Nelson Pedestal Stool

Overview

The Nelson Pedestal Stool is a compact occasional seat designed by George Nelson. Herman Miller describes it as suitable where easily rearranged seating is useful, with proportions that also suit smaller spaces.

Construction

An upholstered pad sits above a column base with splayed feet. The feet include self-leveling glides, and the pedestal follows the base idea used for Nelson's Pedestal Table. The stool is offered in a broad fabric selection and four base finishes.

Specifications

The official product sheet gives a 19.5-inch horizontal span and a 16-inch height. Because the seat and base footprint are round, the stored width and depth both use the documented 19.5-inch diameter.

Original production in 1954

Herman Miller's product sheet gives 1954 as the Nelson Pedestal Stool's original production date. The company timeline separately records the introduction of Nelson Pedestal Tables in 1954, while the stool's own literature supplies the product-specific production date.

Pedestal logic at stool scale

The stool adapts the Pedestal Table's base concept to an upholstered occasional seat. Its column base ends in splayed feet fitted with self-leveling glides, and Herman Miller offers a broad fabric selection with four base finishes.