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Best of Three: Iconic CoffeeTables

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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.

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    i seriously have to pick just one???

    posted by my little apartment on October 26th 2007 at 1:11pm
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    Do you mean best cliche?

    posted by mscot on October 26th 2007 at 1:22pm
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    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.

    posted by JonathanB on October 26th 2007 at 1:46pm
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    I adore the Noguchi but my heart is telling me Saarinen.

    posted by iceblink on October 26th 2007 at 2:32pm
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    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.

    posted by saudoso on October 26th 2007 at 3:45pm
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    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!

    posted by hejiranyc on October 26th 2007 at 3:59pm
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    i've wanted the noguchi ever since the Flintstones had one.

    posted by carolynapplebee on October 26th 2007 at 5:07pm
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    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.

    posted by JohnnySlimane on October 27th 2007 at 6:32am
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    I would've voted for the Noguchi maybe 5 years ago, but now....Saarinen all the way. The Platner is a very close second.

    posted by Talloush on October 28th 2007 at 7:50pm
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    mmmmm....Saarinen

    posted by Jessa on October 29th 2007 at 8:45am
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    I'd definitely pick the Platner. The curves just come off as more graceful. And it's also less over exposed than either of the others.

    posted by RoseCampion on October 29th 2007 at 4:24pm
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