Peter Draenert Furniture
Light, sound and 180 million-year-old fossils are just some of the adventurous concepts furniture maker and designer Peter Draenert played with across his career. He creatively expanded the definition of a table beyond form and function, while including many different materials, ranging from marble and glass to granite, wood and travertine.
In 1968, Draenert and his wife Karin started the Draenert Company in Friedrichshafen, Germany. During the 1970s, the company made tables from oil slate with help from the state and research teams in Holzmaden, Germany. Using other materials like steel and natural stone, Draenert emphasized the artistic qualities of his furniture while adding functional aspects like drawers and hidden compartments.
Each of his dining tables included easy-to-use extensions, while his coffee tables featured a swivel plate or multiple levels for extra storage and display. In the 2000s, he experimented with light. Some of his tables doubled as alternative light sources, while others, like those made with German artist Walter Giers, used changing lights and patterns.
While best remembered for his tables, a range of furniture manufactured by his company has been collected by museums, including an armchair at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and a cabinet at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage Peter Draenert seating and tables.
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Chrome
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Metal, Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Travertine
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Chrome
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Marble, Gold, Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary German Peter Draenert Furniture
Marble
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Sandstone, Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Chrome
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Mahogany
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Other
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Travertine
1870s English High Victorian Antique Peter Draenert Furniture
Rope, Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Travertine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Travertine
1990s German Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Glass
1970s German Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Travertine
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Travertine
20th Century German Peter Draenert Furniture
Travertine, Metal
1970s German Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Travertine
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Chrome
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Chrome
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Travertine
1970s German Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Marble
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Furniture
Granite
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Furniture
Travertine