Vitra Classic Tray China Shop, George Nelson, 1944
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Classic Tray China Shop by Vitra
(George Nelson, 1944): The quality of furnishings does not only manifest itself in large
objects. As important as the choice and composition of furniture,
lighting and textiles are for our sense of well-being at home. It’s the
small things – the various accessories, pictures, plants, mementos and
occasional finds we have collected – that play a major role in our
emotional attachment to the home. In recent decades only a few designers
like Charles and Ray Eames, Alexander Girard and George Nelson, have
been aware of this. Starting with the same ideas in the mid twentieth
century they created furnishings and equipment in which small things
always had an important place. It is with this thought in mind that the
Classic Trays now being brought onto the market by the Vitra design
Museum should be viewed.
High-grade thermoset, dishwasher safe, food safe.
20 x 460 x 355 mm.
20 x 460 x 355 mm.
Product.Nr.: 21503706
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George Nelson, born 1908 in Hartford, Connecticut, studied architecture at Yale University. A fellowship enabled him to study at the American Academy in Rome from 1932-34. In Europe he became acquainted with the protagonists and major architectural works of modernism. He joined the editorial staff of Architectural Forum in 1935, where he was employed until 1944. A programmatic article on residential building and furniture design, published in Architectural Forum by Nelson in 1944, attracted the attention of D.J. DePree, head of the furniture company Herman Miller. Shortly after this, George Nelson assumed the position of design director at Herman Miller. Remaining there until 1972, he became a key figure of American design, also convincing the likes of Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi and Alexander Girard to work for Herman Miller. His collaboration with Vitra began in 1957. From 1946 onwards Nelson also ran his own design office, creating numerous products that are now regarded as icons of mid-century modernism. Nelson's office also produced important architectural works and exhibition designs. George Nelson died in New York in 1986. His archive belongs to the holdings of the Vitra Design Museum.
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