Platner table
The Platner table by Knoll, designed by Warren Platner in 1966, is a functional sculpture, a play of light and structure. Its base, composed of thin intertwined metal rods, creates a fluid and dynamic effect, transforming the metal into a work of art. The elegantly suspended top completes the composition with lightness and refinement. A timeless icon, capable of giving character and harmony to any environment.
Knoll
Knoll. Inc. is a design-led company that produces office systems, seating, filing and shelving, tables and desks, and textiles (KnollTextiles). It produces home furnishings by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll (Florence Schust), Frank Gehry, Maya Lin, and Eero Saarinen under the company's KnollStudio division. In 2011, Knoll received the prestigious National Design Award for Corporate and Institutional Achievement from the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. The award honors design excellence and the public impact of Knoll's body of work.
Warren Platner
Warren Platner was an American designer, born in Baltimore in 1919. After graduating from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, he worked with Raymond Leowy and Eero Saarinen, participating in the design of several buildings. During the 1940s he began to take an interest in design, leading him to the creation of objects and furniture, reinterpreting the modern American style in a Deco way: his furniture was in fact proposed as an alternative to minimalism. The Platner collection created in 1966 for Knoll, a union of technology and craftsmanship, is still recognized today as an icon of modern furniture.
