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Warren Platner Furniture

American, 1919-2006

Though his vintage furniture and interiors are icons of mid-century modernism, architect and furniture designer Warren Platner 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.

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Creator: Warren Platner
Vintage Dining Table by Warren Platner, Knoll International, 1970s
By Warren Platner
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Wonderful vintage table with nickel-plated curved steel rods welded to circular and semi-circular frames. Original glass top with bevelled edges. A perfect table dating from the 1970...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Steel

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 vintage set of six chairs in polished nickel with turquoise backs and seat cushions. An...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

Warren Platner Steel & Boucle Tweed Armchairs for Knoll
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Warren platner steel & boucle tweed armchairs for Knoll.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Warren Platner Knoll Glass Top Wire Base Coffee Table, 1966 Designed
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Warren Platner Knoll glass top wire base coffee table, 1966 design Offered for sale are two individual Warren Platner for Knoll iconic coffee tables with...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Stainless Steel

Warren Platner Dining Chairs for Knoll
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
UNIQUE WIRE BASE AND SMOOTH CURVES. In the 1960s, Warren Planner transformed steel cable into a collection of sculptural furniture, creating a design icon of the modern age. The frame features wire rods that are perfectly bent to create the frame of a beautifully sculpted chair. The lounge chair...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Knoll Steel Dining Table with Glass Top
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Warren Platner Knoll Steel and Glass Dining Table Offered for sale is an original Mid-Century Modern glass top on Steel base dining table by Warren Platner for Knoll, circ...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Steel

Warren Platner Coffee Table for Knoll in Nickel with Glass Top
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren Platner coffee table for Knoll. Nickel finish, glass top. 36" glass top x 15.25"H Base constructed of vertical steel rods welded to circular horizontal and edge-framing...
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Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Nickel

Warren Platner Side Table for Knoll in Nickel with Glass Top
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren Platner side table for Knoll. Nickel finish, glass top. 15.75" x 15.75" x 18"H Base constructed of vertical steel rods welded to circular horizontal and edge-framing ro...
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Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Bronze

Warren Platner Rosewood Black Base Side Table Knoll Associates 1970s
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Forest Grove, PA
Wonderful 1970s rosewood and black base side table designed by Warren Platner for Knoll Associates from the estate of a Knoll employee in East Greenville, PA. The last photograph...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Steel

Warren Platner Side Table for Knoll in Bronze with Glass Top
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren Platner side table for Knoll. Bronze finish, glass top. 15.75" x 15.75" x 18"H Base constructed of vertical steel rods welded to circular horizontal and edge-framing ro...
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Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Bronze

Warren Platner Knoll Associates Ebonized Walnut Black Base Side Table Unmarked
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A 1970s ebonized walnut and black base side table designed by Warren Platner for Knoll Associates from the estate of a Knoll employee in East Greenville, PA. This table is unmarked. ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Steel

Warren Platner Stool for Knoll Black Leather, 2000s
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Aachen, NW
Black leather stool by Warren Platner for Knoll. The groundbreaking stool was designed in 1966 by Warren Platner and produced by Knoll after the 2010s. This mid-century classic ...
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2010s American Warren Platner Furniture

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Aluminum

Mustard Warren Platner Easy Lounge Chair for Knoll, 1980s
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Aachen, NW
Early 2-tone Cato wool Easy Lounge chair by Warren Platner for Knoll. The groundbreaking Easy chair was designed in the 1960s by Warren Platner and produced by Knoll in the early...
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Mid-20th Century American Warren Platner Furniture

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Aluminum

Warren Platner for Knoll Side-End Table, 1960
By Warren Platner
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
In the 1960s, Warren Platner transformed steel wire into a collection of sculptural furniture, creating a design icon for the modern era. The uniqueness of the furniture and its harm...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Steel

70s Warren Platner for Knoll Sideboard in Original Leather
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Amstelveen, Noord
Warren Platner (1919 – 2006) was an American architect and interior designer. Platner produced a furniture collection that has proved to be a continuing icon of 1960s modernism. He ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

Materials

Chrome

4 Chairs, Warren Platner, Knoll Edition, 2021
By Warren Platner
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Armchairs by Warren platner Suite of 4 platner armchairs knoll edition Black edition Black velvet / blackened steel Limited edition Perfect condition 2021 Price: 12900 12...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Other Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

Warren Platner Wire Frame Lounge Chairs and Matching Coffee Table for Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Warren Platner Model No. 1715 Nickel Plated Wire Frame Lounge Chairs and Matching Coffee Table designed for Knoll, circa 1960's-1970's. We are ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Steel

Warren Platner for Knoll Midcentury Marble Top Side Table
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Countryside, IL
Warren Platner for Knoll midcentury Marble Top Side Table This side table measures: 15.75 wide x 15.75 deep x 18.25 inches high ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Marble, Metal

Warren Platner Coffee Table Iconic Vintage Mid-Century Modern Round Glass Top
By Warren Platner
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This Warren platner coffee table, a classic piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture, is up for sale. The sleek, Minimalist design of this table is a great addition to any Mid-Century M...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Glass

Early Lounge Chairs Designed by Warren Platner for Knoll International
By Warren Platner
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare, early production lounge chairs designed by Warren Platner from The Platner Collection in bronze, 1966 for Knoll International. Lounge chairs are in excellent condition with new...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Bronze

Warren Platner for Knoll Midcentury Dining Chairs - Pair
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Countryside, IL
Warren Platner for Knoll midcentury dining chairs - pair Each chair measures: 27.25 wide x 21 deep x 29 inches high, with a seat height of 18 and arm height/chair clearance of 25 ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

Platner Collection 1966 Rare Early Production Settee in Bronze by Warren
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare, early production settee designed by Warren Platner from The Platner Collection in bronze, 1966 for Knoll International. Settee is in excellent condition with new foam and with ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of High Back Lounge Chairs & Ottoman by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in Dallas, TX
Early production high back lounge chairs and ottoman designed by Warren Platner from The Platner Collection in bronze, 1966 for Knoll International. Both lounges and ottoman are in e...
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Mid-20th Century American Warren Platner Furniture

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Bronze

Rare Settee, Model 1716 by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in New York, NY
Bronze-plated steel, upholstery. Produced by Knoll. Rare bronze finish variant with new upholstery.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Bronze, Steel

Coffee Table by Warren Platner for Knoll, 1970s
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage chrome plated steel coffee table by Warren Platner for Knoll, 1970s. The chrome shows minor signs of oxidation, and the glass has a few scratches.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Pair Warren Platner Lounge Chairs, Classic Modernist, Manufactured by Knoll
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair Warren platner lounge chairs. Classic Modernist, manufactured by Knoll. Nice original condition. Retains original green wool knoll fabric, minor spots and fading. Also retains o...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Steel

Warren Platner for Knoll Lounge Chair in Knoll Velvet with Bronze Finish
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Warren Platner for Knoll lounge chair (Model 1715L), upholstered in a gorgeous burgundy (wine) color velvet fabric over a bronze finish frame. The deep burgundy velvet is a luxurious upgrade over the standard knit fabric that is more commonly seen, the fabric is called "Knoll Velvet...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

Materials

Steel

Knoll International Complete Office Warren Platner Desk and Sideboards
By Warren Platner
Located in Köln, NRW
Knoll International complete office by Warren Platner desk + sideboards Desk: frame steel columns with special cast iron foot brackets chrome-plated, table top covered with black ...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Armchairs by Warren Platner for Knoll International, 1960s
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Lasne, BE
Armchair by Warren Platner in metal and with original red fabric. Knoll edition. Seat height: 47 cm. Wear due to time and age of the armchair.
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1960s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

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 ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

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 orange Kvadrat Tonus fabrics and bronze metal structure. Knoll ''K'' fabrics under the seat. New con...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

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 yellow Kvadrat Tonus fabrics and bronze metal structure. Knoll ''K'' fabrics under the seat. New con...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

Warren Platner for Knoll Nickel Lounge Chair Reupholstered in Your Fabric
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural modern lounge chair in nickel finish, designed by Warren Platner for Knoll, circa 1980s. Signed with Knoll label. This chair is currently being reupholstered and can be co...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

Warren Platner Lounge Chair + Ottoman
By Warren Platner
Located in St. Louis, MO
Designer: Warren Platner Period/style: Mid-Century Modern Country: US Date: 1960s.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

Warren Platner for Knoll Mid-Century Dining Chair
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Countryside, IL
Warren Platner for Knoll mid-century dining chair. This chair measures: 27.25 wide x 21 deep x 29 inches high, with a seat height of 18 and arm hei...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

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 bordeaux burgondy Kvadrat Tonus fabrics and bronze metal structure. Knoll ''K'' fabrics under the seat....
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1960s American Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

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...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

Warren Platner Lounge Chairs in Illustrative Upholstery
By Warren Platner
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner, lounge chairs, metal and yellow-green fabric, United States, 1966. This iconic pair by Warren Platner (1919-2006) is created by welding curved steel rods to circu...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

Materials

Metal

Warren Platner for Knoll Bronze Base Coffee Table with Beveled Glass Top
By Warren Platner
Located in Dallas, TX
Warren Platner's iconic coffee table in patinated bronze finish with a 42" beveled glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Warren Platner Lounge Chairs for Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of lounge chairs designed by Warren Platner for Knoll. Nickel plated steel newly upholstered in Holly Hunt / Teddy / Winter White. Two matching pairs available.
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1970s Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Fabric

Warren Platner for Knoll Bronze Finish Stool or Ottoman
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural stool or ottoman in bronze finish, designed by Warren Platner for Knoll, American, circa 1960s. Signed with Knoll tag. This stool is currently being reupholstered and can ...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

Materials

Metal

Warren Platner Pair of Easy Chairs in Baby Blue Upholstery
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, pair of easy chairs, metal, fabric, United States, design 1966 These iconic easy chairs by Warren Platner are created by welding curved steel rods to circ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

Platner Collection Lounge Chair by Warren Platner for Knoll in Original Red
By Warren Platner
Located in Deland, FL
First offered by Knoll in 1966, the Platner Collection wire lounge chair was built for comfort and with the greatest attention to form. Constructed from sculpted wire and often refer...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Steel

Pair of 1960s Bronze Warren Platner Lounge Chairs, New Upholstery
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
We have a beautiful set of 1960s lounge chairs. Platners first made their debut in 1966. Steel-rod construction with bronze plate. We have reupholstered in a high quality fabric from...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal, Nickel

Set of 2 Lounge Chairs by Warren Platner for Knoll in Original Fabric, c. 1966
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Deland, FL
First offered by Knoll in 1966, the Platner Collection wire lounge chairs were built for comfort and with the greatest attention to form. Constructed from sculpted wire and often ref...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

Materials

Steel

Warren Platner for Knoll Bronze Base Side Table with Walnut Top
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
An iconic design by Warren Platner. A bronze finish side table with restored walnut top. Dated 1974.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal

Knoll Dining Room Set Designed by Warren Platner, 20th Century
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Hamburg, PA
An exquisite set of Knoll chairs and table designed by Warren Platner. This iconic dining room set would look great in any Contemporary, Transitional or Traditional interior. This se...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

Materials

Steel

Set of 5 Warren Platner for Knoll International Steel and Red Upholstery Lounge
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
SET of 5 American mid-century lounge chairs with hourglass forms comprised of shaped steel rods, with fiberglass molded seats enclosed in red textured ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Metal, Steel

Warren Platner for Knoll Steel and Carrara Marble Dining Table, 1960
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren platner for Knoll Steel and carrara marble dining table, 1960.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Marble, Steel

Lounge Chairs Designed by Warren Platner 1966 for Knoll International
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Dallas, TX
Early production lounge chairs model 1715L designed by Warren Platner 1966 for Knoll. Both chairs are in very good original condition with bronze wire construction. The Platner Colle...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Bronze

Warren Platner Bronze Stool by Knoll
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Highland, IN
A beautiful vintage example of Warren Platner's stool by Knoll in bronze newly upholstered in a chestnut colored mohair.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Arabescato Marble top Dining Table by Warren Platner for Knoll, 1966
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
Working in the firms of Eero Saarinen and Kevin Roche in the early and mid-1960s, Platner unveiled his seminal collection of chairs, ottomans and tables, like this one, in 1966. Prod...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

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Marble, Steel

Original Vintage Chrome Warren Platner for KNOLL Armchairs, Pair
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in East Hampton, NY
These exceptional vintage chrome Warren Platner for Knoll armchairs have been expertly reupholstered in a creamy Pierre Frey Paris Bouclé fabric. Wonderful lightly used condition wit...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Chrome

Warren Platner Executive Desk Chair
By Warren Platner, Steelcase
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren platner executive desk chair Steelcase, USA, 1972. Aluminum, Reupholstered with Knoll Cato Fabric and Spinneybeck leather. Measures: Seat heig...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

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Aluminum

Warren Platner for Knoll Side/End Table, 1960
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren Platner for Knoll side/end table in chrome and glass 1960. Original.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

Materials

Steel

Warren Platner for Knoll Coffee Table with Beveled Glass Top
By Warren Platner
Located in Dallas, TX
Warren Platner's iconic coffee table in bronze finish with a 42" beveled glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture

Materials

Metal

Warren Platner Easy Chair and Ottoman, Restored in Gotland Sheepskin and Leather
By Warren Platner
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description An icon! Released by Knoll, Platner’s large Easy Chair lends mid-century cool to any room. The iconic lounge chair is created by welding curved steel rods to circular an...
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2010s Warren Platner Furniture

Materials

Steel

Warren Platner for Knoll Mid Century End Table
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Countryside, IL
Warren platner for Knoll Mid Century end table This table measures: 16 wide x 16 deep x 18.25 inches high, with a glass top of 2...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture

Materials

Brass

Warren Platner furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Warren Platner furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. Many of the original furniture by Warren Platner were created in the modern style in united states during the 1960s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Frank Lloyd Wright, Ward Bennett, and Selig. Prices for Warren Platner furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at £1,499 and can go as high as £1,499, while a piece like these, on average, fetch £1,499.

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