rare george nelson steel frame sofa
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Munich, DE
nice sofa from the steel frame series. an icon of modern design. shows signes of previous use, but has no defects and the white leather has nice patina.
Metal
George Nelson 1950s Steel Frame Sofa For Herman Miller Vintage Mid-Century
By George Nelson
Located in Monrovia, CA
This Is A Vintage 1950s George Nelson Steel Frame Sofa For Herman Miller.
Steel
$9,500 / item
George Nelson for Herman Miller Steel Frame Sofa
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sofa by George Nelson for Herman Miller, c.1950s, USA.
Steel
American Mid-Century Modern "Marshmallow” Sofa, George Nelson, 1956
By George Nelson
Located in New York, NY
Designed by George Nelson and Irving Harper in 1956, the Marshmallow Sofa is known for its construction of individual, circular upholstered discs mounted on a steel frame.
Metal, Steel
George Nelson Modular Sofa Table System Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, BE
This original George Nelson Modular Sofa Table System for Herman Miller is a versatile and well-preserved example of Mid-Century Modern design. The system combines two upholstered se...
Steel
Rare George Nelson for Herman Miller Sling Sofa, Model 6832 in Rohleder Velvet
By George Nelson
Located in Culver City, CA
An extraordinary, true museum-grade rarity for the serious 20th-century design collector. Designed by George Nelson & Associates for Herman Miller in 1963, the Sling Sofa (Model 6832...
Chrome
Herman Miller George Nelson Modular Seating Cognac Natural Leather Sofa
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This living room set model modular sofa was designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller.
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Sofa with Side Tables George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Mid-Century Modern George Nelson Sofa with Integrated Side Tables for Herman Miller – This exquisite vintage piece, dating back to the 1950s-1960s, epitomizes the functional elegance...
Steel
George Nelson, Modular Sofa and Table Seating System, 1966 for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Munster, NRW
George Nelson for Herman Miller, 1960s, United States. Very fine Modular §seater sofa by George Nelson (1908-1986) for Herman Miller. This sofa has a metal frame with square chro...
Steel, Chrome
Early Original George Nelson Marshmallow Sofa. Amazing Condition. Signed
By Herman Miller, Irving Harper, George Nelson
Located in Kansas City, MO
Orignal production iconic Marshmallow Sofa designed by Irving Harper for the George Nelson Office therefore attributed to George Nelson. Manufactured by Herman Miller and signed who...
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage Nelson Daybed in Black Mohair, c. 1950s
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Sophisticated yet effortless, this vintage MCM sofa bed is the iconic Nelson Daybed, originally designed by George Nelson in 1949 for the Herman Miller Collection.
Steel
Zigzag coffee table display or seating furniture
By Harvey Probber
Located in South Charleston, WV
Multipurpose Furniture. We do not know exactly what this is. It could be a display table being 17.5" tall or it could be a seating arrangement with tables. Or it could be a cocktail ...
Steel, Chrome
Unavailable
H 29.75 in W 72 in D 32 in
Vintage George Nelson Steel Frame Modular Sectional Sofa for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Vintage steel frame modular sectional by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Two separate sections each having two champagne colored velvet cushions and one white side table. Has origin...
Steel
4-Seat Sofa by Herman Miller, George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in Antwerpen, BE
A 4-seat on a steel frame with chrome plated legs, on which numerous elements could be mounted. It was produced by Herman Miller from 1956-1978. The cushions are original and upholst...
Chrome
Unavailable
H 27.56 in W 75.6 in D 120.48 in
George Nelson, Herman Miller Modular Sofa System Rosewood Table & Drawer Chest
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Hamburg, DE
George Nelson was an architect, designer and writer and a central figure in the midcentury American Modernist design movement.
Steel
Walnut and Acrylic Coffee Table, "Float Tray Table" by Rottet
By Lauren Rottet
Located in New York, NY
Item no: TA-020 The Float Tray table was originally designed for a ship's cabin to act as both the coffee table and ottoman to the sofa. The upturned lip of the table top kept trays...
Stainless Steel
George Nelson Steel Frame Sofa for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A three seat cushion Nelson steel frame sofa with satin white frame, adjustable metal and rubber foot pads manufactured by the Herman Miller furniture Company. A design from the 1950...
Steel
George Nelson Steel Frame Sofa - Loveseat by Herman Miller ( 1 )
By George Nelson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Nelson designed steel framed love seat - sofa lounge unit with white metal frame , Rubber and metal foot pads and two turquoise Naugahyde seats . A classic design that is still fre...
Steel
"Steel Frame" Sofa by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Berlin, DE
A modular sofa from George Nelson's "Steel Frame" collection, made by Herman Miller.
Steel
Two-Tone "Steel Frame" Sofa Set by George Nelson
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Berlin, DE
A modular four-place with an integrated coffee table sofa and a three-place sofa, from George Nelson's "Steel Frame" collection, made by Herman Miller.
Steel
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H 29.53 in W 72.84 in D 29.53 in
Original Herman Miller Midcentury Sofa steel frame Couch George Nelson
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten ein wunderschönes Zweisitzer Sofa von Herman Miller aus den 1950er/60er Jahren zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von George Nelson und konnte in den verschiedensten Kombi...
Wood
Early Production George Nelson / Herman Miller Modular Steel Frame Sofa
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early Production George Nelson / Herman Miller Modular Steel Frame Sofa,, Professionally reupholstered.
Metal
Midcentury George Nelson for Herman Miller Steel Frame Sofa with Table
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant and iconic midcentury signed living room sofa designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller.
Steel
George Nelson Sofa
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
Model 0693, modular sofa. A Classic Nelson design. Newly upholstered in low pile velvet on brushed stainless steel frame.
Metal
George Nelson Sling Sofa
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
"Sling sofa" by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Brown leather with stainless steel frame.
Stainless Steel
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H 29.14 in W 96.46 in D 28.35 in
3-Seat Steel Frame Sofa, George Nelson for Herman Miller in 1960
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Munster, NRW
From the aluminium group by Charles & Ray Eames to Arne Jacobsen’s famous hew building in hamburg: many midcentury designers have developed some of their most convincing designs for ...
Steel
George Nelson Herman Miller Leather Sling Sofa
By George Nelson
Located in Phoenix, AZ
George Nelson for Herman Miller sling sofa, circa late 1960s.
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H 29 in W 72 in D 32 in
George Nelson Herman Miller Steel Frame Modular Sofa and Table for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Jens Risom, George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early 1950s design by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Its features a lower steel frame, strapped maple seats, and a white laminate table top. All are completely modular. In t...
Steel
Mid Century Sofa in the Style of George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A steel framed sofa in a tight woven soft tangerine orange fabric upholstered with built in back and bottom cushions.
Upholstery
George Nelson Sling Sofa by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Highland, IN
Nelson's sling sofa from 1963 is an innovative design which uses a chrome-plated tubular steel frame, thick leather, neoprene and reinforced rubber "slings" to suspend the seat and b...
Stainless Steel, Steel
George Nelson Modular Sofa in Dark Leather for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Antwerp, BE
Magnificent modular system sofa designed by US George Nelson in the 1950s for Herman Miller Dark brown leather seating of the best possible quality is used, mounted on a typical ...
George Nelson sectional Sofa in Dark Leather for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-century modern Mad Men style Modular system sofa designed by US George Nelson in the 1950s for Herman Miller Dark brown leather seating of the best possible quality is used, mou...
George Nelson Sling Sofa for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Model 6832 designed in 1963 by George Nelson & Associates for Herman Miller. Chrome-plated tubular steel frame with neoprene reinforced rubber decking and straps. Original leather i...
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Marshmallow Sofa for George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in San Antonio, TX
Rare classic Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Marshmallow sofa. Each round cushion reminiscent of a marshmallow is a barstool seat mounted on a metal disc frame creating an overall g...
Metal
Modular System Sofas by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, DE
Very rare and beautiful sofas by George Nelson for Herman Miller, designed in the 1960s.
Chrome
George Nelson Steelframe L Sofa for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Sleek minimalist modular seating system designed by George Nelson Associates in the early 1950s. Featuring two benches, five seating units and two table modules, this system is compl...
Steel
George Nelson Sofa from Herman Miller's Modular Seating System
By Herman Miller, John Pile, George Nelson
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Classic stripped down, clean lined design as this freshly upholstered sofa sits on a sharp chrome and black steel frame.
Steel
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H 27 in W 104 in L 27 in
George Nelson Herman Miller 2 Pc Sofa Sectional Set&Tables & Italian Swirl Table
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant and iconic midcentury signed living room set designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller as well as a black glass swirl table on chrome base that was made in Italy. In short,...
Steel
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H 28.75 in W 87 in D 31.5 in
Chocolate Brown Leather George Nelson Three-Seat Sling Sofa for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
Excellent, all original, George Nelson sling sofa in brown leather with chromed steel frame.
Chrome
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H 27 in W 104 in D 30 in
George Nelson for Herman Miller 2-Pc Sectional Sofa with Tables Living Room Set
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant and iconic midcentury signed living room set designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller. It features original banana yellow vinyl upholstery which is ultra rare and coveted...
Steel
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