Port Saint Laurent Refined Contemporary Marble Side Table 62/45
Located in Geneve, CH
Port Saint Laurent Refined Contemporary Marble Side Table 62/45 Dimensions: Diameter 62 x height 45 cm Materials: Port Saint Laurent Angelo is the essence of a round table in natur...
Marble
1970s Post-Modern Tessellated Stone Side Table with Glass Top
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A striking synthesis of stone, glass, and metal, this Post-Modern side table is sculptural architecture made furniture—an elegant merging of solidity and light, texture and shine.
Stone, Brass
$5,597 / item
B.S.P Side Table 2 by Atelier SOHN
Located in Geneve, CH
B.S.P Side Table 2 by Atelier SOHN Dimensions: D 25 x W 43 x H 52 cm. Materials: Waste plastic dust and recycled plastic. Donghoon,Sohn is a Founder / Designer of Atelier SOHN. He ...
Plastic
Set of 2 Youtopia Oak Side Table Duo by Dennis Kaiser
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Youtopia Oak Side Table Duo by Dennis Kaiser Dimensions: D 45 x W 55 x H 60 cm. D 49 x W 39 x H 55 cm Materials: European oak. Handcrafted in Tuscany, Italy. Customization ...
Oak
VERONA Sculptural Side Table in Stone by Iván Guerrero Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
VERONA Sculptural Side Table in Stone by Iván Guerrero Studio. Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x H 55 cm Materials: Hand-carved Black Volcanic Stone and Polished Copper Ring. Custom dimensi...
Stone, Copper
Portico Side Table Acid-etched Ostuni Travertine by Dainelli Studio Atelier
Located in Geneve, CH
Portico Side Table Acid-etched Ostuni Travertine by Dainelli Studio Atelier Dimensions: W 36 x D 36 x H 40 cm Materials: Acid-etched Ostuni Travertine. Side table in solid acid-trea...
Travertine
Green Jesmonite Brass Crystal Innovative Side Table Platto by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Green Jesmonite Brass Crystal Innovative Side Table Platto by Christopher Boots Dimensions: Ø 45 x 54 cm Materials: Quartz Crystal, Brass, Jesmonite Available in different sizes and...
Crystal, Quartz, Brass
Nautilus Side Table Acid-etched Ostuni Travertine by Dainelli Studio Atelier
Located in Geneve, CH
Nautilus Side Table Acid-etched Ostuni Travertine by Dainelli Studio Atelier Dimensions: W 27 x D 28 x H 55 cm Materials: Acid-etched Ostuni Travertine. Side table in solid acid-tre...
Travertine
Origami Calcio Side Table in Crystal Glass by Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Geneve, CH
Origami Calcio Side Table in Crystal Glass by Barberini & Gunnell Limited Edition of 24 + 2 AP + 1 p. Dimensions: D 40 x W 55 x H 55 cm. Materials: Crystal glass. Limited Edition, ...
Glass
Origami Classic Side Table in Crystal Glass by Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Geneve, CH
Origami Classic Side Table in Crystal Glass by Barberini & Gunnell Limited Edition of 24 + 2 AP + 1 p. Dimensions: D 40 x W 55 x H 55 cm. Materials: Crystal glass. Limited Edition,...
Glass
Sculptural Solid Wood Side Table by Le Tenon & la Mortaise - STOP
By Le Tenon & la Mortaise
Located in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, CA
Stop is a sculptural solid wood plant stand distinguished by its bold geometric form and quiet architectural presence. Designed to function as seating, a side table or an accent piec...
Wood
Bent Straights Side Table in Crystal Glass by Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Geneve, CH
Bent Straights Side Table in Crystal Glass by Barberini & Gunnell Limited Edition of 24 + 2 AP + 1 p. Dimensions: D 40 x W 57 x H 50 cm. Materials: Crystal glass. Limited Edition, s...
Glass
Lucia Side Table in Black Powder Coated Iron by Animate Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Lucia Side Table in Black Powder Coated Iron by Animate Objects. Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 65 cm. Materials: Iron, Black Powder Coated. This side table is named after Lucia Moholy...
Iron
Rare Adjustable Cassina 'Kick' Side Table by Toshiyuki Kita
By Cassina, Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare 1980’s Cassina 'Kick' side table by renowned Japanese designer Toshiyuki Kita. Constructed of powder coated charcoal gray steel with black lacquered with rubber edges. Design w...
Steel
Postmodern German Drift Series Side Table by Walter Knoll, 1990s
By Walter Knoll
Located in Hamburg, DE
Heavy glass side table from the Drift series by Walter Knoll. A simple design that convinces with the high -quality materiality. The floor and table top have the same diameter and a...
Metal
Vintage Postmodern Model Servomuto Side Table by Achille Castiglioni, 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hamburg, DE
A design classic from the Servi series by the Italian manufacturer Zanotta based on a design by Achille Castiglioni from the 70s. A postmodern design with an object character that a...
Metal
Colette Side Table in Satin Nickel Plated Aluminium by Animate Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Colette Side Table in Satin Nickel Plated Aluminium by Animate Object. Dimensions: W 60 x D 60 x H 45 cm. Materials: Aluminum with satin nickel finish. Named in honor of Sidonie Gab...
Aluminum, Nickel
Compose Side Table White Oiled Oak Black by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Compose side table white oiled oak black by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D 50 x H 49 cm Material: White oiled oak veneer, Powder coated steem frame Weight: 2.5 kg Also available in di...
Steel
Decomplexe, Dark Grey Marble Side Table Sculpted by Frederic Saulou
By Frederic Saulou
Located in Geneve, CH
Decomplexe, Marble Side Table Sculpted by Frederic Saulou Limited Edition Materials: Ruivina Marble Dimensions: H 50 x D 38 cm. "While wandering in the streets I have been observi...
Stone
$7,810 / item
Found I Side Table No.1 by a Space
Located in Geneve, CH
Found I side table No.1 by A Space Dimensions: D 30 x W 33 x H 41 cm Materials: Marble, gold leaf. FOUND I collection centers around the power of the medium to dictate the final...
Marble, Gold Leaf
Contemporary Round Stainless Steel Maresa Side Table by Pietro Franceschini
By Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Maresa Side Table by Pietro Franceschini Dimensions: D 90 x H 77 cm Materials: Stainless Steel Pietro Franceschini is an architect and designer based in New York and Florence. He wa...
Stainless Steel
Side Table with Hidden Compartment, Black Marble & Travertine, Sculptural
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Umbral Side Table Composed of black marble and travertine, this side table contrasts deep darkness with warm neutrality through its varicolored stone segments. The object is balance...
Stone, Onyx, Travertine, Marble
Unique Lingh Hand-Patinated Dark Bronze Side Table by Megarisiotis
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Lingh Hand-Patinated Dark Bronze Side Table by Megarisiotis Limited Edition. Dimensions: Ø 34 x H 49 cm. Materials: Hand-patinated bronze. LINGH blends personal inspirations ...
Bronze
Unique Lingh Polish Bronze Side Table - Limited Edition by Megarisiotis
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Lingh Polish Bronze Side Table - Limited Edition by Megarisiotis Limited Edition. Dimensions: Ø 34 x H 49 cm. Materials: Polished bronze. LINGH blends personal inspirations f...
Bronze
Postmodern Design Bamboo Side Table by Axel Vervoordt, Belgium 1980's
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Design Bamboo Side Table by Axel Vervoordt. Made in Belgium, 1980's / 90's period. Wood construction with tops in bamboo finish. Square two tier side table. This c...
Bamboo
Set of 2 Redemption Side Tables by Albert Potgieter Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Redemption side tables by Albert Potgieter Designs Dimensions: D40 x H45 cm each Materials: Oak wood Product is customizable. “Look and Feel designs”, this is the Tag...
Oak
Lavene Unique Side Table in Carved Travertine Stone by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Lavene Unique Side Table in Carved Travertine Stone by Andres Monnier Unique Piece Dimensions: D 20 x W 30 x H 50 cm. Materials: Travertine. Available in different finishes and mate...
Travertine
Papaia Unique Side Table in Carved Green Onyx by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Papaia Unique Side Table in Carved Green Onyx by Andres Monnier Unique Piece Dimensions: D 20 x W 30 x H 50 cm. Materials: Onyx. Available in different finishes and material options...
Onyx
$15,620 / item
Orbis Side Table in Marble with Mirror Core by Homa
Located in Geneve, CH
Orbis Side Table in Marble with Mirror Core by Homa. Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 30 cm Materials: Marble, Green Onyx. HOMA is a contemporary design atelier based in Istanbul. The a...
Onyx, Marble
Extraordinary side table by Elizabeth Garouste + Mattia Bonetti, 1992
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Berlin, DE
Side table, hickory (North American walnut), ash, hazelnut wood, steel Design / Elizabeth Garouste + Mattia Bonetti 1992 ISBA Collection Dimensions / H.58cm ø 59cm +++ Designer Mat...
Steel
Natural Solid Pine Itooraba Side Table and Stool by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Solid Pine Itooraba Side Table and Stool by Sizar Alexis Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x H 37 cm Materials: Natural Solid Pine. About: Sizar Alexis is a Swedish-Iraqi product and ...
Wood
$12,496 / item
Found II Side Table No.6 by A Space
Located in Geneve, CH
Found II side table No.6 by A Space Dimensions: D 48 x W 25 x H 51cm Materials: Marble, steel, gold leaf. Spontaneity, environmental awareness and the primeval nature of the mat...
Marble, Steel, Gold Leaf
RL 06 Round Side Table in Licorice Glossy Varnished Aluminum by CASPAL
Located in Geneve, CH
RL 06 Round Side Table in Licorice Glossy Varnished Aluminum by CASPAL Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 45 cm. Materials: Varnished aluminum. Available in brushed, varnished, or mirror-polishe...
Aluminum
Olo Nightstand, Hand-Carved Onyx & Marble, Sculptural Side Table, Panorammma
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Rings of blue calcite, pink marble, black marble and green onyx tower to create Olo Nightstand Sculptural Side Table; a piece meticulously hand-sculpted from stones endemic to Mexico...
Stone, Onyx, Marble
Inside / Outside Jää Cube Side Table / Seat - Recycled Plastic - Pair Available
By Jo Wilton and Mirka Grohn
Located in Leicester, GB
The Jää cube is a multifunctional side table. The Jää cube has a sculptural design with a beautiful tactile surface and small, satin polished aluminium spacers and end nuts. It has a...
Aluminum
Tall Game of Stone Side Table, Blue by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall Game of Stone Side Table, Blue by Josefina Munoz Game of Stone Collection Dimensions: H55 x Ø45cm Material: Marble Palissandro Blue Available in: Low, Small and XS sizes. ...
Marble
Postmodern Animal Vintage Side Table Sirfo Alessandro Mendini Zanotta Edizione
By Alessandro Mendini, Zanotta
Located in Vienna, AT
Post-Modern vintage side table sirfo goose table from cast aluminum in silver color with yellow beak by Alessando Mendini for Zanotta edizione 1986, Italy.
Aluminum
Pair of Vintage Leather Parsons Side Tables, Vintage Design, USA
By (after) Jean Michel Frank, Karl Springer, Pierre Cardin, Maitland Smith, Harrison Van Horn
Located in Round Top, TX
Postmodern Leather Parsons Side Tables A pair of genuine leather wrapped side tables with protective glass tops. Whimsical yet neutral tables in peach-hued tones. Original glass top...
Leather, Glass, Wood
H8 Hand Decorated Metal & Aluminium Side Table by Studio Nyx
Located in Geneve, CH
H8 Hand Decorated Metal & Aluminium Side Table by Studio Nyx Dimensions: Ø 35 x H 50 cm Materials: Acid-etched interlocking aluminium base. Hand-decorated metal tray top. Hypnos, so...
Metal, Aluminum
H7 Hand Decorated Metal & Aluminium Side Table by Studio Nyx
Located in Geneve, CH
H7 Hand Decorated Metal & Aluminium Side Table by Studio Nyx Dimensions: Ø 35 x H 50 cm Materials: Acid-etched interlocking aluminium base. Hand-decorated metal tray top. Hypnos, so...
Metal, Aluminum
H9 Hand Decorated Metal & Aluminium Side Table by Studio Nyx
Located in Geneve, CH
H9 Hand Decorated Metal & Aluminium Side Table by Studio Nyx Dimensions: Ø 50 x H 35 cm Materials: Acid-etched interlocking aluminium base. Hand-decorated metal tray top. Hypnos, so...
Metal, Aluminum
Talisman Side Table #2 in Stoneware and Bronze by Margaux Leycuras
Located in Geneve, CH
Talisman Side Table #2 in Stoneware and Bronze by Margaux Leycuras. One of a Kind, Signed and numbered. Dimensions: D 38 x W 53 x H 55 cm. Material: Sandy stoneware with a white porc...
Bronze
Talisman Side Table #1 in Stoneware and Bronze by Margaux Leycuras
Located in Geneve, CH
Talisman Side Table #1 in Stoneware and Bronze by Margaux Leycuras. One of a Kind, Signed and numbered. Dimensions: D 47 x W 56 x H 47 cm. Material: Sandy stoneware with a white porc...
Bronze
Italian 1970's Post Modern Swiveling Bar Cart in Chrome and Smoked Glass
By Milo Baughman
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A sophisticated and versatile example of Italian 1970s design, this swiveling bar cart (or drinks trolley) features a sleek, minimalist chrome frame with the distinctive ability to p...
Chrome
Postmodern Side Table in Beech Plywood by Ekornes Stressless, Norway 1980s
By Ekornes Stressless
Located in Beograd, RS
In this losting you will find a sleek, playful triangle side table by Ekornes and their Stressless line. Crafted out of beechwood in a lovely warm light wood color. Excellent quality...
Plywood
Cloud Side Table in Onyx & Brushed Brass by Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Geneve, CH
Cloud Side Table in Onyx & Brushed Brass by Barberini & Gunnell Limited Edition of 45 + 2 AP + 1 p. Dimensions: D 54 x W 73 x H 50 cm. Materials: Onyx and brass. Limited Edition, s...
Onyx, Brass
Ordo Unique Side Table & Stool in Oak Wood by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Ordo Unique Side Table & Stool in Oak Wood by Andres Monnier Unique Piece Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 50 cm. Materials: Oak wood. Available in different finishes and material option...
Oak
Postmodern Lacquered Side/End Tables with Faux Black Marble Spheres
Located in Dallas, TX
Postmodern styling stunning from every angle these side or end tables designed and created in the 1980s. Freshly black lacquered bases with four faux black marble spheres that suppor...
Glass, Lacquer
Columbina Side Table in Plywood and Walnut Burl by Animate Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Columbina Side Table in Plywood and Walnut Burl by Animate Objects. Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 50 cm. Materials: Plywood, Walnut Burl Veneer. The perfectly scaled burled walnut sid...
Walnut, Plywood
Italian Postmodern “Sirfo” Side Table, Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta, 1980s
By Zanotta, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, IT
The Sirfo side table is a mesmerizing creation envisioned by the legendary Alessandro Mendini for the renowned design house Zanotta. This avant-garde piece effortlessly merges ar...
Aluminum
Fidji Side Table in Rattan and HR Foam by POPUS EDITIONS
By Popus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Fidji Side Table in Rattan and HR Foam by POPUS EDITIONS. Dimensions: Ø 43 x H 50 cm. Materials: rattan and HR foam. Fabric is not included. Please contact us for further informati...
Rattan, Foam
Compose Side Table Smoked Oak Brass Black by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Compose Side Table Smoked Oak Brass Black by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D50 x H49 cm Material: Smoked oak veneer/Powder coated steel and brass coloured frame Weight: 2.5 kg Also ava...
Brass, Steel
Tzalam Side Table in Chechen Wood & Glass by Alina Rotzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Tzalam Side Table in Chechen Wood & Glass by Alina Rotzinger Materials: Chechen wood and glass. Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 140 cm. Composed by Alina Rotzinger as design director an...
Glass, Wood
1970s Postmodern Marbleized Laminated Side Table with Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Postmodern Marbleized Formica Glass Top Side TableCirca Late 1970s. Features a geometric x-shape designed pedestal with rounded edges, laminated with a marbleized formica, to...
Glass, Formica
MORA Side Table in Tzalam, Oak, Maple & Walnut by Daniel Couttolenc
Located in Geneve, CH
MORA Side Table in Tzalam, Oak, Maple & Walnut by Daniel Couttolenc. Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 43 cm. Materials: Tzalam, Oak, Maple & Walnut. MORA Side Table by Daniel Cou...
Hardwood
"Pedra" Contemporary Side Table by Gustavo Neves, Brazilian Design
By Gustavo Neves
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Brazilian Contemporary side table or end table Designer: Gustavo Neves Aeon collection Pedra coffee table Materials: stone (limestone), metal (brass) darkened with manual treatment,...
Stone, Brass
Ettore Sottsass Style Red Granite Side Table with Architectural Base
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ettore Style red granite side table with architectural metal bases. In original condition, with some wear to granite tops and metal bases, including chips and patina to the frames. W...
Granite, Metal
Festa Mobile Zelda Side Table in Powder-Coated Aluminum by altreforme
Located in Geneve, CH
Festa Mobile Zelda Side Table in Powder-Coated Aluminum by altreforme Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 45 cm. Materials: Powder-coated aluminum. Table and coffee-table in search of bala...
Aluminum
Cast Metal Brass and Stone Pilarium Side Table by Studio Orth
Located in Geneve, CH
Cast Metal Brass and Stone Pilarium Side Table by Studio Orth Dimensions: W 45 x D 39 x H 50 cm Materials: Cast metal and Stone. Finishes: Base: Polished Cast Brass or Polished Cast ...
Stone, Metal
Harlequin Side Table in Plywood and Walnut Burl by Animate Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Harlequin Side Table in Plywood and Walnut Burl by Animate Objects. Dimensions: W 45 x D 40 x H 48 cm. Materials: Plywood, Walnut Burl Veneer, Glossy Lacquered Black. This piece is ...
Walnut, Plywood
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.
While the range of styles and variety of materials have broadened over time, the priceless functionality of side tables has held true.
Antique and vintage side tables are an integral accent to our seating and provide additional, necessary storage in our homes. They can be a great foundation for that perfect focal piece of art that you want all your guests to see as you congregate for cocktails in the living room. Side tables are indeed ideal as a stage for your decorative objects or plants in your library or your study, and they are a practical space for the novel or stack of design magazines you keep close to your sofa.
Sure, owning a pair of side tables isn’t as imperative as having a coffee table in the common area, though most of us would struggle without them. Those made of metal, stone or wood are frequently featured in stylish interiors, and if you’re shopping for side tables, there are a couple of things to keep in mind.
With respect to the height of your side tables, a table that is as high as your lounge chair or the arm of your couch is best.
Some folks are understandably fussy about coherence in a living room area, but coherence doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t mix and match. Feel free to introduce minimalist mid-century modern wooden side tables designed by Paul McCobb alongside your contemporary metal coffee table. If you think it isn’t possible to pair a Hollywood Regency–style side table with a contemporary sofa, we’re here to tell you that it is. Even a leggy side table can balance a chunky sofa well. Try to keep a limited color palette in mind if you’re planning on mixing furniture styles and materials, and don’t be afraid to add a piece of abstract art to shake things up.
As far as the objects you’re planning to place on your side tables, if you have heavy items such as stone or sculptures to display, a fragile glass-top table would not be an ideal choice. Think about what material would best support your collectibles and go with that. If it’s a particularly small side table, along with a tall, sleek floor lamp, it can make for a great way to fill a corner of the room you wouldn’t otherwise easily be able to populate.
Whether you are looking for an antique 19th-century carved oak side table or a vintage rattan side table (because rattan never went away!), the collection on 1stDibs has you covered — find Art Deco side tables, bamboo side tables, travertine side tables and more today.