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Massimo Vignelli "Metafora" Round Table with Base
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Chicago, IL
"Metafora" Table with Base attributed to Massimo Vignelli This variation aesthetically frames (and brings together) the movable marble shapes, while functionally providing a more ...
Marble
Iconic Metafora Travertine Coffee Table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The iconic Metafora coffee table, designed by Massimo and Lella Vignelli in Italy in 1979.
Travertine
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Metafora Style Marble Occasional Coffee Table Attributed to Massimo Vignelli
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in London, GB
Statement coffee table comprising 3 white marble pieces and a contrasting black glass top. The trio of sculptural pieces include a pyramid, cone and rectangle for flexible placement....
Marble
Vintage First Edit Table Metafora by Massimo Vignelli for Martinelli Italy, 1970
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Biella, IT
Metafora by Martinelli Italy design Massimo Vignelli year ’70 This large coffee table is the really first edition original for measure the glass square 48 x 48" and for with the ...
Travertine, Carrara Marble
Coffee Table " Metafora" by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani, 1979
By Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Italian design - decoration - Vintage Measures : 99x99cm H:21cm Materials : Glass, Marble Colors: Beige, black, brown, transparent, white Casigliani METAFORA coffee table, designed...
Travertine, Marble
20th Century Lella and Massimo Vignelli Marble Coffe Table model Metafora
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Lella and Massimo Vignelli were influential and prolific Italian designers and architects. This husband-and-wife couple made important contributions to graphic design and industrial ...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Metafora coffee table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani Italy, 1970s
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in amstelveen, NL
Sculptural Metafora travertine coffee table designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli. in the 1970s.
Travertine, Marble
Martinelli Luce Metafora 1979 Table by Lella and Massimo Vignelli
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The four forms of the Euclidean geometry, the cube, the cylinder, the sphere and the pyramid, made of four different marbles, represent the basis of the table finished with a big she...
Carrara Marble
20thC 'Metafora' Coffee Table By Lella & Massimo Vignelli For Casigliani c.1980
By Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Massimo Vignelli (born January 10, 1931, Milan, Italy–died May 27, 2014, New York City) and Lella Vignelli (born Elena Valle, August 13, 1934, Udine, Italy–died December 22, 2016, Ne...
Marble
'Vignelli' Metafora coffee table in white marble for Casigliani, Italy 1970s
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in London, England
Massimo & Lella Vignelli, 'Metafora' coffee table, Casigliani, Italy, 1970s The four forms of the geometry, the cube, the cylinder, the sphere and the pyramid, made of white marble, ...
Marble
Vintage Metafora coffee table by Massimo & Lella Vignelli for Casigliani
Located in RIDDERKERK, NL
Metafora coffee table designed by Massimo and Lella Vignelli and produced by Casigliani in Italy in the 1970s.
Glass, Wood
Metafora Square Coffee Table in Marble and Glass by Vignelli for Martinelli Luce
By Martinelli Luce, Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Varedo, MB
The Metafora coffee table by Martinelli Luce, designed by Vignelli Associates in 1979, is an iconic piece that translates the purity of Euclidean geometry into functional design. Th...
Marble
20thC 'Metafora' Coffee Table By Lella & Massimo Vignelli For Casigliani c.1980
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An iconic ‘Metafora’ coffee table designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Castigliani, Italy, circa 1980.
Marble
Unavailable
H 8.67 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Marble and Glass Metafora Table, Massimo Vignelli, Italy, 1970s
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in Montecatini Terme, Toscana
Massimo Vignelli. Metafora Table. Marble elements, Glass.
Marble
Coffee Table 'Metafora', Lella & Massimo Vignelli
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Moscow, RU
Lella & Massimo Vignelli Italy 1980 Massimo Vignelli (born January 10, 1931, Milan, Italy–died May 27, 2014, New York City) and Lella Vignelli (born Elena Valle, August 13, 1934...
Marble
Massimo Vignelli Metafora Coffee Table
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in London, GB
A stunning and sculptural coffee table inspired by the four forms of Euclidean geometry, the cube, the pyramid, the cylinder and the sphere. The four elements can be positioned freel...
Marble
Massimo Vignelli Metafora Coffee Table
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in London, GB
A stunning and sculptural coffee table inspired by the four forms of Euclidean geometry, the cube, the pyramid, the cylinder and the sphere. The four elements can be positioned freel...
Marble
Massimo Vignelli 'Metafora' Italian Coffee Table
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in London, GB
Italian 'Metafora' marble and onyx coffee table base by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Martinelli Luce.
Marble
Massimo Vignelli "Metafora" Table for Casigliani Circa 1979
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic use of marble and shapes, this Italian coffee table was designed by Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani. This features a marble triangle, sphere and cone all situated on a 23” ...
Marble
Massimo Vignelli Metafora Coffee Table for Casigliani, Italy, 1979
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in London, GB
A stunning and sculptural coffee table inspired by the four forms of Euclidean geometry, the cube, the pyramid, the cylinder and the sphere. The four elements can be positioned freel...
Marble
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H 8.75 in W 40 in L 8.75 in
Lella and Massimo Vignelli Metafora Coffee Table for Casigliani, 1979
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Miami, FL
Metafora glass and matte black marble coffee table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli produced by Casigliani, Italy, circa 1979.
Marble
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H 8.75 in W 40 in D 40 in
Lella e Massimo Vignelli Metafora Coffee Table for Casigliani Italy, 1970's
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in Chicago, IL
A Massimo Vignelli & Lella Vignell Metafora coffee table featuring four geometric shapes and a square 1/2” thick glass top.
Marble
Metafora Coffee Table in Brown Mable by Massimo Vignelli
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in Chicago, IL
A Massimo Vignelli & Lella Vignell Metafora coffee table featuring four geometric shapes and a square 1/2” thick glass top.
Marble
Metafora Coffee Table by Lella & Massimo Vignelli
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Metafora coffee table By Lella and Massimo Vignelli, made in Italy.
Marble
Metafora Coffee Table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Iconic sculptural coffee table inspired from the 4 euclidean geometry forms. Designed in 1979 by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Martinelli Luce. Original 20 mm. glass top and trave...
Marble
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H 8.67 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Massimo & Lella Vignelli, 'Metafora' Coffee Table, Casigliani, Italy
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in London, GB
A stunning and sculptural Metafora coffee table designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli.
Marble
Metafora Marble & Glass Coffee Table by Massimo & Lella Vignelli
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Izegem, VWV
Designed in 1979 by Massimo and Lella Vignelli, this coffee table consists of a heavy glass top and four geometric figures that serve as feet - these are entirely in marble. They can...
Marble
Massimo & Lella Vignelli 'Metafora' Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Metafora cocktail table designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Martinelli Luce.
Sold
H 8.86 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Massimo & Lella Vignelli 'Metafora' coffee table for Casigliani, Italy 1979.
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Renens, CH
A stunning and sculptural Metafora coffee table designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli.
Marble
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H 10.75 in W 51.5 in D 51.5 in
'Metafora' Italian Coffee Table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli, 1979
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in New York, NY
'Metafora' Italian coffee table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli, 1979 The coffee table support with four forms of the Euclidean geometry; all in solid travertine: a cube, cylinder, ...
Travertine
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H 8.67 in W 27.56 in D 29.53 in
"Metafora" Coffee Table by Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani
By Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli, it combines the transparency of a large glass top with the textured materiality of travertine, used to carve four geometric volumes.
Travertine
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in L 39.38 in
Massimo & Lella Vignelli for Casigliani 'Metafora' Coffee Table Italy 1970s
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Naples, IT
Metafora" glass and marble coffee table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli manufactured by Casigliani, Italy, circa 1979.
Marble
Vignelli Black Metafora Coffee Table
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Pasadena, TX
The Metafora Euclid coffee table was designed By Lella and Massimo Vignelli for ICF(International Contract Furnishing Home Inc.) of New York.
Marble
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H 9 in W 48 in D 36 in
Metafora Coffee Table in Carrara Marble by Massimo + Lella Vignelli, Italy 1970s
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Chicago, IL
A Massimo Vignelli & Lella Vignell Metafora coffee table featuring four geometric shapes in Carrara marble and a rectangular .75” thick glass top.
Carrara Marble
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H 8.67 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
‘Metafora’ Coffee Table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani Italy, 1979
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Hitchin, England
A ‘Metafora’ coffee table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani, Italy.
Marble
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H 8.67 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Black Marble Metafora Coffee Table by Massimo & Lella Vignelli for Casigliani
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in London, GB
'Metafora' table by Lella and Massimo Vignelli. Made in Italy in the late 1970s and inspired by the four forms of Euclidean geometry: the cube, the pyramid, the cylinder and the s...
Marble
Mixed Marbles "Metafora" Table by Lella and Massimo Vignelli
By ICF New York, Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The table was designed by Lella & Massimo Vignelli as part of their "Metafora" collection for ICF.
Marble, Travertine, Carrara Marble
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H 12.21 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Italian Metafora Coffee Table by Massimo e Lella Vignelli for Casigliani, 1979
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Metafora coffee table by Massimo e Lella Vignelli for Casigliani, 1979 Metafora coffee table with four legs of different stones (marquinia, granite, white marble and travert...
Travertine, Granite, Marble
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H 13.78 in W 29.53 in D 481.9 in
Rare “Metafora” coffee table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani, 1970s
By Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
The “Metafora” coffee table, designed by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani in the 1970s, is a rare and iconic piece that epitomizes minimalist design and geometric purity.
Marble
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H 8.67 in W 39.57 in D 39.57 in
Italy modern Coffe table Metafora by Massimo and Lella Vignelli Casigliani 1980s
By Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani
Located in MIlano, IT
Italy modern Coffe table Metafora by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani, 1980s Coffee table mod.
Crystal, Marble
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H 9.06 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Metafora coffee table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani Italy, 1970s
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in amstelveen, NL
Sculptural Metafora coffee table designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli. in the 1970s.
Travertine, Marble
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.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
Fans of the French film star may be surprised to learn that he had a flair for furniture with sleek lines and disco-era flash.
Like other pieces in the firm’s Candy Box collection, the cheerful limited-edition design showcases French craft.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.
