Coconut chair, melon chair, ball chair, egg chair,bubble chair, barstool, count stool -fabric or leather covered on the surface. -foam-upholstered steel shell on chromed tubular metal and metal rod legs. -the coconut chair is extremely heavy for its steel shell in fact. -as its name suggests, the chairs form was inspired by a cracked part of coconut.\n\nwith its shallow sides and inviting curves, the coconut chair designed by george nelson for herman miller in 1956, is designed to let you sit in any position and move with ease. the one-piece foa.