Object Details. Titles: "Marshmallow" Sofa. Date: Designed 1956. Artists: Designed by Irving Harper (American, 1916-2015) , and George Nelson Associates, New York (1947-present) Made from 1956-c. 1965 and 1999-present by Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan (1923-present) Medium: Painted steel, chrome-plated metal, fabric.. George Nelson and Irving Harper, a young designer working in Nelson's design firm, were approached by an inventor who had created an injection plastic disc that he insisted could be produced inexpensively and would be durable. The designers took a look and arranged 18 of them on a steel frame—the origin of the Marshmallow sofa.

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Marshmallow Sofa George Nelson 1960/1960. Dongdaemun Design Plaza | DDP Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea. This witty sofa with soft round cushions on steel will make your room bright and your relaxing time happily. Details. Title: Marshmallow Sofa; Creator: George Nelson; Date: 1960/1960;. Courtesy Herman Miller. Irving Harper, designer of the Marshmallow Sofa and several other classic midcentury modern designs, has died at the age of 99. In June 2001, editorial and brand director Paul Makovsky penned the authoritative profile on Harper, whose work had, for decades, been erroneously attributed to his mentor George Nelson.