Designer spotlight: Warren Platner
Warren Platner (1919- 2006)
Birthplace: USA
Knoll Products: Platner dining, side table, stool, coffee table, and Platner lounge collection
Warren Platner studied architecture at Cornell University. Following his work with legendary designers Raymond Loewy, Eero Saarinen and I. M. Pei, he immersed himself in the creation of steel wire furniture, devising the method and tooling to produce the lounge chair in the line as well. Notable among his residential and commercial projects are the Georg Jensen Design Center and the Windows on the World restaurant in the World Trade Center, both in New York City.
(image via Dwell, bio via Knoll)
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Home Essentials Sale!
Home Essentials Now on Sale!
Fall is upon us, and what better way to welcome the cool weather and falling leaves than with a few new Home Essentials from Vastu. Enjoy up to 50% off the original prices of some of our most popular home furnishings. This is a limited supply sale, so make sure you stop by soon to take advantage of great deals on the:
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October ‘How Do You Vastu?’ Giveaway
How have you incorporated a Vastu purchase into your home? Upload a picture of your Vastu coffee table or side table to our Facebook page during the month of October for a chance to win a $50 AMEX gift card.
Congrats again to our September winner, Dan.
We can’t wait to see how you Vastu!
Congratulations to…
…Dan – our September ‘How Do You Vastu?’ $50 AMEX gift card winner!
We’re offering Vastu customers a chance to win a $50 AMEX card each month for the rest of 2010.
In the month of September we asked you to share pictures of your dining tables, now we want to see your coffee tables and side tables. If you’ve purchase a coffee table or side table from Vastu, take picture of it and upload it to our Facebook page sometime during the month of October for a chance to win the $50 AMEX gift card. Good luck!
Roses are red, Violettes are turquoise…
…or bordeaux, pistachio, light grey, black, dove grey, mink brown, red, dark brown, white or mustard. New to the Vastu showroom is the Violette table collection which includes side tables and cocktail tables. The table tops are available in 11 different colors of lacquered glass and the metal bases are available in a number of different finishes, including the polished chrome finish shown in the image above.
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