Image source: Knoll — Platner Easy Chair
© Knoll and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Platner Easy Chair
Platner's high-backed 1966 lounge chair with an upholstered shell on a rod base
1013 × 984 × 940 mm
1966
Approx. $25,000 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Platner Easy Chair is a high-backed lounge chair designed by Warren Platner for the Platner Collection, 1966. Knoll's cut sheet describes a generous seat and a high back that envelops the sitter.
Construction
- Molded fiberglass shell; the design page names a molded urethane foam cushion and the shop a molded latex foam cushion
- Nickel-plated steel rod base (design page) with a clear plastic extrusion ring on the bottom
- Finish choice: Nickel, Polished, Metallic Bronze or Gold, 18k Plated
- Upholstery in KnollTextiles: 12 fabric lines, 86 colours in the shop
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Specifications
- 38.75 in H x 39.875 in W x 37 in D (about 984 x 1013 x 940 mm)
- Seat height 18.75 in; seat depth 22 in and weight 37 lb (Knoll shop; the shop prints the width as 40 in)
Story
Generous seat, high back
Knoll's cut sheet for the Easy Chair and Ottoman describes this chair as offering a generous seat and a high back that envelops the sitter, with an ottoman to go with it. The design page lists it as model 1705L, and the shop files it under living-room lounge chairs.
Back in production
Wikipedia records that the large Easy chair and its ottoman had been discontinued and that Knoll has since brought them back, while the Platner loveseat remains out of production.
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More by Warren Platner
Platner Ottoman
Platner's round upholstered ottoman on a base of steel wire rods, 1966
Platner Side Table
Platner's small round side table on a pedestal of steel wire rods, 1966
Platner Coffee Table
Platner's low round coffee table on a pedestal of steel wire rods, 1966
Platner Arm Chair
Platner's 1966 dining chair with arms: a fiberglass shell on a base of welded steel rods
Collection
Platner Collection
Knoll's Platner Collection, designed by the architect Warren Platner in 1966: wire rod chairs, stool, ottoman and tables, in continuous production since.
