i recently was sent a craigslist link for a garage sale in my neighborhood by a friend (thanks joey!), the ad mentioned some Eames fiberglass and a Nelson Bench for sale, the sale had ended a few days before but it had the address, so i went by the house and asked if they still had the bench or any other items for sale…luckily the Nelson Bench had not sold and i was able to work a deal that morning to buy it.

The natural finish maple bench has a wonderful aged patina and shows years of careful use, but its most unusual feature is the base. Most Nelson bench bases you see have the keystone shaped hardwood shape, painted matte black. By the early 1950’s Herman Miller had received many complaints from designers that the base was too weighty of a look and it was difficult to design around… Nelson & Associates came up with a bent metal rod base with supporting arms and a metal footed rubber glide to comply with what designers wanted, i haven’t been able to find much info on this bench yet related to how long the production run was, but ill research this or call the HM historians to verify its age. i’m told it was out for only 12-18 months. ill add some photos in the next few days, as soon as i get to the back to the studio

zach/ tulsa