Design Elections: Best Retro Modern Cocktail Table

Warren Platner 1966 VS Isamu Noguchi 1948

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Comments (6)

You mean Warren Platner? And will I be ostracized if I said I never saw his cocktail table before? Or if I did, it never really registered.

Been a big fan of Noguchi's table though...

posted by DC Domain on February 18th 2008 at 8:11am
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I like the Noguchi, but I have seen it (and it's many many iterations) over and over enough times to ever want one in my home.

The Platner I have also seen, but fortunately it hasn't been knocked off by every Room and Board type place around. Besides, it is bright and shiny...

posted by Devyn on February 18th 2008 at 8:19am
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DC Domain, yes, Warren...typing too late last night! Thanks - I corrected the post.

posted by janel on February 18th 2008 at 8:26am
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I prefer a Kagan coffee table, although I like the Platner very much. I wish it could be made as a dining table.

posted by greer on February 18th 2008 at 12:57pm
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I have a Platner coffee table (bronze version) and I love it. It works well in pretty much every setting.

Greer, it is made as a dining table: http://www.knoll.com/products/product.jsp?prod_id=106&flag=cat&cat_id=10

posted by jd24 on February 18th 2008 at 1:30pm
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I love the Platner coffee table, but agree the whole collection in bronze is much cooler.

posted by modernfolk on February 18th 2008 at 3:30pm
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