Light, sound and 180 million-year-old fossils are just some of the adventurous concepts furniture maker and designer Peter Draenert played with across his career. He creatively expanded the definition of a table beyond form and function, while including many different materials, ranging from marble and glass to granite, wood and travertine.
In 1968, Draenert and his wife Karin started the Draenert Company in Friedrichshafen, Germany. During the 1970s, the company made tables from oil slate with help from the state and research teams in Holzmaden, Germany. Using other materials like steel and natural stone, Draenert emphasized the artistic qualities of his furniture while adding functional aspects like drawers and hidden compartments.
Each of his dining tables included easy-to-use extensions, while his coffee tables featured a swivel plate or multiple levels for extra storage and display. In the 2000s, he experimented with light. Some of his tables doubled as alternative light sources, while others, like those made with German artist Walter Giers, used changing lights and patterns.
While best remembered for his tables, a range of furniture manufactured by his company has been collected by museums, including an armchair at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and a cabinet at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage Peter Draenert seating and tables.
Marcuso Coffee Table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, Italy 1969
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
Located in Beograd, RS
Designed by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, the Marcuso coffee table is one of the most recognizable icons of Italian post-war design. Originally introd...
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Side Table with mirror top, attr. to Ico Parisi, Italy 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an elegant and highly sculptural Italian side table or magazine rack attributed to Ico Parisi, dating from the 1950s. The design displays the refined or...
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Space Age Side Table done in chrome and tinted glass by Allegri Parma
By Arredamenti Allegri
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a beautiful Space Age Side Table manufactured by Allegri, located in Parma. The table is one of the iconic pieces of Space Age design, featuring atom-sh...
Chrome
Postmodern Dining Table in leather and glass top by Giancarlo Vegni for Fasem
By Giancarlo Vegni, Fasem International
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a rare postmodern dining table designed by Giancarlo Vegni for Fasem. Table features the base done in steel and saddle leather with a round thick glass ...
Leather, Glass
Space Age Foberglass Coffee Table "Amanta" by Mario Bellini, Italy 1970s
By Mario Bellini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an Iconic coffee table designed by Mario Bellini as part of the celebrated Amanta seating system, one of the defining modular furniture concepts of Ital...
Fiberglass
Postmodern Dining Table "Nodo" designed by Carlo Bartoli for Tisettanta
By Tisettanta, Carlo Bartoli
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a Postmodern Dining Table "Nodo" designed by Carlo Bartoli for Tisettanta. It features legs put together into a knot (Italian for knot is nodo, hence th...
Chrome
Postmodern Italian Help Series Side Table in Glass by Paolo Bistacchi for Albed
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern glass side table from Italian manufacturer Albed to a design by Paolo Bistacchi. Particularly eye-catching the Characteristic Tripod Foot The Help Series falls. The foot ...
Metal
Italian modern round coffee table in glass, steel and marble, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern round coffee table in glass, steel and marble, 1980s Coffee table with a thick round glass top. The structure is made of tubular steel. The round base is made of marb...
Marble, Steel
Glass and Steel "Dia" Coffee Table, Sebastian Scherer
By Sebastian Scherer
Located in Geneve, CH
Glass and steel "Dia" coffee table, Sebastian Scherer Dimensions: Ø 50 x H 35 cm Materials: Glass, stainless steel Different colors are available The interplay of the clear geo...
Stainless Steel
Round Crystal Glass Side Table, 1940s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Round Crystal Glass Side Table, 1940s Elegant round side table from the 1940s, crafted in crystal glass and refined with subtly burnished brass elements. A stylish, light-catching pi...
Brass
1950's Round Glass Occasional Table By Kozelka And Kropacek For Interieur Praha
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s round occasional table by Kozelka and Kropacek for Interieur Praha. A beautifully proportioned table made from European oak retaining its original glass top. Our workshop has...
Glass, Oak
Nor Clear Glass Side Table, Sebastian Scherer
By Sebastian Scherer
Located in Geneve, CH
Nor side table, Sebastian Scherer Dimensions: ø 50 x 50 cm Materials: Clear glass The NEO/CRAFT label was founded by the Berlin-based designer Sebasti...
Glass
