Saarinen Table - Round

Eero Saarinen 1957

Eero Saarinen vowed to address the “ugly, confusing, unrestful world” he observed underneath chairs and tables -- the so-called "slum of legs."

A five-year design investigation led him to the revolutionary Pedestal Collection, including what is perhaps the most recognized table of the modern era.

Florence Knoll^™ Table Desk

Florence Knoll 1961

With her typical modesty, Florence Knoll described her own line of desks as the “meat and potatoes” which had to be provided.

“I did it because I needed the piece of furniture for a job and it wasn’t there, so I designed it.” While this may have been the motivation

for the 1961 Table Desk, the result is anything but a fill-in piece. Perfectly proportioned and flawlessly detailed, the design embodies

Florence Knoll’s adherence to the teachings of her favorite mentor, Mies van der Rohe.

Florence Knoll^™ Dining Tables

Florence Knoll 1961

With her typical modesty, Florence Knoll described her own line of desks as the “meat and potatoes” which had to be provided.

“I did it because I needed the piece of furniture for a job and it wasn’t there, so I designed it.” Florence Knoll’s designs are reserved and cool,

severe and angular, reflecting the objective perfectionism of the early 1960s.

Platner Dining Table

Warren Platner 1966

In 1966, the Platner Collection captured the “decorative, gentle, graceful” shapes that were beginning to infiltrate the modern vocabulary.

The iconic pieces are created by welding hundreds of curved steel rods to circular frames, simultaneously serving as structure and ornament.

An 18k gold finish option was added in 2015 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Platner Collection.