$9,974 / item
Side Table 019 by Jesper Eriksson
Located in Geneve, CH
Side table 019 by Jesper Eriksson Dimensions: D 60 x W 60 x H 70 cm Materials: anthracite coal
Other
$2,575 / item
Grão Stone Side Table by Studio Orth
Located in Geneve, CH
Grão Stone Side Table by Studio Orth Dimensions: W 45 x D 39 x H 42 cm Materials: Stone, Options
Stone
$2,088 / item
June Side Table by Meg Morrison
Located in Geneve, CH
June Side Table by Meg Morrison Materials: Ceramic. Dimensions: D 23 x H 51 cm. Meg Morrison is an
Ceramic
$5,257 / item
Ipanema Brass Side Table by DUISTT
Located in Geneve, CH
Ipanema Brass Side Table by DUISTT Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 46 cm Materials: Solid Wood top
Bronze
$5,222 / item
Wrap Side Table by Johannes Hemann
By Johannes Hemann
Located in Geneve, CH
Wrap side table by Johannes Hemann Material: Steel. Dimensions: Ø 60 x H 55 cm. All our lamps
Steel
$1,887 / item
Twist Side Table by Studio Monsoleil
Located in Geneve, CH
Twist Side Table by Studio Monsoleil Dimensions: Ø 45 x H 50 cm. Materials: Tempered glass. Twist
Glass
$12,533 / item
Sertão Side Table by Gabriela Campos
Located in Geneve, CH
Sertão Side Table by Gabriela Campos Dimensions: D30 x W45 x H50 cm. Materials: orange onyx
Marble, Onyx
$3,762 / item
Ionic Round Side Table by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
Ionic Round Side Table by InsidherLand Dimensions: D 55 x H 55 cm. Materials: White lacquered
Brass
$6,684 / item
Uña Side Table by Nomade Atelier
Located in Geneve, CH
Uña side table by Nomade Atelier Dimensions: D72 x W60 x H65 cm Material: stone, Onyx Weight: 20
Stone, Onyx
$4,545 / item
Orbit Accent Side Table by DUISTT
Located in Geneve, CH
Orbit Accent Side Table by DUISTT Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 45 cm Materials: Polished Stainless
Stainless Steel
$4,830 / item
Lea Side Table by Germán Velasco
By Germán Velasco
Located in Geneve, CH
Lea side table by Germán Velasco Dimensions: D 45 x H 140 cm Materials: steel, Calcatta marble
Marble, Steel
$27,523 / item
Lui Side Table by Ira Boyko
Located in Geneve, CH
LUI side table by Ira Boyko Dimentions: D 42 x W 42 x H 42 cm Materials: Glass, Stone travertine
Travertine
$7,833 / item
QTZ Side Table by Alexander Lotersztain
Located in Geneve, CH
QTZ Side Table by Alexander Lotersztain Limited Edition. Dimensions: D 37 x W 40,5 x H 40,2 cm
Metal
$1,768 / item
Small Inside Side Table by Domkapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Small inside side table by Domkapa Dimensions: W 70 x D 70 x H 34.5 cm. Materials: Black
Steel
$22,123 / item
Boy Side Table by Ira Boyko
Located in Geneve, CH
BOY side table by Ira Boyko Dimentions: D 33 x W 33 x H 33 cm Materials: glass, stone Thassos
Stone
$937 / item
Imi Two Side Table by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Imi two side table by Pulpo. Dimensions: D32 x H40 cm. Materials: ceramic. Other color
Ceramic
$2,160 / item
Imi Three Side Table by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Imi three side table by Pulpo Dimensions: D32 x H60 cm Materials: ceramic Other color
Ceramic
$7,679 / item
Movimiento Side Table by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Geneve, CH
Movimiento side table by Joel Escalona Limited edition of 9 Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 47 cm
Metal
$5,257 / item
Layered Side Table by Studio Gameiro
Located in Geneve, CH
Layered Side Table by Studio Gameiro Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 50 cm. Materials: Salt and
Stone, Other
$7,133 / item
Arena Clay Side Table by Ombia
By Ōmbia Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Arena clay side table by Ombia Dimensions: W 36 x D 25.5 x H 48.5 cm Materials: Clay, unglazed
Clay
$356 / item
Trip Side Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Trip Side Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: D 35 x H 50 cm Materials: Base: Paint, Top: Veneer or
Metal
$1,744 / item
Lilith Side Table by Atlas Project
Located in Geneve, CH
Lilith Side Table by Atlas Project Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 46 cm. Materials: Black painted iron and
Marble, Iron
$1,744 / item
Lilith Side Table by Atlas Project
Located in Geneve, CH
Lilith Side Table by Atlas Project Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 46 cm. Materials: Black painted iron and
Marble, Iron
$23,155 / item
YVES Side Table by Ira Boyko
Located in Geneve, CH
YVES side table by Ira Boyko Dimentions: D 36.9 x W 35 x H 55.2 cm Materials: Glass, Stone
Stone
$13,008 / item
Botero Side Table by De Castelli
Located in Geneve, CH
Botero Side Table by De Castelli Dimensions: ⌀ 82 x H 50 cm Materials: Brushed Brass, Metal Other
Metal, Brass
$17,838 / item
Throne Side Table by Gabor Gobi
Located in Geneve, CH
Throne Side Table by Gabor Gobi Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 75 x W 65 x H 104 cm. Materials: Oak
Marble
$3,050 / item
Frequency Side Table by Sebastián Angeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Frequency Side Table by Sebastián Angeles Material: Bronze, Silver Patina Dimensions: W18 x D21 x
Silver, Bronze
$878 / item
Tall Manhattan Side Table by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall Manhattan Side Table by Morica Design Dimensions: D 45 x W 45x H 56 cm. Materials: Canaletto
Wood
$3,916 / item
Stoneware Side Table by Sophie Vaidie
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware Side Table by Sophie Vaidie One Of A Kind. Dimensions: Ø 44 x H 62 cm. Materials: Beige
Stoneware
$1,436 / item
Mottled Side Table by Donatas Zukauskas
By Donatas Žukauskas
Located in Geneve, CH
Mottled Side Table by Donatas Zukauskas Dimensions: Ø 46 x H 61 cm. Materials: Concrete, recycled
Concrete, Other
$1,436 / item
Mottled Side Table by Donatas Zukauskas
By Donatas Žukauskas
Located in Geneve, CH
Mottled Side Table by Kasanai Dimensions: D 46 x H 61 cm. Materials: Concrete, recycled cardboard
Concrete
$1,507 / item
Stone Side Table by Donatas Zukauskas
By Donatas Žukauskas
Located in Geneve, CH
Stone Side Table by Donatas Zukauskas Dimensions: D 30 x W 35 x H 59 cm. Materials: Concrete, wood
Concrete
1980s Michele De Lucchi Side Table
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Renens, CH
Michele De Lucchi Side table from the 1980s. This rare “side table” was created in the late 1980s
Metal
$13,838 / item
Enzo Side Table by Rosanna Ceravolo
Located in Geneve, CH
Enzo side table by Rosanna Ceravolo. Dimensions: W 40.2 x D 43 x H 48 cm. Materials: Solid
Brass
$7,833 / item
Copper Side Table by Pol Quadens
Located in Geneve, CH
Copper Side Table by Pol Quadens Limited Edition Of 24+8 Pieces. Dimensions: D 40 x W 50 x H 40 cm
Steel, Copper
Postmodern Round Side Table Stone Leather
Located in New York, NY
A substantial stone and leather round side or drinks table, Postmodern design period, circa late
Marble, Stone
$7,845 / item
LXV Side Table by Aaron Scott
By Aaron Scott Design
Located in Geneve, CH
LXV side table by Aaron Scott Dimensions: D 32 x W 32 x H 36 cm Materials: Walnut. Also
Walnut
$6,919 / item
Pedestal Side Table by Txt.Ure
Located in Geneve, CH
Pedestal Side Table by Txt.Ure Perla Valtierra Dimensions: W 57 x D 57 x H 65 cm Materials: Ceramic
Other
$10,242 / item
Nopper Side Table by Bram Kerkhofs
Located in Geneve, CH
Nopper side table by Bram Kerkhofs Dimensions: D 82 x W 46 x H 84cm Materials:Stainless steel
Stainless Steel
$2,302 / item
Stainless Steel Side Table by Petra Madalena
Located in Geneve, CH
Stainless Steel Side Table by Petra Madalena Dimensions: W 30 x D 25 x H 50 cm Materials: stainless
Stainless Steel
$3,608 / item
Alentejo Acrylic Side Table by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
Alentejo Acrylic Side Table by InsidherLand Dimensions: D 49 x W 49 x H 60 cm. Materials: Acrylic
Brass
$1,626 / item
Moon Side Table by Gabor Gobi
Located in Geneve, CH
Moon Side Table by Gabor Gobi Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 37 cm. Materials: Beech
Beech, Cork, Plywood
$5,898 / item
Era Side Table by Tuğçe Geyik
Located in Geneve, CH
Era Side Table by Tuğçe Geyik Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 50 cm. Materials: Wood and cast iron
Iron
$2,350 / item
Materia Side Table by Brera Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Materia side table by Brera Studio. Limited Edition of 20 pieces. Dimensions: Base: D 25 x W 25 x
Stone
$6,966 / item
Loop Side Table by Tuğçe Geyik
Located in Geneve, CH
Loop Side Table by Tuğçe Geyik Dimensions: D 45 x W 60 x H 70 cm. Materials: Stainless steel and
Stainless Steel
$12,058 / item
Loop Side Table by Tuğçe Geyik
Located in Geneve, CH
Loop Side Table by Tuğçe Geyik Dimensions: D 45 x W 60 x H 70 cm. Materials: Stainless steel and
Stainless Steel
$617Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Memphis style side tables, 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage memphis style round side tables with a metal frame and two tier glasses. Inspired by
Metal
$780Sale Price|20% Off
Tessellated Stone One Drawer Side Table
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice tessellated stone, one drawer side table circa 1990's. There is a small chip on the
Stone
$4,569 / item
Block Side Table by Ruda Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Block Side Table by Ruda Studio Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm. Materials: MDF, painted rye
Other
$4,569 / item
Block Side Table by Ruda Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Block Side Table by Ruda Studio Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm. Materials: MDF, painted rye
Other
$8,225 / item
Cleo Clay Side Table by Ombia
By Ōmbia Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Cleo clay side table by Ombia Dimensions: W 42 x D 33 x H 43.5 cm Materials: Clay, textured black
Other
$3,157 / item
Euphoria Side Table by Memoir Essence
Located in Geneve, CH
Euphoria Side Table by Memoir Essence Dimensions: D 37 x W 37 x H 57,5 cm. Materials: Poplar Root
Brass
$1,507 / item
Grey Side Table by Donatas Zukauskas
By Donatas Žukauskas
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey Side Table by Kasanai Dimensions: D 35 x W 30 x H 59 cm. Materials: Concrete, wood, recycled
Concrete
$33,291 / item
Arrebol Rayado Side Table by STUDIOROCA
Located in Geneve, CH
Arrebol Rayado Side Table by STUDIOROCA Dimensions: W 30 x D 30 x H 50 cm Materials: Stone, Brass
Stone
$2,753 / item
Bermuda Triangle Side Table by Odditi
Located in Geneve, CH
Bermuda Triangle Side Table by Odditi Dimensions: W 45 x D 42 x H 65 cm Materials: Petrified Wood
Limestone, Steel, Other
$2,400 / item
Porada Birillo side table postmodern 80s style
By Tarcisio Colzani, Porada Arredi
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Birillo side table designed by Tarcisio Colzani for Porada. This table was published in the early
Steel
French Modern Polyhedron Lacquered Table
By Karl Springer, R & Y Augousti
Located in Houston, TX
French Modern Polyhedron Lacquered Table. This stunning French post modern octagonal table in the
Acrylic, Wood
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.