Hero image of the Platner Series 1725 Arm Chair Dining Chair by Warren Platner, designed by Warren Platner, available online in Canada. Made by Archetype Forms.

Hommage À Warren Platner

Platner Armchair: Dining Chair

Front angle 2 view of the Platner Series 1725 Arm Chair Dining Chair by Warren Platner, designed by Warren Platner, available online in Canada. Made by Archetype Forms.
Front view of the Platner Series 1725 Arm Chair Dining Chair by Warren Platner, designed by Warren Platner, available online in Canada. Made by Archetype Forms.
Front angle view of the Platner Series 1725 Arm Chair Dining Chair by Warren Platner, designed by Warren Platner, available online in Canada. Made by Archetype Forms.
Side view of the Platner Series 1725 Arm Chair Dining Chair by Warren Platner, designed by Warren Platner, available online in Canada. Made by Archetype Forms.
Back angle view of the Platner Series 1725 Arm Chair Dining Chair by Warren Platner, designed by Warren Platner, available online in Canada. Made by Archetype Forms.
Back view of the Platner Series 1725 Arm Chair Dining Chair by Warren Platner, designed by Warren Platner, available online in Canada. Made by Archetype Forms.

Platner Armchair: Dining Chair

CAD $960 – $1,280

The Platner Armchair was originally designed for Warren Platner’s iconic 1966 eponymous tables & chairs collection.

Each piece is constructed by welding hundreds of curved steel rods to circular frames, requiring over 1,000 welds for its intricate structure. Platner once stated, “A classic is something you look at often and always accept as it is, because you can see no way of improving it.” The Platner Dining Chair is the embodiment of Warren Platner’s philosophy.

Shown in Marshmallow Boucle on White Powder Coat Steel Base.

The Archetype Forms Armchair: Dining is a faithful reproduction of the original 1725 Platner Amchair Dining Chair by Warren Platner.

Designer

Warren Platner

Warren Platner (1919-2006) was an influential American architect and interior designer who began his career working with Eero Saarinen and Kevin Roche in the early 1960s. Platner is most commonly recognized for his eponymous Platner Collection (1966), which features chairs and tables constructed of hundreds of thin, bent and welded steel rods plated in various materials, including gold, that create cylindrical bases resembling a "shiny sheaf of wheat." The Platner Collection tables and chairs are instantly recognizable symbols of 1960s modernism, having appeared throughout  pop-culture media, including the James Bond "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker" films. Warren Platner's work earned him the Rome Prize in architecture and an induction into the Interior Design Hall of Fame. Platner’s artistic manipulation of industrial materials create elegant, sculptural forms that bridge the gap between modernism and décor.
Profile portrait of Warren Platner, designer of the iconic Platner Series furniture available here in Canada.
Warren Platner (1919-2006) was an influential American architect and interior designer who began his career working with Eero Saarinen and Kevin Roche in the early 1960s. Platner is most commonly recognized for his eponymous Platner Collection (1966), which features chairs and tables constructed of hundreds of thin, bent and welded steel rods plated in various materials, including gold, that create cylindrical bases resembling a "shiny sheaf of wheat." The Platner Collection tables and chairs are instantly recognizable symbols of 1960s modernism, having appeared throughout  pop-culture media, including the James Bond "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker" films. Warren Platner's work earned him the Rome Prize in architecture and an induction into the Interior Design Hall of Fame. Platner’s artistic manipulation of industrial materials create elegant, sculptural forms that bridge the gap between modernism and décor.

Product Dimensions

Depth (cm): 55.9
Width (cm): 67.3
Height (cm): 73
Depth (in): 22 inches
Width (in): 26.5 inches
Height (in): 28.75 inches

Platner Armchair: Dining Chair Construction:

  • Upholstery: Custom Premium Leather, Suede, or Fabric Selection from Archetype Forms
  • Structure:
    • Shell: Moulded Fiberglass
    • Base: Frame of Bent Vertical Steel Rods in Polished Nickel Plate, Metallic Bronze Paint, Gold Plated & Lacquer Protected, Chromed, Brushed or Other Premium Finish, Powder Coat or Lacquer Finish from Archetype Forms
  • Padding: Moulded High-Density Foam
  • Glide: Clear Plastic Ring for Smooth Bottom

The Platner Armchair is designed for dining. However, its padded seating, arms and seating height allow it to function as comfortable living room or hospitality seating as well. The armchair features an upholstered molded latex foam cushion over a sturdy fiberglass shell, supported by a base constructed of vertical steel rods welded to circular horizontal and edge-framing rods.

Warren Platner’s contributions to architecture and design have earned him numerous accolades, including the induction into Interior Design magazine’s Hall of Fame in 1985. His works are included in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This series of Platner’s designs are prevalent in popular culture, including an appearance in the James Bond film “Quantum of Solace.”

Buy the Platner Armchair Dining Chair designed by Warren Platner, with Marshmallow Boucle on Powder Coat White Steel, online in Canada.

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