"Marshmallow" Sofa
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.
Geography:
Made in Zeeland, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Date:
Designed 1956Medium:
Painted steel, chrome-plated metal, fabricDimensions:
31 x 51 x 31inches (78.7 x 129.5 x 78.7cm) Seat height: 15 inches (38.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
1996-30-1Credit Line:
Gift of Marion Boulton Stroud, 1996
Made in Zeeland, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Date:
Designed 1956Medium:
Painted steel, chrome-plated metal, fabricDimensions:
31 x 51 x 31inches (78.7 x 129.5 x 78.7cm) Seat height: 15 inches (38.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1996-30-1Credit Line:
Gift of Marion Boulton Stroud, 1996
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collab [x] contemporary [x] design collection [x] modern [x] seating furniture [x]This sofa's eighteen cushions are attached to an exposed frame in a radical rethinking of the traditional upholstered sofa. The cushions can be detached for easy cleaning or "interchanged to equalize wear."
