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Conference Tables For Sale
Flip Top Dining or Console Table by Harvey Probber
Located in Pasadena, TX
Flip top dining or console table by Harvey Probber
Versatile Walnut with gatefold base that allows table to expand from console to dining table...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Travertine Dining Table or Conference Table, circa 1980
Located in Labrit, Landes
Conference table or dining table in travertine, French, circa 1980
Can also be used as a conference table
Measures of the table top: 31.5 in (80 cm) at the ends 47.24 in. (120 cm) in...
Category
1980s French Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Travertine
Fine Period Geo, III Sheraton Style Tilt Top Rectangular Dining or Bkfst. Table
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine and rare antique English period Geo. III Sheraton style tilt top rectangular dining table, with a wide satinwood inlaid crossband around the perimeter of the table. Quad leg ree...
Category
Early 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
10.5ft 1960’s Niels Møller Rosewood Dining Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Danish 1960’s Niels Møller rosewood dining table
Model 254
Large Danish midcentury dining table designed by Niels O. Møller for ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Country French Fruitwood Dining Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Fruitwood Dining Table was hand-crafted from fine fruitwood which gives it a lighter, more mellow color than typical waln...
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Mid-20th Century French Country Conference Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Large French 19th Century Louis XV Style Dining Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A grandly-scaled 19th century French walnut Louis XV style extending dining table, the shaped plank top opening in the centre to take a large leaf. Shaped apron and standing on well-...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Walnut
Harvey Probber Midcentury Saber Leg Extension Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish Mid-Century Modern dining table designed by Harvey Probber featuring two 16 inch extending leaves for a total of 98 inches. The iconic table has sabre formed legs with a dram...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Spanish Dining Table in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Spanish dining table in stripped oak features all the classic elements of the region, using techniques handed down from ...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Door Converted to Wrought Iron Dining Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century door converted to wrought iron dining table represents a clever "repurposing" of a splendid dovetailed, handcrafted solid oak entry door that retains vestiges of its las...
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Mid-19th Century Balkan Rustic Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Kluskens Jumbo Dining Table
Located in Nederweert, NL
Large, round, tough and of course completely massive. A beautiful round table with 3 or 4 heavy, round legs. In the 'small' size of 110cm diameter with 3 legs and in the large size o...
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Oak
Kluskens Ballerina Dining Table
Located in Nederweert, NL
The presence of a table in a room is very decisive and often predominant. As a designer, I therefore started from the 'slenderness' of a table. While searching for this refined inter...
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Oak
Cocobolo Rosewood Dining Table by Don S. Shoemaker for Señal S.A. of Mexico
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Wanna be a bond villain in real life? Well here's your chance. Certain pieces just command respect and deserve appreciation for their flawless design. "WTF?" is typically the first thing uttered when people see this on our showroom floor. A literal jaw-droppper, regardless of whether installing as a dining table, desk or conference table. Lovingly restored by our in-house cabinet shop, this cocobolo wood table by Don S. Shoemaker is a rare find. Geometry and brutalism intertwine to form an architectural masterpiece of function and form. Staved slats of offset cocobolo form a brilliant patchwork that covers every visible inch of both the top and bottom sections. The grain and color tones vary in each slat to create a stunning visual contrast throughout.
The pedestal and top separate easily without any screws or bolts. The table top has a grid-work of rails underneath that sink into corresponding notches on the base. The base is brilliantly assembled with a hollow interior to keep the weight to a minimum. This massive construction is surprisingly totable, without compromising rigidity or stability.
Although we're uncertain on the production quantity, the total number is probably quite minuscule. Tagged with its original label and numbered #6 in several locations.
About the designer:
Furniture designer Don Shoemaker was born in Nebraska to an affluent family. During the 1930s, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In the late 1940s, he married and subsequently, on his honeymoon, fell in love with Mexico. He loved the country so much that later in the 1940s, he moved to Mexico with his wife. Shoemaker lived and painted in a town called Santa Maria de Guido, overseeing the City of Morelia in Michoacán.
Don and his wife Barbara lived in harmony with nature, growing many rare plants in their greenhouse. Don became inspired by the tropical woods of Mexico and began to manufacture furniture from these precious timbers. What began as a small factory in the late 1950s became known as Señal S.A and grew to where Don employed more than a hundred skilled artisans. Soon he became an important figure in the economic and cultural life of his adopted town. Señal S.A brought new wealth and an economic boost to the town, and Dom was known for his warm and charitable heart.
The furniture designed for Señal S.A by Don were modern interpretations of traditional Mexican furnishings. Many of his iconic designs were inspired by traditional Mexican woodwork. The pieces made from Cocobolo, a Mexican rosewood, and other precious woods were highly sought after. The furniture was exported to showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, and large Mexican cities. His designs were liked very much by wealthy Mexican families...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Cocobolo
Vintage Modern Double Pedestal Dining Table with Rectangular Glass Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Modern double pedestal rectangular glass top dining table comprised of speckled solid surface material square c...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Glass, Corian
Gispen Dining or Conference Table with Golden Teak Top and Black and Steel Frame
By Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Manufactured in February of 1972 by renowned Dutch furniture maker Gispen (as shown by the so-called "Quality sticker" on the bottom of the table top) this generously sized conference or dining table features a black enameled steel frame with brushed steel accents and original lightly refinished golden teak...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Hollywood Regency Art Deco Lucite Sculptural Dining Table Oval Glass Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage modern Lucite sculptural dining table with oval shaped glass top. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and...
Category
1970s Unknown Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Antique Rustic Country French Pine Wagon Wheel Trestle Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique rustic country French pine wagon wheel trestle table features a distressed painted finish on the support structure below rendered in a soothing gray with a subtle bluish tint...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Conference Tables
Materials
Pine
Mid Century Rosewood Conference Dining Table by Florence Knoll
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage dining or conference table in Brazilian rosewood designed by Florence Knoll. This piece features a boat shaped tabletop supported by a rectangular steel base finished in poli...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Modern Walnut & Chrome Boat Shape Dining Conference Table by Jens Risom for Howe
By Jens Risom
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous modern boat shaped dining table or conference table by Jens Risom for Howe Furniture. Comprised of walnut veneer and chrome cylinder legs. Gorgeous age and use appropriate c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Chrome
High Quality Acrylic Desk Stands on 2 Columns / Pillars with Massive Curved Top
Located in Berlin, DE
High quality acrylic desk stands on2 acrylic columns / Pillars with beautiful shape and gold accessories on the feet. The glass top is removable and a...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Conference Tables
Materials
Acrylic
Floating Black and Gold Marble Dining, Conference Table, 1970s, Italy
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian marble dining table with modernist solid base. The design is architectural a monumental construction solid and based sculpture with a floating etched marble top.
Can also be used as a conference or meeting table. Black stone with fossil...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Marble
Finn Juhl 'Judas' Rosewood and Sterling Silver Dining Table, c 1950s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptionally rare and sought after, this Finn Juhl for Niels Vodder 'Judas' dining table, 1950s Denmark, was professionally restored and features gorgeous Brazilian Rosewood with sterling silver inlaid medallions which assist in tableware placement and gives the table its infamous name.
Signed underneath with Finn Juhl / Niels Vodder stamp which reads: "Niels Vodder Cabinetmaker Denmark Design Finn Juhl". The table is expandable, with a 22 inch leaf making the table just over 100" fully expanded.
The Judas table...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hollywood Regency Glass Brass and Lucite Dining Table Style Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent Hollywood Regency dining table in the style of Charles Hollis Jones comprised of glass, brass plate, and Lucite. It is in wonderful vintage condition. If you look very cl...
Category
1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Brass
Vittorio Dassi Design Midcentury Sideboard or Bar Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Stylish sideboard designed by the famous Italian Mid-Century Modern artist Vittorio Dassi, this 1950s with Carrara withe marble top.
In very good vintage conditions of the period.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Marble
Paul Evans Monumental Burl Wood Parsons Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional custom monumental Mid-Century Modern Parsons extension dining table or conference table
By Paul Evans for Directional, "Cityscape" Collection
USA, 1970s
...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Burl
Modernist Bespoke Ultra-Thin Tubular-Steel Table, Veneered Top, Black Stained
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist ultra-thin tubular-steel table, customisable. Delivery time: 6-8 weeks.
Category
2010s German Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
21st Century Concrete Oval Shape Table Powder Cement Color Handmade in Italy
Located in Rome, Lazio
A new addition to the Fusto Line: oval shaped dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixtur...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Conference Tables
Materials
Concrete
Pierre Cardin Black Lacquer & Brass Pedestal Dining Room/ Conference Table, 1989
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pierre Cardin black lacquer & brass pedestal dining room/ conference table, 1989
Black Lacquer & Brass Column Pedestal table base with Beveled 72" x 42" Beveled glass top, Signed in...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Brass
96" Columbia Trestle Table by Studio Moe in Oregon Walnut
Located in Portland, OR
Purpose and design align in our Columbia Trestle Table. A solid trestle base is the grounding feature in this beautifully crafted modern take on...
Category
2010s American Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Walnut
Baker Furniture Stately Homes Chippendale Burled Walnut Dining Table, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Chippendale or Queen Anne extension dining table
By Baker Furniture, "Stately Homes Collection"
USA, Late 20th C...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Conference Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
Louis XVI Maison Jansen Style Dining Table, Black Lacquer, 15 Feet, Refinished
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Style Dining, Conference Table in the Fashion of Maison Jansen. Hollywood Regency Style
A monumental ebony and bronze mounted dining table standing an astounding 15 feet s...
Category
1990s Hollywood Regency Conference Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Coffee Table from Jitona Company, 1970s, Czechoslovakia
By Jitona
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Vintage coffee table made by Jitona company in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. Ashwood and elm wood veneer.
In very good Vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Elm
Large Late 18th Century, French Oval Extending Walnut Dining Table
Located in Rome, IT
A large late 18th century, French oval extending walnut dining table with paneled frieze and five extensions, legs ending in capes and casters.
Measurements:
Height cm 74.
Width...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century French Expandable Dining Table, Cherry Wood and Chestnut
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large rectangular neoclassical Biedermeier (French Restoration) extending / expandable Dining Room Table.
Expandable up to 4 meter / 13.12...
Category
1820s French Biedermeier Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Iron
Maison Jansen Louis XVI Dining Table, Conference, Ebony, Bronze, French, 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Maison Jansen style dining table in Louis XVI style having a semi gloss matt finish with bronze mounts. This antique monumental dining...
Category
1930s French Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Bronze
John Widdicomb Walnut Double Pedestal Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern boat-shaped double pedestal extension dining table
By John Widdicomb
USA, 1950s
Stunn...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large 18th Century French Oval Extending Walnut Dining Table
Located in Rome, IT
A large late 18th century, French oval extending walnut dining table with paneled frieze and five extensions, legs ending in capes and casters...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Walnut
Monumental Cactus Table In Malachite Lalique Style
Located in Madrid, ES
Monumental Cactus Table In Malachite Lalique Style
MONUMENTAL CACTUS TABLE IN MALACHITE STYLE LALIQUE .MAGNIFICENT 20TH CENTURY MALACHITE TABLE POSSIBLY FRENCH OR ITALIAN MADE ON ORD...
Category
1980s Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Malachite
Monumental James Mont Chinoiserie Marquetry Top w Solid Brass Dining Table
By James Mont
Located in Hudson, NY
Incredible custom table attributed to James Mont, coming out of a Northern NJ estate. Walnut with mahogany marquetry top with solid brass details at the base of the table. This is a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Conference Tables
Materials
Brass
1980s Mid-Century Modern Dining Table: Two-Tone Laminated Wood with Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step back into the 1980s allure with our meticulously restored Mid-Century Modern Dining Table, a vintage masterpiece for your dining space. Expertly fashioned from laminated wood, t...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Formica, Lacquer, Glass, Wood
Monumental "Radial" Dining Table by Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exceptional monumental vintage "Radial" dining table designed by Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton in the United States, circa 1980s. T...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
12FT 1900 Royal Dutch Antique Oak Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Baroque style 12 Ft. Royal Dutch/Shell Group Roxana Petroleum Corporation oak conference table.
This magnificent table is constructed from solid oak and features three hand carved oak pedestal legs with intricate motifs and scroll work. Dark walnut stain.
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group began selling gasoline imported from Sumatra in the United States in 1912, to capitalize on the growth of the country's automobile industry and to compete with the Standard Oil Company. Starting with the formation of the Seattle-based American Gasoline Company, Royal Dutch/Shell Group also founded Roxana Petroleum Company in 1912 in Oklahoma to locate and produce crude oil...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Conference Tables
Materials
Oak
Maison Jansen Style Mahogany Dining, Conference Table, Louis XVI, Bronze
Located in Stamford, CT
A Louis XVI Style Dining, Conference Table in the Fashion of Maison Jansen. Mahogany, recently refinished having a fine sheen. Part of our extensive collection of over forty dining t...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Conference Tables
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Expandable Dining Table, Solid Cherry, Chestnut, France circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful, big and straight-lined neoclassical Restauration / Biedermeier Expandable / extending dining room table in solid cherry wood and chestnut, from Bretagne, France about 1820...
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Felt, Chestnut, Oak, Cherry
21st Century Studio Irvine Concrete Circular Dining Table Powder Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Rounded shape dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in ...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Conference Tables
Materials
Concrete
Elph Contemporary Table
Located in London, GB
Elph table, which takes its name from the legs of a giant elephant dedicated to its remarkable feet, has a strong and balanced stance with its triple feet on both ends. Produced enti...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Wood
Round Scandinavian Dining Table with Modern Solid Oak Base
By Danielle Siggerud Architects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This round dining table is distinguished by its Scandinavian design and elegant silhouette using natural materials like oak to comprise the sculptural base. The invention of the Cope...
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21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
21st Century Studio Irvine Concrete Circular Dining Table Green Cement handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Rounded shape dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in ...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Conference Tables
Materials
Concrete
Arthur Espenet Carpenter Walnut & Enameled Steel Dining Table, 1987, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite dining table (or monumental center table) by Arthur Espenet Carpenter, signed by the artist underneath: 'Espenet 8706', dating this work to 1987, features a monumental...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Steel
19th Century Renaissance Library ~ Conference Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This handsome 19th Century Renaissance Library ~ Conference table, also great as an Antique Conference Table, was hand-hewn from dense, old-gr...
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Oak
Custom Mahogany Double Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
A classic English dining table if ever there was one, this non-banded mahogany double pedestal table has the proportions and appearance that c...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Conference Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Modern Expandable Teak Dining Table, c 1960s, Refinished
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This teak Mid-Century Modern dining table is the perfect staple for any modern dining room. Expandable with nifty built-in leaves, this table can comfortably seat four (4) when colla...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Teak
Custom English Flame Mahogany Double Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Double pedestal, flame mahogany dining table with satinwood crossbanding, beaded edge, mahogany apron. Cannon turned single column pedestals with reeded legs ending in brass "paw" to...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Conference Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Italian Dining Table by Pietro Costantini Black Lacquer and Geometric Inlay
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent Italian Postmodern style dining table signed by Pietro Costantini. Comprised of a concave curved rectangle base on two straight panels. Highly black lacquered on the legs and one side of the base top and the top side has a veneer inlay with abstract geometric designs in colors of gold, green, red, blue, and yellow. 3/4-inch-thick rectangle glass top with 1 1/2-inch bevel. Gorgeous like new condition with no outstanding flaws that we have detected. Please see photos, circa late 20th century.
This table is absolutely Magnifico!!!! Signed by the iconic Pietro Costantini, this gorgeous Postmodern Italian dining table is the epitome of fine and eclectic furniture...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
12 FT 1900s Royal Dutch/Shell Group Antique Oak Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Antique 12 Ft. Roxana Petroleum Corporation Oak Conference Table
1900s
This magnificent table is constructed from solid oak and features three hand carved oak pedestal legs with intricate motifs and scroll work.
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group began selling gasoline imported from Sumatra in the United States in 1912, to capitalize on the growth of the country's automobile industry and to compete with the Standard Oil Company. Starting with the formation of the Seattle-based American Gasoline Company, Royal Dutch/Shell Group also founded Roxana Petroleum Company in 1912 in Oklahoma to locate and produce crude...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Conference Tables
Materials
Oak
1 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
1 Herman Miller Eames 42" aluminum group table.
Charles Eames was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1907. Ray Kaiser Eames was born in Sacramento, California ...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Greek Revival Dining Table Triple Pedestal Base & Elongated Octagon Glass Top
By Bernhardt
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Greek Revival large dining table with a gray & black marbleized technique laminate covered triple octagon pedestal base & an elongated octagon glass top with beveled edges Attributed to Bernhardt. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. The base molding around columns has been repainted and looks beautiful. We did not find any outstanding flaws to laminate or glass. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1980-1990’s.
Oh. My. Goodness!!!! Look at this absolutely gorgeous Greek Revival style dining table attributed to Bernhardt!!! The base is comprised of three octagon shaped columns with a gray & black marbleized technique covered with laminate and a black painted inverted crown molding around the base of each column. The glass top is an elongated octagon shape or a rectangle with angled corners and beautiful, beveled edges. The base on the columns appears to mirror the bevel on the glass top… it’s really striking!! This table is large enough to be used as an office conference table...
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Late 20th Century American Greek Revival Conference Tables
Materials
Glass, Laminate, Wood, Paint
Vintage Neoclassical Style Racetrack Dining Conference Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Neoclassical Style Racetrack Dining Conference Table
Classical lines in mahogany with brass details at base and feet.
Racetrack top.
Category
1980s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Brass
21st Century Studio Irvine Concrete Circular Dining Table Red Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Rounded shape dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in ...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Conference Tables
Materials
Concrete
Vintage, New and Antique Conference Tables
Vintage, new and antique conference tables are key to designing functional offices, setting the tone through shape and materials.
The evolution of floor plans and office furniture such as desks or office chairs shows how the workplace has changed over the years. One trend in the 20th century was the open floor plan, which was pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright. The profoundly influential architect’s design for the 1936 office building for SC Johnson Wax was an early example. Soon, major American furniture manufacturers would take aim at creating furnishings for the workplace.
In 1942, Herman Miller, anticipating a postwar economic boom, began making office furniture for the first time, while at Knoll, a special office-focused division created by Florence Knoll in the mid-1940s designed office spaces for the likes of GM and CBS.
Open-floor-plan offices became mainstream by the mid-century as a way to reflect a company’s values. Working in an open space meant that employees were equal and the design was aimed at improving communication and cooperation. The conference table was key to this vision. Businesses with an open floor plan needed a place for meetings and this ensured that the conference table and conference room became staples of the modern office.
A round conference table is egalitarian and informal, getting people to participate and share ideas. A rectangular conference table is more structured, allowing executives to sit at the end of the table to conduct the meeting.
The style and color of the table are also important. A bold color can make participants feel more creative; a unique shape can evoke innovation and modernity. Creatives often invest in eye-catching furniture to express their company’s individuality.
A variety of conference tables can be found on 1stDibs, from postmodern conference tables for forward-looking businesses to new and custom options to make a conference room stand out.
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