Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
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.
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary German Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Marble
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Travertine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Minimalist Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Teak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Travertine
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Oak, Walnut
1970s German Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Travertine
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Travertine
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Travertine
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Granite
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Travertine
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Marble
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Carrara Marble
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Stone, Travertine, Metal, Aluminum
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Travertine
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Marble
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Peter Draenert Dining Room Tables
Marble