Knoll

Platner Easy Chair - Velvet

$22,846.00 CAD

In 1966, the Platner Collection captured the “decorative, gentle, graceful” shapes that were beginning to infiltrate the modern vocabulary. The iconic pieces are created by welding hundreds of curved steel rods to circular frames, simultaneously serving as structure and ornament.

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Product Description

In the 1960s, Warren Platner transformed steel wire into a sculptural furniture collection, thus creating a design icon of the modern era. The furniture’s unique, harmonious forms are produced by welding curved vertical steel wire rods to circular frames, producing a moiré effect and capturing the decorative, gentle and graceful quality that Platner sought to achieve. All metal components are finished in bright nickel with a clear protective coating or painted bronze metallic. The seating collection includes a side chair and a lounge chair.

Key Features
Shell is molded fiberglass with highly resilient molded urethane foam cushion	Base constructed of vertical steel rods welded to circular horizontal and edge-framing rods
Nickel finishes are plated and polished. Metallic bronze finish is a paint	Clear plastic extrusion ring on bottom of the base for a smooth bottom surface
The Platner Easy chair is upholstered in Knoll Velvet

Dimensions - Platner Easy Chair

Width	Depth
39.875"	37"
Height	Seat Height
38.75"	18.75"
Weight
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Product Downloads

Manuals	Knoll Platner Seating Product Sheet (PDF)
	Knoll Warren Platner Collection (PDF)
Materials	Knoll Textiles Cleaning Information (PDF)
Technical Sheet	n/a

Designer

Warren Platner

Warren Platner was an American architect and designer known for bringing decorative elegance to modernist furniture. Working with Knoll, he created the iconic Platner Collection in 1966, a series of chairs and tables defined by sculptural steel wire bases and luxurious finishes. See more

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