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27.0678.P_and_GATE:27.0678.P 5/30/07 11:03 PM Warren Platner Collection Page FC1

27.0678.P_and_GATE:27.0678.P 5/30/07 11:04 PM Page IFC1 Warren Platner Collection The Platner Collection has proven to be one of the most enduring icons of Modernist design. Warren Platner, an architect and designer who is known for his work on the Ford Foundation headquarters, the Georg Jensen Design Center and the original Windows on the World restaurant, worked in the offices of legendary designers Raymond Loewy, I.M. Pei and Eero Saarinen before opening his own practice in 1967. Reflecting a dramatic shift in cultural values, Modernism became more expressive in the 1960s. In Platner’s...

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27.0678.P_and_GATE:27.0678.FOLDOUT.P 5/30/07 11:39 PM Page 1 The Platner Collection is available in Polished Nickel or Bronze finishes. Upholstery options include a range of KnollTextiles fabrics and Spinneybeck leathers. Tables are available with clear and bronze glass, veneer or marble tops.

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27.0678.P_and_GATE:27.0678.FOLDOUT.P 5/30/07 11:44 PM Page 2 Platner Dining, Coffee and Side Tables Platner Stools Stools, above, with Polished Nickel finish in Spinneybeck Maremma leather, Medici; Knoll Velvet, Sandstone; Knoll Velvet, Mink; and Spinneybeck Maremma leather, Rocco Pisana. Right, Dining Tables, Arm Chairs and Stools with Polished Nickel finish. Seating upholstered in Cato, Fire Red.

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27.0678.P_and_GATE:27.0678.P 5/30/07 11:05 PM Page 3 Dining, Coffee and Side Tables with Bronze finish and Clear Glass tops.

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27.0678.P_and_GATE:27.0678.P 5/30/07 11:07 PM Page 5 For lounging, dining or gathering, Warren Platner’s sculptural collection signals the essence of modern design. Tables, Lounge and Arm Chairs in Polished Nickel finish. Lounge Chair in Extreme Velvet, Sahara; Arm Chairs in Knoll Velvet, Palomino, and Spinneybeck® Maremma leather, Medici. Side Table with Light Walnut top; Coffee Table with Light Oak top.

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27.0678.P_and_GATE:27.0678.P 5/30/07 11:08 PM Page 6 Platner Side Tables All Platner Tables are available with clear or bronze glass, veneer or marble tops. Side Tables, above, with Polished Nickel finish and tops in Light Walnut, Pearwood, Light Oak, Arabescato Marble and Ebonized Walnut. Overleaf, Platner Dining Table with Clear Glass top and Arm Chairs in Techno Tweed, Quicksilver, with Polished Nickel finish.

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27.0678.P_and_GATE:27.0678.P 5/30/07 11:08 PM Page IBC1 Warren Platner Collection 36.5 25.5 26.5 23.5 15.25 30.25 Lounge Chair 28.75 Arm Chair 22.75 Stool 53.75 15.75 36 18 Side Table 42.25 27 15.25 Coffee Table 15.25 Dining Table Front and back cover: Platner Lounge Chair, Arm Chair and Stool with Polished Nickel finish in Cato, Fire Red

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27.0678.P_and_GATE:27.0678.P knoll.com 5/30/07 11:03 PM Page BC1 BKS-605 © 2007 Knoll, Inc. All rights reserved. Photography by Ilan Rubin. Installation photography by Joshua McHugh and Timothy Soar. Knoll is the founding sponsor of the World Monuments Fund Modernism at Risk program.

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