Warren Platner Tables
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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Creator: Warren Platner
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 Tables
Materials
Steel
Warren Platner For Knoll Coffee Table
By Warren Platner
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Classic Mid Century design by Warren Platter for Knoll with steel rod construction and surmounted by a beveled glass top. The frame of the Platner table features vertical steel wir...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Tables
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Steel
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Wire Side Table by Warren Platner for Knoll C1975
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic design by Warren Platner for Knoll, such a iconic form. Table is in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Glass is near perfection and fits snug on the top. 15.75 ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
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Steel, Chrome
Warren Platner for Knoll Wood and Steel Wire Mid Century Modern Coffee Table
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Warren Platner coffee table for Knoll. A simply stunning piece of design from the mid century modern era. These tables featuring an iconic base design, with a curving cone of steel...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Tables
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Steel
Marble Dining Table by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Barcelona, ES
Marble dining table designed by Warren Platner for Knoll, USA, 1966. Calacatta marble top and polished nickel steel base.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Mid-Century Authentic Knoll Warren Platner Wire Glass Coffee Table
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Baltimore, MD
A mid-century iconic, stunning, authentic original, vintage Platner circular wire glass coffee table designed by American architect and interior designer Warren Platner (1919-2006) ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
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Steel
Warren Platner Bronze Base Coffee Table w/Smoked Glass, 1960
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren Platner Bronze Base Coffee Table w/Smoked Glass, 1960.
Warren Platner's for Knoll iconic coffee table with bronze base and smoked beveled glass.
Measures base 29.5" diameter 1...
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1960s American Vintage Warren Platner Tables
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Bronze
Eight Warren Platner Chairs
By Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful chairs by Warren Platner, New York, New York, 1960's. Platner Collection, chrome-plated steel, original maroon upholstery, each with Knoll sticker and upholstery label. Eig...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Marble-Top Table by Warren Platner
By Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful table by Warren Platner, New York, New York, 1960's. Platner Collection dining table Model 3716T, with chrome-plated steel and off-white marble top.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
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Marble, Chrome
Mid-century American Desk in Zebra Wood By Warren Platner
By Warren Platner
Located in Houston, TX
Desk is made out of zebra wood. Table top is reupholstered with brown cowhide. There is wide drawer for files on the left side and smaller drawer on the right. Desk is elevated by wi...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Warren Platner for Knoll Side / End Tables
By Warren Platner
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Pair of Warren Platner for Knoll Side / End Tables
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Steel
2000s Warren Platner for Knoll Coffee Table in Polished Nickel and Glass, 42"
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Platner coffee table designed by Warren Platner, produced by Knoll, in the USA. The design dates to 1966, though this example is dates to the early 2000s.
The condition ...
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Early 2000s American Modern Warren Platner Tables
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Glass
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...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Warren Platner Tables
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Metal
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 Tables
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Bronze
Mid Century Modern Bent Wire Nickel Side Table by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Bent Wire Nickel Side Table by Warren Platner for Knoll
The Mid Century Modern Bent Wire Nickel Side Table, designed by Warren Platner for Knoll, is a true icon o...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Tables
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Nickel, Wire
Warren Platner Writing Desk with Black Leather Top
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, writing desk, leather, metal, oak, United States, design 1973
This heavy, sturdy desk is designed by the American modernist Warren Platner. He is most know...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Metal
Warren Platner Rosewood Black Base Side Table Knoll Associates 1970s
By Warren Platner, Knoll
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 Tables
Materials
Steel
Warren Platner for Knoll Center Table in Glass and Steel
By Warren Platner
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, dining table, glass and chrome-plated metal, United States, circa 1966
This iconic center table by Warren Platner (1919-2006) is created by welding curved...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Warren Platner for Knoll Dining Table in Smoked Glass
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, table, glass, steel, United States, design ca. 1962
This iconic center table by Warren Platner (1919-2006) is created by welding curved steel rods to cir...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modernist Bent & Polished Nickel Side Table by Warren Platner
By Warren Platner
Located in New York, NY
This Bent and Polished Nickel side Table designed by Warren Platner originates from the United States, Circa 1970. Featuring an hourglass form in a series of parallel nickel cylinder...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Nickel
1960s Warren Platner Knoll Marble Dining Table Metallic Bronze
By Warren Platner
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s KNOLL designer Warren Platner graceful & iconic Dining Table in Metallic Bronze
Includes new marble tabletop. Base has a dark bronze finish.
Unmarked. The label was not present...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Warren Platner Coffee Table for Lehigh Leopold
By Warren Platner, Lehigh Leopold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning and rare piece designed by Warren Platner and manufactured by Lehigh Leopold, c.1960s, USA. The coffee table features a black leather surface in a frame of solid walnut wo...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Chrome
Fabulous Warren Platner for Knoll Side-End Table, Circa 1960 Mid-Century
By Warren Platner
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous Warren Platner for Knoll International, side table, glass, metal, circa 1960s
This iconic side table by Warren Platner is created by welding curved steel rods to circular a...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Polished Nickel Side Tables by Warren Platner
By Warren Platner
Located in New York, NY
These Bent and Polished Nickel side Tables designed by Warren Platner originate from the United States, Circa 1970. Featuring an hourglass form in a series of parallel nickel cylinde...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Nickel
Vintage Mid Century Modern Coffee Table by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Coffee Table by Warren Platner for Knoll
An iconic classic mid century modern circular cocktail ta...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Wire
Warren Platner for Knoll Coffee Table in Steel and Glass
By Warren Platner, Knoll
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...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Steel
Knoll Dining Table Designed by Warren Platner, 20th Century
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Hamburg, PA
An exquisite table designed by Warren Platner for Knoll. This iconic dining table would look great in any Contemporary, Transitional, or Traditional interior. This set has a timeless...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Steel
Pair of Warren Platner Side Tables
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Warren Platner Side Tables, welded curved nickel plated steel rods to circular frames, simultaneously serving as structure and ornament with inset oak tops.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Nickel
Magnificent Coffee Table by Warren Platner Marquina Marble
By Warren Platner
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Magnificent coffee table by Warren Platner
Marquina marble
Limited edition Knoll - Finition métal bronze
Attribution mark under the top
Bronze and marble
2020
Dimensions : ø ...
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2010s North American Other Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Warren Platner for Knoll Vintage Glass Top Wire Base Cocktail Table Mid Century
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in North Miami, FL
This iconic authentic original Warren Platner chromed wire cocktail table was the original design and production from the 1950's. Knoll was the manufacturer. The original beveled 1/2...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Chrome
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 Tables
Materials
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 Tables
Materials
Nickel
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 Tables
Materials
Steel
Warren Platner for Knoll International Side Table in Glass and Steel
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll International, coffee table, glass, metal, United States, design 1966, later production
This iconic side table by Warren Platner is created by welding curve...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Warren Platner Carrara Marble & Steel Coffee Table for Knoll
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Warren platner Carrara marble & steel coffee table for Knoll.
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Cen...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome, 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 Tables
Materials
Metal
Warren Platner for Knoll Writing Desk in Cherry and Black Leather
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, writing desk, cherry, chrome-plated metal, black leather, United States, 1970s.
This writing table with two drawers and an extendable panel...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Warren Platner Restored Wire Nickel Plated over Chrome Side Table Mid Century
By Warren Platner
Located in North Miami, FL
This very authentic vintage Mid-Century Modern iconic wire side table by Warren Platner is from the production of the 1950s. It had to be restored with new nickel plating as it would not polish from the rust. This is not a remake or reissue. Our expenses to do this were high as all nickel silver of pieces have skyrocketed in price. It is now chic, forever and timeless and will sit famously in between 2 chairs or on one side. We only have one now. All Platner's pieces are desirable and collectible. We believe in the original and not the reissue. This came out of a collectors home of all Mid...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
Platner Side Table by Knoll in Rare Copper
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Highland, IN
With his "Platner Collection" for Knoll in 1966, Warren Platner introduced a richness and luxury to post-war American modernism that had not existed previously. The matching group included side chairs, lounge chairs, a settee and tables. They were offered in polished chrome, rich bronze, and for a single year in 1969, in copper.
The smallest of the collection of tables Warren Platner designed for Knoll in 1966, this side table nonetheless has great visual presence. The wire rods of the base capture space, create shifting moire' patterns, and support the top. This rare copper...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
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Copper
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 Tables
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 Tables
Materials
Metal
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 24 ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Brass
Warren Platner for Knoll Steel and Carrara Marble Dining Table, 1960
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren Platner for Knoll Steel and Carrara Marble Dining Table, 1960. Original
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Warren Platner Side Tables for Knoll
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Houston, TX
Warren platner
pair of side or occasional tables
Knoll International
USA, 1960s
Oak, bronzed steel
Measures: 18.5 height × 24 diameter inches.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Steel
Warren Platner Glass Top Chrome Coffee Table for Knoll, USA 1970s
By Warren Platner
Located in New York, NY
One of Knoll's most enduring designs. The Platner series looks as fresh as it did when it was designed fifty years ago.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Chrome
Warren Platner Steel and Glass Dining Table for Knoll
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern glass top on Steel base dining table by Warren Platner for Knoll, circa 1980s. Features a 53” thick glass top and base made of curved rods. This modern d...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Steel
Authentic Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Warren Platner for Knoll in Bronze
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic classic circular cocktail table designed by Warren Platner for Knoll. It features a dark bronze wire base with round clear glass top. Very nice condition.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Bronze
53" Knoll Platner Dining Table and Chairs
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Pasadena, TX
Knoll platner dining table and chairs
In 1966, the Platner Collection captured the “decorative, gentle, graceful” shapes that were b...
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Chrome
Warren Platner for Knoll Executive Desk with Black Leather Top
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, desk, leather, steel, oak, United States, 1973
This heavy, sturdy desk is designed by the American modernist Warren Platner. He is most known for his airy ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
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Steel
Vintage Warren Platner Lounge Chairs and Table for Knoll, Special Edition
By Warren Platner
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Special Edition of pair of lounge chairs and table designed by Warren Platner. These are very early production. A stunning set.
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Wire
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 Tables
Materials
Stone, Steel, Nickel
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 Tables
Materials
Granite, Bronze
1970s Executive Office Desk by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Warren Platner, Knoll
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 Tables
Materials
Leather
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 Tables
Materials
Granite, Bronze
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 Tables
Materials
Marble, 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 Tables
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 Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Warren Platner for Knoll Bronze Coffee Table, ca. 1970
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Vintage Warren Platner for Knoll Bronze Coffee Table, ca. 1970. This beautiful table has been with a one-owner family since the 1970's and is in excellent original condition. The b...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Warren Platner Tables
Materials
Steel
Warren Platner tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Warren Platner tables 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 tables, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables 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 tables by Silas Seandel, Calvin, and Tommi Parzinger. Prices for Warren Platner tables 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 $4,475.
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