Madame Lounge Chair
A woven rattan lounge chair with a rounded shell for seat, back and arms, designed by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel in 1951 and made by Sika-Design.
- Designed by
- Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel
- Made by
- Sika-Design
- First made
- 1951
Pictures © Sika-Design, from sika-design.com.
Why it is renowned
With the Madame, Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel carried on their experiments in joining the seat and back of a chair, and let its shell and frame grow into one organic form.1 Its soft, shell-like outline gave the chair its name.2
The story
Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel opened their design studio in 1946 and took up wicker in 1950.2 They drew the Madame in 1951.21 Sika-Design makes it in its ICONS range of reissued designs, in agreement with the designers' descendants.2 Each chair is woven by hand from Indonesian rattan, and a seat and back cushion can be added.2
Sources
- Madame, Nanna Ditzel Design. nanna-ditzel-design.dk, read 17 October 2026.
- Madame Lounge Chair, Sika-Design. sika-design.com, read 17 October 2026.
Last checked 17 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.