The chaise and corresponding high-back lounge chair were an answer to the Barcelona chair of Mies van der Rohe, which was returned to the market at around the same time by Knoll International. A low-back lounge was designed but never produced.
Chrome Base Chaise
N° 5490
Frame of polished chrome, foam, fabric covering.
H 28", W 30", D 67"
1953 / produced beginning in 1956
Irving Harper, John Pile, associates at George Nelson's office