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George Nelson for Herman Miller Circa20c Modern  Lead

George Nelson for Herman Miller Triple Bubble Chandelier

SKU: 400224

A hard-to-find triple bubble chandelier by Geore Nelson. Includes the cigar bubble measuring approximately 32" H, a ball bubble and a smaller cigar. Original wood fixture with chandelier.

 

While outfitting his office, architect and Herman Miller design director George Nelson discovered a silk-covered Swedish hanging lamp that he coveted but found too expensive. He then recalled seeing a photo in the paper of Liberty ships being mothballed “by having the decks covered with netting and then being sprayed with a self-webbing plastic,” which got him thinking. “And then, Whammo!” Inspiration struck, and by the next night, Nelson had designed his first Bubble Lamp (1952) by spinning a skeleton of steel wires on a turntable and shooting it with translucent plastic until it was covered in a smooth, washable film. “When you put a light in it, it glowed,” he said.

  • Details

    • IN THE STYLE OF

      Mid Century Modern

    • PLACE OF ORIGIN

      United States

    • DATE OF MANUFACTURE

      1960s

    • PERIOD

      20th Century

  • Details

    • MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

      Wire, polymner, plastic, wood

    • CONDITION

      Very good

    • WEAR

      Minor

$4,750.00Price
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