Best of Three: Iconic CoffeeTables

Best of Three. Icons don't come cheap, but do tend to outlive the passing trends, making their cost per year pretty reasonable over time. Which of these three is your top pick for design longevity and value? Clockwise From Top Left:

Platner Table from Unica Home for $1213.

Noguchi Table from DWR for $1245.

Saarinen Table from Hive Modern for $1172.

Comments (10)

Do you mean best cliche?

picking just one is difficult. They're all classics and not only have been around for years, but also shall be, at least in my less than humble opinion. But forced to pick, then the Saarinen.

I adore the Noguchi but my heart is telling me Saarinen.

I LOVE the noguchi table, but feel like I've seen it so much that it's lost it's authenticity... like looking at a van gogh poster rather than the real thing. I would get the noguchi table if it cost $200-300, but for that price I want something that you won't see every time you open a design magazine.

The Noguchi and Saarinens have knockoffs of knockoffs. At least nobody has quite mastered the fabrication of the Platner. Plus, I think the Platner is more versatile. It gets my vote!

Such a hard choice! I picked the Saarinen, but now I wish I had voted for the Platner since it didn't get that many votes. They are all classic and timeless, in my opinion.

I would've voted for the Noguchi maybe 5 years ago, but now....Saarinen all the way. The Platner is a very close second.