Studio Style Free Form Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique free- form coffee table featuring a collage-top made up of off-cuts. This piece will make a great addition to any modern home or office area. Please confirm item pickup loca...
Wood
$17,688
Free-form wood coffee table
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
France, circa 1970 Coffee table made of solid wood, featuring an organic, asymmetrical shape. The tabletop has a free-form, flowing outline, with softly rounded and irregular edges. ...
Wood
Free Form French Modern Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a beautifully crafted solid wood coffee table in the style of the modern french masters. This is a petite table that can be paired with one of our stools or another coffee ...
Teak
Tommi Parzinger Mid Century Free Form Mahogany and Brass Curved Coffee Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Tommi Parzinger Mid Century Free Form Mahogany and Brass Curved Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 49.5 wide x 25.5 deep x 17.25 inches high Fair Vintage Condition - Table is...
Brass
A TRIPOD Free-Form BRUTALIST RUSTIC MID-CENTURY-MODERN COFFEE TABLE, France 1950
By George Nakashima
Located in PARIS, FR
A large free-form coffee table in the spirit of George Nakashima.
Wood
Danish Mid Century Wooden Free Form Coffee Sofa Table in Oak Produced, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare three legged Danish mid century free form shaped wooden coffee / console table in oak produced in Denmark by an anonymous cabinetmaker, 1960s.
Oak
Free-form solid oak coffee table, France, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this sublime free-form solid oak coffee table, France, 1950s. In the lineage of the free forms developed by Charlotte Perriand. The solid oak top is a very fin...
Oak
Custom Size Karl Springer Free Form Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A striking and rare example of Karl Springer's late-period work, this sculptural Free Form coffee table, circa 1991, exemplifies his mastery of luxurious materials and organic modern...
Marble, Brass
1970s Rare Biomorphic Free Form Wood Sculptural Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, coffee table you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best,...
Laminate, Wood
Bovenkamp Coffee Table, Formica & Wood, Free Form Design, France, 1950
By Bovenkamp
Located in Barcelona, ES
Crafted with a formica top and sturdy wood legs, this coffee table embodies the iconic design aesthetic of the mid-century era.
Formica, Wood
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
Modernist Free-Form Brass Coffee Table, Karl Springer Style
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a striking modernist solid brass amorphous-form coffee table. The coffee table dates to the 1980's and is reminiscent of Karl Springer designs. Although the table is unmarked...
Brass
1960s Biomorphic Free Form Black and Blue Tile Coffee Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, painted biomorphic coffee table you could hope to find. In original and unfinished condition. Outstanding design is ex...
Iron
Free-form coffee table in solid wood, Charlotte Perriand tripod style
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French tripod coffee table, free-form solid wood in the style of Charlotte Perriand's work. Beautiful vintage condition with a lovely patina from age. Slight signs of age and use (se...
Wood
One of a Kind 1970s American Studio Free Form Coffee Table
Located in Berlin, DE
One-of-a-kind 1970s American studio free-form coffee table, sourced in California. Crafted entirely from solid walnut, the table features an organic oval top with an elongated oval...
Walnut
Extraordinary Juliette Derel Attr. Free-Form Colorful Tile Top Coffee Table
By Juliette Derel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pictures cannot describe the way this table presents in person. Attributed to French craftswoman Juliette Derel, this table follows her innovation in form and materials. With a shape...
Brass
Free-Form Woven Wicker and Metal Coffee Table by Raoul Guys, 1950s
By Raoul Guys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Free-form woven wicker and metal table with integrated magazine rack. Designed by Raoul Guys, 1950s. This sculptural table combines hand-woven wicker with a metal structure, featurin...
Metal
In The Style Of T.H. Robsjohn- Gibbings Free Form "Cloud" Coffee Table
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Bridgeport, CT
In the style of the noted Mid Century designer with a free form white lacquered top raised on white tapering cylindrical legs. Custom lacquered in a crisp White. Dimensions: 48" L ...
Wood
Free-Form Decorated 1950s Uncommon Coffee Table, Gio Ponti & De Poli Attributed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Free-form artistic decorated 1950s coffee table Gio Ponti & De Poli attributed, all solid mahogany wood, with the top decorated and lacquered with "Verykote" treatment Measures cm: H...
Beech
$959Sale Price|52% Off
Brutalist Free Form Burlwood Root Coffee Table with Custom Cut Glass Top
By Phillips
Located in East Freetown, MA
Burl wood free form root coffee table with custom cut kidney shaped glass top. Beautiful natural free form design is one of a kind.
Glass, Wood
Rustic Handcrafted Free Form Live Edge Slab Burl Redwood Very Large Coffee Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage rustic handcrafted free form live edge solid slab burl redwood exceptionally large coffee table.
Wood
Exceptional Karl Springer Free Form Table Set, 1980's
By Karl Springer
Located in Culver City, CA
Available right now we have an increasingly rare and sought after set of Karl Springer Free Form Coffee Tables. These tables are a fusion of luxury and avant-garde design, embodying ...
Brass
Live Edge Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Live edge mid century coffee table Beautiful rustic piece Handcrafted table constructed of thick cut wood slabs Organic free form shape with a live edge Beautiful grain detail w...
Wood
Scandinavian free-form northern pine table in the spirit of Charlotte Perriand
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Grenoble, FR
Free form table Sweden Free-form 1960s northern pine coffee table of Scandinavian origin. Form very close to the creations of Charlotte Perriand
Pine
Mid-century Brutalist "live edge" large coffee table
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Wabi Sabi - brutalist - Bench / table Measures : 192x90cm H:48cm This coffee table is a Brutalist-style piece from the 1950s. It features a free-form solid wood top with unfinished ...
Wood
$4,678Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Bernhard Rohne Mastercraft Acid Etched Coffee Cocktail Table
By Mastercraft, Bernhard Rohne
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Mid-Century Modern Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft Acid Etched drinks coffee table.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Architect Style Layered Plywood Slat Coffee Table.
Located in Seattle, WA
Bring a touch of minimalist sophistication to your living room with this uniquely crafted mid-century modern layered plywood slat coffee table.
Plywood
EXQUISITE MiD CENTURY MODERN HIDDEN STORAGE HAND PAINTED LACQUERED COFFEE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Mid Century Modern coffee table with hidden internal storage and hand painted and lacquered fini...
Wood
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN, Ceramic & Bronze, COFFEE TABLE, VALLAURIS, France 1950
By Vallauris, Roger Capron, Cloutier Freres
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful and mysterious ovoïd coffee table (or side table or console), Modernist, Mid-Century-Modern, Free-Form, Forme-Libre, superb and sophisticated architectural bronze structu...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Biomorphic Walnut and Glass Coffee Table, USA, 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A striking example of mid-century modern design, this mid-century coffee table captures the sculptural spirit that made Vladimir Kagan’s work so influential.
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Driftwood Coffee Table with Freeform Glass Top, 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Sculptural driftwood coffee table designed and manufactured in the United States, circa 1970s. This exceptional piece embodies the organic aesthetic that became increasingly popular ...
Glass, Driftwood
1970s Portuguese Organic Form Coffee Table Striped Wood Veneer Chrome Metal Legs
Located in Lisboa, PT
Designed with both practicality and aesthetics in mind, the table works equally well in modern, mid-century, contemporary, or eclectic interiors.
Chrome, Iron
Mid-Century Modern Landscape Brass&Marble Coffee Table, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Contemporary
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Landscape Marble Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Marble, Travertine, Onyx, Statuary Marble, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Table, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid Century Coffee Table in Bamboo with a glass top, Italy 1970s
By Franco Albini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a beautifully crafted bamboo and rattan coffee table, executed in the spirit of Italian modernist design of the 1960s–1970s, reminiscent of the iconic w...
Bamboo, Glass
Mid Century Organic Modern Live Edge Coffee Table American Studio Craft 1970s
Located in Troy, MI
Organic studio craft coffee table USA circa 1970's Free-form live edge slab surface with natural contours and grain On a rectilinear hand joined base with exposed mortise and tenon...
Wood
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN Freeform MODERNIST Side or COFFEE TABLE France 1950
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in PARIS, FR
A small coffee or side table, Modernist, Reconstruction, Free-Form, superb structure in black lacquered folded tubular and metal, drop-shaped or bean-shaped top in pale yellow plywoo...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Table, White, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Brass, Stainless Steel
Hollywood Recency Liberace Style Mirrored Grand Piano Form Coffee Table c 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional, glamorous Hollywood Recency, Liberace style, mirrored coffee table, in the form of a grand piano. This chic table will surely be a statement piece, voguish and sophistic...
Mirror
Mid-century Peter Ghyczy Rectangular Brass Glass Oak Coffee Table 1970
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Mid-Century Peter Ghyczy Rectangular Glass Brass Coffee Table Transform your living space with the refined elegance of the Peter Ghyczy Rectangular Glass Coffee Table.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Glass Top Coffee Table in the Adrian Pearsall Style. C 1960s
By Kroehler Mfg. Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Style Glass Top Coffee Table.
Stained Glass, Walnut
Sculptural Green Marble Coffee Table with Organic Fluid Form by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
Elevate your space with this sculptural green marble coffee table, meticulously carved from luxurious Verde Alpi marble. The fluid, organic silhouette captures the essence of natural...
Marble
MID CENTURY MODERN BRASS & SILVERED GLASS SHELL MOUNTED TWO TiER COFFEE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1950’s Mid-Century Modern Maison Jansen Paris Style coffee table with Shell mount...
Glass
$2,006Sale Price|25% Off
MiD CENTURY MODERN MAISON JANSEN PARIS STYLE BRASS SMOKED GLASS COFFEE TABLE
By Maison Jansen
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1950’s Mid Century Modern, Maison Jansen Paris style, coffee / cocktail table whi...
Brass
Mid Century Coffee Table in Mahogany, iron and brass attr. to Carlo Ratti, Italy
By Carlo Ratti
Located in Beograd, RS
Thoughtfully restored while preserving its original character, this coffee table remains in excellent vintage condition and is well suited to interiors ranging from mid-century moder...
Brass, Iron
Cidue Mid Century Italian Black Lacquer, Mirror and Glass Coffee Table 1970
By Cidue
Located in Conversano, IT
Technical Details Product: Cidue Mid Century Italian Black Lacquer, Mirror and Glass Coffee Table 1970 Designer: Cidue production, in line with the work of Willy Rizzo Manufacturer...
Crystal
$2,917Sale Price|20% Off
MID CENTURY MODERN 1950's ITALIAN MARBLE & ONYX WORLD MAP COFFEE COCKTAIL TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in Italy circa 1950's World Map coffee or Cocktail table in Marble and Onyx Please no...
Onyx, Marble
Mid Century Modern Round Wicker Table, Italy 1960s
Located in Beograd, RS
A highly versatile piece that pairs effortlessly with Mediterranean, bohemian, rustic modern, or sophisticated mid-century interiors. When purchased the coffee table will be carefu...
Wicker
Custom Live Edge Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large all wood coffee table custom made and signed by Steve Hartung. Made of solid free form wood with live edges, giving a rustic feel to your room. Please confirm location NY or NJ.
Reclaimed Wood
Oversize Maison Charles Palme Pieds Coffee Table Made in France Mid 20th C
By Maison Charles
Located in New York, NY
Important and exquisite oversize Hollywood Regency style coffee table Made in France for Maison Charles, as part of the Palme Pieds , or Palm Legs, series. The heavy gold plated leg...
Brass
Mid Century Modern Free Form T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Brass Leg Cloud Coffee Table
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Free Form T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Brass Leg Cloud Coffee Table Elevate your living space with the MCM Free Form T.H.
Bronze
Italian Brass Swan Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Brass Swan Coffee Table Base, 1970s — Glass Top Not Included Elegant and sculptural Italian coffee table base from the 1970s, crafted from solid polished brass. The design f...
Brass
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Metal Gilt Faux Bamboo Coffee Table
By Maison Baguès
Located in Stafford, TX
Vintage Hollywood Regency Gilded Faux Bamboo Oval Glass Coffee Table A sophisticated vintage Hollywood Regency coffee table featuring an elegant gilded faux bamboo frame supporting ...
Metal, Gold Leaf
1960's Vintage Solid Elm Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and stylish solid elm coffee table with a free form top. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1960’s. The quality is fantastic, the solid elm top has a lov...
Elm
Vintage Live Edge Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage live edge redwood burl coffee table, designed in the United States, circa 1960s. This breathtaking redwood table is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, handcrafted to perf...
Burl
Hawaiian Koa Wood Coffee Table
Located in Pomona, CA
Mid-century, solid koa wood coffee table. This piece is solid, sturdy, and free of any significant damage.
Wood
French brutalist coffee table in wenge, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
French brutalist coffee table in wenge, defined by a bold sculptural presence and strong architectural character. The thick rectangular top is supported by distinctive angled legs, c...
Wenge
Japanese Antique Massive Primitive Table 1900s-1940s / Coffee Table Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique massive primitive-style coffee table made in Japan. Its low, grounded form and overwhelming sense of volume—seemingly carved from a single solid mass—bring a quiet...
Wood
$18,278 / item
Angelo Mangiarotti, Eros Marble Coffee Table, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Renens, CH
Coffee table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper as part of the iconic Eros series. Constructed entirely in solid marble, this piece features Mangiarotti’s signature gravity-...
Carrara Marble
$5,250 / item
Zuma Coffee Table by Croft House
Located in Los Angeles, CA
78 3/4"L + 45"W + 15"H 45"L + 45"W + 15"H OAK HARDWAX OIL FINISH Each piece from the Zuma collection captures the rhythmic beauty of California's coastline, drawing inspiratio...
Wood
Vintage Shaw of London Extending Flamed Hardwood Coffee Card Games Table
By Shaw of London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely condition large vintage Shaw of London, flamed mahogany extending coffee table. This is a very well made and versatile piece with a ...
Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Free Form Organic Sculptural Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Very sculptural COFEE table from the 1960,s , The top has a hi -gloss coat covering a beautiful grain. This free form shape will make an excellent addition to a modern , minimalist ...
Resin, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Free-Form Lucite Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Molded clear lucite 3/8 thick . No glass base only .
Lucite
Italian Free Form Coffee Table, circa 1960
Located in Megeve, FR
Italian free form coffee table, circa 1960. Excellent condition.
Beautiful Italian Free-Form Cocktail Table, circa 1960
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful Italian free-form cocktail table, circa 1960. The top has been refited.
Unavailable
H 16.54 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Italian 20th Century Glass by Luigi Massoni Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
By Luigi Massoni
Located in CANTELEU, FR
This Italian mid-20th century coffee table by Luigi Massoni epitomizes the refined simplicity of mid-century modern design.
Glass
1960 Organic- Shaped Marble Coffee Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Free form/bean shaped marble top. New and freshly polished. Solid mahogany base done in a brown stain. Nicely sized for smaller spaces.
Marble
Teak Coffee Table with Glass Magazine Shelve Underneath
Located in 's Heer Arendskerke, NL
Beautiful but rare free-form coffee table in teak. Under the top is in the same shape as the top a glass Magazine or storage shelve. The table stands on beautiful tapered legs endi...
Glass, Teak
Unavailable
H 13.78 in W 31.11 in D 31.11 in
German 20th Century Steel and Glass by Knut Hesterberg Space-Age Coffee Table
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in CANTELEU, FR
This German mid-20th century coffee table by Knut Hesterberg exemplifies the bold, futuristic aesthetic of the Space-Age movement.
Steel
Lucite Cocktail Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Baltimore, MD
Striking helix form base Lucite cocktail table with thick stacked Lucite panels twisting in between two round beveled discs, supporting round beveled glass top. Glass free of issu...
Lucite, Glass
Unavailable
H 15.25 in W 42 in D 23.25 in
Italian Modern Mahogany and Ebonised Low Table, Style of Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hollywood, FL
The free-form top with canted under edge above a second tier of geometrically shaped wood all joined by round ebonized legs.
Mahogany, Wood
Large Danish Mid-Century Free Form Pine Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A large pine coffee table. Denmark, c1960s. Sculptural free form. The top seperates for transport. Very good condition, the coffee table has been stripped to bare fin...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Stone Mosaic Top Free-Form Coffee Table
Located in Astoria, NY
This Mid-Century coffee table features a mosaic stone top in white and grey. It is in an organic form and rests on three wooden legs. There are a few cracks and scuffs but this table...
Stone
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Guitar Pick Free Form Coffee Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gorgous Mid-Century Modern free form coffee table. Vintage modern free-form coffee table. minimalist Mid-Century Modern table features a beautiful and walnut top with an organic sha...
Walnut
Classic Free Form Organic Mid Century Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
A classic mid century modern coffee or cocktail table designed and made by A.D. Zinn in New York City in the 1940's. Amoeba shaped ash top with tapered legs. A beautiful example of...
Ash
Mid-Century Modern Free Form Swivel Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
This stunning vintage modern coffee table features two free-form glass tops that swivel. Sleek design allows the width of the top to go from 34 inches wide to 63.25 inches wide. This...
Glass
Mahogany Free Form Coffee Table 1980
By George Nakashima
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mahogany free form Coffee table From 1980.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Free Form Coffee Table by Vista of California
By Vista of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage modern free-form coffee table designed and manufactured by Vista of California in the United States during the 1950s.
Iron
Mid century modern biomorphic, free form coffee table with glass inset
Located in New York City, NY
Modernist open grained mahogany coffee table in brown/black satin stain. A “forme libre” rests atop a sculptural tripodal arrow shaped original black lacquered base. Actual size : ...
Free Form Shaped Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Beautiful handcrafted kidney shaped coffee table made in the 1950s. This elegant mid century coffee table has three solid triangular wood legs and is made in pear wood, a strong but ...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Driftwood Free-Form White Tree Branch Coffee Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern driftwood free-form white coffee table base.
Lacquer, Driftwood
Johannes Andersen Free Form Rosewood Coffee Table
By CFC Silkeborg, Johannes Andersen
Located in Hamburg, PA
A rosewood three legged free form coffee table made by Silkeborg. Johannes Andersen is one of the more important and successful Danish designers of the mid-century era.
Rosewood
Vintage Set of Free-Form Coffee Tables
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage set of free-form coffee tables, newly lacquered in canary yellow. Additional tables measurements: 38.5 x 23.5 D x 18.25 H inches 33.5 x 23 D x 12.5 H inches.
Free-Form Coffee Tables by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
"Free-form coffee table" by Karl Springer, circa 1980s. Polished stainless steel bases with thick black glass tops. Table measures: 51 long x 33 deep x 19 tall. Another larger tab...
Stainless Steel
Italy 1950's Free-Form Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
ITALY, 1950’s An elegantly proportioned free form rectangular coffee table in stained wood, inset with a mirror-edged glass top and carved wood frame, supported by four delica...
Wood
Mid Century Free Form Tables by Silas Seandel
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of vintage free-form tables on casters that can be utilized together as a coffee or cocktail table, or split up as side tables. They are in a patinated, hammered brass/bronze ...
Harvey Probber Oversize Free-Form Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Highland, IN
This fantastic, large-scale Probber coffee table with a free shape has terrific presence and a very pleasing form. The top is white laminate while the edge and legs are bleached maho...
Laminate, Mahogany
Nakashima Style Free Form Redwood Coffee Table
By Mira Nakashima
Located in Hamburg, PA
A beautiful organic old growth redwood coffee table with iron legs.
Free Form 1980's Resin Coffee Table
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Free form resin cocktail table, circa late 1980's. This fun example has tesselated legs and looks incredible from every angle.
Resin
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.”
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