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Warren Platner was an architect and interior designer who collaborated with other legendary professionals such as Raymond Loewy, I.M. Pei, and Eero Saarinen. While working with the latter from 1960 to 1965, he participated in many historic design projects, including the Washington-Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., the Repertory Theater at Lincoln Center, and several dormitories at Yale University.

In 1966, in collaboration with Knoll, he unveiled his most famous collection, the Platner Collection - a series of modern chairs, stools, and tables with a base of intricately sculpted cylindrical steel rods. Each piece requires over 1,000 welds, and the complex design seamlessly blends architectural and industrial style.

In 1967, Platner established his own company, Platner Associates, engaging in architecture as well as furniture design, lighting, fabrics, and interiors. From the late '60s onward, he showcased his works and worked on various interior and architectural design projects, including the interiors of the Ford Foundation (1967), the Georg Jensen Design Center (1968), and the Windows on the World restaurant atop the World Trade Center in New York. Other notable projects include the interior of the American Restaurant in Kansas (1974) and the interiors of Water Tower Place (1976) in Chicago.

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Interior Design Magazine in 1985.