Peter Draenert Armchairs
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.
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Armchairs
Marble, Gold, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Peter Draenert Armchairs
Hide, Ash
1870s English High Victorian Antique Peter Draenert Armchairs
Rope, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Peter Draenert Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Peter Draenert Armchairs
Hide, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Peter Draenert Armchairs
Sheepskin
2010s French Art Deco Peter Draenert Armchairs
Cherry
Early 2000s English Peter Draenert Armchairs
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Peter Draenert Armchairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Peter Draenert Armchairs
Hide, Ash
2010s Belgian Modern Peter Draenert Armchairs
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Peter Draenert Armchairs
Polystyrene
Early 2000s Spanish Peter Draenert Armchairs
Plastic