Irving Harper

You may not know his name but you have seen his work. Designer Irving Harper created many memorable pieces for furniture company, Herman Miller. Specifically, the Marshmallow sofa (1956) and the Herman Miller Logo (1940's).
Metropolis Magazine did an article on Harper writing about the ads shown here: "When Harper began working on this advertising campaign in the 1940s no furniture photographs were available, so he designed the M graphic (left) in Herman Miller that the company still uses as its logo. Later ads featured furniture but retained the M. "It was probably the cheapest logo campaign in history," Harper says.