Design | Furniture | Herman Miller31. January 2012 05:00
by Herman Miller Asia Pacific
For those interested in how things are made, there's a fantastic slide-show showing the step by step processes involved in making a Select Nelson Tray Table over at the Discover blog. The table is made from moulded plywood, a process Herman Miller helped to pioneer. The original tray table was designed by George Nelson in 1955 as a solution to smaller modern living spaces. It is collapsible and portable with the idea that it could brought out when entertaining guests and packed away again. Anyone purchasing it today may not want to hide it away in a cupboard, particularly the 2011 limited edition version, reworked as part of the Herman Miller Select range. It has a decorative timber inlay based on George Nelson's Flock of Butterflies clock, in walnut and santos palisander veneers and white ash. Visit the discover blog to tour the workshop and learn just what is involved in bringing it to life.
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