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Platform Bench
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Platform Bench

Object NameBench
Artist / Maker (American, 1908 - 1986)
Date1946-1969
MediumMaple and ebonized birch
Dimensions15 × 48 in. (38.1 × 121.9 cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineGift of Geitel Winakor. In the Permanent Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2007.79
Status
Not on view
Collections
CultureAmerican
Label TextGeorge Nelson's Platform Bench (designed in 1946) is one of the great icons of mid-century modernism. For Herman Miller's® influential design director, utility was as important as beauty. His spare rectangular bench is proof. It serves equally well as table, platform base or seating, depending on need and situation. No wonder it's been called timeless, something this functional never dates. The slats are made of finished maple with finger-jointed legs for superior strength.
PeriodMid Century Modern
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
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