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By Bonacina
Located in Milano, IT
Tito Agnoli (1931-2012) Small rattan and curved bamboo coffee table with black laminate top
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Bonacina Italian Rattan and Iron Side Table
By Bonacina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bonacina Italian bamboo and iron side table Sculpted bamboo and rattan spiral design Natural
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Bent Bamboo Amorphic Side Table w/ Gucci Fabric Top, Style of Bonacina
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Bent Bamboo Amorphic Side Table w/ Gucci Fabric Top, Style of Bonacina
Located in North Miami, FL
reminiscent of Bonacina tables.
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Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo Coffee or Side Table, 1960s
By Bonacina
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian bamboo and rattan coffee or sofa table, 1960s.
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Italian Mid 20th Century Modern Stool or Side Table in Cane, Rattan & Wicker
$1,174
H 15.75 in Dm 16.93 in
Italian Mid 20th Century Modern Stool or Side Table in Cane, Rattan & Wicker
By Bonacina, Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Located in Roma, IT
multiple uses: Stool, Side Table or puff... you decide what function to give it, but we are sure that
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Bonacina Side Table
By Bonacina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bonacina side table with iron frame and circular bamboo top. 2 Tiers of glass.
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Bonacina Italian Rattan Spiral Side Table
By Bonacina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bonacina Italian rattan spiral side table. Italy, circa 1960s Hand spiraled rattan table top with
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An Italian 1970s Bonacina style woven rattan "draped" side table on metal legs
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H 23.63 in W 24.81 in D 24.81 in
An Italian 1970s Bonacina style woven rattan "draped" side table on metal legs
By Bonacina
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1970s Bonacina style woven rattan "draped" side table with cost iron legs.
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Mid Century Italian Bamboo Side or Coffee Table by Bonacina, Italy 60s
By Bonacina
Located in Lucija, SI
Mid Century Bamboo Side or Coffee Table was made by Bonacina Italy in '60s. It is made of bamboo
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Italian Mid-Century Modern, Occasional Table, Rattan, Bamboo, Italy, 1960s
By Bonacina
Located in Manhasset, NY
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Manou Dark Bamboo Coffee or Side Table with Inset Glass
By Vittorio Bonacina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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By Vittorio Bonacina, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Franca Helg, Antonio Piva and Franco Albini
Located in Carimate, Como
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Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Gueridon or Side Table, 1960, Italy
By Vittorio Bonacina, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Franca Helg, Antonio Piva and Franco Albini
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
side table and as en end-table, it combines aesthetics with utility.
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Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Wicker Ottoman, Stool or Side Table
By Vittorio Bonacina, Franco Albini
Located in London, GB
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Bonacina Italian Rattan Spiral Side Table
By Bonacina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bonacina Italian rattan spiral side table Italy, circa 1960’s Hand spiraled rattan table top with
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Pair of Italian Mid-century Bamboo & Rattan Nightstands / Side Tables, Bonacina
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H 31.5 in W 15.5 in D 13 in
Pair of Italian Mid-century Bamboo & Rattan Nightstands / Side Tables, Bonacina
By Bonacina
Located in New York, NY
tables, attributed to Bonacina. The tables are beautifully hand made with all natural materials signify a
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Wicker Rattan Bamboo Occasional Drinks Side Table, Italy, 1950s
By Vivai del Sud, Bonacina, Franco Albini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bamboo and rattan side table features a rounded top handle, stable round base, and mahogany
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Rattan Bamboo Italian Side Table, Bonacina Style, 1950s
By Bonacina
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Midcentury drop-shaped rattan mirror in very nice original condition without damages and in very nice condition.
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Pair of Italian Midcentury Rattan Bedside-Tables/ Wall-Mounted Shelves
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Pair of Italian Midcentury Rattan Bedside-Tables/ Wall-Mounted Shelves
By Franco Albini, Bonacina
Located in New York, NY
-mounted tables/shelves in rattan attributed to Franco Albini for Bonacina. Italy, circa 1960s. Dimensions
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Italian Vittorio Bonacina Bamboo and Rattan Round Service Side Bar Cart, 1960s
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Italian Vittorio Bonacina Bamboo and Rattan Round Service Side Bar Cart, 1960s
By Bonacina
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous midcentury bar cart from the 1960s in perfect conditions. It is made in bamboo, it has two levels and two large wheels at the base. The lower level has a bottle rack on t...
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Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Stool or Side Table Bonacina Style, Italy, 1960s
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Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Stool or Side Table Bonacina Style, Italy, 1960s
By Bonacina
Located in Rome, IT
Mid-Century stool - pouf or side table in rattan and bamboo in the style of Bonacina. It could
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Two-Tier Glass Side Table in Bamboo, Rattan, and Metal
By Bonacina
Located in New York, NY
Bonacina round two-tier glass side table with woven bamboo and rattan surrounding a glass top on
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Travasa Giovanni per Bonacina Rattan and Wicker Side Table, 1960
Located in Roma, Lazio
Fantastic rattan side table by Giovanni Travasa for Bonacina; Very comfortable and in perfect state
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Circular Stool Side Table, 1950s, Italy
By Bonacina
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Riviera style vintage stool or side table from rattan attributed to Bonacina
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Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Wicker Ottoman, Stool or Side Table
By Franco Albini, Vittorio Bonacina
Located in London, GB
A vintage midcentury round wicker ottoman, stool or side table by designer Franco Albini. A
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Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Wicker Ottoman, Stool or Side Table
By Franco Albini, Vittorio Bonacina
Located in London, GB
A vintage midcentury round wicker ottoman, stool or side table by designer Franco Albini. A
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Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Wicker Ottoman, Stool or Side Table
By Franco Albini, Vittorio Bonacina
Located in London, GB
A vintage midcentury round wicker ottoman, stool or side table by designer Franco Albini. A
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Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Wicker Ottoman, Stool or Side Table 'B'
By Franco Albini, Vittorio Bonacina
Located in London, GB
A vintage midcentury round wicker ottoman, stool or side table by designer Franco Albini. A
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Franco Albini Style Midcentury Rattan Bamboo Stool, Side Table, France, 1950s
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Franco Albini Style Midcentury Rattan Bamboo Stool, Side Table, France, 1950s
By Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Rol, Vittorio Bonacina, Franco Albini
Located in Vienna, AT
A chic French Riviera style midcentury modern cubic bamboo rattan stool or side table from the
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Wicker Franco Albini Margherita Italian Chair and Side Table, 1950s
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By Bonacina, Franco Albini
Located in Basel, CH
has a rare matching side table or stool. The seat cushion is new and covered with a blue cotton fabric.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
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Italian Mid century Bamboo Side Table by Bonacina
By Franco Albini
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
This rare lovely small round side or coffee table handcrafted in Italy. Perfect for terrace or
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Mid Century Italian Pair of Bamboo Rattan Stools or Side Table
By Bonacina
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Round pair of Italian 1950's bamboo rattan stools or tables.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Bonacina Side Table For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bonacina side table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A bonacina side table — often made from natural fiber, rattan and wicker — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bonacina side table, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each bonacina side table bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one bonacina side table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Franco Albini, Vittorio Bonacina and Bonacina produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Bonacina Side Table?
Prices for a bonacina side table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $495 and can go as high as $4,782, while the average can fetch as much as $1,040.
A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Questions About Bonacina Side Table
- What are side tables called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024Side tables are often simply called side tables. If positioned on either end of a sofa or loveseat, you might refer to them as end tables. General terms for side tables and other tables commonly used in seating areas include occasional tables and accent tables. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of side tables.
- What are side tables used for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Side tables are used next to furniture like beds and couches to provide an accessible place for keeping essential items at hand. In the living room, side tables are often used to display flower arrangements, photos or books as well as to set down a drink. In the bedroom, a side table is typically populated with items like a lamp, bedtime reading material, and a charging device for a phone. Shop a collection of vintage and contemporary side tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What are nesting side tables?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A nesting table is a set of tables designed to be stored one inside or under the other, giving them a layered or stacked appearance. A side table is a table that’s placed beside a piece of furniture. A nesting side table would be a series of side tables in graduated heights that can be stacked or nested together. Shop a collection of nesting tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A side table should stand one to three inches below the arm of the sofa or chair it is placed next to.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a side table and a coffee table is mainly in the size and shape. Coffee tables usually feature larger tops but shorter legs. People typically place them in front of a sofa or a loveseat to rest books, drinks, remote controls and other items. Side tables also store items, but they are usually positioned beside an accent chair or at the ends of a sofa or loveseat. Shop a diverse assortment of side tables and coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023There are two differences between end tables and side tables: function and size. Typically, end tables go beside a chair or at opposite ends of a sofa and have smaller tabletops, while side tables go toward the sides of seating areas or against walls and feature a larger surface area. However, many people use the words side and end tables interchangeably, so these differences may not always apply. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of end and side tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024What tiny side tables are called varies. Some people may simply refer to them as side tables. Others describe them as end tables if they're placed on either end of a sofa or loveseat. When used elsewhere in a room, small side tables are often called accent tables. On 1stDibs, explore a large selection of antique, vintage and contemporary side tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A tall side table may also be called a console table. While these furnishings are not as common in today’s interiors as their coffee-table and side-table counterparts, console tables are stylish home accents and have become more prevalent over the years. The popularity of wood console tables took shape during the 17th and 18th centuries in French and Italian culture, and were exclusively featured in the palatial homes of the upper class. Find console tables today on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024No, a side table shouldn't always be lower than a sofa. To make it easy to access items on a table, a sofa's arms should generally be no more than 2 to 3 inches above or below the tabletop. This rule of thumb differs from the one for coffee tables, which should be as tall or 1 to 2 inches shorter than the seat height of the sofa to ensure a balanced look. Explore a large selection of side tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To determine whether a side table is an antique, closely examine its details. Older pieces will typically have telltale features like wood pegs, hand-cut dovetails with some slight imperfections and mortise-and-tenon construction. Tables that are a consistent color throughout or have machine-cut moldings or carvings are unlikely to be antiques. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer can be a helpful resource when dating tables. Shop a collection of antique, vintage and modern side tables on 1stDibs.
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