1970s Vintage Mid Century Herman Miller Bench Designed by George Nelson

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Herman Miller, Nelson Platform Bench, from the “Basic Cabinet Series” by George Nelson, designed 1946.
Later production example of this … Read more Herman Miller, Nelson Platform Bench, from the “Basic Cabinet Series” by George Nelson, designed 1946.
Later production example of this iconic design in very nice original condition with minimal imperfections from normal use. This is the 48” version in natural maple and retains its original makers medallion and metal threaded leveling floor glides.

Approx Measurements are:
48” Length
18.5” Width
14.5” High (with glides)
14” High (glides removed)

Equal parts seat and surface, the Nelson Platform Bench emerged from George Nelson’s Fortune magazine office to join his first Herman Miller Collection in 1946. It serves as a bench, low table, or foundation for the Basic Cabinet Series.

A landmark of modern design, the bench has the clean, rectilinear lines that reflect designer George Nelson’s architectural background and his insistence on what he called “honest” design—making an honest visual statement about an object’s purpose. Solid wood slats are spaced to let air and light through, sealed with a clear-coat finish, and finger-jointed for superior strength, all of which make the bench ideal for offices, public areas, and homes.

The platform bench was part of Nelson’s first collection for Herman Miller and was reintroduced in 1994. As presented in the 1948 Herman Miller furniture catalog, the platform bench “is primarily a high base for deep and shallow cases, but it also serves as a low table for extra seating.” The 1955 catalog states that the bench “has proved to be one of the most flexible and useful units in the collection. See less