Mid-Century Warren Platner Style Coffee Table
By Warren Platner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern coffee table features a spoked metal base and a round glass top. The unique sculpted hourglass design ensures sturdiness without sacrificing style. This...
Metal
Original Knoll Warren Platner Collection 36" Round Glass Coffee Table
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Original Knoll Warren Platner Collection 36" Round Glass Coffee Table This Knoll Warren Platner Collection 36" Round Glass Coffee Table is a design classic.
Nickel
Vintage Warren Platner for Knoll 32" Round Chrome Base Ottoman Mushroom Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Item features chrome metal base, red velvet upholstered "mushroom" seat, clean Modernist lines, great style and form. Item is unmarked and is possibly a vintage custom conversion fro...
Chrome
Warren Platner Style Glass and Steel Coffee Table
By Warren Platner
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Warren Platner style glass and steel coffee table.
Steel
Unavailable
H 15.36 in Dm 36.23 in
Mid-Century Nickel Finish & Glass Coffee Table By Warren Platner for Knoll, 1966
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Dublin 8, IE
An iconic coffee table designed by Warren Platner for Knoll in 1966, exemplifying mid-century modern sculptural elegance.
Steel, Nickel
Glass and Steel Coffee Table by Warren Platner, 1966
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The Platner Coffee Table is part of the Platner Collection, designed for Knoll in the 1960s.
Stainless Steel
Isamu Noguchi Style Biomorphic Coffee Table
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Isamu Noguchi style biomorphic coffee table. Extremely rare form, utilizing a molded mica wrapped solid wood top.
Hardwood, Paint
Coffee Table after Warren Platner
By Warren Platner
Located in Danville, CA
Chrome-plated steel tulip form coffee table in the style of Warren Platner.
Chrome
Coffee Table in the style of Warren Platner
By Warren Platner
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a contemporary coffee table. Chrome-plated base in the style of Warren Platner.
Chrome
Warren Platner for Knoll Coffee Table
By Warren Platner
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Nickel plated Steel Cocktail Table by Warren Platner in International Modern style with new 3/8" glass top
Steel
1 Platner Coffee Table Designed by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in Pasadena, TX
Requiring as many as 1,000 welds and crafted out of wire and space, the Coffee Table demonstrates Platner’s belief that there is room in modernism “for the kind of decorative, gentle...
Nickel
Warren Platner for Knoll Nickel Plated Cocktail Coffee Table
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Requiring as many as 1,000 welds and crafted out of wire and space, the coffee table demonstrates Platner’s belief that there is room in modernism “for the kind of decorative, gentle...
Steel, Nickel
Replica Warren Platner for Knoll Style Chrome and 36" Glass Coffee Table
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Purchased form Eternity Modern. A high quality replica of the iconic coffee table designed by Warren Platner for Knoll. Heavy Chrome base and beveled glass top. This table retails fr...
Chrome
Warren Platner Nickel Steel Rod Coffee Table for Knoll Beveled Glass Top
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome and iconic nickel steel rod coffee table with 35.5-inch round beveled glass top designed by Warren Platner for Knoll.
Steel, Nickel
Knoll Style Coffee Table
By Warren Platner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Metal base coffee table with glass top. In the style of iconic Knoll table by Warren Platner.
Pair of Warren Platner Style Gilt Steel End Tables
By Warren Platner
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner style tables with glass tops. This is a rare pair of gold gilt end tables featuring an intricately sculpted base of cylindrical steel rods r...
Iron, Steel
Sold
H 18.12 in Dm 15.75 in
American modern steel and crystal side tables by Warren Platner for Knoll, 1966
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in MIlano, IT
Produced by Knoll in 1966 based on a design by Warren Platner. Very good condition. Measurements in cm 40x46h Beautiful pair of coffee tables, part of a complete series in this style...
Crystal, Steel
Mid-Century Warren Platner Style Fibreglass 7 Piece Sofa Set
By Warren Platner
Located in Wilmington, DE
This set is in the style of Warren Platner. The set consists of a Sofa , two Lounge chairs and an ottoman, two end tables with glass as well as a coffee table with glass- please note...
Rattan
Sold
H 25 in W 82 in D 33 in
William Andrus for Steelcase Space Age, Sofa, Chair, Living Room Suite, 1970's
By William Andrus, Steelcase
Located in Culver City, CA
Designed in the 1970's, this living room suite is considered as one of the holy grails for space age and modern design enthusiasts alike. (4 pieces, Large #465 Soft seat sofa, lounge...
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage Midcentury Platner Style Coffee Table
By Warren Platner
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage midcentury Platner style table. Inspired by the Platner collection designed by Warren Platner, this cocktail table is constructed of welded stainless steel rods with a bra...
Stainless Steel
1970's Original Warren Platner for Knoll Coffee Table
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Chattanooga, TN
It invites collectors and design enthusiasts into a conversation with mid-century aesthetics, structural finesse, and enduring style. This Warren Platner coffee table—crafted in 197...
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Geometric Chrome and Glass Round Cocktail Table
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia, Warren Platner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible form cocktail table, circa 1970s. It features a chrome plated wire base with round glass top. Very much in the style of Harry Bertoia or Warren Platner for Knoll.
Chrome
Warren Platner Coffee Table by Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in St. Louis, MO
Designer: Warren Platner. Manufacturer: Knoll. Period/style: Mid-Century Modern. Country: United States. Date: 1970s.
Warren Platner Coffee Table by Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in St. Louis, MO
Designer: Warren Platner. Manufacturer: Knoll. Period/style: Mid-Century Modern. Country: United States. Date 1970s.
Walnut and Bronze Round Coffee Table by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Kingston, NY
Rare early production walnut and bronze combination of this iconic Platner design. Bronze-coated wire base surmounted by round walnut top. One 1/2” white scuff to edge of top that ma...
Sold
H 15.36 in Dm 36.62 in
Warren Platner for Knoll, Mid-Century Bronzed Steel and Glass Coffee table
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Dublin 8, IE
An iconic coffee table designed by Warren Platner for Knoll , featuring a sculptural patinated bronzed steel base paired with a brand-new clear glass top.
Bronze
Sold
H 12.21 in Dm 23.63 in
Coffee table series 1725 designed by Warren Platner, edited by Knoll in 1962
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Paris, FR
The 1725 series of Platner is a variation of chairs and tables with a unique ornamental structure base, composed of hundreds of wires. Harmony and modernity define the sculptural sty...
Steel
Sculptural Coffee Table in the Style of Warren Platner
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Sculptural chrome coffee table in the style of Warren Platner. Beveled glass top is included.
Chrome
$4,250
H 27 in Dm 54 in L 27 in
Warren Platner for Knoll Pedestal Dining Table with New 54 Round Glass
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Warren Platner for Knoll (attributed) 54″ round glass dining table. The sculptural steel base has that classic Platner silhouette—an elegant flare at the top and bottom formed by doz...
Stainless Steel
Warren Platner for Knoll Furniture Side Table
By Warren Platner
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is the iconic design by Warren Platner for Knoll Furniture. This side table has a glass top that sits atop the iconic base that's made of nickel plated steel. The steel wire for...
Steel, Nickel
Warren Platner for Knoll Coffee Table in Steel and Glass
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, coffee table, steel, glass, United States, design ca. 1962 This iconic coffee table by Warren Platner is created by welding curved steel rods to circular...
Steel
$10,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 30.5 in W 36 in D 25 in
Warren Platner Knoll Low Lounge Chair Pair Metal Frame Mid Century
By Warren Platner
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a pair Low Lounge chairs Designed Warren Platner for Knoll. stunning Off-white Low Lounge Chair Pair graceful metal frame. Made in the USA, circa the 1960s. F...
Metal
Warren Platner for Knoll Mid Century Stool
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Warren Platner for Knoll Mid Century Stool This stool measures: 16.75 wide x 16.75 deep x 21.75 high, with a seat height of 21.75 inches Excellent Vintage Condition. We take our p...
Metal
Warren Platner Attr. Steel & Glass Dining Table For Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic Mid Century design by Warren Platner. Black painted steel and glass dining table originally produced by for Knoll with regimented hourglass form covered with a 3/4" thick bev...
Steel
Warren Platner for Knoll Coffee Table in Steel and Glass
By Warren Platner
Located in Argelato, BO
The legendary coffee table designed in 1958 by Warren Platner for Knoll International. An absolute icon of 1960s American modernism. The base is a sculptural interweaving of hand-ben...
Steel
$1,170Sale Price|40% Off
H 18.75 in W 24 in D 24 in
Vintage Nickel and Marble Side Table Designed by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This Warren Platner side table for Knoll is from a high-end estate that was furnished in the late 60s and early 70s with modern furnishings. The wire frame is in a nickel finish and ...
Marble, Nickel
$3,000
H 15.5 in Dm 36 in
Warren Platner Knoll 36" Round Walnut, Special Order Enameled Steel Coffee Table
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Warren Platner, this table was made in the US by Knoll. Dated by the label, we can determine the date of manufacture to be from the 1960s. This example is quite special, ...
Enamel, Steel
$3,600
H 20 in Dm 34 in
Warren Platner for Knoll, Large Bronzed Steel Table with Upholstered Ottoman Top
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Dallas, TX
A large bronzed steel ottoman designed by Warren Platner for Knoll upholstered in Holly Hunt / Teddy / Winter White fabric. The ottoman was originally a coffee table and the cushion...
Steel
1960s Warren Platner for Knoll 36" Round Coffee Table in Steel and Glass
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Platner Coffee Table, model 3714T, originally designed by Warren Platner for Knoll in 1966. This early example dates to the late 1960s. The design features a nickel-chromed...
Steel
$1,923 / item
H 21.46 in Dm 17.33 in
Warren Platner, Knoll International, Kvadrat Tonus Fabric Stool Bronze Metal
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Authentic stool, designed by Warren Platner in 1966. Recent Knoll edition in red Kvadrat Tonus fabrics and bronze metal structure. Knoll ''K'' fabrics under the seat. New condit...
Metal
$5,222
H 27.56 in Dm 53.94 in
Dining table in Glass and Nickel Plated Steel, Warren Platner for Knoll, 1960s
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in MIlano, IT
American modern dining table in glass and metal by Warren Platner for Knoll 1966 Round dining table with glass top. The structure follows curved lines, opens under the top to support...
Steel, Nickel
Warren Platner Ottomans/Stools for Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Warren Platner Ottomans/Stools manufactured by Knoll Original velvet Upholstery
Stainless Steel
$1,692Sale Price|40% Off
H 21 in Dm 17.75 in
Warren Platner Knoll International Stool Original Blue Fabric Bronze Metal
By Warren Platner
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a fabulous original mid century modern stool designed by Warren Platner for Knoll International, Inc,, the simple and elegant wire rods create a alluring pattern and the orig...
Metal, Wire
$5,800
H 15 in W 36 in D 36 in
Vintage Warren Platner for Knoll Wire Spoke Base Cocktail Table Mid Century 50's
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in North Miami, FL
This iconic authentic original vintage Warren Platner chromed wire cocktail table was the original design and production from the 1950's. Knoll was the manufacturer. The original bev...
Steel, Nickel
Forsyth Zebra Cube Ottoman
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Part of the Forsyth Originals Collection. The Forsyth Cube Ottoman is designed and handcrafted from our zebra hides. This is a versatile piece for any room adding natural texture and...
Zebra Hide
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$4,937 / item
H 56.11 in W 25.6 in D 19.1 in
Arcate sideboard, in Canaletto walnut by Accardibuccheri Medulum for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Il settimanale Arcate fa parte di una collezione esclusiva che include comodini e comò, ideata dal rinomato studio milanese Accardi Buccheri per il brand MEDULUM. La scocca, realizza...
Walnut
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$2,800 / set
H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Smoked Glass Wall Sconces, Italy Contemporary
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano smoked glass wall lights, contemporary Smoked / fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finial and brass accents Art Deco inspired de...
Brass
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$1,470Sale Price|40% Off
H 16.5 in W 31.25 in D 31.25 in
Mid Century Modern Olive Burl Square Coffee Parsons Table Made in Italy
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern olive burl square coffee table made in Italy. Good vintage condition - has label under table Gimbel Brothers nyc - made in Italy. Table is located in Wil...
Olive, Burl
Newton Dark Green Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
Side Table Newton Dark Green with all structure in stoneware in glazed finish.
Sandstone
$7,200 / item
H 14 in Dm 36 in
Grand Mid-Century Flush Mount Uplight Ceiling Lamp from Filmcasino Vienna, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to present this stunning bowl-shaped pendant light / uplight plafoniere / flush mount light fixture dating back to the 1950s. (Actually there were three pieces avail...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
"Perf" Sideboard in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel
By Moroso, Diesel Creative Team 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Perf" is a credenza, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, in varnished steel black mat, with doors in varnished steel available in these colors: copper, blac...
Steel
Sold|$10,925
H 33.5 in W 80 in D 31 in
Eames Three-Seat Sofa by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Signed
By Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An icon of American modernism and one of the most refined seating designs of the 20th century, this is the celebrated Eames Three-Seat Sofa designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herm...
Leather, Walnut
$7,850
H 26.78 in W 83.47 in D 31.11 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Bastiano” Sofa for Gavina, Brown Leather, 1962
By Gavina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Bastiano” sofa for Gavina, brown leather, Italy, 1962 The "Bastiano" sofa by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, designed for Knoll in 1962, epitomizes architectural d...
Leather, Wood
Florence Knoll Walnut & Chrome Oval Dining Conference Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Florence Knoll Walnut & Chrome Oval Dining Conference Table. Excellent vintage condition with age appropriate wear. Walnut top has been professionally refinished. This item is in ...
Steel
Alanda metal coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia 70s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Padova, IT
The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s, is reissued as a tribute to Paolo Piva, the great architect and designer. A highly successful classic and one of t...
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Teak and Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage modern teak coffee table features a stylish two-tier design, a pair of drawers for extra storage and thick glass top. Beautiful Scandinavian Modern table for any modern ...
Glass, Teak
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
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