Sand Coffee Table by Ombia
By Ōmbia Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand coffee table by Ombia Dimensions: W 122 x D 71.5 x H 38 cm Materials: Mix media, sand
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Other
Sand Coffee Table by Ombia
By Ōmbia Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand coffee table by Ombia Dimensions: W 122 x D 71.5 x H 38 cm Materials: Mix media, sand
Other
Texas Cordova Shellstone Coffee Table
By Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limestone rectangular coffee table also known as Texas Shellstone, has a thick table top with two
Limestone
Bowl Coffee Table by Wentz
By Guilherme Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Bowl Coffee Table by Wentz Dimensions: D 45 x W 165 x H 30 cm Materials: Steel, Ceramic, Stainless
Steel, Stainless Steel
Ipanema Coffee Table by DUISTT
Located in Geneve, CH
Ipanema Coffee Table by DUISTT Dimensions: W 115 x D 100 x H 39 cm Materials: Satin Lacquered top
Bronze
Elen Coffee Table by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Elen Coffee Table by Pastform Dimensions: D 71 x W 117 x H 42 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished
Wood
Manu Coffee Table by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Manu Coffee Table by Pastform Dimensions: D 65 x W 65 x H 42 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished
Wood
Elip Coffee Table by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Elip Coffee Table by Pastform Dimensions: D 50 x W 100 x H 42 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished
Wood
Olan Coffee Table by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Olan Coffee Table by Pastform Dimensions: D 40 x W 95 x H 42 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished
Wood
Mon Coffee Table by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Mon Coffee Table by Pastform Dimensions: D 57 x W 115 x H 42 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished
Wood
Cloud Coffee Table by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Cloud Coffee Table by Pastform Dimensions: D 85 x W 135 x H 42 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished
Wood
Mosaiced Coffee Table by Hillsideout
Located in Geneve, CH
Mosaiced Coffee Table by Hillsideout Dimensions: W 150 x D 150 x H 30 cm. Materials: Handcrafted
Acrylic, Wood, Glass, Resin
Slab Coffee Table by ONON DETAILS
Located in Geneve, CH
Slab Coffee Table by ONON DETAILS Dimensions: W 95 x D 95 x H 32 cm. Materials: Syzygium Cumini
Other
Undum Coffee Table by HADGE
By Hadge
Located in Geneve, CH
Undum Coffee Table by HADGE Dimensions: D 32 x W 150 x H 32 cm. Materials: Brushed stainless steel
Stainless Steel
Bondi Coffee Table by Domkapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Bondi coffee table by Domkapa. Materials: black texturized steel, grey lacquered. Dimensions: W
Stainless Steel
Olis Coffee Table by Dalmoto
Located in Geneve, CH
Olis Coffee Table by Dalmoto Dimensions: Ø 95 x H 30 cm. Materials: Nichel Marino nickel and resin
Nickel
Contemporary Coffee Table by Dainte
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary Coffee Table by Dainte One of a Kind. Dimensions: D 60 x W 114.5 x H 42 cm. Materials
Crystal
Postmodern Design XL Wengé Coffee Table
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Modernist Design XL Wengé Coffee Table in the manner of Axel Vervoordt or
Oak, Wenge
1980s Postmodern Pink Marble Coffee Table
By Stone International
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Postmodern Pink Marble Coffee Table. Circa 1980s Features a square-shaped top with concave
Marble
Coffee Table by Roy Klipp
Located in Highland, IN
Created for Chicago interior designer Roy Klipp, this stylish coffee table has a terrific modernist
Wood
Onda Coffee Table by Wentz
By Guilherme Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Onda Coffee Table by Wentz Dimensions: D 80 x W 160 x H 28 cm Materials: Granite/Quartzite, Steel
Granite, Steel, Stainless Steel
Crystals Coffee Table by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystals Coffee Table by Zieta Dimensions: D 80 x W 130 x H 45 cm. Materials: Glass and polished
Stainless Steel
Bronzo Coffee Table by Marsica Fossati
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronzo Coffee Table by Marsica Fossati Dimensions: D 70 x W 50 x H 45 cm. Materials: Bronze
Bronze
ML 08 Coffee Table by Laurameroni
Located in Geneve, CH
ML 08 Coffee Table by Laurameroni Dimensions: W 180 x D 180 x H 31.5 cm Materials: Marble. Wooden
Marble
Mid 19th Century Square Brass Coffee Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mid 19th Century Square Brass Coffee Table This is a superb quality Italian design, the frame is
Brass
Arizona Coffee Table by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
Arizona Coffee Table by InsidherLand Dimensions: D 87 x W 140 x H 38 cm. Materials: Walnut and oak
Brass
Eye-Shaped Travertine Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in London, London
Eye-Shaped Travertine Coffee Table, 1980s Elegant and sculptural travertine coffee table from the
Travertine
Postmodern Steel and Brass coffee table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful post modern glass top coffee table. Smokey polished steel base with brass accent. Nice
Brass, Steel
Large Bold Coffee Table by Mohdern
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Bold Coffee Table by Mohdern Dimensions: W 140 x D 80 x H 30 cm (Marble Tray Included ⌀ 52 cm
Ash
Small Bold Coffee Table by Mohdern
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Bold Coffee Table by Mohdern Dimensions: ⌀ 50 x H 50 cm (Marble Tray Included ⌀ 42 cm
Ash
Medium Bold Coffee Table by Mohdern
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Bold Coffee Table by Mohdern Dimensions: ⌀ 60 x H 41 cm (Marble Tray Included ⌀ 52 cm
Ash
The Rat Coffee Table by Vetralia
Located in Geneve, CH
The Rat Coffee Table by Vetralia Designed by Leo De Carlo Dimensions: D 48 x H 43 cm Materials
Steel
Playful Italian Coffee Table in Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table, pine, Italy, 1970s This playful Italian coffee table shows minimalism in a fun and
Pine
$2,294Sale Price|30% Off
H 13.78 in W 54.73 in D 13.78 in
"Borghèse" Coffee Table, Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
By Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
The Borghese coffee table, designed by French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, is a statement
Metal
$1,420Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Postmodern italian marble coffee table, 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Postmodern angular white marble coffee table with black metal supporst and a clear bevelde glass
Marble
Delano 5033 Coffee Table by Redeco
Located in Geneve, CH
Delano 5033 Coffee Table by Redeco Dimensions: W 140 x D 140 x H 36 cm Materials: Lightened mdf
Wood
Delano 5035 Coffee Table by Redeco
Located in Geneve, CH
Delano 5035 Coffee Table by Redeco Dimensions: W 140 x D 140 x H 36 cm Materials: Lightened mdf
Wood
Delano 5034 Coffee Table by Redeco
Located in Geneve, CH
Delano 5034 Coffee Table by Redeco Dimensions: W 140 x D 140 x H 36 cm Materials: Lightened mdf
Wood
Delano 5036 Coffee Table by Redeco
Located in Geneve, CH
Delano 5036 Coffee Table by Redeco Dimensions: W 140 x D 140 x H 36 cm Materials: Lightened mdf
Wood
Cubo Bronze Impronte Coffee Table by Disain1971
Located in Geneve, CH
Cubo Bronze Impronte Coffee Table by Disain1971 Dimensions: W 45 x D 45 x H 45 cm Materials: Bronze
Bronze
Quadrato Bronze Impronte Coffee Table by Disain1971
Located in Geneve, CH
Quadrato Bronze Impronte Coffee Table by Disain1971 Dimensions: W 80 x D 80 x H 35 cm Materials
Bronze
Brass Sculpted Coffee Table, Complexity, Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass cculpted coffee table, complexity, Misaya Dimensions: W 66 x L 77 x H 46 cm Hand-sculpted
Brass
Natural Ralph Coffee Table by SNOC
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Ralph Coffee Table by SNOC Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 45 cm. Materials: Teak Wood
Teak
Noche Ralph Coffee Table by SNOC
Located in Geneve, CH
Noche Ralph Coffee Table by SNOC Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 45 cm. Materials: Teak Wood. Ralph
Teak
Palm Square Coffee Table by Marioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Palm Square Coffee Table by Marioni Dimensions: W 120 x D 120 x H 50 cm. Materials: Brass
Brass
Palm Oval Coffee Table by Marioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Palm Oval Coffee Table by Marioni Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 50 cm. Materials: Brass structure
Brass
Biskut Coffee Table by Studio Kallang
Located in Geneve, CH
Biskut Coffee Table by Studio Kallang Dimensions: W 130 x D 60 x H 42 cm Materials: Solid Sungkai
Wood
Trama Coffee Table by Rosana Sousa
Located in Geneve, CH
Trama Coffee Table by Rosana Sousa One Of A Kind Dimensions: D 54,5 x W 54,5 x H 40 cm. Materials
Oak, Walnut
Gwathmey Siegel DeMenil Coffee Table
By Gwathmey Siegel & Assoc
Located in Hanover, MA
!) coffee table from the De Menil series designed by architects Charles Gwathemy and Robert Siegel.
Maple, Walnut
Eclipse Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Eclipse Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: W 160 x D 80 x H 30 cm Materials: Base: Veneer
Wood
The Knot Coffee Table by Luis Gimeno
Located in Geneve, CH
The Knot Coffee Table by Luis Gimeno Dimensions: W 85 x D 68,5 x H 36 cm Materials: Solid Ash Wood
Ash, Walnut
Disco Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Disco Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: D 110 x H 25 cm Materials: Base: Veneer, Top
Leather
Confetti Coffee Table by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Confetti Coffee Table by OK Design Dimensions: D 63 x W 63 x H 51 cm. Materials: Powder-coated
Metal
Grey Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: W 96 x D 96 x H 25 cm Materials: Base: Aged steel
Steel
Case Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Case Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: W 80 x D 80 x H 25 cm Materials: Base: Stainless
Leather
Mondrian Coffee Table by Gabriela Campos
Located in Geneve, CH
Mondrian Coffee Table by Gabriela Campos Dimensions: W 150 x D 100 x H 35 cm. Materials: Brazilian
Stone
Black Offset Coffee Table by Resident
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Offset Coffee Table by Resident Dimensions: D 90 x H 35 cm Materials: Solid Oak. Weight: 40
Oak
Natural Plane Coffee Table by Resident
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Plane Coffee Table by Resident Dimensions: W 120 x D 60 x H 32 cm Materials: Solid Oak
Oak
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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.