George Nelson
George Nelson & Assoc. end table, Model 4745, Herman Miller, 1948 / c.1954, walnut veneer, glass, chrome-plated brass and steel, aluminum, and a fiberglass shade. Features swing-arm lamp, hairpin legs and open storage over a single drawer, label inside drawer with “George Nelson Design, Herman Miller – Zeeland – Michigan,” 44 in. h. by 18 in. w. by 34 in. d., $1,750.
Furniture from the 1950s continues to be hot among both new and longtime collectors. And no designer says “fifties” like George Nelson (1908-1986), the design director at Herman Miller Furniture Co. from 1945 to 1972. His contract allowed him to work outside the Herman Miller Furniture Company, and in 1947 he opened his own design […]