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Amoeba Wood Coffee Table

Amoeba Walnut Coffee Table
By Jerry Nance
Located in New Hampton, NY
Walnut coffee table based on the style of historical pieces. This coffee table features an
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Amoeba Walnut Coffee Table
Amoeba Walnut Coffee Table
H 16 in W 49.5 in D 27 in
Adrian Pearsall Amoeba Shaped Wood & Smoked Glass Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Adrian Pearsall coffee table having a wood base and a custom amoeba-shaped smoked glass top. USA
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Smoked Glass, Wood

Amoeba Glass Top Organic Drift Wood Base Coffee Center Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Amoeba Glass Top Organic Drift Wood Base Coffee Center Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Driftwood

Mid Century Amoeba Free Form Glass Top Coffee Table w Sculptural Wood Base
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
Classic mid century free form glass top coffee table with sculptural wood base and amoeba form
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

Large Hand Made Amoeba Shaped Organic Modern Maple Coffee Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A hand made work of art by NJ wood worker John Braun. This large organic modern amoeba shaped
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Organic Modern Coffee and C...

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Maple

Organic Modern Hand Made Acacia Coffee Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous organic modern amoeba shaped sensual coffeetable having think slab of Acacia tabletop
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Restored Rattan and Mahogany Biomorphic Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored rattan and mahogany top Biomorphic coffee table with 3-strand rattan legs. Also commonly
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Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rattan, Mahogany

Amazing Organic Modern Irregular Edge Maple Coffee Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A hand made work of art by NJ wood worker John Braun. This organic modern amoeba shaped coffee
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktai...

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Maple

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Amoeba Wood Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic amoeba wood coffee table available at 1stDibs. An amoeba wood coffee table — often made from wood, glass and maple — can elevate any home. Find 5 options for an antique or vintage amoeba wood coffee table now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect amoeba wood coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each amoeba wood coffee table bearing mid-century modern or modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made amoeba wood coffee table over the years, but those crafted by AZOTEA, Esteban Caicedo Cortés and Jerry Nance are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Amoeba Wood Coffee Table?

Prices for an amoeba wood coffee table start at $1,600 and top out at $7,800 with the average selling for $3,323.

Finding the Right coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You

As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.

Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.

Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.

If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.

Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”

Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee table and cocktail tables today.

Questions About Amoeba Wood Coffee Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    If you are looking for hardwood, then oak, maple, mahogany, and walnut are sturdy durable types of woods for coffee tables. Otherwise, you can look for pine and fir trees for the softwood varieties. On 1stDibs, you will find a variety of options for your coffee table needs. Frequently made of various woods, the coffee tables available on 1stDibs have been constructed with great care.