Some objects refuse to stay put. Trisse is one of them. Set it down as a stool and it ends up as a bedside table; place it by a sofa and it becomes a pedestal. Gather a few, and they begin to organise the room around them.

Crafted in Denmark at Fredericia’s joinery, Nanna Ditzel’s Trisse from 1962 comes back as a family of flexible objects, now reintroduced in solid oak.

Originally known as Toad Stool in English, and Trissen in Danish (meaning “spool”), the collection was developed from 1962 to 2004. It has become a modern icon, included in museum collections and institutions alike, and remains a strong example of Ditzel’s approach: organic, functional, and resistant to fixed categorisation.

Her work often carried this kind of duality. Trained within the discipline of Danish modernism and as a trained cabinetmaker, she rarely stayed within its strict lines, preferring instead to introduce a certain looseness — a sense that objects might behave differently than expected, even have their own voice. Trisse is a clear example of that thinking, and a defining one.

Its form is simple: a turned base and top in solid oak, joined with precise craftsmanship. There are no visible mechanisms. Flexibility is instead built into proportion, balance, and scale — a clarity of construction rooted in Ditzel’s training as a cabinetmaker. It is evident in the way the object can be turned, stacked, rolled, and lifted with ease, while sidestepping expectations of traditional furniture types.

Crafted in Denmark from FSC®-certified solid oak, the friendly design is defined by softened profiles, balanced shape, and a grounded connection to the floor.

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