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.
Draenert 'Nobile' Height Adjusting Stool in Cream Core Leather
By Peter Draenert
Located in Chicago, IL
A core leather bar stool. The steel bracing in the lower part has a polished chrome finish.
Steel
Adjustable-Height Stool by Toledo
By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A black patinated steel adjustable-height stool with an oakwood seat and a ring footrest. Designed and manufactured by Toledo in the USA, 1930s. Adjusts from 25.5" to 28.5" H.
Steel
$6,641 / item
H 20.48 in W 23.63 in D 18.51 in
Macassar Ebony Piano Bench, Upholstered Stool with Adjustable Height
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Introducing the world’s first Beautiful Piano Bench. Faced with the challenge of crafting an aesthetically stunning seat to complement the genuinely designed pianos by Poul Henningsen, we set out to create a piece that: -has a striking and beautiful form -uses top quality materials -functions beautifully and incorporates an adjustable seat -suits both a traditional and a design-case instrument Our bench is light in appearance, yet strong; soft and supple, yet supportive. The high-quality mechanism of the adjustable-height seat is housed within a completely finished, solid wood case. Our Piano Bench is highly customizable making it easy to match it to any interior or piano. The materials used are the same as for our PH Pianos...
Aluminum
From $2,086 / item
+ 8 moreH 44.1 in W 17.72 in D 20.87 in
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Stool with Adjustable Height
By Opinion Ciatti, Marcello Zilliani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia Stool is a swivel stool with die-cast aluminium shell. Chrome-plated steel structure, base and footrest. Adjustable in height with gas piston. ...
Metal
Amuneal’s Leather Stool (Counter Height)
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal’s blackened steel and leather stools are fabricated from precision machined and laser-cut steel components. The laser-cut and formed seat is hand clad in leather and suspende...
Steel
$2,872Sale Price / item|22% Off
H 17.7 in W 23.6 in D 15.7 in
Kaunus Upholstered Piano Bench, Adjustable Height, Rosewood & Leather
By KAUNUS
Located in CASTELLÓN DE LA PLANA, VC
Each Mitsuko Piano Bench is unique and unrepeatable due to the texture, grain and natural coloring of the rosewood. Personalization: Your Kaunus Piano Bench can be personalized by e...
Steel
$1,200
H 27.75 in W 17.25 in D 15.5 in
Revolver Stool by Shaker Workshops, Adjustable Wood Height, 1990s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adjustable 'Revolver stool' by Shaker Workshops originally designed in the 1800s, this piece was made c.1990s, USA. The chair has a spindle backrest a...
Wood
Steel & Faux Leather Adjustable Height Stool by Dominique - France 1950's
By Andre Domin & Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in New York, NY
Sleek adjustable height stool by Maison Dominique for the French navy "Clémenceau" aircraft carrier. In good vintage condition. Seat height adjustable between 16" and 20". This st...
Steel
$569Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.62 in W 14.57 in D 20.87 in
Design Stool Adjustable in Height Italian Production of the 40s
Located in bari, IT
Italian Industrial archeology technical stool from the 1940s. The stool can be adjusted in height by +/- 5 cm in reference to the standard hei...
Walnut
$6,376 / item
H 20.48 in W 23.63 in D 18.51 in
Piano Bench, Upholstered Stool with Adjustable Height in Black Leather
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Introducing the world’s first Beautiful Piano Bench.Faced with the challenge of crafting an aesthetically stunning seat to complement the genuinely designed pianos by Poul Henningsen, we set out to create a piece that: -has a striking and beautiful form -uses top quality materials -functions beautifully and incorporates an adjustable seat -suits both a traditional and a design-case instrument Our bench is light in appearance, yet strong; soft and supple, yet supportive. The high-quality mechanism of the adjustable-height seat is housed within a completely finished, solid wood case. Our Piano Bench is highly customizable making it easy to match it to any interior or piano. The materials used are the same as for our PH Pianos...
Aluminum
Height Adjustable Piano Stool with Turned Seat and Splayed Legs
By Meredith Hart Furniture
Located in Durham, NC
This little stool can be used at the piano or at a table or countertop to accommodate people of all heights. It can go from a seat height of 18" up to 24". The stool shown is in red ...
Steel
Industrial Height Adjustable Factory Stool By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.
By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mid twentieth-century industrial shop stool by Toledo Metal Furniture Co. circa 1940s is classic industrial seating. The stool features a dark stained maple swivel seat with the...
Steel
$200Sale Price / item|49% Off
H 22.5 in W 22.5 in D 22.5 in
Science Lab Red Spinning Height Adjustable Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unpretentious red metal stool is height adjustable originally seated students in the science lab of a girls’ boarding school in Massachusetts circa 19...
Steel, Stainless Steel