Platner Side Table

Overview

The Platner Side Table is a small round table on a steel wire rod pedestal; Warren Platner's Platner Collection dates from 1966. Knoll lists one size, 15.75 in across and 18 in high, model 3710T.

Construction

• Glass, marble or wood veneer top (shop: tempered glass, solid marble)
• Upright steel rods welded to round frames, plus a plastic ring on the base
• Base: nickel plating, 18k gold plating or bronze paint

Specifications

• Diameter 15.75 in x height 18 in (about 400 x 400 x 457 mm)
• Weight 15 lb with a glass or veneer top, 22 lb with marble (Knoll shop)

Since 1966

Knoll's shop says Warren Platner's side table has been a focal point in living rooms since 1966. The design page and the Platner tables cut sheet list it in a single size, model 3710T, 15.75 in across and 18 in high.

Tops in different materials

One of Knoll's studio photographs shows five Platner side tables from above, each with a different top: the page offers wood, clear and bronze glass, marble and granite.