Oxidized Hammered Copper and Walnut Azucena Side Table by Kresta Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Oxidized Hammered Copper and Walnut Azucena Side Table by Kresta Studio Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 50 cm Materials: Hammered Copper and Walnut. Azucena, a side table inspired by t...
Copper
Postmodern Vintage Side Table Sirfo Alessandro Mendini Zanotta Edizione 1986
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern Vintage side table from cast aluminum and clear glass goose - like by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta Edizione 1986 Italy. A wonderful side table from cast aluminum in bold...
Aluminum
Memphis Kristall Side Table by Michele De Lucchi, Italy, 1981
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
Kristall by Michele De Lucchi is an eccentric service table with its vaguely zoomorphic look, like a head, a body and paws. It takes its cue from the excursion module of the Apollo X...
Metal
Mini Uovo Side Table in Black Marble & Tempered Glass by Panorammma
Located in Geneve, CH
Mini Uovo Side Table in Black Marble & Tempered Glass by Panorammma Dimensions: D 45 x W 55 x H 35 cm. Materials: Black marble and tempered glass. Custom colors & materials availabl...
Marble
1980s Danish Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen Oak Side Table
By Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen, Magnus Olesen
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen oak side table by Magnus Olsen. The circular and very handy side table is in very good condition with only small signs of age and use.
Steel
RL 07 Round Side Table in Licorice Glossy Varnished Aluminum by CASPAL
Located in Geneve, CH
RL 07 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
$25,159 / item
Olaf White Cast Glass Side Table by Fred and Juul
Located in Geneve, CH
Olaf White Cast Glass Side Table by Fred and Juul Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 50 cm. Materials: Cast glass. Different colors are available. Please contact us. Fred&Juul, short for ...
Glass
$28,070 / item
Olaf Pink Cast Glass Side Table by Fred and Juul
Located in Geneve, CH
Olaf Pink Cast Glass Side Table by Fred and Juul Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 50 cm. Materials: Colored cast glass. Different colors are available. Please contact us. Fred&Juul, sho...
Glass
TÚUN Sculptural Side Table in Ticul Limestone by Iván Guerrero Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
TÚUN Sculptural Side Table in Ticul Limestone by Iván Guerrero Studio. Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x H 60 cm Materials: Hand-carved Ticul limestone, polished aluminum, and black henequen...
Limestone, Aluminum
White Calacatta Violet Marble Side Table with Round Top by Lebanto
Located in Geneve, CH
Calacatta Violet Kyushu Side Table by Lebanto Dimensions: W 45 x D 45 x H 39 cm Materials: Marble. Lebanto is an expression of identity, a tapestry of dreams woven from the threads ...
Marble
Round Top 40 Muted BeigeTravertine Decorative Side Table by Beije Avenue
Located in Geneve, CH
Olympia Lizea 40 Handcrafted Travertine Decorative Side Table by Beije Avenue Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 50 cm. Materials: Travertine. Available in different size options. Please contact...
Travertine
Knoll Black Granite and Stainless Steel Side/End Tables, 1980
By Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Knoll black granite and stainless steel side/end tables, 1980. Custom made for a Corporate Headquarters, top is incised with graphic grid pattern.
Granite, Stainless Steel
Nissa Travertino Stone Contemporary Stool And Side Table by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Nissa Travertino Stone Contemporary Stool And Side Table by Ivan Colominas Dimensions: Ø 37 x H 40 cm. Materials: Travertine stone. Available in Nero Marquinia, Travertino and Bian...
Travertine
Lazarim Side Table by Andre Teoman Studio, Bronze & Rafia, Portugal
Located in Geneve, CH
Lazarim Side Table by Andre Teoman Studio Dimensions: W 62 x D 62 x H 52 cm Materials: Bronze, Rafia Introducing the Lazarim Collection, a tribute to one of Portugal's most traditio...
Bronze
Eternel Sans Temps Side Table by Verena Brausch, Walnut & Steel
Located in Geneve, CH
Eternel Sans Temps Side Table by Verena Brausch Limited Edition of 12 Dimensions: D 47 x W 59 x H 45 cm. Materials: Walnut, stainless steel. Verena Brausch brings new energy and sin...
Stainless Steel
TUTU Side Table in Leather and Black Steel by CHRISTOPHE PERICHON
Located in Geneve, CH
TUTU Side Table in Leather and Black Steel by CHRISTOPHE PERICHON. Dimensions: Ø 45 × H 55 cm. Materials: Leather and brushed black steel. Manufactured in France. Biography Christ...
Metal, Steel
Sablia Muted Beige Travertine Hourglass Shaped Side Table by Beije Avenue
Located in Geneve, CH
Sablia Muted Beige Travertine Hourglass Shaped Side Table by Beije Avenue Dimensions: Ø 31 x H 46 cm. Materials: Travertine. Our Sablia side table, made from organic travertine, wi...
Travertine
Askew Side Table in Empress Green Marble & Black Steel by Slash Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Askew Side Table in Empress Green Marble & Black Steel by Slash Objects Dimensions: D 50.8 x W 40.6 x H 50.8 cm Materials: Empress Green marble, black steel. Slash Objects is an aw...
Marble, Steel
Askew Side Table in Nero Marquina Marble & Black Steel by Slash Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Askew Side Table in Nero Marquina Marble & Black Steel by Slash Objects Dimensions: D 50.8 x W 40.6 x H 50.8 cm Materials: Nero Marquina marble, black steel Slash Objects is an awa...
Marble, Steel
Unique Wood Tecolli Side Table made in Oak by Lørdag & Søndag
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Wood Tecolli Side Table made in Oak by Lørdag & Søndag Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 50 cm. Materials: Oak wood. Lørdag & Søndag is a design studio founded in 2011 by S...
Oak
Askew Side Table in Nero Marquina Marble & Brushed Brass by Slash Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Askew Side Table in Nero Marquina Marble & Brushed Brass by Slash Objects Dimensions: D 50.8 x W 40.6 x H 50.8 cm Materials: Nero Marquina marble, brushed brass. Slash Objects ...
Marble, Brass
Askew Side Table in Empress Green Marble & Brushed Brass by Slash Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Askew Side Table in Empress Green Marble & Brushed Brass by Slash Objects Dimensions: D 50.8 x W 40.6 x H 50.8 cm Materials: Empress Green marble, brushed brass. Slash Objects ...
Marble, Brass
Askew Side Table in White Statuary Marble & Brushed Brass by Slash Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Askew Side Table in White Statuary Marble & Brushed Brass by Slash Objects Dimensions: D 50.8 x W 40.6 x H 50.8 cm Materials: White statuary marble, brushed brass. Slash Object...
Marble, Brass
Cubes Square Muted Beige Travertine Decorative Side Table by Beije Avenue
Located in Geneve, CH
Cubes Herra Square Handcrafted Travertine Decorative Side Table by Beije Avenue Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 100 cm. Materials: Travertine. Available in different size options. Please cont...
Travertine
Postmodern Mosaic Top Side Table with Patinated Iron Base. Circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern Modern Mosaic Top Side Table. Circa 1980s Features a patinated iron base with a mosaic top. In excellent, near mint original condition with very minor signs of wear and ag...
Iron
Nissa M Nero Marquinia Marble Contemporary Side Table by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Nissa M Nero Marquinia Marble Contemporary Side Table by Ivan Colominas Dimensions: Ø 58 x H 55 cm. Materials: Nero Marquinia Marble. Available in Nero Marquinia, Travertino and Bia...
Marble
Nissa S Nero Marquinia Marble Contemporary Side Table by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Nissa S Nero Marquinia Marble Contemporary Side Table by Ivan Colominas Dimensions: Ø 39 x H 50 cm. Materials: Nero Marquinia Marble. Available in Nero Marquinia, Travertino and Bia...
Marble
Nissa S Bianco Gioia Marble Contemporary Side Table by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Nissa S Bianco Gioia Marble Contemporary Side Table by Ivan ColominasColominas Dimensions: Ø 39 x H 50 cm. Materials: Bianco Gioia Marble. Available in Nero Marquinia, Travertino an...
Marble
Mushrooms-PS Side Table In Natural Ash Wood by Heilig Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Mushrooms-PS Side Table In Natural Ash Wood by Heilig Objects Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 54 cm. Materials: Ash wood. Daniel Heilig. A young Hungarian-German designer, charismatic a...
Ash
Soft Futurism Lunar Side Table in Aluminum and Walnut by Filippo Andrighetto
Located in Geneve, CH
Soft Futurism Lunar Side Table in Aluminum and Walnut by Filippo Andrighetto Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 38 cm. Materials: gently brushed aluminium and solid walnut. Lunar features a round...
Aluminum
$15,620 / set
Set of 2 Gwol Side Tables by Lee Jung Hoon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Gwol side table by Lee Jung Hoon Dimensions: D80 x W33 x H52cm and D60 x W40 x H52 cm Materials: Stainless steel, Iron Corrosion. This work is designed under the theme ...
Stainless Steel, Iron
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Honey Onyx Marble Conglomerate
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican marble and Mexican onyx conglomerate, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a ...
Onyx, Marble
Ecorce Side Table in Ceramic, Copper and Resin by POPUS EDITIONS
By Popus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Ecorce Side Table in Ceramic, Copper and Resin by POPUS EDITIONS. Dimensions: Ø 35 x H 50 cm. Materials: Handmade ceramic with a copper finish and a high-density resin base covered i...
Copper
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Hand-Carved Mexican Rose Marble, Panorammma
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican marble remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a modernist manner. The piece all...
Onyx, Marble
Postmodern Side Table in the Memphis Group Style. Circa 1980s
By Memphis Milano
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Postmodern Side Table in the Memphis Group Style. Circa 1980s Features a quintessential 1980s postmodern design, with chrome pedestals, pastel colors lacquer and glass insert...
Glass, Lacquer
Gary Knox Bennett Side Table From His Personal Collection, USA C. 2011
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Gary Knox Bennett Side/ Occasional table, white painted bentwood with glass top.
Glass, Wood
$15,620 / set
Set of 2 Heritage Side Tables by Lee Jung Hoon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 heritage side tables by Lee Jung Hoon Dimensions: D80 x W33 x H52.4 cm Materials: Red Oak, Walnut, Stainless steel, Corrosion The Heritage series, created by designer L...
Stainless Steel
Wavy Pattern Black Marble Side Table with Round Top by Lebanto
Located in Geneve, CH
Kenya Black Kyushu Side Table by Lebanto Dimensions: W 45 x D 45 x H 39 cm Materials: Marble. Lebanto is an expression of identity, a tapestry of dreams woven from the threads of th...
Marble
Kioko side table De Pas, D'urbino, Lomazzi postmodern 80s style
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Kioko side table designed by De Pas, D'urbino, Lomazzi. This table was published in the early 90s. Legs are probably aluminum. Table top is painted wood. To Europe and Asia buyers....
Steel
Brown Chestnut Burl Veneer with Glass Shelf Side Table by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Louis Chestnut Burl Veneer with Glass Shelf Side Table by Ultramobili Dimensions: D 40 x H 50 cm Materials: Chestnut Burl, Glass. Cylinder shape side table in Chestnut Burl veneer ...
Glass, Burl
Postmodern Square Blue End Side Drink Table Memphis Style, Small
By Memphis Group, Marco Zanini
Located in New York, NY
A cool, chic, small royal blue side/end/drinks table, Postmodern period, Memphis style, after designer Marco Zanini, circa late-20th century, 1980s. A monochromatic table in wood and...
Laminate, Wood
Three Curved Seperate Structure Steel and Oak Side Table by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Jeanjean Polished Steel and Black Oak Side Table by Ultramobili Dimensions: D 80 x H 36 cm Materials: Polished Steel, Black Oak. Low table consist of three elements, D 80 cm, exter...
Steel
$4,556 / item
Low Game of Stone Side Table, Blue by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Low game of stone side table, blue by Josefina Munoz Game of stone Collection Dimensions: H40 x Ø50cm Material: marble Palissandro blue Available in: tall, small and XS sizes. Int...
Marble
Postmodern Side Table, Blue Metal and Glass, Cone Base, Germany, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern side table with heavy base and glass tabletop. The round tabletop is made of glass and is fixed to the shaft by two chrome-plated metal discs and a screw. The screw head ...
Metal
Rotating Top Maitland Smith Tessellated Travertine Side Tables with Brass Inlay
By Maitland Smith
Located in Saint Louis, MO
If you are a fan of travertine stone tables or one who is drawn to a more neutral airy palate this pair of travertine Maitland Smith rotating top side tables with brass inlays speaks...
Travertine, Brass
Postmodern Black Enameled Metal and Glass Top Side Table, 1980s
By Philippe Starck
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern black enameled metal table with glass top circa 1980s. Glass diameter: 23-1/2”
Metal
MELT Side Table in Lacquered Steel & Polished Brass by CHRISTOPHE PERICHON
Located in Geneve, CH
MELT Side Table in Lacquered Steel & Polished Brass by CHRISTOPHE PERICHON. Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 45 cm. Materials: White lacquered steel and mirror-polished brass. Manufactured in F...
Metal, Steel, Brass
$14,946 / item
Jean Black Patina Bronze Side Table by Fred and Juul
Located in Geneve, CH
Jean Black Patina Bronze Side Table by Fred and Juul Dimensions: Ø 60 x H 54 cm. Materials: Black patinated bronze. Dimensions may vary. Available in black patinated or white bronze...
Bronze
Java Side Table in Tinted Rattan & Imitation Grained Leather by POPUS EDITIONS
By Popus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Java Side Table in Tinted Rattan & Imitation Grained Leather by POPUS EDITIONS. Dimensions: Ø 50 x H 53 cm. Materials: Tinted rattan and grained imitation leather finished with a...
Faux Leather, Rattan
Rino III TM Side Table in Polished Aluminum by Studio Orth
Located in Geneve, CH
Rino III TM Side Table in Polished Aluminum by Studio Orth Dimensions: D 48 x W 64 x H 48 cm. Materials: Polished aluminum. Available in polished brass and polished aluminum finish...
Aluminum
X Shaped Smoked Glass Side Table with Round Top by Lebanto
Located in Geneve, CH
TC_VF01 Amami Smoked Side Table by Lebanto Dimensions: W 45 x D 45 x H 39 cm Materials: Smoked Glass. Lebanto is an expression of identity, a tapestry of dreams woven from the threa...
Smoked Glass
$5,159 / set
Set Of 3 Lotus Vases And Side Table by Newblue
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 3 Lotus Vases And Side Table by Newblue Unique Pieces Dimensions: D 28 x W 28 x H 30/53 cm. Materials: Patent-pending Newblue recycled ceramic material, recycled sanitary ware...
Quartz, Other
Lacquered Structure Walnut Oval Side Table with Rounded Edges by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Eracle 150 Lacquered in Mat Finish and Walnut Round Side Table by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 150 x D 70 x H 26 cm Materials: Walnut Canaletto, Lacquer. Oval occasional table with s...
Walnut, Lacquer
Olo Nightstand, Hand-Carved Onyx & Marble, Sculptural Side Table, compartments
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
Nala Side Table in Natural Oak and Lava Stone Finish by Pendhapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Nala Side Table in Natural Oak and Lava Stone Finish by Pendhapa. Dimensions: W 45 x D 40 x H 52 cm. Materials: natural oak veneer, creme brulee lava stone top, Solid oak wood. This...
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
Kanzitō Unique Side Table in Oak Wood & Travertine Stone by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Kanzitō Unique Side Table in Oak Wood & Travertine Stone by Andres Monnier Unique Piece Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 50 cm. Materials: Oak wood and travertine. Available in different...
Oak
Mid-Century Postmodern Bubble Side or Cocktail Table, Made in Italy
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Rare, Mid-Century Postmodern Bubble Side or Cocktail Table, Made in Italy. Fabulous piece of functional art! H: 18.5" W: 19" D: 19" We know it’s hard to find one-of-a-kind pieces!...
Wood
Unique Handmade Honey Ceramic Isola Small Side Table by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Handmade Honey Ceramic Isola Small Side Table by Cara Davide Dimensions: D 25 x W 43 x H 45 cm Materials: Ceramic / Rough touch finishing. Also available in colors: Honey and...
Ceramic
Mid Century Faux Bois Wood Side Table Milo Baughman Pace Style
By Pace Collection, Milo Baughman
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A sophisticated Postmodern side table featuring a textured faux bois metal frame finished to simulate walnut, supporting a floating glass top secured with brass-tone mounts. The comb...
Metal
Karl Springer Style Black Lacquer Pedestal Side Table with Glass Top
By Karl Springer, Milo Baughman
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A striking Postmodern sculptural side table dating from the late 1980s to early 1990s, featuring a dramatic architectural pedestal base finished in high-gloss black lacquer and suppo...
Glass, Lacquer, Composite stone
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.