Postmodern Pink Lacquer Laminate Rolling Side Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing 1980s postmodern side table/cart. Features a pink lacquer laminate and site on 4 wheels.
Laminate, Wood
Postmodern Italian Side Table, c.1970
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Surbiton, GB
Superb Italian postmodern side table. The table top is laminated with a Sottsass 'Bacterio' pattern
Steel
Sold|$2,950 / set
1980s Italian Postmodern Resin and Metal Side Table - One Available
By Peter Shire
Located in Miami, FL
Striking Italian 1980s postmodern side table in the style of Peter Shire and the Memphis Milano
Metal
Karl Springer Postmodern Cantilevered Glass Side Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Postmodern side table by Karl Springer. This Art Deco-inspired end table features a cylindrical
Metal
Postmodern Triangular Side Table or Coffee Table with Round Glass Top
Located in Astoria, NY
Postmodern side table or coffee table in triangular shape with a round glass top. The piece has
Glass, Wood
Sold|$450
Postmodern Zebra Tripod Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A striking 1980s postmodern side table with ight colored tripod legs, zebra print cylindrical body
Wood
Studio Postmodern Steel and Glass Side Table by Michael Graham
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A spectacular studio Postmodern side table by Sculptor Michael Graham. The table is constructed of
Aluminum, Steel
Sold|$1,775 / set
Leon Rosen for Pace Brass and Glass Pair of Postmodern Side Tables
By Pace Furniture Company, Leon Rosen
Located in San Diego, CA
of side tables by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection. With its medium size and height, these tables can
Brass
Sold|$1,320
Pair of Postmodern Black Side Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of metal Postmodern side tables featuring whimsical ball feet. The tables possess the unique
Metal
Postmodern Contrasting Wood Side Table
Located in Alhambra, CA
Geometric lacquered wood accent table with an open bottom shelf. Table-top with color-blocked
Wood
Sold|$1,896 / set
Postmodern Powder Coated Side Tables.
Located in London, England
Pair of postmodern artist made steel and powder coated side tables. British 1980s. H 60.5cm x W
Steel
Sold|$2,184
Postmodern Designed Wavy Side Tables
Located in London, England
Pair of postmodern artist made steel and powder coated side tables. British 1980s. Recently
Steel
Sold|$2,000
Postmodern Travertine Cube Side Table
By Stone International
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful travertine cubed side table. On wheels! Super discreet so you can’t see them but it makes
Travertine
Sold|$695
Postmodern Glass Figural Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An unusual vintage figural side table by an unknown designer. With an iron base and thick glass top
Steel
Sold|$2,640 / set
Postmodern 'Director' Bed Side Tables
Located in Antwerp, BE
Black nightstands with nickeled brass details, post-modern design, circa 1980, Italy Would fit both in a Minimalist Mid-Century Modern design as in a more eclectic Hollywood Regen...
Chrome
Postmodern Lucite Glass Top Side Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing vintage postmodern lucite side table. Features a beveled glass top.
Glass, Lucite
Postmodern Round Veined Stone Side Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Postmodern diminutive stone side table with round top. The piece was likely made during the late
Stone
Italian Postmodern Marble Specimen side tables
Located in Hudson, NY
Italian Postmodern Marble Specimen side tables H25” D24” Amazing design and style. Very sculptural
Marble
Postmodern Italian Travertine Cube Side Table
By Cassina, Mario Bellini, Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Postmodern travertine cube side table, Italy, c.1980s. This square table sits on casters for easy
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Sold|$4,500
Pair of Postmodern Travertine Side Tables
By Mario Bellini, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Postmodern travertine side tables, c.1980s. These square tables have thick travertine tops
Travertine
Postmodern Travertine Laminate Waterfall Side Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sleek postmodern waterfall table, most likely from the 1980s, in the sculptural style of Karl
Laminate, Wood
Sold|$2,800
André Sornay Postmodern Style Side Table
By Andre Sornay
Located in Antwerp, BE
Memphis group style occasional table in a special flamed burl wood veneer by Andre Sornay
Wood
1980s Postmodern Tessellated Stone Side Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
listed separately. Dimensions: 29"W × 29"D × 24"H Styles: Postmodern Table shape: Round Styled
Marble
Postmodern Granite and Steel Side Table
Located in Surbiton, GB
A late 20th century side table composed from a sculptural chrome plated tubular steel frame and
Granite, Chrome
Postmodern Shocking Pink and Black Side Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Postmodern pink and black side table, with angular frame supports with shocking pink inserts which
Wood
Postmodern Orange Lacquer Laminate Bullnose Side Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
The Postmodern Orange Lacquer Laminate Bullnose Side Table is a bold accent piece, featuring a
Wood
Wendell Castle Style Postmodern Wood Side Table
By Wendell Castle
Located in Astoria, NY
Wendell castle style Postmodern wood side table or low pedestal in carved and stained wood. The
Wood
Sold|$4,500 / set
Pair of Postmodern Italian Travertine Side Tables
By Mario Bellini, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Postmodern travertine side tables, Italy, c.1970s. These square tables have thick
Travertine
1980s Postmodern Column Side or Pedestal Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A striking postmodern side, end or pedestal table with a base that is constructed to look like a
Metal
Sold|$1,200 / item
Postmodern Plastered Side Tables, Set of 2
Located in Asheville, NC
Circa 1993 plaster textured over wood bases and wood cylinder with beveled glass top side tables
Glass, Plaster, Fruitwood
Sold|$395 / set
Postmodern White Lacquer Laminate Parsons Side Tables, Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible pair of postmodern rectangular side tables. Each features a white lacquer laminate
Wood
Postmodern Tessellated Stone Glass Top Circular Side Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing postmodern tessellated stone side table. Features a beveled glass top which rests on three
Glass
Postmodern Black Faux Marble Side Tables - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your space with the wonderful vintage postmodern pair of mushroom side tables. Each table
Wood
Postmodern 'iv' Side Table by Ikea, c.1990
By IKEA
Located in Surbiton, GB
Blue postmodern IV Ikea side table manufactured by Ikea in the 90s. Dimensions (cm, approx
Steel
Postmodern Cream Lacquer Laminate Triangular Nesting Side Tables
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Nesting Side Tables. Perfect blend of style and functionality. Dimensions: Shorter table has a height of
Wood
Sold|$995 / set
Pair of Postmodern Travertine Laminate Waterfall Side Tables
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sleek pair of postmodern waterfall tables, most likely from the 1980s, in the sculptural style of
Laminate, Wood
Postmodern Donald Deskey style 2 tiered side table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great 2 Tiered side table in the manner of Donald Deskey. Steel tubular base with polished brass
Steel
Italian Postmodern Alessandro Mendini, “Sirfo” Side Table, 1980s
By Alessandro Mendini, Zanotta
Located in Renens, CH
A goose shaped “Sirfo” side table designed by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta during the 1980s
Aluminum
Postmodern Wood Grain Laminate Mushroom Side Tables - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible pair of vintage postmodern mushroom square top side tables. Each feature a washed
Laminate, Wood
Postmodern Washed Woodgrain Laminate Mushroom Side Tables - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional pair of postmodern mushroom side/end tables. Features a “washed” Woodgrain laminate
Wood
Postmodern Sculpted Plaster Glass Top Side Tables - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add a touch of artistic flair with our Postmodern Sculpted Plaster Glass Top Side Tables, featuring
Glass, Plaster
Postmodern Karl Springer Style Faux Wood Waterfall Side Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Postmodern Karl Springer Style Faux Wood Waterfall Side Table This side table is minimalist in its
Wood
1980s Postmodern Lacquered Tessellated Side Tables - Set of 2
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Vintage Post Modern Lacquered Tessellated Side/Accent Tables These vintage side tables are a must
Lacquer
90's Postmodern Cantilevered Side Table Signed K. Dahl
Located in Miami, FL
Post-modern cantilevered glass top side table on gray splattered painted tubular frame and
Glass, Wood
Sold|$2,950 / set
Pair of Postmodern Artisan Made Side Tables Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of late 1970s artisan made side tables believed to be of Japanese origin. They feature
Metal
A postmodern pink granite side table, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A granite marble stone side table with convex edge, probably circa 1980s. Tones of coral pink
Granite
Postmodern Pencil Reed & Pink Tessellated Stone Glass Top Side Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing postmodern glass top side table. The base features a pencil reed with pink tessellated
Glass
1990s, Postmodern Pink and Beige Tessellated Stone Side Tables, Pair
Located in Medina, OH
Exceptional pair of postmodern tessellated stone side tables or end tables. Each display a beige
Stone
1990s Postmodern Tessellated Stone Glass Top Side Tables - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible pair of vintage Postmodern beveled glass top side tables. Each feature a beige mactan
Stone
Late 20th Century Postmodern Italian Metal and Wood Side Table
Located in Sacramento, CA
Late 20th century Postmodern enameled metal and wood side table, made in Italy. The table has three
Metal
Postmodern pink textured plaster side or coffee table, USA c1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Postmodern pale pink textured plaster side or coffee table, USA, 1980s. It's a heavy beast, but
Plaster, Wood
Sold|$4,495 / set
1970s Italian Navona Travertine Postmodern Cube Side Tables, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
, vein cut postmodern cubes have a nice off-white/light cream color to them, and can be used as side
Travertine
A vintage Italian postmodern marble side table, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian postmodern black marble side table with brass insert and glass top, probably
Marble, Metal
Postmodern Green Marble Cube Coffee or Side Table, Italy 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
An Italian Postmodern petite coffee or side table constructed of deep, cool-toned green marble with
Marble
Postmodern Polished Tessellated Stone/Shell Square Top Mushroom Side Tables
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Postmodern Tessellated Stone Side Tables, a polished stone and shell pair with square tops and
Shell
1980s Postmodern Sculptural Teak Side Table and Magazine Holder Denmark
By FDM Mobler
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Modern Side Table Magazine Holder Teakwood (veneer) Denmark Clean angular design with round
Teak
Vintage Postmodern "O Line" Side Table by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Chino Hills, CA
collector's piece as it includes all the materials that made the postmodern era glorious! Features a thick and
Chrome
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.
A side table should stand one to three inches below the arm of the sofa or chair it is placed next to.