George Nelson Original Roll Top Action Office Desk

This desk is a dream, not only is it the most practical desk ever designed (see below) it also has amazing provenance: this desk was owned by the legendary art dealer Samuel Kootz. Incredible painters sat with Kootz at this desk; he brought Abstract Expressionism to a new level of public appreciation with his representation of Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Arshile Gorky, Willem de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Mark Rothko, William Baziotes, Franz Kline and many more. Definitely a lucky table! H 28 1/2" / 32", W 49 7/16", D 32" N° 649 SeriesWood: oil walnut, oil ashBase: polished aluminumTops: laminated plastic with soft vinyl edges Action Office was the world’s first open-plan office system and resulted from more than three years of research by the Herman Miller Research Corporation under the direction of Robert Propst. Extensive studies on human behavior in the office, environmental influences on productivity, health, and enthusiasm at work, led Propst to propose a furniture system