Design: George Nelson for Herman Miller®
Swag Group introduced in 1958

A Signature Shape
In typical George Nelson style, the design brief for what would become the swag leg group was deceptively simple: “Wouldn’t it be beautiful to have some kind of sculptured leg on a piece of furniture?” Then came the challenges. Make the legs of metal, machine formed and prefinished. And design them for quick assembly. Using pressure to taper and curve a metal tube—swaging—proved the best way to produce the legs. Inserting a screw in the legs and rotating them in opposite directions made quick work of assembly. In 1958, everything came together to make a desk and tables in sizes that are right for home or office.

Strength and Stability
Legs screw together to make a strong joint. Solid walnut stretchers bolt to the legs to complete the stable, durable base.

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Details to Help You Order
Top—Tabletop is available in white laminate or walnut veneer with a walnut edge band.

Base—Base has 4 chrome-finished steel tube legs and 2 solid walnut stretchers.

Glides—Table is available with adjustable glides.

Dimensions
Rectangular: 54"w x 36"d x 29.5"h

Herman Miller® is a pioneer in the furniture industry, an innovator whose human-centered, problem-solving approach to design introduced new ways of living and working for over 100 years. Environmentally-friendly design, lean manufacturing, ergonomics, the open office, even American modernism itself: Herman Miller and their designers—Gilbert Rohde, George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames, Bill Stumpf, Yves Béhar, and many more—have had a hand in shaping it all. And as Herman Miller continues to live out our commitment to authentic design as a method of change, they are shaping the new kinds of spaces where people will live and work for years to come.