Originally introduced by Knoll in 1966, the Platner Collection is an icon of modern furniture. Platner personally formulated the production techniques for the complicated designs with each chair requiring over a thousand welds and more than one hundred cylindrical steel rods. Knoll also introduced an executive private office collection designed by 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.
“I began to think about what I thought furniture, specifically a chair, really might be, starting with the philosophy that it isn’t going to be aggressively technological, or aggressively handicraft…, as a designer, felt there was room for the kind of decorative, gentle, graceful kind of design that appeared in period style like Louis XV, but it could have a more rational base instead of being applied decoration…I thought why separate support from the object. Just make it all one thing. It starts at the floor and comes up and envelops me, supports me…. What I wanted to achieve was a chair that, number one, was complementary to the person sitting in it, or to the person in the space between the wall and the chair. The chair certainly is very comfortable and appears to float in the space by the passing of light through the structure.
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Creator:Warren Platner(Designer),Knoll(Maker)
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Design:Platner ArmchairPlatner Series
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Dimensions:Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 28.35 in (72 cm)Depth: 22.05 in (56 cm)Seat Height: 19.3 in (49 cm)
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Style:Modern(Of the Period)
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Materials and Techniques:ChromeFabricSteel
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Place of Origin:United States
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Period:Late 20th Century
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Date of Manufacture:20th Century
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Condition:GoodWear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. The upholstery is original to the chair and as such shows signs of age related discolouring and wear. Easily reupholstered if so desired in leather, or fabric of your choice. This is something that we can offer should you require.
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Seller Location:London, GB
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Reference Number:Seller: LU2868333857692
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