Platner Side Table

In the 1960s, Warren Platner saw an opportunity. “I felt there was room for the kind of soft, graceful, decorative design that appeared in period style such as Louis XV, but that could have a more rational basis rather than being applied decoration,” he said. By welding hundreds of curved steel rods to circular frames, Platner achieved his goal of creating a form that would simultaneously serve as structure and ornament. Since 1966, his iconic side table has been a celebrated centerpiece in living rooms.