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Vitra - George Nelson - Side table - Model "Tray table" limited edition for Vitra Design Museum - Brass, Chrome, Wood
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Vitra - George Nelson - Side table - Model "Tray table" limited edition for Vitra Design Museum - Brass, Chrome, Wood

Tray Table model 4950 Medium: Shaped, molded black plywood with chromed steel frame. Dimensions: 19.5" - 27.25" variable height 15.25"- 17.50" Manufacturer: Vitra Design Museum Details: Designed in 1948-49. A Vitra Design re-edition from 2002, and now extremely rare to find, due to a marketing agreement with Herman Miller. This version from the first production from the Vitra Design Museum in 2002. Excellent condition, no defects, almost mint! An elegant and refined design with a cantilevered tray as a top. A very multi-functional piece as the variable height allows it to be used in many areas of the home. Original version from 1948 in both the Vitra Design Museum Collection and the Museum of Modern Art permanent collection. literature: George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher, von Vegesack and Eisenbrand, pg. 258 The Herman Miller Collection, manufacturer’s catalog, 1955, unpaginated http://www.georgenelsonfoundation.org/george-nelson/works/tray-table-56.html https://www.moma.org/collection/works/3221 https://www.wright20.com/auctions/2023/01/essential-design/125

No. 83779255

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Vitra - George Nelson - Side table - Model "Tray table" limited edition for Vitra Design Museum - Brass, Chrome, Wood

Vitra - George Nelson - Side table - Model "Tray table" limited edition for Vitra Design Museum - Brass, Chrome, Wood

Tray Table model 4950
Medium: Shaped, molded black plywood with chromed steel frame.
Dimensions: 19.5" - 27.25" variable height 15.25"- 17.50"
Manufacturer: Vitra Design Museum
Details: Designed in 1948-49. A Vitra Design re-edition from 2002, and now extremely rare to find, due to a marketing agreement with Herman Miller. This version from the first production from the Vitra Design Museum in 2002.
Excellent condition, no defects, almost mint!
An elegant and refined design with a cantilevered tray as a top. A very multi-functional piece as the variable height allows it to be used in many areas of the home. Original version from 1948 in both the Vitra Design Museum Collection and the Museum of Modern Art permanent collection.

literature: George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher, von Vegesack and Eisenbrand, pg. 258 The Herman Miller Collection, manufacturer’s catalog, 1955, unpaginated

http://www.georgenelsonfoundation.org/george-nelson/works/tray-table-56.html

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/3221

https://www.wright20.com/auctions/2023/01/essential-design/125

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