Coconut Chair

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Coconut Chair
George Nelson, 1955
Coconut Chair
The Coconut Chair, a prime example of
1950s design, is distinguished by its
humorous undertones, formal clarity and
minimal use of materials. The designer
himself, George Nelson, compared the
armchair with a coconut cut into eight
parts, though he reversed the colours: the
outer shell of the Coconut Chair is white,
while the one-piece cushion is covered
with high-quality leather or fabric in a
variety of colours. By evoking the natural,
spacious shape of a shell, Nelson created
an inviting and comfortable armchair that
allows the sitter to assume a wide variety
of positions.
Materials
∏ Shell: glass fibre reinforced plastic in white.
∏ Upholstery: one-piece polyurethane foam
padding.
∏ Base: tubular steel, polished chrome finish.
∏ Glides: plastic glides for carpet; felt glides
for hard floors optionally available.
DIMENSIONS (measurements are established pursuant to EN 1335-1)
830 32¾”
510 20”
265 10½”
575 22¾”
835 32¾”
1040 41”
Coconut Chair
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Surfaces and colors
85
71
65
74
mint/ivory
yellow/pastel
green
coral/poppy red
dark blue/ivory
79
86
72
63
81
75
warmgrey/ivory
mint/forest
yellow/poppy
red
red/poppy red
ice blue/ivory
dark blue/moor
brown
69
87
67
96
83
82
grass-green/
ivory
ivory/forest
poppy red/ivory
red/cognac
blue/ivory
ice blue/
moor brown
70
77
68
62
84
73
grass-green/
forest
nero/forest
pink/poppy red
red/moor brown
blue/moor
brown
petrol/moor
brown
Hopsak
92
grey
88
05
94
98
91
cognac/
ivory
dark grey
avocado
red/champagne
chocolate/grey
76
78
95
07
89
marron/moor
brown
nero/moor
brown
cognac/
avocado
orange
petrol/chocolate
80
66
97
99
90
warmgrey/
moor brown
nero
cognac
red/orange
nero/chocolate
Hopsak (available until end of 2014)
Hopsak
72
snow
71
sand
69
67
marron
asphalt
68
66
70
01
chocolate
nero
red
chrome
Leather
Base
Art. Nr. 09159902
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