Platner Style: Wire Frame Dining Chair

Inspired By: Warren Platner Wire Dining Chair

Base Price: $1,730.00
Price as Configured: $1,730.00
  • Premium Leather Choices:
    L201- Porcelain White L203- Alpine White L213- Buff Tan L215- Sandstone L219- Driftwood Tan L224- Terra Brown L227- Golden Tan L229- Taupe L231- Saddle Brown L235- Espresso Brown L237- Navy Blue L239- Cloud Gray L244- Premium Black L247- Premium Red L439- Taupe Gray
    Distressed Leather Choices:
    L523- Harvest Tan L531- Clay Brown L535- Rich Brown L551- Olive Green
     
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Key Features:
  • Dimensions (inches): 27.5w x 23d x 29.5h
  • Stainless steel wire base
  • Leather seat and backrest
  • Choice of leather colors

- Details

Part of the Platner Collection, our Wire Frame Dining Chair is inspired by Platner’s designs from 1966 is an elegant addition to your dining room. This iconic piece features steel rods to form the curved chair base, with a leather seat and backrest. Platner, who worked in the firms of Eero Saarinen and Kevin Roche in the early and mid-1960"s, introduced his collection of chairs, ottomans and tables in 1966. Known as the "Platner Collection". in the original design, each piece glass rests on a sculptural base of steel rods resembling a shiny sheaf of wheat. Platner designed both the structure and the production method for these designs, forming his primary contribution to the mid-century modern furniture movement and is still an enduring icon of 1960"s Modernism.

Our version of the Platner Dining Chair features leather wrapped foam seat cushion and backrest on a sculptural base of stainless steel rods, which are polished to a shiny finish. This finish matches our other pieces in this collection. The bottom edge of the chair features a clear plastic floor protection ring.

Dimensions (inches):
Overall: 27.5w x 23d x 29.5h
Seat Interior: 18w x 19d
Seat Height: 19.75h
Arm Height: 26h
Weight: 22lbs

Modern Classics Furniture offers two levels of premium Top-Grain Italian Leathers for this product (Smooth and Distressed). Our Smooth leathers are top-grain, aniline-dyed, have a soft feel to them and retains the hides natural grain patterns. Our Distressed Leathers (denoted with the prefix L5) are also top-grain, aniline-dyed but have a distressed look to them. L5 leathers will show rubbings and have a more waxy feel. All our leathers are considered equally durable and are ideal for home or commercial use. To read more about leather, read our A Guide to Understanding Upholstery Leather: A Primer.

Each of the these groupings feature:
  • Top-grain Italian leather from Grade A hides
  • Semi aniline-dyed
  • Made at Italian tanneries and sent to our factory
  • Have a UV and Moisture Guard built into the non-toxic vegetable dyes
  • Are not split hides or bonded leather
We are happy to mail you a physical piece of leather so you can hold it in your hands.
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Premium Leathers (Top Grain-Smooth)

L201- Porcelain White Porcelain White L201 L203- Alpine White Alpine White L203 L213- Buff Tan Buff Tan L213 L215- Sandstone Sandstone L215 L219- Driftwood Tan Driftwood Tan L219 L224- Terra Brown Terra Brown L224 L227- Golden Tan Golden Tan L227 L229- Taupe Taupe L229 L231- Saddle Brown Saddle Brown L231 L235 - Espresso Brown Espresso Brown L235 L237- Navy Blue Navy Blue L237 L239- Cloud Gray Cloud Gray L239 L244- Premium Black Premium Black L244 L247- Premium Red Premium Red L247

Distressed Leathers (Top Grain-Waxy)

L527- Caramel Tan Harvest Tan L523 L527- Caramel Tan Caramel Tan L527 L531- Clayv Brown Clay Brown L531 L535- Rich Brown Rich Brown L535 L551- Olive Green Olive Green L551

In comparing our Platner style dining chair and the one DWR/Knoll sells, there are a very slight visual differences in the way we curve our base, but most people don't notice this, or don't mind saving $6,000 per chair. There are some big differences in the way we construct our base, to wit:
  • Our frame is made of stainless steel which is polished to give the shiny look. Knoll uses mild steel, and then it is chrome plated (or bronze-painted or gold-plated). Chrome plating does give a shinier finish, but it also is subject to bubbling and if gets a deep scratch, there is really no way to easily fix it and depending on the depth of the scratch, the frame can rust.
  • Our dimensions are very similar to the Knoll version, where as the low market versions are substantially smaller and the back is at a greater angle.
  • We offer less upholstery choices than the Knoll version. We do allow customers to provide their own materials for a small extra charge.
  • We also include a clear plastic ring around the bottom to prevent damage to the floor.
We made this chart showing some of the highlights:
Feature Modern Classics DWR (Knoll) Low Market Versions
Price $ 1,580 $ 7,595 $ 1,089
Overall Dimensions 27.5w x 23d x 29.5h 26.5w x 22d x 28.75h 28.3w x 24d x 29h
Seat Dimensions 18w x 19d 18w x 19d 16w x 17d
Metal Stainless (5mm) Plain Steel (5mm) Stainless (4mm)
Metal Finish Polished Chrome Plated Polished
Finish Choices Polished, Black or Gold Bronze, Nickel or Gold Polished, Black or Gold
Floor Protector Yes Yes No



POPULAR COLORS:

Platner Wire Dining Chair - Premium Black Leather
L244- Premium Black
$1,590.00
Qty In Stock: 11
Date: 4/29/2025 5:12:43 PM