Oona Bedside or Side Table in Oak with Antique Brass Fittings
By Herringbone Designed
Located in Pasadena, CA
everything they touch and the results are always inspiring. With the design of our double drawer OONA side
Brass
$6,400 / item
H 23.5 in W 30 in D 20 in
Oona Bedside or Side Table in Medium Walnut with Antique Brass Fittings
By Herringbone Designed
Located in Pasadena, CA
everything they touch and the results are always inspiring. With the design of our double drawer OONA side
Brass
$5,700 / item
H 23.5 in W 30 in D 20 in
Oona Bedside or Side Table in Oak and Walnut with Antique Brass Fittings
By Herringbone Designed
Located in Pasadena, CA
everything they touch and the results are always inspiring. With the design of our double drawer OONA side
Brass
$5,950 / item
H 23.5 in W 42 in D 20 in
Custom Oona Bedside in Oak and Walnut with Antique Brass Fittings
By Herringbone Designed
Located in Pasadena, CA
everything they touch and the results are always inspiring. With the design of our double drawer OONA side
Brass
$5,000 / item
H 23.5 in W 28 in D 20 in
Oona Single Drawer Bedside or Side Table in Oak and Walnut w/ Bronze Pull
By Herringbone Designed
Located in Pasadena, CA
everything they touch and the results are always inspiring. With the design of our OONA single drawer side
Brass, Bronze
Oona Bedside Tables in Oak with Antique Brass Fittings, Set of 2
By Herringbone Designed
Located in Pasadena, CA
everything they touch and the results are always inspiring. With the design of our double drawer OONA side
Brass
$725
H 10 in W 10 in D 5 in
J.T. Kalmar Midcentury Brass Wall Light, Sconce, Brass Pins, 1950s, Austria
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Modernist wall sconces made by J. T. Kalmar in the 1950s. The light is made of polished brass and the lampshades are made of acrylic glass. The faceted acrylic glass provid...
Brass
1960s Stunning Ice Bucket by Aldo Tura for Macabo. Made in Italy.
By Aldo Tura
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Stunning Ice Bucket by Aldo Tura for Macabo. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition. Dimension: diameter 5,51 x 7,08 H inches diameter 14 cm x cm 18 H
Metal
$3,629 / set
H 33.08 in W 27.17 in D 35.04 in
A pair of Armchairs H-410 by Jindrich Halabala from the 1950s
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Pair of Armchairs H-410 by Jindřich Halabala, 1950s – Czech Republic A striking pair of H-410 armchairs designed by the renowned Czech designer Jindřich Halabala, dating from the 19...
Beech
$22,000
H 100.4 in W 231.5 in D 19.3 in
George Nelson for Herman Miller CSS Modular Wall Unit in Walnut & Aluminum
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nelson for Herman Miller, modular wall unit model 'CSS', walnut, aluminium, glass, United States, 1959 Herman Miller introduced George Nelson’s Comprehensive Storage System (...
Aluminum
Elegant Mid-Century Desk Designed by Severin Hansen Jr. 1950s
By Haslev Mobelsnedkeri, Severin Hansen
Located in Lejre, DK
This desk is an iconic example of Danish midcentury design, created by the talented designer Severin Hansen and manufactured by the renowned Haslev Møbelfabrik in the 1950s. The desk...
Rosewood
$3,387
H 33.08 in W 24.61 in D 24.41 in
Henning Kjærnulf 'Kurul' Armchair in Oak and Rubelli Bouclé, Denmark, 1960s
By Rubelli, EG Kvaliteet, Henning Kjærnulf
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking armchair was designed by Henning (Henry) Kjærnulf in the 1960s. This particular model, named Kurul, was produced by EG Kvalitetsmøbel in Denmark. The chair bears the ma...
Fabric, Bouclé, Oak
Sold|$6,800
H 27.96 in W 29.14 in D 31.5 in
A Pair of Art Deco Easy Chairs in Green Velour, Swedish Cabinetmaker, 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
This pair of lounge chairs in green velour showcases the remarkable craftsmanship of a Swedish cabinetmaker during the Art Deco period in the 1940s. These chairs have an air of elega...
Fabric, Velvet, Birch
$985 / item
H 18 in Dm 18 in
Handcrafted Axel Solid White Oak Side Table 18"Diameter by Mary Ratcliffe Studio
By Mary Ratcliffe
Located in Toronto, ON
Designed to be the perfect, round accent to (almost) any room, our Axel Side Table is available as a solid wood or marble-topped piece. Coming in a variety of wood and stone finishes...
Oak
$4,516 / item
H 82.68 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Large Rattan Palm Tree Floor Light, with Three Bulbs in the Coconuts
By Mario Lopez Torres
Located in London, GB
A large rattan palm tree floor light, with bulbs in the three coconuts in the style of Mario Lopez Torres.
Rattan
$3,500 / item
H 71 in Dm 24 in
Sculptural Floor Lamp Mezquite Burned Wood Flexible Natural Linen Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
MEZQUITE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the De Palo collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Like a chess bishop, Mezquite makes its presence felt in a resounding manner. I...
Brass
Vintage French Inlaid Starburst Side Table
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage French inlaid starburst side table, dating from around the 1950’s. This is of lovely quality and has an absolutely stunning starburst design on the circular top, ...
Wood
$1,566 / set
H 3.15 in W 8.27 in D 4.73 in
1950s Black Bed Reading / Wall Lights Sconces 'Model 8260' By Falkenberg Sweden.
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful pair tubular reading lamps / wall lights 'model 8260' in hammered black combined with brass made by Falkenberg Belysning Sweden. These lamps can be hardwired but also used ...
Metal, Brass
Bedside Table
By Muriel Rudolph
Located in Hollywood, FL
The female penshell has a unique coloration that elevates it into the luxury category. This piece is crafted by hand as the shell is inlayed on the wood carcass. As a bedside table,...
Shell
Paolo Buffa, walnut bar cabinet with maple inlaid front
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2534 Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) Rare walnut bar cabinet with maple inlaid front and lacquered metal interior. Two maple drawers with glass fronts, mirrors and hidden light. Drawing...
Maple
$2,710Sale Price|35% Off
H 35.04 in W 78.75 in D 30.32 in
1940s Kaare Klint Three Seater Sofa, Hardwood Legs & Striped Wool Upholstery
By Rud Rasmussen, Kaare Klint
Located in London, GB
1940s Kaare Klint Three Seater Sofa, with Mahogany Legs & Striped Wool Upholstery with Leather Trim. Usable condition. Bespoke quote can be provided for re-upholstery.
Leather, Wool, Hardwood
$9,850
H 34.5 in W 22 in D 24 in
Hepplewhite Chair by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown by Knoll, 1984
By Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, Knoll
Located in Kansas City, MO
Hepplewhite chair designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott brown. Signed with the Knoll label. In near perfect condition.
Wood
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
Nightstands, which are pieces of bedroom furniture that are often just small bedside tables, are traditionally designed with functionality in mind. Prior to the advent of indoor plumbing, early nightstands contained a porcelain chamber pot in a cabinet that provided a convenient and private alternative to visiting the outhouse. The antique and vintage nightstands in so many homes today are typically low-profile tables that are positioned alongside one’s bed or elsewhere in a bedroom.
A nightstand is mainly used to store or support objects that may be needed at night, such as a phone, a book or a small carafe of water. But this table can easily be personalized. "I’ve got a huge vintage lamp, and when I’m lucky, I’ll have fresh flowers in a bud vase," Chicago interior designer Summer Thornton tells 1stDibs about styling a nightstand.
Whether you take a minimalist approach to bedside table decor or prefer a set of two nightstands topped with stacks of books and other essentials that you'd like to have at arm's length — this furniture can also change the look and feel of a bedroom, rendering any interior more comfortable and cozy.
Practicality plays a prominent role in perfecting your bedside space, but the decision to furnish your bedroom with a cherrywood mid-century modern nightstand or an antique mahogany piece can have an impact on how you start your day.
Take the first step in setting the perfect tone of your morning — find vintage Art Deco nightstands, burl-wood nightstands, oak nightstands, three-drawer nightstands and other nightstands for sale on 1stDibs.