Bronze and Glass Tri-Pod Occasional Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful solid polish bronze and glass occasional table with a reversi glass top. One side is emerald green with white speckles and the other os pink with white speckles. Meas...
Bronze
Orchedia Coffee Table Mazzei Massimo Molozzi 80s Italian
By Massimo Morozzi
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Orchedia coffee table Designed by Massimo Morozzi for Mazzei. Glitter green and silver. Repainted and mint condition. Measures: Table height 36cm/14.2".
Wood
$11,592 / item
KEP T-Table, Brass and Marble, Signed Noro Khachatryan
By Noro Khachatryan
Located in Geneve, CH
KEP T-table Marble and brass Measures: H 68, L 36, W 36 cm Edition: 8P + 2AP The Collection ‘Further From Function’ includes seven subtle variations of a small table ‘IF’ and ...
Marble, Brass
Belgo Chrom Serving Table in Brass and Lucite
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Belgo Chrom, serving table, brass, lucite, glass, Belgium, 1980s. This sculptural serving table features a smoked glass table top. This top is aligned with a geometrical double br...
Brass
ARCH Bedside Table in Brass and White Lacquer by CHRISTOPHE PERICHON
Located in Geneve, CH
ARCH Bedside Table in Brass and White Lacquer by CHRISTOPHE PERICHON. Dimensions: W 50 x D 40 x H 40 cm. Materials: Mirror-polished brass and white lacquer. Manufactured in France. ...
Metal, Brass
Zanotta Editioni Collection Sirfo Table designed by Alessandro Mendini 1986
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Post-modern Sirfo Goose table from the Zanotta Editioni Collection, designed by Alessandro Mendini in 1986 manufactured by Zanotta, Italy Painted Aluminum with glass table top, wit...
Steel, Aluminum
WOW verde como small table in resin by MOĆI Collective
By MOĆI Collective
Located in Como, Italy
Inspired by the geometry of a diamond, the WOW small table fuses sharp precision with a pop-glamour spirit. Its glossy crystal-resin top, cast in a custom mold with a pyramid-like in...
Brass
$23,309 / set
Set of 3 Tres Tables by Andrea Cesarman
By Andrea Cesarman
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Tres tables by Andrea Cesarman Dimensions: D 152 x W 152 x H 40 cm Materials: Chechen wood, oxidized steel, Black Sahara marble Coffee tables made in Chechen, oxidized ...
Marble, Steel
Small Perianth Table in Oak and Nero Marquina Marble by Haymann Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Perianth Table by Haymann Editions Dimensions: D 39.5 x W 40 x H 45 cm. Materials: Oak, Nero Marquina marble. Available in black or natural oak. Also available in different ma...
Marble
MORA Auxiliary Table in Tzalam, Oak, Maple & Walnut by Daniel Couttolenc
Located in Geneve, CH
MORA Auxiliary Table in Tzalam, Oak, Maple & Walnut by Daniel Couttolenc. Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 59 cm. Materials: Tzalam, Oak, Maple & Walnut. MORA Auxiliary Table by ...
Hardwood
Cloudy Grey Porcelain Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Cloudy Grey Porcelain Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 55 cm Materials: Steel, Porcelain Also Available: Different top options available, OX DENMARQ is...
Steel
Ancient White Porcelain Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Ancient White Porcelain Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 55 cm Materials: Steel, Porcelain Also Available: Different top options available, OX DENMARQ ...
Steel
Ancient White Porcelain Single Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Ancient white porcelain single deck table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 38 cm Materials: Steel, porcelain Also available: Different top options available OX DENMARQ ...
Steel
Black Marquina Marble Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Marquina marble small deck table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 55 cm Materials: Steel, black Marquina marble Also available: Different top options available OX...
Marble, Steel
Brown Emperador Marble Single Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown Emperador marble single deck table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 38 cm Materials: Steel, brown emperador marble Also available: Different top options available ...
Marble, Steel
Cloudy Grey Porcelain Single Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Cloudy Grey Porcelain Single Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 38 cm Materials: Steel, Porcelain Also Available: Different top options available, OX DENMARQ i...
Steel
White Carrara Marble Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
White Carrara Marble Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 55 cm Materials: Steel, White Carrara Marble Also Available: Different top options available, OX ...
Marble, Steel
Brown Emperador Marble Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown Emperador Marble Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 55 cm Materials: Steel, Brown Emperador Marble Also Available: Different top options available, ...
Marble, Steel
Ancient White Porcelain Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Ancient White Porcelain Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 55 cm Materials: Steel, Porcelain Also Available: Different top options available, OX DENMARQ ...
Steel
$1,191 / item
Celadon Green Porcelain Deck Table by Ox Denmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Celadon green Porcelain deck table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 67 cm Materials: Steel, Porcelain Also available: Different tray conbinations available OX DENMARQ i...
Steel
$687 / item
Black Slate Small Deck Table by Ox Denmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Black slate small deck table by Ox Denmarq Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 55 cm Materials: Steel, slate Also available: Different top options available OX DENMARQ is a Danish desi...
Slate, Steel
White Carrara Marble Single Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
White Carrara marble single deck table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 38 cm Materials: Steel, white Carrara marble Also available: Different top options available OX ...
Marble, Steel
Green Indio Marble Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Green Indio Marble Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 55 cm Materials: Steel, Green Indio Marble Also Available: Different top options available, OX DENM...
Marble, Steel
Green Indio Marble Single Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Green indio marble single deck table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 38 cm Materials: Steel, Green Indio Marble Also Available: Different top options available. OX DEN...
Marble, Steel
Celadon Green Porcelain Single Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Celadon green porcelain single deck table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 38 cm Materials: Steel, Porcelain Also available: Different top options available OX DENMARQ ...
Steel
$17,068 / set
Set of 5 "T" Tables by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 5 "T" tables by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 22.8 x W 25.4 x H 55.8 cm (tall), D 30 x W 30 x H 35.5 cm (short) Materials: darkened stainless steel 3x Tall "T" table 2 x...
Stainless Steel
Unique Sculptural Ceramic Pill Table in Red by Austin Coudriet
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Sculptural Ceramic Pill Table in Red by Austin Coudriet. One of a kind. Dimensions: W 53 x D 53 x H 58 cm. Materials: Ceramic (stoneware), underglaze. A unique Pill Table in ...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Slice Me Up Sculptural Coffee Table by Pietro Franceschini
By Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Slice me up sculptural coffee table by Pietro Franceschini. Manufacturer: We Do. Dimensions: W 160cm x L 120cm x H 36 cm Materials: Aluminium, Golden Leaf. Pietro Franceschini is ...
Gold Leaf
1980 Grey Laminate End Table Style After Pierre Cardin
Located in Staten Island, NY
1980 Grey Laminate End Table Style After Pierre Cardin Several chips on the edge which have been retouched and repainted by the original owner.
Laminate
$8,820 / item
Sea Surface High Table by Studio Christinekalia
Located in Geneve, CH
Sea surface high table by Studio Christinekalia Dimensions: W 130 x D 130 x H 75 cm. Materials: Poplar solid wood, stainless steel, veneer. Evolved out of its twin design, this ...
Stainless Steel
$2,519 / item
I'm Floating IV Coffee Table by Louise Bankander
Located in Geneve, CH
I'm Floating IV coffee table by Louise Bankander One of a kind, signed, 2022. Dimensions: 30.5 x 30.5 x 47 cm. Materials: Cork. The size differs from piece to piece. Variations a...
Cork
$4,700 / item
Aquila Cherry and Walnut Table by Biome Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Aquila cherry and walnut table by Biome Design One of a Kind Dimensions: D 50 x H 46 cm Materials: 50 year old cherry wood, 40 year old walnut wood, biobased resin Aquila table...
Resin, Cherry, Walnut
Route Table 03.01 in Cast Aluminium and Cast Glass by Sofia Karnukaeva
Located in Geneve, CH
Route Table 03.01 in Cast Aluminium and Cast Glass by Sofia Karnukaeva. Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 55 cm. Materials: Cast aluminium and cast glass with a natural aluminium finish. 'Route'...
Aluminum
$4,581 / item
Marmorino Dover White Marble Coffee Table by Dalmoto
Located in Geneve, CH
Marmorino Dover White Marble Coffee Table by Dalmoto Dimensions: D 66 x W 92 x H 28 cm. Materials: Nichel Marino nickel, Dover White marble and leather. Available in different metal...
Marble, Nickel
Set of Three Red and Gold Acrylic "T" Tables by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three contemporary 'T' side tables designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell (ca. 2006, Italy). Composed of batch dyed PMMM (acrylic) in red and amber (one taller table model ...
Acrylic
1990s Travertine and Sculptural Iron Tables, Set of 2
By Kreiss
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1990s with this exquisite hand crafted travertine iron tables. The ultra rare tables gives an air of culture and refinement. Ou...
Travertine, Iron
$5,204 / item
Dorsale Cedar and Cherry Table by Biome Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Dorsale cedar and cherry table by Biome Design One of a Kind Dimensions: D 58 x H 50 cm Materials: 100 year old atlas cedar, 50 year old cherry wood, biobased resin The base with...
Resin, Cherry, Cedar
KABIKI Auxiliary Table in Red Oak with Black Finish by Daniel Couttolenc
Located in Geneve, CH
KABIKI Auxiliary Table in Red Oak with Black Finish by Daniel Couttolenc. Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 28 cm. Materials: Red Oak. The KABIKI Auxiliary Table by Daniel Couttolenc chan...
Oak
Set of Two Faceted Postmodern Low Tables in Hand-Lacquered Custom RAL Colors
By JLC
Located in New York, NY
This collection of lithic low tables explores the tension between primitive, rock-like formations and refined, architectural silhouettes. This set features a low-profile coffee table...
Wood, Lacquer
Carlo Malnati Signed Coffee Table – Sculptural Masterpiece in Wood Inlay
By Carlo Malnati
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Transform your living space with this extraordinary coffee table by Italian designer Carlo Malnati, a masterwork signed by the artist himself. This is not just a table—it’s a collect...
Lacquer
$2,084 / item
Sea Surface Long Low Table by Studio Christinekalia
Located in Geneve, CH
Sea surface long low table by Studio Christinekalia Dimensions: W 45 x D 160 x H 30 cm. Materials: Swedish pine solid wood, MDF, stainless steel, veneer. Derived from the elemen...
Stainless Steel
Rare 1987 Alfredo Arribas Marble Table for Torres de Ávila, Barcelona
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This sculptural marble table, designed by renowned Spanish architect Alfredo Arribas in 1987, is a striking artifact from Barcelona’s influential postmodern design scene. Created spe...
Marble, Bronze, Iron
1970s Memphis Style Metal and Glass Occasional Table from Italy
Located in Toronto, CA
Whether it's reminiscent of a bird, a waterfall or a 3-legged extraterrestrial, this occasional table is most reminiscent of 1970s Memphis Design. With swooping red curves and seemin...
Metal
Celadon Green Porcelain Small Deck Table by Ox Denmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Celadon green porcelain small deck table by Ox Denmarq Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 55 cm Materials: steel, porcelain Also available: different top options available Ox Denmarq ...
Steel
Two Overlapping Semi-Circular Cast Bronze Coffee Table by Pietro Franceschini
By Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Forever Together coffee table by Pietro Franceschini. Dimensions: W 129 x L 100 x H 32 cm. Materials: Cast polished bronze. Pietro Franceschini is an architect and designer based in...
Bronze
Novo Vintage Bedside Table in Walnut, Stone, Leather & Brushed Brass by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Novo Vintage Bedside Table in Walnut, Stone, Leather & Brushed Brass by Madheke. Dimensions: W 65 x D 50 x H 50 cm. Materials: Marbled stone top, wrapped leather body, exposed walnut...
Stone, Metal, Brass
Figured Shape Table in Black Oak and Contrast White Legs by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Teseo Occasional Table in Black Oak and Contrast White Legs by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 120 x D 97 x H 40 cm Materials: Black Brushed Oak, Eco-leather. Occasional table with patte...
Oak, Leather
Shiro Kuramata "NARA" End Table, Memphis Terrazzo Design, Japan, 1983
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
An important table design from the Japanese maestro --- ephemeral, dreamlike, sculptural -- yet a strange form of decorated minimalism. During the most prolific period of his career,...
Cement
Cult Stool, Sculptural Table, Black Lacquered Wood, Panorammma, Mexico
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult Stool remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a modernist manner. This edition of Cult Stool in stark contrast to its predecesor is redu...
Resin, Wood
Copper and White Carrara Marble Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Copper and White Carrara Marble Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 67 cm Materials: Steel, White Carrara Marble, Copper Also Available: Different tray conbination...
Marble, Copper, Steel
Copper and Black Marquina Marble Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Copper and Black Marquina Marble Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 67 cm Materials: Steel, Black Marquina Marble, Copper Also Available: Different tray conbinati...
Marble, Copper, Steel
Brass and Black Marquina Marble Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass and Black Marquina Marble Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 67 cm Materials: Steel, Black Marquina Marble, Brass Also Available: Different tray conbination...
Marble, Brass, Steel
Brass and White Carrara Marble Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass and white Carrara marble deck table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 67 cm Materials: Steel, white Carrara marble, brass Also available: Different tray conbinations ...
Marble, Brass, Steel
Risvolto 02 Rainbow metal Tables made in Italy by Enrico Girotti
By Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
The Risvolto tables are a design collection crafted from individually folded thin metal sheets. When paired together, they create new shapes distinguished by broad surfaces, enhancin...
Metal
Risvolto 03 Rainbow metal Tables made in Italy by Enrico Girotti
By Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
The Risvolto tables are a design collection crafted from individually folded thin metal sheets. When paired together, they create new shapes distinguished by broad surfaces, enhancin...
Metal
Play Time Table by Panorammma, Hand-Carved Stone & Onyx, 100cm Diameter
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Rounded pillars of blue calcite, pink marble, caramel onyx and green onyx carry a black marble top to create Play-time Table; An elegant rendition of children’s furniture. A piece m...
Stone, Onyx, Marble
Unique Calacatta Viola Marble Archivio CV01 Occasional Table by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Calacatta Viola Marble Archivio CV01 Occasional Table by Cara Davide Dimensions: H 38 x W 30 x D 74 CM Materials: Calacatta Viola Marble Other stone options are available. Ar...
Carrara Marble
"Orio" Coffee Tables by Pierluigi Cerri for Fontana Arte, 1980s
By Pierluigi Cerri, Fontana Arte
Located in Renens, CH
This pair of "Orio" side tables was designed by Pierluigi Cerri for Fontana Arte in the 1980s. Minimalist and of remarkable quality, the "Orio" side table is timelessly elegant. I...
Metal, Iron
Cell Solid European Cherry Sunset Gold Bedside Table by Marco Calhau
Located in Geneve, CH
Cell Solid European Cherry Sunset Gold Bedside Table by Marco Calhau Dimensions: D 35 x W 45 x H 45 cm. Materials: Solid European cherry timber wood, and glazed stoneware. All piece...
Cherry, Stoneware
$51,155 / item
Jean Black Patina Bronze Dining Table by Fred and Juul
Located in Geneve, CH
Jean Black Patina Bronze Dining Table by Fred and Juul Dimensions: Ø 180 x H 74 cm. Materials: Black patinated bronze. Custom sizes, materials or finishes are available on request. ...
Bronze
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.