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Why is it called a coffee table?
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Coffee tables were originally used in living spaces during social gatherings to support a tray containing multiple mugs, a coffee pot, creamers and sugar bowls. Low to the ground and centrally located in the space, coffee tables reduced the host or hostess’s need to constantly stand and serve her guests.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
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Modern Bordeira Coffee Table, White Onyx, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Bordeira Coffee table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Bordeira modern coffee ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Carrara Marble, Marble, Granite, Travertine, Brass, Stainless Steel
Delmare Coffee Table - by Eduard Locota. Green-Turquoise Acrylic Glass & Marble
Located in Timisoara, RO
Introduction
Every good artist should be able to draw inspiration from nature.
For “DelMare Collection”, Eduard Locota creates various representati...
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2010s Balkan Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
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Modern Infinity Coffee Table, Rosa Egeo Marble, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By GF Modern, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Infinity Coffee Table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
The Infinity marble coffee table captures the passage of time in an infinite gaze. Featuring...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble, Onyx, Brass
Organic Shaped Wooden Coffee Table, Contemporary
Located in Brussels, BE
Organic Shaped Wooden Coffee Table, Contemporary
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Artifici Model Coffee Table by Paolo Deganello for Cassina
Located in Milan, Italy
Coffee table desiged by Paolo Deganello and produced by Cassina in 1985. Base in sand, quartz and polyester, wooden legs and glass top.
Biography
Born at Este, Padua, in 1940, Paolo...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Quartz
Rare 20th-century 'Max Ingrand Fontana Arte for Duilio Barnabè' coffee table in wood.
Located in Palermo, IT
Small table designed in 1958 by the great master of Crystal ''Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte and painted by Duilio Bernabè known as Dubè.''
Duilio Barnabè, known artistically as Dubé, ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Crystal
