Using the original Howard Miller tooling, the bubble lights have been reissued by Herman Miller with HAY to the original specifications, having first been produced by Howard Miller in the early 1950s with production ending in 1979. These famous lamps are part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Each Lamp is supplied with 183cm of cord and a brushed nickel ceiling plate that measures 13.3cm.
George Nelson read architecture at the renowned Yale University and completed his studies at the American academy in Rome. He was editor in chief of the 'Architectural Forum' from 1935 to 1944.
After having set up his own Architecture and Industrial design company in 1946, he began collaborating with Vitra in 1957. His pieces, such as the Coconut chair, his clocks and the Marshmallow Sofa, are regarded highly amongst the 20th Century design classics.
