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Rare Mid Century Modern George Nelson Orange Ball Clock Model 4755

Name: Rare Mid Century Modern George Nelson Orange Ball Clock Model 4755
Brand: George Nelson
Price: 2800 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

An original George Nelson ( 1908- 1986) Mid Century Modern Ball Clock model 4755. This iconic clock features a distinctive and modern design with a mid-century aesthetic. The central face is a solid orange circle from which twelve metal rods radiate outward, each ending in a spherical, orange ball that represents the hour markers. The clock hands are uniquely styled; the hour hand is a black triangle, the minute hand is a black elongated shape with a circle near its end, and the second hand is a thin red line. The clock is electrical and is in its original condition with intact electric features. The wire ending in a plug is 63 inch / 5.25 ft long . The George Nelson ball clock is a rare find for any collector. Dimensions: 3" H x 13" D Wire 63 inch / 5.25 ft

Creator:

George Nelson (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 3 in (7.62 cm)Diameter: 13 in (33.02 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Metal,Wood

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1950's

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Plainview, NY

Reference Number:

Seller: AS-6671stDibs: LU5060239417442

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George Nelson

Architect, designer, and writer George Nelson was a central figure in the mid-century American modernist design movement; and his thoughts influenced not only the furniture we live with, but also how we live.

Nelson came to design via journalism and literature. Upon receiving his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Yale in 1931, he won the Prix de Rome fellowship, and spent his time in Europe writing magazine articles that helped bring stateside recognition to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Gio Ponti, Le Corbusier and other canonical modernist architects.

In the 1940s, Nelson wrote texts that suggested such now-commonplace ideas as open-plan houses, storage walls and family rooms. D.J. De Pree, the owner of the furniture maker Herman Miller, was so impressed by Nelson that in 1944 — following the sudden death of Gilbert Rohde, who had introduced the firm to modern design in the 1930s — he invited Nelson to join the company as its design director. There Nelson’s curatorial design talents came to the fore.

To Herman Miller he brought such eminent creators as Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi, and the textile and furniture designer Alexander Girard. Thanks to a clever contract, at the same time as he directed Herman Miller he formed a New York design company, George Nelson & Associates, that sold furniture designs to the Michigan firm. Nelson's studio also sold designs for clocks to the Howard Miller Clock Company, a manufacturer that was initially part of Herman Miller before it became an offshoot that was helmed by Howard Miller, D.J. De Pree's brother-in-law.

Nelson’s New York team of designers (who were rarely individually credited) would create such iconic pieces as the Marshmallow sofa, the Coconut chair, the Ball clock, the Bubble lamp series and the many cabinets and beds that comprise the sleek Thin-Edge line.

For dedicated collectors, as well as for interior designers who look beyond “the look,” there is a “cool factor” inherent to vintage pieces from George Nelson and others. Nelson was in on it from the start, and it’s valuable to have a piece that was there with him.

But still, as is evident from the offerings from dealers on 1stDibs, in any of the designs, in any iteration whose manufacture Nelson oversaw and encouraged, there are shining elements of lightness, elegance, sophistication — and a little bit of swagger. George Nelson felt confident in his ideas about design and didn’t mind letting the world know.

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