Swag Leg Chair by George Nelson - Herman Miller - Vintage

Swag Leg Chair by George Nelson - Herman Miller - Vintage

Vintage chair from 1950 in good condition

Date: 1950
Designer: George Nelson
Brand: Herman Miller
Color: white
Material: Fiberglass
Dimensions: 45 cm wide, 60 cm high and 60 cm deep

Availability: In stock

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Rare "DAF" or "Swag Leg Chair" chair by George Nelson for Herman Miller dating from the 1950s. Made up of a fiberglass shell and an aluminum "La Fonda" base covered in white rislan Herman Miller logo embossed under the shell + sticker.

This edition is rare because it was only produced for a few years, the chair is entirely original.

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1908 – 1986

The architect Georges Nelson is one of the biggest names in design.

Design theorist, influential architecture critic for the Architectural Forum then became design director at Hermann Miller, he was a key figure in American design. He notably convinced designers Charles & Ray Eames, Alexander Girard and Isamu Noguchi to work for the Hermann Miller company.

Georges Nelson also collaborated with the publisher Vitra and created his own design agency. He is at the origin of numerous icons of the 20th century, for the office and the home, some of which pay homage to his penchant for fantasy and humor but also for their functionalism. Among his masterpieces we remember: the Marshmallow sofa, the Ball Clock, the Coconut Chair, the Basic Storage Components storage systems, the desks etc…

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Herman Miller Inc. is an American office furniture and equipment company based in Zeeland, Michigan.

Created in 1905, the original company called Michigan Star Furniture was taken over in 1923 by one of its employees: DJ De Pree.
The company took the name of the man who helped him acquire it, Herman Miller, his father-in-law, a West Michigan businessman.

By the mid-20th century, the name Herman Miller became synonymous with "modern" furniture. Surrounding itself with designers such as George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames, the company produced creations that became great classics of industrial design.

We also include the names of Alvar Aalto, Don Chadwick, Alexander Girard, Paul Lázsló, Isamu Noguchi, Robert Probst, Gilbert Rohde, Gloria Sachs, Don Shepard, Bill Stumpf etc… among the designers who worked for Herman Miller.