Mid-Century Modern Marble-Top End Table by Warren Platner
View Similar Items
Mid-Century Modern Marble-Top End Table by Warren Platner
About the Item
- Creator:Warren Platner (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Diameter: 24 in (60.96 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1970s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. age appropriate wear, some oxidation on base, some scuffs on marble top.
- Seller Location:Brooklyn, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: 0233-3891NJ1stDibs: LU92186107573
Warren Platner
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.
Find vintage Warren Platner furniture on 1stDibs.
- Pair of Mid-Century Modern End Tables with a Marble TopLocated in Brooklyn, NYThis stunning pair of vintage modern side tables feature a round marble top with unusual chrome bases. The smooth marble top with a wonderful design and brass feet adding to the allu...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsMarble, Brass, Chrome
$1,610 Sale Price / set30% Off - Mid-Century Modern Live Edge TableLocated in Brooklyn, NYThis gorgeous vintage modern coffee table features natural hardwood construction with a unique tree slab top. The vintage rustic appeal is sure to make an impression in any modern in...Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsWood
$840 Sale Price30% Off - Mid-Century Modern Artedi Marble Base End TableBy ArtediLocated in Brooklyn, NYThis lovely vintage modern side table features an unusually shaped marble base with a brass support resting in the center. A lightly tinted green rectangular glass top with beveled e...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsMarble, Brass
$595 Sale Price30% Off - Mid-Century Warren Platner Style Coffee TableBy Warren PlatnerLocated in Brooklyn, NYThis beautiful vintage modern coffee table features a spoked metal base and a round glass top. The unique sculpted hourglass design ensures sturdiness without sacrificing style. This...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsMetal
$1,400 Sale Price30% Off - Mid-Century Modern Live Edge Side TableLocated in Brooklyn, NYThis beautiful vintage modern live edge bench features a unique tree slab top with elegant wood grain. This stunning live edge table offers a taste of...Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsWood
- Impressive Mid-Century Modern Faux Marble Swivel Top Coffee TableLocated in Brooklyn, NYAn unusual vintage modern two tier coffee table with a swivel top. The sleek design swivels outward unveiling a lower tier to set items on. A unique half moon shape, beautiful faux f...Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsWood
$1,610 Sale Price30% Off
- Warren Platner for Knoll Mid Century End TableBy Knoll, Warren PlatnerLocated in Countryside, ILWarren 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 ...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsBrass
$1,295 / set - Warren Platner Side Tables for KnollBy Knoll, Warren PlatnerLocated in Houston, TXWarren platner pair of side or occasional tables Knoll International USA, 1960s Oak, bronzed steel Measures: 18.5 height × 24 diameter inches.Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsSteel
$7,500 / set - Warren Platner Restored Wire Nickel Plated over Chrome Side Table Mid CenturyBy Warren PlatnerLocated in North Miami, FLThis 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...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsChrome, Nickel
- Warren Platner for Knoll International Side Table in Glass and SteelBy Knoll, Warren PlatnerLocated in Waalwijk, NLWarren 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...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsSteel
- Fabulous Warren Platner for Knoll Side-End Table, Circa 1960 Mid-CenturyBy Warren PlatnerLocated in Pemberton, NJFabulous 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...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsSteel
- Warren Platner Marble and Brass Coffee TableBy Warren PlatnerLocated in Chicago, ILPlatner custom coffee table marble top with scalloped corners, brass base, swivels as shown. Provenance: Friedman residence , Greenwich, CT. 1989.Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsMarble, Brass