MULHAUSER George

A graduate of the Pratt Institute in 1953, George Mulhauser began his career with George Nelson’s design studio, then under contract with Herman Miller. In 1955, he tried his hand at designing a chair, the famous Coconut model, often attributed to George Nelson. The end of the 1950s marked another collaboration with a famous American designer, Paul McCobb, for the creation of molded fiberglass chairs. At the same time, George Mulhauser taught design at the Pratt Institute and 3D design at the Newark School of Fine & Industrial Arts. In 1955, he set up his studio in the suburbs of New York where he worked on a new model, Mr. Chair, one of the first one-piece reclining chairs, produced by the Plycraft company.