Nelson™ Marshmallow Sofa

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. The inventor's cushions turned out to be impractical, but Nelson and Harper were intrigued by the design they had created so casually, and Herman Miller decided to manufacture the sofa.

The Marshmallow sofa can make a playful or dramatic statement in a lobby, lounge, or living room. Its whimsical design includes 18 round, comfortable cushions that seem to float on the brushed tubular steel frame.