Seeing this unusual chair, it's easy to imagine George Nelson in the kitchen of his New York City apartment removing the husk of a coconut, cracking the hard inner shell open with a mallet, and examining a fragment of kernel to admire its curve. The scene is typical of a man who used everything he saw to shape his architecture, graphic and furniture design. Little wonder, then, that challenged with giving "lounge seating comfort together with great freedom of movement" he drew upon a simple object to make such a dramatic statement.

The chair's shallow sides and inviting curves encourage sitting every which way. Its thick, upholstered one-piece foam rubber cushion snaps over a molded plastic shell, updated from the original sheet-steel shell, that sits on bright chrome legs. Nelson noted in a 1956 catalog, the Coconut "has a strong, simple shape that is visually pleasing in many settings."

One-piece foam rubber cushion, upholstered in black leather, with polished chrome base.

This product is manufactured by Vitra and distributed by Herman Miller for the Home.

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Item		Description		Highbrow price
5569		nelson™ coconut chair		$3899