nelson™ x conference table
Design George Nelson,
1950
Tubular steel, veneer, laminate
A dining table that also functions in the office, or a work table equally suited to the dining room, the Nelson X-Leg Table draws no such distinction. Two depths and three widths allow you to pick just the right size table for your space.
Once you’ve selected a size, choose from three veneers and two laminate surfaces, and decide between chrome, white, or black legs. Available surface options include richly hued walnut, the clean look of white ash, and deeply patterned santos palisander. White laminate is bordered with a walnut veneer edge and Studio White with white ash.
A basic expression of what a table should be, the Nelson X-Leg Table is designed to work with any kind of chair—from classic Eames to performance task seating that not even Nelson could have imagined in 1950.
1500W*750D*725H
1800W*900D*725H
2100W*900D*725H
George Nelson (1908–1986) was an American industrial designer, and one of the founders of American Modernism. While Director of Design for the Herman Miller furniture company, both Nelson, and his design studio, George Nelson Associates, Inc., designed much of the 20th century's most iconic modernist furniture. George Nelson attended Yale University, not originally intending become an architect. He happened upon the architecture school while ducking into the building to get out of the rain, and was impressed by an exhibition inside. He graduated with a degree in architecture in 1928. During his final year at Yale, Nelson was hired by the architecture firm Adams and Prentice as a drafter.
Herman Miller was a West Michigan businessman who helped his son-in-law, D.J. De Pree, buy the Michigan Star Furniture Company in 1923. De Pree had been working at the company, which opened in 1905, since he was hired in 1909 as a clerk. De Pree knew his father-in-law was a man of integrity, so he decided to rename the company after him. By the middle of the 20th century, the name Herman Miller had become synonymous with “modern” furniture. Working with legendary designers George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames, the company produced pieces that would become classics of industrial design.