-1940) started his own goldsmith shop and smithy in Kolding, Denmark in about 1906. In the 20’s he started producing his own line of silver flatware based on...
Erik Magnussen
Erik Magnussen (1884-1960) was a self-taught silversmith, too independent to be accepted by any workshop. He was raised in an intellectual atmosphere and was apprenticed at 14 in his uncle's...
Erik Magnussen
Erik Magnussen (1884-1960) was a self-taught silversmith, too independent to be accepted by any workshop. He was raised in an intellectual atmosphere and was apprenticed at 14 in his uncle's...
Bent Gabrielsen
Bent Gabrielsen successfully qualified as a goldsmith in 1949 after serving his apprenticeship with the goldsmith Ejler Fangel in Copenhagen. He soon found work with the Hans Hansen Silversmithy where...
Bent Gabrielsen
Bent Gabrielsen successfully qualified as a goldsmith in 1949 after serving his apprenticeship with the goldsmith Ejler Fangel in Copenhagen. He soon found work with the Hans Hansen Silversmithy where...
Mogens Ballin
Mogens Ballin (1871-1914) was born in Copenhagen. He trained as a painter and was attracted to the French styles of his time. His studies with Gauguin's wife allowed him to take...
Mogens Ballin
Mogens Ballin (1871-1914) was born in Copenhagen. He trained as a painter and was attracted to the French styles of his time. His studies with Gauguin's wife allowed him to take...