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How is a Platner chair made?
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The Platner chair is made with gracefully curving steel rods that are elegantly welded around a circular frame to create an airy base that provides comfortable support. The Platner chair was designed by Warren Platner in 1966 as part of the Platner collection for Knoll. Browse a range of vintage Warren Platner furniture from some of the top sellers around the world on 1stDibs.
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Shop for Warren Platner Lounge Chairs on 1stDibs
Warren Platner for Knoll Lounge Chairs in Knoll Wool Boucle, Pair Available
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This near-mint condition pair of authentic Warren Platner for Knoll lounge chairs (Model 1715L) are upholstered in a gorgeous red wool boucle fabric by Knoll called their "Classic Bo...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Nickel
$4,800 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Warren Platner Lounge Chairs, Restored in Loro Piana Leather and Linen, Pair
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Icons. Released by Knoll, Platner’s lounge chair lends mid-century cool to any room. The famous lounge chair is created by welding curved steel rods to circular and semi-circular fra...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Warren Platner Easy Chair and Ottoman in Scalamandre Pink Tigre Fabric
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Saint Louis, US
This original vintage Platner chair and ottoman is a sight for sore eyes. Our vision was to make this chair enticing and of course, visually ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
$18,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Warren Platner Lounge Chairs for Knoll International, 1980s
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Warren Platner Lounge Chair for Knoll International.
reupholstered in a Brown Mohair, nickel frame.
The Platner Collection (1966) reflects his belief that there’s room in modernism ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Nickel
Warren Platner for Knoll classic armchair designed 1966
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in London, GB
Warren Platner studied at Cornell University, graduating in 1941 with a degree in architecture. He went on to work with legendary architects Raymond Loewy, Eero Saarinen, and I. M. P...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Warren Platner for Knoll Big Easy Lounge Chair
By Warren Platner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful Warren Platner for Knoll Big Easy Lounge chair in a nickel finish. The chair has been reupholstered recently in a Knoll Wool blend and looks great. This iconic chair desi...
Category
20th Century American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome