As graceful as it is decorative: the Vitra Home desk with its refined, lavishly produced base and understated colours is one of George Nelson's design classics. It is perfect as a small workstation at home.
George Nelson, born 1908 in Hartford, Connecticut (USA), studied architecture at Yale University. A fellowship enabled him to study at the American Academy in Rome from 1932 to 1934. In Europe, he became acquainted with the major architectural works and leading protagonists of modernism. George Nelson transformed everyday objects into art, such as his iconic sunburst clock.
