Extremely rare original George Nelson 1952 Basic Storage Components (BSC) storage wall. Made by Herman Miller before Verified authentic with documentation by the George Nelson Foundation. This was shown at the famous 1949 Exhibition for Modern Living at the Detroit Institute of Fine Arts. It separates into 3 boxes with the upper red box being one, the far right being another, and the bottom desk portion and left drawers being a 3rd box. The three boxes sit on a black base, that runs the length of the cabinet and is two pieces. It fits together not unlike Ikea furniture with built-in pegs and is very sturdy. You could climb on it and it is not falling over. The three boxes individually are heavy enough for two people required to lift each one. The floor must be very flat for a perfect fit, but it is surprisingly not that difficult to assemble. The desk has an original working lamp and desk organizer. The chrome handles are in great condition. I imagine this was built more like custom cabinetry in the home as a bespoke piece. The original owner may have made those cuts in order to allow it to be transported – I’m not sure. There is no speaker any longer in the cabinet but the original cloth front has been preserved. There is plenty of vintage wear on the entire piece, but it looks pretty spectacular. It’s the first thing people comment on when they enter our home and we have many other mid-century modern pieces. The bottom right corner has some extra scuff marks that I took a photo of. I tried to document everything as best I could, but please write me if you would like more photos. I took additional ones. Most importantly, the red, white, and black original lacquer are all in great shape. You can see the age, but there are not any large gouges or nicks that I can see. The floor of the white box (which you can’t really see because it’s so high) has been scuffed some from objects being placed on it. The cabinet as a whole is highly functional. There are nine deep and wide drawers for storage, two cabinets for either a desk or more storage, and several open boxes for displaying objects or books, records, whatever. The red speaker box, while it sort of makes the piece, does not really have a function. The light aged wood, bursts of color, and functionality make it very unique in comparison to even fine Danish furniture. It also feels distinctly mid-century American. From the George Nelson Foundation. Frames of plywood, wooden drawers with the following standard veneers: walnut, oak, black wood, bittersweet red, forest green, or gun metal. The modules of the system were available in three different heights (22 3/8″, 32 3/8″, 38 3/8″) and three different widths (22 3/8″, 32 3/8″, 38 3/8″). Drawers were offered in the named widths and in three different heights (5″, 6″, 7 1/18). BSC was directed explicitly at architects and designers and offered various storage wall elements that the customer could then use in a scaffolding system that was virtually custom made. The highly flexible shelving system could be used both as a wall system and as a room divider. The individual elements of BSC included shelving, cabinet doors, table elements, elements for integrated radio systems, as well as a home desk and a vanity. BSC was featured only in the 1952 Herman Miller catalog. Produced by Herman Miller from 1949 to approximately 1954. The item “Original George Nelson 1952 BSC Storage Wall, Extremely Rare” is in sale since Sunday, June 16, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Periods & Styles\Mid-Century Modernism”. The seller is “sexusplexusnexus” and is located in Ridgewood, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Type: Cabinet
- Material: Beech
- Style: Mid-Century Modern
- Height: 93.5″;
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Width: 118.5″;
- Depth: 18.75″;
- Maker: George Nelson