$1,440Sale Price / item|20% Off
Travertine Square Post-Modern Side Table, Italy, 1970s, Solid Stone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Travertine Square Post Modern side or end tables. Beautiful Stone tables with square base all solid Travertine.
Travertine
Scandinavian Post Modern Side Table Square Marble Top Bendixen Designs Denmark
By Bendixen Design
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern to Postmodern end or side table comprised of a square shaped gray & black Gneiss or marble top with an eased edge & quarter ro...
Marble
Vintage Pair Of Post Modern Faux Malachite Tables
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Pair Of Post Modern Faux Malachite Tables. This great pair of post-modern side tables have been beautifully painted in a faux malachite finish.
Wood, Mirror
A RADICAL POST-MODERN SIDE TABLE by FRANCOIS MONNET for KAPPA, France 1970
By François Monnet
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare and radical coffee table, side table, bedside table, or end table on wheels, Post-Modernist, Radical, Space Age, Seventies, featuring a geometric structure made of folded stee...
Stainless Steel
Pair of Post Modern Sculptural Zig Zag Tables
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This is a super unique pair of large Post Modern side tables. They are constructed out of bent metal and covered in grass cloth and plaster.
Metal
Flute of Chicago Corrugated Side Table w/ Glass Top and Copper Disc Centerpiece
By Flute Chicago
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful post modern side table constructed of black corrugated cardboard wrapped in a a tapered cone shape, topped with a 20" diameter glass top and capped with a lovely brass di...
Copper
Pair Rick Berry Side Tables, Drink Tables from Design Institute of America
By Design Institute America, Rick Berry
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Rick Berry Tables for DIA, Pair of Steel & Glass Side Tables, Drink Tables from Design Institute of America Bring a touch of modern elegance to your living space with t...
Metal, Steel
Post-Modern Travertine Cube Side Tables
Located in Miami, FL
Clean pair of Italian polished travertine cubes from circa late 1970s to early 1980s. Simple, neutral and versatile. Use as side tables, end tables or side by side as a small coffee ...
Stone, Travertine
Minimalist Post-Modern Thick Lucite Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sturdy, thick lucite (heavy) minimalist side table will make a sleek addition to any contemporary design project. Use it at the end of a sofa, as a nightstand, or a small coffee...
Lucite
Post-Modern Chrome and Black Glass Side Tables
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Sleek Post-Modern Chrome and Black Glass side table. Great minimalist design that pack a punch.
Chrome
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Post Modern Travertine Side Table With Glass Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A post modern travertine side table with a round glass top.
Travertine, Marble
Post Modern Tessellated Travertine Side Table c. 1980
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Tessellated travertine Post Modern table with rich grain and contrasting table top border detail. The vibe is clean and modern. Multi-tonal shades of ivory and cream travertine. Stro...
Travertine
Vintage Italian Post Modern Carrara “Tear Drop” Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Italian Carrara Marble Crafted in Italy in the 1970s, this vintage side table is a striking example of Post Modern design, carved e...
Carrara Marble
Post-Modern Italian Travertine Marble Hexagonal Side Table, 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian travertine marble haxagonal side table or pedestal. The polished travertine is beige and cream colored with beautiful variation. Notice in some areas the grain develops a red...
Travertine
$840Sale Price / set|43% Off
Post-Modern Cantilever Side Tables by Interlude Home, Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Pair of gray tone birdseye maple top, chrome base cantilever side tables. These tables are great for multiple seating styles and can be very convenient for long sofas or benches. Goo...
Chrome
Post Modern Travertine Side Table by Stone International. Circa 1980s
By Stone International
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Post Modern Travertine Side Table by Stone International.
Travertine
Travertine Square Cube Post Modern side end table or Plinth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Travertine Square Post Modern Cube side or end table. Beautiful Stone cube table all solid Travertine hollow inside.
Travertine
Post-modern Aldo Tura Console Corner Side Table, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Antwerp, BE
Post-modern two-one console corner side table by Aldo Tura, a true gem of 1970s Italian craftsmanship.
Wood, Lacquer
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Post-Modern Cantilevered Glass Top Side Table by K. Dahl
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-Modern cantilevered glass top side table by K.
Glass, Wood
Figura Side Table by Christian Friedl: Oak & Concrete, Post-Modern
Located in Geneve, CH
Figura Side Table by Christian Friedl Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 73 x W 98 x H 65 cm. Materials: Oak, concrete. I`m an eye-catcher of a special kind. The oak tree I come from fell ...
Concrete
$3,150Sale Price / set|25% Off
Pair of Travertine Square Cube Post Modern side end tables nightstands
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Travertine Square Post Modern Cube side or end tables. Beautiful Stone cube table all solid Travertine hollow inside.
Travertine
Post Modern Abstract Steel & Glass Side Table by Carl Muller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Designer: Carl Muller Manufacturer: Elite Studio Corp.
Steel
$2,592Sale Price / set|46% Off
Pair of Post WWII Modern Wrought Iron Anchor & Chain Yacht Side Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Post WWII modern wrought iron anchor & chain yacht side tables USA, Post WWII Provenance: Palm Beach Estate Each modern wrought iron anchor & chain yacht table ...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Milo Baughman Post Modern Chrome & Smoke Glass Side Tables
By Milo Baughman, Design Institute America
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Glass Top Materials: Chrome Metal, Original Smoke Glass Top Product Description This striking pair of postmodern side tables by Milo Baughman for the Design Inst...
Chrome
Custom Post Modern Steel Side Table in Gold Finish
By Adrian Pearsall, Gio Ponti, Pace Collection, Brueton, Leon Rosen
Located in Chicago, IL
Welded Steel Side Table Form. Gold Paint Finish. Sold without Glass. Photographed using a 30" Diameter Glass. We have one in Bronze and one in a painted Gold finish. Also availab...
Steel
Custom Post Modern Steel Side Table in Bronze Finish
By Gio Ponti, Adrian Pearsall, Pace Collection, Brueton, Leon Rosen
Located in Chicago, IL
Welded Steel Side Table Form. Bronze Paint Finish. Sold without Glass. Photographed using a 30" Diameter Glass. We have one in Bronze and one in a Gold finish in a different listi...
Steel
Pair of Post Modern Red Lacquer Round Side Tables, 1980s, USA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Post Modern Red Lacquer Round Side Tables, 1980s, USA Geometric End Tables in Memphis style A versatile pair of 1990's barrel or dowel-shaped side tables crafted from lacque...
Wood, Lacquer
Post Modern Side End Table by Brayton International c 1990's
By Brayton International
Located in New York, NY
Post Modern end, side table manufactured by Brayton International.
Aluminum
Midcentury Italian Post Modern Nero Marquina Marble Cube Side Table or End Table
By Stone International
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An unusual modern geometric design marble cube from Italy, circa 1980s. A super dynamic design accented by extraordinary Nero Marquina marble. You'll love this table in your home. ...
Marble
1980s Post-Modern Round Glass Side Table with Cast Aluminum Base
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Side table . Round Glass top .Cast Aluminum base . The knob on top is for easy carrying the table . Good quality table .
Glass
Pair Matching Post-Modern Italian Travertine Marble Hexagonal Side Tables, 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Italian travertine marble haxagonal side tables or pedestals. The polished travertine is beige and cream colored with beautiful variation. Notice in some areas the grain deve...
Travertine
Mid Century Italian Post Modern Travertine Marble Cube Side Table or End Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple modern cube table from Italy circa 1970's. It features thick cream colored travertine construction with clear inset glass top.
Travertine
$1,298Sale Price / item|20% Off
20th Century Italian Post Modern Adjustable Metal Side Tables by Sergio Terzani
By Sergio Terzani
Located in Sofia, BG
Here is a great example of post-modern design. This side table was designed by Sergio Terzani, Scandicci, Jean Francois Crochet and produced in Italy in 1985.
Metal
Post Modern Geometric Painted Wood Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Post modern sculptural wood side table. Faux birch painted.
Hardwood, Paint
A Pair of Post Modern Tessellated Mactan Stone Side Tables. Circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of Post Modern Tessellated Mactan Stone Side Tables.
Stone, Brass
Brian Ferris Sculptural Side Table, Solid Maple, Post-Modern USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Side or occasional table from San Diego wood craftsman Brian Ferris. This contemporary table is crafted from solid maple. The elongated neck and sculptural legs give this piece an el...
Maple
Post-Modern Memphis Style Side Table Fontana Arte, solid Glass, Italy 1980s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Memphis Style Side Table Fontana Arte, solid Glass, Italy 1980s- very heavy, very solid. perfect condition.
Glass
Vintage Pair Post-Modern Side or End Tables Chrome & Glass Architectural Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Well-made with a handsome look, these tables will make an excellent complemetn to your modern or post-modern home.
Chrome
Post modern polished travertine side or end tables, USA 1980s, two available
Located in Hastings, GB
Simple and stylish postmodern polished travertine side or end tables, two available. Circa 1980s. The tops rest on the cube bases. These will work in any interior setting.
Travertine
Post Modern Golden Metal Ash Vintage Side Table Sergio Terzani Italy 1985
By Sergio Terzani
Located in Vienna, AT
Post modern golden metal vintage side table or table with maple top by Sergio Terzani and Jean Crochet and Scandicchi Italy 1985.
Metal
Sculptural Post-Modern Kotor Side Table in Travertine by Mavo Atelier Handmade
By Mavo Atelier
Located in Trofa, PT
he Kotor Side Table expresses architectural depth, layered materiality, and structural clarity in a compact, refined form. Inspired by the historic coastal town of Kotor in Montenegr...
Brass
Italian Post Modern Travertine Stone & Brass Side Table by Artedi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Glass Top Shows Minor Scratches Throughout But No Chips, Very Good Original Condition on Stone, Patinated Brass Materials: Travertine, Patinated Brass, Original ...
Travertine, Brass
Post Modern Tessellated Mactan Stone Rounded X-Shape Base Side Table. C 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Post Modern Tessellated Mactan Stone Rounded X-Shape Base Side Table.
Stone
Ugo La Pietra Side Table Flessuosa Series Busnelli Italy, Post Modern 1985
By Ettore Sottsass, Busnelli, Ugo La Pietra
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare table from the Flessuosa series by Ugo La Pietra for Busnelli, Italy, 1985 Museal table by Ugo La Pietra, one of the former founding members of famous Italian avant-garde group...
Wood
Post Modern Industrial Steel Cobalt Blue Art Glass Sculptural Tripod Side Table
Located in Troy, MI
Early 21st Century studio artist collaborative side table in steel and glass Unique design of a tripod base with welded discs of steel and cobalt blue art glass discs and a matching...
Steel
Sculptural Post-Modern Kotor Side Table in Walnut Wood by Mavo Atelier Handmade
By Mavo Atelier
Located in Trofa, PT
he Kotor Side Table expresses architectural depth, layered materiality, and structural clarity in a compact, refined form. Inspired by the historic coastal town of Kotor in Montenegr...
Brass
Mid-Century Post Modern Side or Bedside Table with Plaster Finish
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mid-Century Post Modern side or bedside table with drawer, with white plaster finish.
Plaster, Wood
$1,550 / item
Vintage Post-Modern Travertine Marble Pedestal Table
By Stone International
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Postmodern travertine marble pedestal table, a versatile piece ideal for various applications such as a side table or a pedestal to showcase sculptures. It's timeless des...
Travertine
Post Modern Glass and Acrylic Side Table in Manner of Shlomi Haziza, c. 1980s
By Shlomi Haziza
Located in Peabody, MA
Postmodern glass and acrylic side table in the manner of Shlomi Haziza, c. 1990s. The top is beveled glass. The colored acrylic elements are faceted, creating a prismatic effect.
Glass, Acrylic
Italian Mid-Century Post-Modern Sottsass Style Side Table of Concrete and Steel
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This table has all the Classic elements of the Postmodern style taking disparate elements and combining them in a new form to make an ingenious design. Glass, cement, enameled steel.
Cement
Post-Modern Bagatelle Side Table in Marble by Mavo Atelier, Handmade Portugal
By Mavo Atelier
Located in Trofa, PT
The Bagatelle Side Table is a celebration of craftsmanship, creativity, and distinctive design. Handcrafted in Portugal, it combines architectural form with a rich interplay of noble...
Marble
Post-Modern Viotti Side Table in Marble by Mavo Atelier, Handmade Portugal
By Mavo Atelier
Located in Trofa, PT
A sculptural dialogue between wood and stone, the Viotti Side Table is a poetic expression of form, texture, and balance. Every detail tells a story of patience and precision, invit...
Travertine
Post-Modern Bagatelle Side Table in Marble by Mavo Atelier, Handmade Portugal
By Mavo Atelier
Located in Trofa, PT
The Bagatelle Side Table is a celebration of craftsmanship, creativity, and distinctive design. Handcrafted in Portugal, it combines architectural form with a rich interplay of noble...
Marble, Travertine
Italian Post Modern Mirrored Finish Steel Cube Table
By Directional, Pace Collection, Milo Baughman, Paul Evans
Located in Houston, TX
Italian postmodern mirrored finish steel cube table. This striking Paul Evans style square stainless steel cube table, side table or pedestal rests on a 1.75 inch plinth with a beaut...
Steel
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Post-modern sculptural memphis style pedestal table, 1980s
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Original side table or pedestal in a radical postmodernist design, composed of black-painted folded sheet metal and red-lacquered particleboard. Its dimensions make it ideal as a so...
Steel
Modern Low Stool/Side Table
By Argosy Designs, Erik Johnson
Located in Treadwell, NY
Modern Low Stool/Side Table (CORDYCEPS) Forged hot rolled steel Dimensions: 12” L x 12” W x 22” H Weight: 20lbs 1 of 1
Steel
$4,450 / set
Set of Post Modern Coconut Shell Tables
By Enrique Garcel, Karl Springer, Casa Bique
Located in Houston, TX
Set of post modern coconut shell tables. This handsome Karl Springer style set consists of 3 mid-century oval coconut shell tables with bronze mirrored tops.
Mirror, Coconut
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.