I'm very excited to report to you about the new addition to my collection. Got it from a nice artist lady. It's refreshing to add something different to my super-Eames-heavy collection.
My first impression is it looks smaller in person than what I expected. Will follow up with better pix.
Sure. Herman Miller (George Nelson was their design director) brought it out 60 years ago with a metal shell but otherwise looking like the one you have. The dimensions are slightly different and there were some structural changes over the years. The design came from Nelson's design office, from George Mulhauser, in particular. The Vitra versions, authorized by Herman Miller, started in 1988 and were made with plastic shells.
I have an early HM model and would like to replace the cover, which I no longer have. I need a pattern for it so my upholsterer can make me a new one.
Charlie
chase - 28 Jun 2016 #6
"Sure. Herman Miller (George Nelson was their design director) brought it out 60 years ago with a metal shell but otherwise looking like the one you have. The dimensions are slightly different and there were some structural changes over the years. The design came from Nelson's design office, from George Mulhauser, in particular. The Vitra versions, authorized by Herman Miller, started in 1988 and were made with plastic shells.
I have an early HM model and would like to replace the cover, which I no longer have. I need a pattern for it so my upholsterer can make me a new one."
Charlie
Lots of good stuff in this post right here.....
Thanks Charlie
Charlie, a good upholsterer will be able to make a cover without a pattern by just looking at photos. The inside back and inside arms are all one piece of material and the seat area is a second piece. The boxing on the sides of the cushion are three more pieces and it's easy enough to figure these out since you have the rigid shell of the chair to use as a guide so that the curves are correct.
If your upholsterer already looked at it and said he needs a pattern, I'd find another upholster. I know many routinely use the old fabric pieces for a pattern---for any chair or sofa, not just the coconut chair---but it's also possible (and often not hard) to figure out how to do it when you have no old parts to work with.
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