Danish Luxury

Design Textiles Kvadrat

Hallingdal

A woven wool and viscose upholstery fabric designed by Nanna Ditzel in 1965, Kvadrat's first textile, made today as Hallingdal 65.

Designed by
Nanna Ditzel
Made by
Kvadrat
First made
1965

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Hallingdal 65 in a rust colour
Hallingdal 65 in a rust colour
Hallingdal 65 in a pale natural
Hallingdal 65 in a pale natural

Pictures © Kvadrat, from kvadrat.dk.

Why it is renowned

Hallingdal was Kvadrat's first textile and remains one of its best sellers, known as much for wearing well as for its range of colours.12 It is found in homes, hospitals and airports and on trains, most visibly on the seats of the Danish State Railways (DSB).3 Nanna Ditzel's list of works counts it among her main designs.4

The story

Nanna Ditzel designed Hallingdal in 1965.2 It is woven from 70 per cent wool and 30 per cent viscose: the wool gives strength and give, the viscose depth of colour, and both are dyed before spinning, which brings out the texture of the cloth.2 Kvadrat later renewed its colour scale and sells it as Hallingdal 65.2 For the Milan furniture fair in 2012, seven curators guided by Patrizia Moroso and Giulio Ridolfo picked young designers from Europe, the United States and Asia, who made 32 new works with the fabric.15

Sources
  1. Hallingdal 65, Kvadrat Design Project. kvadrat.dk, read 1 October 2026.
  2. Hallingdal 65, Kvadrat. kvadrat.dk, read 1 October 2026.
  3. Kvadrat (company), Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 1 October 2026.
  4. Nanna Ditzel, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 1 October 2026.
  5. Hallingdal 65, Kvadrat. kvadrat.dk, read 1 October 2026.

Last checked 1 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.