Image source: Vitra — Home Desk
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Home Desk
Nelson's 1958 writing desk with a walnut-veneer surround, white top and multicoloured compartments
990 × 867 × 723 mm
1958
Approx. $4,400 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Home Desk is the compact desk that George Nelson designed in 1958. Vitra's page says it began as a lady's writing table and is used today in home offices; its multicoloured compartments give it a decorative accent.
Construction
- Top surfaces in white high-pressure laminate, side sections in walnut veneer
- Shelf dividers in polystyrene
- Base of swaged metal tubing, chrome-plated
Specifications
- Dimensions from the fact sheet drawing, which prints no axis names: 990 mm wide, 723 mm deep, 867 mm high
Story
A writing table for the lady of the house
Vitra's page says the Home Desk was originally designed in 1958 as a lady's writing table; the fact sheet describes it as a small desk for the lady of the house.
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A compact work space today
Today, the page says, the compact desk tends to be used in home offices, and the fact sheet calls it typically a compact work space. Its multicoloured compartments add what the page calls an appealing decorative accent.
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