Platner Coffee Table
The iconic coffee table, designed in 1966, is created by welding hundreds of curved steel rods to circular frames, simultaneously serving as structure and ornament.
Manufacturer
Knoll
Product Line
Platner
Dimensions
36" dia x 15.25"h
Price
List Value: $2,238
Designer
Warren Platner
With his experience in the firm of Eero Saarinen and Associates, it is not surprising that the mantel for the second generation of pedestal and wire furniture fell on the creative shoulders of Warren Platner. Reflecting a dramatic shift in cultural values, modernism became more expressive in the 1960s. Platner felt there was an opportunity to merge the competing aesthetics of the time.
Year Designed
1966
Specified Finish
Table tops: Wood, glass, and a wide range of coated and natural marble and natural granite
Bases: Polished Nickel, Metallic Bronze, and 18K Gold Plated
Sustainability
GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified®
In 1966, the Platner Collection captured the “decorative, gentle, graceful” shapes that were beginning to infiltrate the modern vocabulary.