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"Marshmallow" Sofa

Designed 1956
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)
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."

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