George Nelson was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1908. George Nelson was a creative industrial designer, architect, and journalist. Nelson studied at Yale University starting in 1928 and then from 1932 until 1934 at the American Academy in Rome. From 1946 until 1972 George Nelson worked as the design director at Herman Miller. George Nelson was responsible for introducing important innovations in office-furniture design while at Herman Miller. While working for Herman Miller, George Nelson also opened a practice in New York in 1947, which was renamed George Nelson & Associates in 1953 when Gordon Chadwick became a partner. The best known George Nelson designs are the 1955 "Coconut Chair", emphasizing a triangular seat inspired by a piece of coconut, and the 1956 "Marshmallow" sofa, with a seat and back made up of individual round cushions. In the 1940s and 1950s, George Nelson designed numerous wall clocks for the Howard Miller Clock Company, including the 1947 "Ball" wall clock with the hours marked by simple, wooden balls in a variety of vibrant colors.

RWA Office Design Solutions carries the following modern classic furniture pieces and clocks by George Nelson: The Coconut Chair, The Marshmallow Chair, George Nelson Platform Bench, The Eye Clock, The Star Clock, The Kite Clock, The Steering Wheel Clock, The Blue Block Clock, The Black Asterisk Clock, Multi Coloured Starburst Clock, and the Ball Clock.