Tavolo Morbido Coffee Table by Studio Mignone in Resin with Glass Table Top
By Studio Mignone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A coffee table that blurs the lines between art and design, emerging from a foundation of traditional sculpture techniques and crafted individually by hand. Its resin feet offer a wa...
Concrete
Valentino Glass Coffee Table by Cattelan Italia
By Cattelan Italia
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful vintage Valentino coffee table, designed by Emanuele Zenere for Cattelan Italia. Innovative design and elegantly crafted with glass top and wood structure with bottom round...
Travertine
Channel Series Glass Coffee Table by Brueton
By Pace Collection, Leon Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Chrome and glass coffee table by Brueton.
Chrome
Cini Boeri - Glass top coffee table Lunario model for Knoll
By Cini Boeri
Located in Paris, IDF
The Lunario coffee table from Knoll International features an oval glass plate and a metal base. It is characterized by its asymmetrical appearance and its simple and timeless design...
Steel, Chrome
Smoked Glass Bitop Coffee Table by Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Geneve, CH
Smoked Glass Bitop coffee table by Rodolfo Dordoni Materials: Base in bronze lacquered metal. 2 versions of tops: black Marquina marble, white Carrara marble, or gray smoked glass ...
Metal
Sculptural Glass Coffee Table by Modernage
By Modernage Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Glass Coffee Table, designed for the Modernage Company of New York City, circa 1940's. The wooden base has been refinished in an ultra-deep brown color lacquer. Retains or...
Glass
$3,449 / item
H 10.63 in W 41.74 in D 41.74 in
FIAM Italia Neutra All Glass Coffee Table by Roldfo Dordoni
By Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in New York, NY
Monolithic coffee table in 12 mm-thick curved glass.
Glass
21st Century Modern Glass Coffee Table
By Alberto Colzani
Located in Milan, IT
A 4-legged low table completely made of glass, Ghost is the transparent version of our best-selling rock low table and it shares the same original sculptural detail. But while the ma...
Glass
$3,500
H 17.5 in W 47.25 in D 23.5 in
Emilio Ambasz Leather & Glass "NuAGE" Coffee Table for Poltrona Frau
By Poltrona Frau, Emilio Ambasz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this rare, all original "NuAGE" coffee table designed in 1999 by architect, Emilio Ambasz for Poltrona Frau featuring a 1.5 cm thick tempered glass top, thi...
Steel
Modern Glass Top Coffee Table
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
These are handmade from our family to yours! See how we do it here. Our stumps are now kiln dried! This process helps with major cracking, moisture issues, and bugs! This Moder...
Hardwood
$2,928
H 13.39 in W 53.15 in D 23.63 in
Large Coffee Table In Glass And Metal By Pierangelo Gallotti For Gallotti&Radice
By Gallotti & Radice, Pierangelo Gallotti
Located in Roma, RM
Large Coffee Table In Glass And Metal By Pierangelo Gallotti For Gallotti & Radice Product Details Dimensions: 135 W x 34 H x 60 D cm
Metal
2001 B&B Italia Diesis Coffee Table by Antonio Citterio & Paulo Nava
By Antonio Citterio, B&B Italia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Diesis Coffee Table, initially designed by Paolo Nava and Antonio Citterio for B & B Italia in 1979. This example was produced in Italy in 2001. The table's frame is formed...
Aluminum
$5,124 / item
H 14.57 in W 51.19 in D 51.19 in
Baleri Italia Bentz Low Square Aluminium Coffee Table by Jeff Miller
By Baleri Italia, Jeff Miller
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The form of the Bentz table base derives from a simple profile swept along a down and up trajectory. In doing so, it creates an airy and sculptural central focus with the functional ...
Aluminum
Imperial L Carpanese Home Italia Coffee Table with Glass
By Carpanese Home Italia
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Low coffee table with glass bronzed top. The beautiful rounded glass top is perfect for a Contemporary and luxurious environment . The base in Vitroplex, create a sense of lightness ...
Glass, Wood
O Coffee Table
By Scapin Collezioni
Located in Milan, IT
In its coffee table version, the O table retains the lightness of a dining table, with thin and tapered legs, but comes in air force blue to blend with an extra-clear glass top. Perf...
Other
Belted Glass-Top Coffee Table
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A glass topped coffee table that utilizes the signature Inheritance collection belts. The steel frame has a blackened steel finish and taupe cotton webbing belts with cognac leather ...
Steel
$4,822 / item
H 15.75 in W 47.25 in D 31.5 in
21st Century Matteo Cibic Coffee Table Lacquered MDF Extraclear Glass Scapin
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
O coffee table, design by Matteo Cibic, product by Scapin Collezioni In its coffee table version, the O table retains the lightness of a dining table, with thin and tapered legs, ...
Glass, Wood
$5,577 / set
H 29.14 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in
Set of Four Mid Century Glossy Mint Green Cado Chairs, Steen Østergaard, 1974
By Ostergaard Steen
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Polish production chairs from Plastics Factory 'Krywald' in Knurow have embossed signatures. They come from the 1970s. The author of this project is the Danish architect Steen Østerg...
Plastic
Frosted Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Frosted Murano glass wall sconces with brass hardware holding four sources of light.
Brass
$13,518Sale Price|20% Off
H 37.41 in W 94.49 in D 24.41 in
Large Italian Deco/Modernist Vellum Sideboard
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
A very large and striking ebonised Italian sideboard with vellum clad doors. Beautifully constructed with three lockable compartments, each with one interior shelf. Believed to...
Parchment Paper
$9,500 / set
H 35 in W 20 in D 20.5 in
Postmodern Sculptural Steel Brown Leather French Pair of Chairs, 1980s, France
By Maria Pergay
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural steel brown leather French pair chairs, 1980s, France These are very rare leather and steel chairs form France. From the Maria Pergay, Michel Boyer Era. The leather is in...
Steel
$55,000
H 22.5 in W 175.5 in D 87.5 in
'Tucroma' Leather Bed and Nightstands by Guido Faleschini for i4Mariani, Italy
By i4 Mariani, Guido Faleschini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This famous 'Tucroma' bed design, as seen in the Lenny Kravitz Architectural Digest magazine photoshoot, was designed by Guido Faleschini in the 1970s and produced by i4Mariani (Ital...
Chrome
$1,522 / item
H 35.44 in W 23.63 in D 1.58 in
Contemporary Ceramic Mirror 'Elo' by Pani Jurek, 60-90 Brown
By Pani Jurek
Located in Paris, IDF
ELO Mirror Signed by Pani Jurek Dimensions: H90 x60 x 4 cm Hand glazed ceramic Color shown on main image: Brown _________________________________ Pani Jurek is a Polish design stu...
Ceramic, Mirror
$4,647 / set
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.48 in
Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 12 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a...
Steel, Chrome
$1,450 / item
H 9.45 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Blue Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library. Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
Stone, Onyx, Metal
$5,024Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 12 in W 30 in D 54 in
Tina Burner Ping Pong Table, Maple Handcraft Glow in the Dark Coffee Table
By Louie George Michael
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Tina Burner is a refined table that can be used for your afternoon tea or your morning match. Its playful design transforms into a ping pong table. Open the drawer and grab a racket,...
Rattan, Maple
$19,400 / item
H 29.73 in W 137.8 in D 70.87 in
Extra Deep Curved Sofa Offered In Performance Velvet and Metal Base
Located in New York, NY
Made to order sofa with deep curved chaise offered in a selection of luxurious performance soft velvets. The velvet is stain resistant, and water repellent. The base is offered in me...
Stainless Steel
French Postmodern Steiner 'Swany' Modular Sofa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Modular sofa 'Swany' by Hugues Steiner and Sylvain Joly for Steiner, polyurethane, foam, France, design 1969 An eye-catching modular sofa in an unconventional choice of material, th...
Foam
Lily Round Coffee Table in Solid Natural French Oak by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
A coffee table handmade out of 30 mm thick solid natural French Oak wood. Inspired by lily pads and their curled edges, it’s divided in 4 quarters, with each part’s rounded edges jux...
Stone, Travertine, Marble
$11,470 / item
H 29.53 in W 35.44 in D 17.72 in
NYNY Drawers by Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH (GTV) – Wiener GTV Design
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Milan, IT
Part of a series that includes a vertical cabinet and a sideboard, this drawer, embodies the harmonious and elegant encounter between architecture, design, art, and craftsmanship. De...
Wood
$13,096Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 118.12 in D 51.19 in
Contemporary Sculptural Dining Table w Elliptical Top for Indoor & Outdoor Use
By Albino Miranda
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural contemporary dining table is defined by its dramatically elongated oval top and singular curved pedestal base. The restrained geometry creates a strong architectural ...
Resin, Fiberglass, Lacquer
$24,700 / item
H 31.5 in W 96.46 in D 15.75 in
Extra Deep Sectional Sofa Made to Order in Performance Fabric
Located in New York, NY
Tailor made and fully upholstered sectional sofa offered in a selection of luxurious, velvet fabrics. Shown with salmon cotton velvet. All hardwood frame with advanced comfort spring...
Velvet, Foam, Wood
$9,000Sale Price|10% Off
H 28.35 in W 114.18 in D 29.53 in
Hug Sofa Upholstered, Chubby Arms by Rejo Studio
By REJO design studio
Located in Riyadh, SA
Long comfortable hug. The hug sofa features two welcoming chubby arms and a magical handy space for your books. This has been handcrafted at our studio. Part of (The Topography of ou...
Wool, Velvet
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
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