$2,500
H 10 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
1990s Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte Tavolo Con Ruote Glass Coffee Table 47"
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Tavolo Con Ruote coffee table, originally designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte in
Metal
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.75 in W 55 in D 27.5 in
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Gae Aulenti, this low coffee table consists of a tempered glass top supported by four
Steel
$2,266Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 9.85 in W 51.19 in D 51.19 in
Tavolo Con Ruote Low Table with Glass Top by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
inspired Gae Aulenti to design her Tavolo con Ruote. This icon low table is a specimen of intuitive design
Glass
Gay Gae coffee table by Robert Stadler
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
a glass coffee table, as a reference to Gae Aulenti’s Tavolo con Ruote.
Ceramic, Glass
Buttercut side table by Robert Stadler
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
a glass coffee table, as a reference to Gae Aulenti’s Tavolo con Ruote.
Ceramic, Glass
Sunny Sally sconce by Robert Stadler
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
a glass coffee table, as a reference to Gae Aulenti’s Tavolo con Ruote.
Ceramic
LOL console by Robert Stadler
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
a glass coffee table, as a reference to Gae Aulenti’s Tavolo con Ruote.
Ceramic, Wood
Unavailable
H 9.85 in W 43.31 in D 43.31 in
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote coffee table for Fontana Arte
By Gae Aulenti
Located in LYON, FR
Square glass coffee table by designer Gae Aulenti from the '80s for Italian publisher Fontana Arte
Glass
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H 10 in W 47 in D 47 in
"Tavolo Con Ruote" Coffee Table Designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The Tavolo Con Ruote (table with wheels) was designed by Italian design legend Gae Aulenti for
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Dronten, NL
Coffee table on wheels by Gae Aulenti, Italy 1980. This early edition measures 150x100x26cm and is
'Tavolo con Ruote' Glass Coffee table by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Long Island City, NY
'Tavolo con Ruote' glass coffee table on wooden wheels by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte.
Glass, Wood
Coffee Table 'tavolo con Ruote' by Gae Aulenti, 1965
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Timeless design coffee table named 'Tavolo con Ruote' which doesnt need a translation. Made out of
Steel
Gae Aulenti 'Tavolo con Ruote' Table for Fontana Arte
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in Astoria, NY
A unusual coffee table in the Industrial style by Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti
Metal
Gae Aulenti "Tavolo Con Ruote" Coffee Table by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Highland, IN
An important and innovative 1980 design by Gae Aulenti, the "Tavolo Con Ruote" coffee table is
Steel
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H 9.85 in W 55.12 in D 26.78 in
Italian modern coffe table Tavolo con ruote by Gae Aulenti Fontana Arte, 1980s
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern glass coffe table Tavolo con ruote by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1980s Coffee
Metal
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H 10.5 in W 47 in L 10.5 in
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Gae Aulenti, this low coffee table consists of a tempered glass top supported by four
Steel
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H 25 in W 110 in D 110 in
1980's Mid-Century Modern Tavolo Con Ruote by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in BE
Very elegant coffee table by 1 of most famous and iconic Italian designers Gae Aulenti. Gae Aulenti
Glass
Fontana Arte Tavolo Con Ruote by Gae Aulenti, 1980, Italy
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rolling glass "Tavolo con Ruote" coffee table by Gae Aulenti was inspired by an industrial
Iron
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H 9.85 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Tavolo con Ruote, Designed by Gae Aulenti in 1980 for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Hitchin, England
A Tavolo con Ruote 'Table on wheels' designed by Gae Aulenti in 1980 for Fontana Arte. An
Metal
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H 9.8 in W 39.4 in D 39.4 in
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Square Glass Coffee Table on Large Casters
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in Kansas City, MO
Tavolo Con Ruote coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1980. The tempered
Steel
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H 11.25 in W 36 in D 36 in
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Gae Aulenti, this low coffee table consists of a tempered glass top supported by four
Glass
'Tavolo con Ruote' Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Tavolo con Ruote coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1980. Thick tempered
Steel
Glass Coffee Table Gae Aulenti Tavolo con Ruote
By Gae Aulenti
Located in 's Heer Arendskerke, NL
This coffee table from Gae Aulenti, model Tavolo con Ruote was designed in 1980. This icon low
Metal
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H 9.85 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Tavolo con ruote coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte 1980
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in PARIS, FR
This coffee table was designed by Gae Aulenti for the famous Italian publishing house Fontana Arte
Metal
Contemporary Tavolo Con Ruote Low Table with Glass Top by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Chicago, IL
Tavolo Con Ruote low table with glass top by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte An Industrial trolley
Metal
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H 9.5 in W 55 in D 27.5 in
Tavolo Con Ruote Coffee Table, Designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in San Francisco, CA
Designed in 1980 by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte. Inspiration was from the trolleys that was used
Steel
Sold|$4,145
H 74.41 in Dm 28.35 in
Collectible Sculptural wood Italian cabinet bar and storage Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Milano, IT
Rare and beautiful wood cabinet attributed to Gianfranco Frattini, Italy, 1950 - 60s. It is a symbol of elegance and functionality. This extraordinary piece, made of oak, is charact...
Wood
Mario Marenco 'Marenco' 2 Seater Sofa 254 for Arflex
By Mario Marenco, Arflex
Located in Tilburg, NL
Mario Marenco 'Marenco' 2 Seater Sofa 254 for Arflex in fabric. New, current production. The unmistakable design and wide modularity still make the Marenco sofa a must-have in cont...
Fabric
Travertine Cat or Dog Bowl Set
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Unique and Stunning Pet bowl made of travertine stone. Expertly crafted and finished by hand, our travertine bowls are a study in sculptural simplicity. Natural variations in the sto...
Travertine
$4,541Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.83 in Dm 25.6 in
Midcentury Pendant Lamp in Brass from Rupert Nikoll, Austria with 6 Silk Shades
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, Austria
Large pendant lamp with brass arms and blackened corpus. Six silk shades positioned on three levels giving the lamp a dynamic form. Minimalistic design with harmony and elegance. ...
Brass
LU Louis SM Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The handsome LU Louis SM Sconce is a smaller version of our LU Louis Sconce, an all brass wall sconce in lightly patinated brass with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. M...
Brass
Custom Round Mohair Velvet Ottoman with Oak Feet
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
$1,249Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 66.9 in W 31.5 in D 11.4 in
"Perf" Bar Cabinet in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel
By Diesel Creative Team 1, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Perf" is a bar cabinet, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, in varnished steel black mat, with doors in varnished steel available in these colors: copper, b...
Steel
$696 / item
H 7.4 in W 1.8 in D 7.7 in
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' Table Lamp in Green for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Gae Aulenti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' table lamp in green for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the M...
Metal
Tea and Beverage Cart Crafted from Wood and Glass
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This is a stylish wheeled tea cart that combines industrial and mid-century modern design, crafted beautifully from wood and glass. Its sleek lines and mobility make it a practical a...
Metal
Dark Brown Leather Togo Set by Ligne Roset, 1980s France
By Ligne Roset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic French Togo set by Michel Ducaroy for luxury brand Ligne Roset. Originally designed in the 1970s the iconic togo sofa is now a design classic. This set comes in it's original...
Leather
Tri-Fold Opaque Lacquer Folding Screen / Room Divider
By Atlas Industries
Located in Newburgh, NY
Sculptural, handcrafted, self-supporting screen for use as a stand-alone or combined to create a larger privacy wall. The tri-fold design can be oriented with the form tapering eithe...
Hardwood
$2,616Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 11.82 in Dm 21.66 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass Low Coffee Table in Petrol Green by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Knoll Pfister Black Leather Sofa, 1971
By Charles Pfister, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Knoll Pfister Black Leather Sofa, 1971. Original leather
Leather
$1,659
H 34.45 in W 66.54 in D 13.78 in
1960s Woven Wicker Single Headboard Rattan Midcentury Rustic Provence
Located in London, GB
A single woven wicker headboard from Provence, with integrated circular bedside tables. French, c. 1960s. Between bedsides 100cm.
Wicker
$4,750
H 12.25 in W 49.25 in D 27.5 in
Mid Century Italian Coffee Table with Light, attributed to Willy Rizzo
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century Italian coffee table, attributed to renowned designer and photographer Willy Rizzo. This piece has a chrome finished rectangular body and a brown plexiglass top. The piec...
Chrome
"Malus" Hand Sculpted Side Table by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Malus side table features dual walls that rise to an inverted arch beneath a honed natural travertine top in this artistic, sculptural side table. The inverted arch doubles as st...
Travertine
The Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti will forever be best remembered for her work with museums, in particular her 1980–86 renovation of a Beaux Arts Paris train station to create the galleries of the Musée d’Orsay. Aulenti — whose first name, short for Gaetana, is pronounced “guy” — should also be recalled for her tough intellectual spirit and for working steadily when few women found successful architectural careers in postwar Italy.
After she graduated from the Milan Polytechic in 1954, Aulenti opened an architectural office. She also joined the staff of the progressive architectural magazine Casabella, whose editorial line was that the establishment, orthodox modernism of Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus, had outlived it usefulness. When their movement for fresh approaches to architecture and design received a sympathetic hearing, Aulenti found patrons — most prominently Gianni Agnelli, of Fiat, who later employed her to renovate the Palazzo Grassi in Venice for use as an arts exhibition space.
Commissions for showrooms and other corporate spaces brought Aulenti to furniture design. She felt that furniture should never dominate a room. Her chairs and sofas — low-slung, with rounded enameled metal frames and ample seats — and tables, particularly her 1972 marble Jumbo coffee table for Knoll, project solidity and sturdiness. In lighting design, however, Aulenti is bravura.
Each work has a marvelous sculptural presence. Pieces such as her Pipistrello table lamp and Quadrifoglio pendant are a perfect marriage of organically shaped glass and high-tech fixtures. Others have a futuristic elegance — and some even have a touch of personality. Aulenti’s Pileino and La Ruspa table lamps each look almost like little robots. Her lighting pieces are an artful grace note in the career of a woman who believed in strength.
Find vintage Gae Aulenti armchairs, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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 — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.