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
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 Milo Baughman, Karl Springer
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
Apollo Side Table in Dalmata Marble, Horn & Satin Metal by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Apollo Side Table in Dalmata Marble, Horn & Satin Metal by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 75 x H 60 cm. Materials: Dalmata marble, horn, and satin metal. Available in Titanium travertine, D...
Marble, Metal, Other
Sunburst Lung 1.0 Side Table in Hand Molded Resin by Szymon Keller
Located in Geneve, CH
Sunburst Lung 1.0 Side Table in Hand Molded Resin by Szymon Keller. Dimensions: W 25 x D 25 x H 50 cm. Materials: Hand-molded resin. Available in Transparent, Sand Matte, Honey Matt...
Resin
MELT Side Table in Lacquered Steel and Marble by CHRISTOPHE PERICHON
Located in Geneve, CH
MELT Side Table in Lacquered Steel and Marble by CHRISTOPHE PERICHON. Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 45 cm. Materials: White lacquered steel and Rosso Levanto marble. Manufactured in France. ...
Marble, Levanto Marble, Metal, Steel
Portofino Side Table in Natural Stained Rattan and Glass by POPUS EDITIONS
By Popus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Portofino Side Table in Natural Stained Rattan and Glass by POPUS EDITIONS. Dimensions: ⌀ 50 x H 52 cm. Materials: Tinted natural rattan, glass tabletop structure finished in a polyu...
Rattan, Glass
Roman Light Beige Travertine and Natural Oak Side Table by Lebanto
Located in Geneve, CH
Roman Travertine and Oak Sherman Side Table by Lebanto Dimensions: W 45 x D 45 x H 39 cm Materials: Oak wood and marble. Lebanto is an expression of identity, a tapestry of dreams w...
Marble
Round Orange Travertine Top and Natural Oak Side Table by Lebanto
Located in Geneve, CH
Orange Travertine and Oak Sherman Side Table by Lebanto Dimensions: W 45 x D 45 x H 39 cm Materials: Oak wood and marble. Lebanto is an expression of identity, a tapestry of dreams ...
Marble
Dorian Side Table in Glossy Horn & Burnished Brass in by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Dorian Side Table in Glossy Horn & Burnished Brass in by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 60 cm. Materials: Glossy horn and burnished brass. In 1958, Mario Guerra, a young artisan fasc...
Brass, Other
Pair of Adam Tihany for Pace Mahogany and Beveled Glass Side Tables
By Pace Collection, Adam Tihany
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Adam Tihany for Pace Collection Mahogany Side Tables, from the Venezia series, each with inset circular beveled glass top. 24.5" H x 25.25" Diameter. Provenance: From a For...
Glass, Mahogany
Tall Game of Stone Side Table, Black Silver by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall game of stone side table, black silver by Josefina Munoz Game of stone collection Dimensions: H55 x Ø45cm Material: marble palissandro black silver Available in: Low, smal...
Marble
Natural Form, Contemporary Dark Grey Ceramic Side Table by Niclas Wolf
Located in Geneve, CH
Geoprimitive 109 Side Table by Niclas Wolf Unique Piece. Dimensions: H 30 x Ø 51,5 cm. Materials: Ceramic. GEOPRIMITIVE_ is a design series that compares and connects the Precambria...
Ceramic
Silver Cast Brass Lava Large Side Table by Atelier V&F
Located in Geneve, CH
Silver Cast Brass Lava Large Side Table by Atelier V&F Dimensions: D 52 x W 50 x H 46 cm. Materials: Cast brass with a silver finish. Available in different finishes (cast, black a...
Brass
Natural Cast Brass Lava Large Side Table by Atelier V&F
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Cast Brass Lava Large Side Table by Atelier V&F Dimensions: D 52 x W 50 x H 46 cm. Materials: Cast brass with a natural finish. Available in different finishes (cast, black...
Brass
Silver Cast Brass Lava Small Side Table by Atelier V&F
Located in Geneve, CH
Silver Cast Brass Lava Small Side Table by Atelier V&F Dimensions: D 35 x W 30 x H 53 cm. Materials: Cast brass with a silver finish. Available in different finishes (cast, black a...
Brass
Natural Cast Brass Lava Small Side Table by Atelier V&F
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Cast Brass Lava Small Side Table by Atelier V&F Dimensions: D 35 x W 30 x H 53 cm. Materials: Cast brass with a natural finish. Available in different finishes (cast, black...
Brass
Unique Brown Handcrafted Walnut Carabottino Tavolino Side Table by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Brown Handcrafted Walnut Carabottino Tavolino Side Table by Cara Davide Carabottino collection Medulum Dimensions: Ø 58 x H 51 cm Materials: Canaletto walnut Also available:...
Walnut
Sunburst Lung 2.0 Side Table in Hand Layered Resin by Szymon Keller
Located in Geneve, CH
Sunburst Lung 2.0 Side Table in Hand Layered Resin by Szymon Keller. Dimensions: W 46 x D 34 x H 36 cm. Materials: Hand layered resin. Available colors include Green, Amber, Transpa...
Resin
Set of 2 Dança and Boneca Side Tables by Gabriela Campos
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Dança and Boneca Side Tables by Gabriela Campos Dimensions: Dança: Ø 35 x H 50 cm. Boneca: Ø 35 x H 35 cm. Materials: Dança: Marble composition on victoria falls, emerald ...
Marble
Vena Unique Side Table in Carved Red Travertine Stone by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Vena Unique Side Table in Carved Red Travertine Stone by Andres Monnier Unique Piece Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 50 cm. Materials: Travertine. Available in different finishes and ma...
Travertine
Cloud Side Table in Marble & Mirror Polished Brass by Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Geneve, CH
Cloud Side Table in Marble & Mirror Polished Brass by Barberini & Gunnell Limited Edition of 45 + 2 AP + 1 p. Dimensions: D 54 x W 73 x H 50 cm. Materials: Marble and brass. Limite...
Marble, Brass
Pierangelo Caramia Arcadia Swing Table Phillipe Starck XO 1987 Side Glass Chrome
By Pierangelo Caramia
Located in London, GB
The base is heavy and steardy with minimal details and perfect side table dimensions for your morning coffee. Made for the Phillipe Starck Label XO-Design, Paris this table would re...
Metal, Aluminum
Atelier Linné Delta Side Table in Pure Iron and Brass
By Atelier Linné
Located in Paris, FR
"Delta" side handmade table in pure iron by Atelier Linné. The base is made of iron and brass combination creating a contrast between the shiny and matt finishing. Dimensions: 40 c...
Brass, Iron
Antonio Citterio, side table mod. Baisity for B&B Italia, 1980
By Antonio Citterio, B&B Italia
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Antonio Citterio designed a small side table on castors with a black oval plastic top. A handle and the two wheels allow the table to be moved flexibly.
Steel
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table , Hand-Carved Blue Calacite Marble, Panorammma
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican Blue Calacite, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a modernist manner. The p...
Stone
Ettore Sottsass Mobile 5-B Side Tables, Pair Oak Design Edizion
By Ettore Sottsass, Oak Design Edizioni
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very rare pair of Ettore Sottsass Mobile 5-B end / side tables by Oak Design Edizioni, Italy, 2000. Very good to excellent condition. Heavy weighted bases make these very stable. Not...
Stainless Steel
Set of 2 Antropología Side Tables by Raúl De La Cerda
By Raul de la Cerda
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Antropología side tables by Raúl de la Cerda Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 50 cm Materials: oak wood, Negro Monterrey marble. Solid holm white oak with Negro Monterrey ma...
Marble
Set of 2 Antropología Side Tables by Raúl De La Cerda
By Raul de la Cerda
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Antropología side tables by Raúl de la Cerda Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 50 cm Materials: oak wood, Negro Monterrey marble. Solid holm white oak with negro Monterrey ma...
Marble
Set of 2 Antropología Side Tables by Raúl De La Cerda
By Raul de la Cerda
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Antropología side tables by Raúl de la Cerda Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 50 cm Materials: oak wood, Negro Monterrey marble. Solid holm white oak with Negro Monterrey ma...
Marble
Balance Side Table in Marble, Onyx and Metal Structure by Pilar Zeta
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance side table 1 by Pilar Zeta Materials: Marble, onyx and metal. Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 56 cm. Weight: 100 kg. Marble and onyx side table in black and white. Marble, onyx ...
Marble, Onyx, Metal
Brueton Bi-Level Black Granite and Chrome Side Table, Pairs
By Brueton
Located in North Miami, FL
Brueton vintage side tables in black granite (two tiers) and stainless steel.
Granite, Stainless Steel
Set of 2 Antropología Side Tables by Raúl De La Cerda
By Raul de la Cerda
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Antropología side tables by Raúl de la Cerda Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 51 cm, D 40 x W 40 x H 50 cm. Materials: oak wood, Negro Monterrey marble. Solid holm white oak...
Marble
Olo Eclipse Nightstand, Hand-Carved Onyx, Sculptural Side Table, compartments
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Rings of white onyx tower in a light gradient descent to create Olo Eclipse Nightstand. This iteration of our beloved nightstand hides two secret compartments which are revealed with...
Stone, Onyx, Marble
Romy Side Table in Stained Rattan, Resin and Leather by POPUS EDITIONS
By Popus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Romy Side Table in Stained Rattan, Resin and Leather by POPUS EDITIONS. Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 56 cm. Materials: Stained rattan structure accented with a decorative necklace in leather...
Rattan, Leather, Resin
Morden and Sculptural Muted Beige Travertine Square Side Table by Beije Avenue
Located in Geneve, CH
La-Greca 40 Handcrafted Travertine Square Side Table by Beije Avenue Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 55 cm. Materials: Travertine. Available in different size options. Please contact us. The...
Travertine
Organic Top 40 Muted Beige Travertine Square Side Table by Beije Avenue
Located in Geneve, CH
Alpha Lizea 40 Handcrafted Travertine Square Side Table by Beije Avenue Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 55 cm. Materials: Travertine. Available in different size options. Please contact us. ...
Travertine
Nissa Bianco Gioia Marble Contemporary Stool And Side Table by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Nissa Bianco Gioia Marble Contemporary Stool And Side Table by Ivan Colominas Dimensions: Ø 37 x H 40 cm. Materials: Bianco Gioia Marble. Available in Nero Marquinia, Travertino and...
Marble
Nissa Nero Marquinia Marble Contemporary Stool And Side Table by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Nissa Nero Marquinia Marble Contemporary Stool And Side Table by Ivan Colominas Dimensions: Ø 37 x H 40 cm. Materials: Nero Marquinia Marble. Available in Nero Marquinia, Travertino...
Marble
Marble Modular Base Contemporary Art Side Table Set by Samuele Brian
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble side table set by Samuele Brianza. Dimensions: 45 x 45 x 57 cm. 45 x 45 x 75 cm. Materials: - paonazzo marble 16 blocks. - sarnico stone round top. Primo is a modul...
Stone, Marble
Black Cast Brass Lava Large Side Table by Atelier V&F
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Cast Brass Lava Large Side Table by Atelier V&F Dimensions: D 52 x W 50 x H 46 cm. Materials: Cast brass with a black finish. Available in different finishes (cast, black and...
Brass
Black Cast Brass Lava Small Side Table by Atelier V&F
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Cast Brass Lava Small Side Table by Atelier V&F Dimensions: D 35 x W 30 x H 53 cm. Materials: Cast brass with a black finish. Available in different finishes (cast, black and...
Brass
Volume High Side Table, Galvanized Metal Base with Marble Top by AVLU
Located in Geneve, CH
Volume High Side Table, Galvanized Metal Base with Marble Top by AVLU Dimensions: D 45 x H 52 cm Materials: Galvanized or powder coated metal base with oak veneer, terrazzo and marb...
Marble, Metal
Volume High Side Table, Galvanized Metal Base with Marble Top by AVLU
Located in Geneve, CH
Volume High Side Table, Galvanized Metal Base with Marble Top by AVLU Dimensions: D 45 x H 52 cm Materials: Galvanized or powder coated metal base with oak veneer, terrazzo and marb...
Marble, Metal
Contemporary Side Table in Stone by Gustavo Neves, Brazilian Design
By Gustavo Neves
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Brazilian contemporary side table in stone and brass Designer: Gustavo Neves AEon collection Pedra" coffee table Materials: Stone (limestone), metal (brass) darkened with manual trea...
Stone, Brass
$27,796 / item
Olaf Mint Green Cast Glass Side Table by Fred and Juul
Located in Geneve, CH
Olaf Mint Green 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&Juu...
Glass
Vintage IKEA Ry Chrome & Glass Side Table Designed by Tord Björklund, ca. 1980s
By Memphis Group, IKEA, Tord Bjorklund
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage 1980s side table features a U-leg chrome base and round glass table top. Similar to pieces by the Memphis Group, Tord Björklund's design exemplifies the postmodern aesth...
Chrome
Vintage Postmodern DIA Cantilever Brass / Chrome Side End Table / Karl Springer
By Design Institute America
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Postmodern DIA Cantilever brass and a dark chrome and glass Side End Table An interesting architectural side table with a mirror border glass insert top that can be replaced...
Brass
Nissa M Bianco Gioia Marble Marble Contemporary Side Table by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Nissa M Bianco Gioia Marble Marble Contemporary Side Table by Ivan Colominas Dimensions: Ø 58 x H 55 cm. Materials: Bianco Gioia arble. Available in Nero Marquinia, Travertino and B...
Marble
$3,040Sale Price / set|36% Off
Set of Three Tubular Lucite and Nickel Side Tables or Nightstands, 1970s
By Charles Hollis Jones, Lion in Frost, Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The glass can be replaced if desired, so that they are all clear or all smoked however they also work great with the current variation of glass tint. This set of three side tables...
Nickel
"Triple Play" Side Table by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Italy 2017
By Fish Design, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Hellouw, NL
Gaetano Pesce, an influential Italian designer, was known for pushing boundaries in furniture design. His work combined art and function, often reflecting his bold approach to form a...
Resin
Corona Side Table in Carrara Marble & Volcanic Stone by Alina Rotzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Corona Side Table in Carrara Marble & Volcanic Stone by Alina Rotzinger Materials: Carrara marble and volcanic stone. Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 140 cm. Composed by Alina Rotzinger...
Stone, Carrara Marble
Hex Side Table in Stainless Steel and Aluminum by Estudio Material
Located in Geneve, CH
Hex Side Table in Stainless Steel and Aluminum by Estudio Material. Signed and numbered by Estudio Material. Dimensions: D 45.7 x H 45.7 cm Materials: Stainless steel hardware and Al...
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Ecru White Carrara Terrazzo Marble Side Table with Round Top by Lebanto
Located in Geneve, CH
Carrara Terrazzo 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
Plum Purple Amanda Side Table With Wooden Tray by Favaretto&Partners
Located in Geneve, CH
Plum Purple Amanda Side Table With Wooden Tray by Favaretto&Partners Dimensions: Table: D 36 x W 36 x H 60 cm. Wood Tray: D 40 x W 40 x H 4,5 cm. Materials: Polyethylene and wood. We...
Other
Margaret Side Table in Gypsum & Fiberglass by Brent Warr Studios
By Brent Warr
Located in Bainbridge, GA
Inspired by antique perfume vessels, the Margaret Side Table highlights the playful dichotomy between art and function. Handcrafted in our Atlanta studio, this side table is crafted...
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass, Plaster, Hardwood, Paint
Lacquered Structure and Walnut Round Side Table with Top Insert by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Eracle 60 Lacquered in Mat Finish and Walnut Round Side Table by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 60 x D 60 x H 55 cm Materials: Walnut Canaletto, Lacquer. Round side table with shaped r...
Walnut, Lacquer
Elephant Grey Ambrogio Side Table With Wooden Tray by Favaretto&Partners
Located in Geneve, CH
Elephant Grey Ambrogio Side Table With Wooden Tra by Favaretto&Partners Dimensions: D 38,5 x W 46 x H 64 cm. Materials: Polyethylene and wood. Weight: 6 kg. A removable wood tray is...
Other
TEND Side Table in Boucle Fabric, Wood and Steel by CHRISTOPHE PERICHON
Located in Geneve, CH
TEND Side Table in Boucle Fabric, Wood and Steel by CHRISTOPHE PERICHON. Dimensions: Ø 45 × H 45 cm. Materials: Pierre Frey water-repellent bouclé fabric, wood structure, and brushed...
Metal, Steel
Blackened Brass Hand-Sculpted Side Table with Polish Brass Tops by Misaya
By Masaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened Brass Hand-Sculpted Side Table with Polish Brass Tops by Misaya Dimensions: H 50 x W 43 x L 50 cm. Masaya is our brand's collection which combines stylishly refined designs...
Brass
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.