Warren Platner Furniture
American, 1919-2006
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.
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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Creator: Warren Platner
Gray Velvet Lounge Chair by Warren Platner for Knoll International
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Renens, CH
Originally designed by Warren Platner in 1966 for Knoll International, this design icon consists of steel rods curved and welded to a circular frame.
The lounge chair is relativel...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture
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Metal
Warren Platner for Knoll Chair Reupholstered in New Maharam Wool Fabric
By Warren Platner
Located in Westport, CT
Beautiful and iconic Warren Platner for Knoll high back lounge chair in nickel finish recovered in a new Maharam wool fabric. Simple design yet incredi...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture
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Metal
Warren Platner Easy Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Luxurious model 1705 easy lounge chair and ottoman, designed by Warren Platner for Knoll. Zinc steel wire rods are bent and welded to form a graceful...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture
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Zinc
1976 Warren Platner for Knoll Bronze Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Warren Platner
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Warren Platner for Knoll bronze lounge chair and ottoman. Made in JAN, 8th 1976
Original chair and ottoman with bronze finish steel rods, blue cloth upholstery
Measurements ottom...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
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Steel
Warren Platner Grey Leather Easy Chair and Ottoman Set of Three, Knoll, 1966
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Warren platner grey leather easy chair and ottoman set of three, Knoll, 1966. Knoll Models 1705L and 1705Y. Please see last image for proper dimensions.
Warren Platner for Knoll gr...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture
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Stainless Steel, Nickel
Early Warren Platner Large Wire Lounge Chair for Knoll , C.1970 Cado Wool Woven
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Warren Platner model 1705 easy wire lounge chair for Knoll
Designer: Warren Platner
Knoll International
USA - Circa 1970s
Condition: Very...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
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Nickel
Warren Platner for Knoll Wire Ottoman
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oversized steel wire ottoman in bouclé, designed by Warren Platner for his namesake Platner collection for Knoll. Now a Classic modern form that is at once Industrial and organic. Up...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture
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Steel
Warren Platner for Knoll Wire Stool
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial and organic steel wire stool by Warren Platner from the Platner Collection for Knoll, after 1966. Newly upholstered in a creamy, textural wool. In excellent condition. Cur...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
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Steel
Pair of Warren Platner for Knoll Curved Steel and Blue Upholstered Armchairs
By Warren Platner
Located in New York, NY
Pair of curved steel crescent shaped armchairs with blue upholstery. (Warren Platner for Knoll, circa 1966).
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Steel
1960s Knoll Warren Platner Marble Coffee Table
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Some light age and oxidation to the nickel base. Unvarnished white stone top, extremely heavy, with classic knoll knife edge (underside bevel.) No label, but from very old and high-...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
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Stone, Steel, Nickel
Warren Platner Marble and Brass Wall-Mount Console
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
WARREN PLATNER (1919 – 2006)
Custom curvilinear console in Rosso Alicante marble,
raised on a trio of lacquered brass wall-mount brackets.
Execu...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Warren Platner Easy Lounge Chairs and Ottoman
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of Model 1705 easy chairs with ottoman, designed by Warren Platner for Knoll. Zinc steel wire rods are bent and welded to form a graceful, sculptural Silhouette. A generously ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture
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Zinc
Warren Platner Sink
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Sink taken out of a Warren Planter designed home in Connecticut. Sculptural curves with large nautilus handle accents. Located in Chicago.
Category
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Warren Platner Cocktail Table
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Custom Platner coffee table, architectural commission by Platner Office manufactured by Lehigh Leopold.
Honed Luna pearl granite top with bronze base.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Granite, Bronze
1970s Executive Office Desk by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An inset leather top executive desk over cantilevered chrome plate steel legs with accompanying six (6) door leather wall mounted storage unit. ( 10...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
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Leather
Warren Platner Coffee Table
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Custom coffee table, architectural commissioned interior by Platner Studio, manufactured by Lehigh Leopold.
Honed Luna Pearl granite top with bronze base.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Round Dining Table by Warren Platner for Knoll International, USA, 1960s
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Round Warren Platner dining height table has a bullnose edge in ebonized oak encompassing the white marble top, both supported on the three-legged chromed metal base. Overall, a very...
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1960s Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
Warren Platner Marble and Brass Coffee Table
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Platner custom coffee table marble top with scalloped corners, brass base, swivels as shown.
Provenance: Friedman residence , Greenwich, CT. 1989.
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Warren Platner Gold Leaf Arched Mirror
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
WARREN PLATNER (1919 – 2006)
Custom beveled mirror in an arched gold leaf frame.
Signed: [WARREN PLATNER ASSOC. 10611 J 7544].
Executed by Platner Associates.
American, 1989
Provenan...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Warren Platner Custom Wall Sconce
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren Platner Associates architects: Wall sconce. Custom for important commission. Features lift-up. Mirrored polished brass shield with four steel louvers.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid Century Modern Wire Easy Chair by Warren Platner for Knoll, 1970s
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Embrace the epitome of mid-century modern elegance with our iconic Warren Platner Easy Chair for Knoll, model 1705, originating from the creative surge of the 1960s. Warren Platner, ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Warren Platner for Knoll Mid Century Bronze Dining Chairs - Set of 8
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Countryside, IL
Warren Platner for Knoll Mid Century Bronze Dining Chairs - Set of 8
Each chair measures: 27.25 wide x 22 deep x 29.25 inches high, with a seat height of 18 and arm height/chair cle...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Warren Platner Lounge Chairs for Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of bronze lounge chairs designed by Warren Platner for Knoll. Newly upholstered in Holly Hunt / Teddy / Winter White fabric.
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1970s Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chrome Warren Planter Knoll Tables with Custom Travertine Marble Tops
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fine pair of Warren Planter designed wire side tables. Produced by Knoll international since 1966. Welded steel rod undulating inwards from the top out ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
1974 Knoll Warren Platner Sensational Off-White Easy Lounge Chair Pair
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Lounge chairs
1970s Pair of Warren Platner easy lounge chairs for Knoll.
Metal design fabric with fresh new upholstery
Original label pres...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Metal
Warren Platner - Rare Copper Tables
By Warren Platner
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extremely rare copper cocktail and side table by Warren Platner. Features a round glass top and circular base of concave lengths of copper.
Dimensio...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Furniture
Materials
Copper
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. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Warren Platner furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 150 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 3 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Warren Platner were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Selig, Ward Bennett, and Ficks Reed. Prices for Warren Platner furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,250 and can go as high as $36,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,475.
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