Set of 6 Bronze Chairs designed by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in Dallas, TX
This fabulous set of 6 bronze Warren Platner Chairs are ready for your reinvention! Designed for
Bronze, Steel
$23,504 / set
H 29.93 in W 28.75 in D 22.84 in
6x Warren Platner Arm Chairs – Knoll International – Nickel-Plated – Hallingdal
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Telgte, DE
environments, or high-end interior design projects. Note: The offer includes 6 Platner Arm Chairs. Any other
Steel, Nickel
Warren Platner, Set of 6 Chairs, circa 2020
By Warren Platner
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Warren Platner Set of 6 chairs Knoll Edition Circa 2020 Duck blue velvet and black nickel
Metal
Set of 6 Chairs by Warren Platner, Knoll International, 1970s
By Warren Platner
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Set of 6 armchairs designed by Warren Platner. U.S.A., Knoll International, 1966. Wonderful
Metal
Warren Platner Arm Chairs for Knoll- Set of 6
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A set of 6 arm chairs by Warren Platner for Knoll. One of the most iconic designs of the midcentury
Metal
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H 29.14 in W 27.56 in D 22.05 in
Set of 6 Warren Platners Chairs in cream/beige fabric by Knoll International
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in amstelveen, NL
Warren Platner dining chairs, beige kvadrat fabric, set of 6, Knoll International In 1966, the
Wool
Platner Chairs Set of 6 Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Platner chairs set of 6 iron and fabric by Warren Platner for Knoll, 1970s. The armchair, which can
Steel
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H 22.05 in W 26.78 in D 21.66 in
Warren Platner dining chairs in bronze and brown leather, Knoll International
By Warren Platner
Located in amstelveen, NL
Warren Platner chairs, set of 6, Knoll International In 1966, the Platner Collection captured the
Bronze
Set of 6 armchairs by waren platner
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Can be used as chair or armchair
Chrome
Sold
H 29.5 in W 25.5 in D 18 in
ON HOLD-JV-SEASONAL DEAL-Set of Six 6 Warren Platner Dining Arm Chairs for Knoll
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 6 tan naugahyde steel wire armchairs by Warren Platner for Knoll. Sleek and elegant, these
Steel
Set of 6 Warren Platner Dining Chairs
By Warren Platner
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Iron and fabric, dining chairs, by Warren Platner for Knoll, 1970`s.
Iron
Set of 6 Warren Platner Dining Chairs
By Warren Platner
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Iron and fabric, dining chairs, by Warren Platner for Knoll, 1970`s.
Iron
Six Warren Platner Dining Chairs
By Warren Platner
Located in Southampton, NY
. Platner table and 6 more chairs also available. Please inquire and see website.
Metal
Set of Six Warren Platner Chairs with Copper Finish
By Warren Platner
Located in 0, Cuauhtemoc
Set of 6 Warren Platner Chairs with rare bronze finish and original orange fabric.
Metal
Set of 6 Warren Platner Arm Chairs
By Warren Platner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, Nickel Plated, Wool Upholstery ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Set of 6 Warren Platner for Knoll
Steel
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H 27 in Dm 53 in
Warren Platner Dining Table & 6 Brno Chairs by Mies van der Rohe by Knoll Studio
By Warren Platner, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Warren Platner dining table & 6 Brno chairs by Mies van der Rohe by Knoll Platner dining table
Steel, Chrome
White Surfer Bookcase, Bookshelves, Design object
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
"Add a Touch of Contemporary Artistry to Your Space with the White Surfer Bookcase Bookshelves Design Object Elevate your interior decor with the White Surfer Bookcase Bookshelves De...
Oak
$9,800 / set
H 30.25 in W 36.5 in D 25.5 in
Pair of Warren Platner for Knoll Lounge Chairs in Sapphire Velvet
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Culver City, CA
Available right now we have 2 pairs of Warren Platner Lounge Chairs. Priced per pair these chairs are a sublime fusion of opulence and iconic design that are timelessly chic. Crafted...
Nickel
$4,821
H 25.6 in W 110.24 in D 31.5 in
Vintage Italian Chrome Plated Sectional Sofa with Faux Fur, 1970s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Vintage Italian sectional sofa, chrome plated, faux fur, the 1970s It has a relaxed and easygoing appearance to match its comfort level. This design is a great addition to any sit...
Chrome
Milo Baughman Chesterfield Style Tufted Sofa
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
Milo Baughman Chesterfield style tufted sofa with wood plinth base. In good vintage condition, circa 1980s Dimension: 84" long 32" deep 26" tall seat height 14".
Fabric
$14,500 / set
H 30 in W 31.5 in D 33 in
Pair of 1940's Style Classic Club or Lounge Chairs in Amber Color Shearling
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful exuberant pair of new Danish modern lounge chairs of our own design. The design is inspired by the classic designs from the 1940s but with our own design variations and up-...
Sheepskin, Beech
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$15,800 / set
H 30 in W 30 in D 31 in
Vintage Gerald R. Griffith Barcelona Chairs and Ottomans, Set of 4
By Gerald R. Griffith, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
A collector's pair. This stunning pair of Barcelona chairs with ottomans were made by Gerald R. Griffith under the close supervision of Mies van der Rohe. The Griffith chairs have ex...
Stainless Steel
$3,500Sale Price / set|22% Off
H 31 in W 23.25 in D 25 in
Set of Four Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Cantilever Chrome Dining Chairs
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Peabody, MA
Set of four Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin cantilever arm chairs in bright polished flatbar chrome. Due to their generous size, these could serve equally well as dining chairs or a...
Chrome
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, leatherette, mirrored glass, plastic, brass, lacquered wood, metal, Italy, 1968 Outstanding Italian dressing table designe...
Metal, Brass
$17,477
H 29.53 in W 172.45 in D 32.29 in
'Down' Sofa in black leather by Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate, 1970s
By Rossi di Albizzate, Carlo Bartoli
Located in amstelveen, NL
Carlo Bartoli Down (Blob) sofa set, 1970s, Italy. “Down” sofa set by Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate, 1970s Italy. Part of the Down series this set consist a 2-piece modular so...
Wood, Leather
$14,142Sale Price|49% Off
H 29.25 in W 42 in D 72 in
Paul Evans Scuplted Bronze Gesso Brutalist Skyline Dining Table Signed PE 77
By Paul Evans
Located in Ferndale, MI
Paul Evans dining table. Sculpted bronze resin over wood frame supports .75' thick 72" x 42" glass top . Signed by Evans studio " PE 77 " . Fine original condition . Base alone meas...
Bronze
$7,995 / set
H 47.5 in W 18 in D 24.75 in
Adrian Pearsall Model 2051-C Dining Chairs, Walnut & Green Velvet
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Chattanooga, TN
These six Adrian Pearsall Model 2051-C high-back dining chairs, upholstered in a lush green crushed velvet, epitomize sculptural mid-century elegance. Pearsall’s iconic design from t...
Fabric, Walnut
$14,000 / set
H 1 in Dm 10.5 in
Frank Lloyd Wright Imperial Hotel Dinnerware, Tokyo — Designed c. 1922
By Noritake, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Lloyd Wright Imperial Hotel Dinnerware, Tokyo — Designed c. 1922 Porcelain Set of 64 Noritake for the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection Originally designed circa 1922 for the Cab...
Porcelain
Paul Evans Dining Table Cityscape Burl & Brass
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Hanover, MA
Paul Evans Cityscape dining table base with burl veneer and brass plated stainless steel tiles. Base alone dimensions 28.5 x 49 x 19 Glass shown in photos for scale 72" x 40"
Brass
Warren Platner for Knoll Easy Chair
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, easy chair and ottoman, model '1705', steel, fabric, United States, design ca. 1962, production later. This iconic lounge chair by Warren Platner is create...
Steel
Though vintage Warren Platner chairs, sofas and interiors are icons of mid-century modernism, the architect and furniture designer took his stylistic inspiration from as far back as 18th-century France, once saying about his seminal collection for Knoll that his design intent was to evoke “the kind of decorative, gentle, graceful kind of design that appeared in period style like Louis XV.”
Indeed, the marriage of modern sensibility and classical grace is a marker of Platner’s style across furnishings and interiors — both genres in which he left an enduring legacy.
Born in 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland, Platner studied architecture at Cornell before cutting his teeth working for design icons like Eero Saarinen and Kevin Roche, eventually serving as head of interior design in the latter’s office. In 1965, Platner opened his own office, in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he continued to hone his particular brand of graceful modernism.
Knoll released the Platner Collection of seating and tables in 1966. (Originally designed in 1962, the suite took nearly four years of development to bring to life.)
The decorative bent-metal-and-glass pieces — an armchair, a dining table and more — make certain nods to the trademarks of his former employers, but also to the shapes of historic European furniture. The sculptural elegance of his line recalls Saarinen’s iconic Tulip collection, which includes armchairs and dining tables, while his materiality aligns with Roche’s cutting-edge use of glass and metal for the headquarters of the Ford Foundation in New York.
Many of Platner’s Knoll pieces would go on to find homes in a certain fabled locale: the Windows on the World restaurant at the original World Trade Center, whose interiors Platner was tapped to outfit in the mid-1970s. Upon the opening of the restaurant in 1976, New York Times architecture critic Paul Goldberger dubbed its style “sensuous modernism” — an apt tagline for Platner’s oeuvre as a whole.
Platner died in 2006 at the age of 86. His furniture is still produced by Knoll, and original examples — along with idiosyncratic custom works he created for interior design clients — are coveted by collectors today.
Find vintage Warren Platner furniture on 1stDibs.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.