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If you combined the work of I.M. Pei and Eero Saarinen, the result might
very well look like the Platner Collection (1962). Warren Platner worked
with both of the industrial and organic design giants before turning his
attention to steel wire furniture, for which he devised the structure and
production method. Requiring as many as 1,000 welds and crafted out of wire
and space, the Stool, available in a range of upholstery options,
demonstrates Platner's belief that there is room in modernism "for the kind
of decorative, gentle, graceful design that appeared in a period style like
Louis XV." Constructed of metal components that are finished in bright
nickel with a clear lacquer protective coating, the stool features a clear
plastic extrusion ring surrounding the base to protect floors. The Platner
Collection is Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certified for low-emitting
products. Manufactured by Knoll® according to the original and exacting
specifications of the designer.
Steel wire rods with nickel finish and protected with clear lacquer; base with clear plastic extrusion ring for smooth bottom surface.
Bouclé: Knoll Textiles Classic Bouclé upholstery, 52% wool, 48% nylon.
Mohair: Knoll Textiles Knoll Velvet upholstery, 100% mohair pile with 100% cotton ground.
Icon: Knoll Textiles Icon upholstery, 54% cotton, 46% polyester.
Icon: Knoll Textiles Icon upholstery, 54% cotton, 46% polyester.
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Of the furniture and interior designers who began to make their talents visible in the 1960s, Warren Platner was among the less flamboyant. Nevertheless, he earned for himself an international reputation for elegant understatement and the steel wire furniture he designed for Knoll has become an icon of '60s modernism. Born in Baltimore in 1919, Platner studied architecture at Cornell University and, following graduation in 1941, worked in the offices of legendary designers Eero Saarinen and I.M. Pei. He opened his own New Haven office in 1967, which quickly became a significant design studio, creating furniture, lighting and textiles, as well as residential and commercial interiors. Read more >
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