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George Nelson & Associates

Thin Edge cabinet, model 5240

Herman Miller
USA, 1955
rosewood, lacquered aluminum 40½ h × 39½ w × 19½ d in (103 × 100 × 50 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $3,168
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Cabinet features five drawers. Foil manufacturer’s label to one drawer 'George Nelson Design Herman Miller Zeeland, Michigan'.
literature: The Herman Miller Collection, manufacturer’s catalog, 1955, unpaginated George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher, von Vegesack and Eisenbrand, pg. 244 discusses series

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The steady movement [throughout the design process] is in the direction of a solution that is ultimately seen, not as beautiful, but as appropriate. The creation of beauty cannot be an aim; beauty is one of the aspects of appropriateness, and it stills lies pretty much in the eye of the beholder, which makes it a byproduct rather than a goal.

George Nelson

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