George Nelson Pretzel Chair

Pretzel designed in 1952 by george nelson amazing original finish and patina.
George nelson pretzel chair. To mark the 100 th anniversary of george nelson s birth vitra produced the armchair in 2008 in a limited series of 1 000. Only a few where made of the 1 edition. Early and rare george nelson pretzel chair 1952 sculpture. Category vintage 1950s american mid century modern side chairs.
George nelson pretzel chair. Value 2009 12 000 auction 19 000 auction. The first pretzel chair was inspired the classic bentwood designs of thonet and was designed in 1952 by george nelson for herman miller and it is truly a study in beauty and simplicity. An early and rare pretzel armchair designed by george nelson for herman miller.
Early and rare pretzel chair by george nelson. Category 20th century american mid century modern george nelson chairs. Originally designed for herman miller in 1952 this chair was a nelson authorized production by icf in the mid 1980s. 5890 by george nelson.
This example in all original condition. Their pretzel chair image 6 was designed by nelson s office in 1952 and produced by a massachusetts based company called plycraft. Furniture styles cool furniture modern furniture furniture design antique furniture chaise vintage love chair deco design take a seat. Explore edvari s photos on flickr.
The pretzel chair proved too fragile and costly so herman miller stopped production in 1957. I brought two chairs that were. Edvari has uploaded 24 photos to flickr. In 1985 nelson allowed the italian company icf to again produce the pretzel chair as it is now called in oak or painted black.
The pretzel chair by george nelson. Wonderful sculptural side chair. In the 1950s the herman miller company led by george nelson was working on creating lightweight chairs out of plywood. A rare laminated birch and leather pretzel chair no.
In 1986 the new version was presented in the magazine domus. Read appraisal transcript. Early and rare pretzel chair by george nelson.