George Nelson Platform Bench (designed 1946)
A slatted wood platform bench designed by George Nelson in 1946 for Herman Miller, usable as a seat, a coffee table or a low base for cabinets.
George Nelson's Platform Bench is one of the simplest and most versatile designs of the period: a long platform of spaced wooden slats on ebonized legs. It works as a bench in an entry or mudroom, a coffee table, or a base for cabinets. Slatted benches like this are an elegant alternative to upholstered mudroom seating and are easy to produce with consistent slat spacing.
Slatted entry or mudroom bench in maple or white oak; Signature tier.
A custom version typically runs $650–$950 per linear foot, installed in Colorado.
- Style
- Mid-Century Modern
- Element
- Mudroom & Entry Storage
- Date
- 1946 (designed) 1946/67 (manufactured)
- Maker or designer
- George Nelson (American, 1908–1986) Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Co. (American, founded 1905)
- Materials
- Birch
- Dimensions
- 35.5 × 47 × 183.5 cm (14 × 18 1/2 × 72 1/4 in.)
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
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