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MODERN STYLE

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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.

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Style: Modern
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Green Circular Acrylic Coffee Tables, Sheer by Carnevale Studio
Located in Providence, RI
This is Carnevale Studio’s first acrylic collection of tables. Shown first on 1stdibs! This collection consist of a Coffee Table, Side Table & Bedside Table. Jessica had been work...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Acrylic

Anza White Carrara Marble Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For the past six years Portuguese designer Rui Pereira and Japanese designer Ryosuke Fukusada have been collaborating on projects that tap into the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Carrara Marble

Anza Black Carrara Marble Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For the past six years Portuguese designer Rui Pereira and Japanese designer Ryosuke Fukusada have been collaborating on projects that tap into their respective cultural heritage to engage users in new and unexpected design experiences. ANZA meaning ‘to sit at ease’ in Japanese, ANZA is a seating collection comprising a pouffe, bench and coffee table. The designers have updated a Kyoto-based textile, originally produced in the 18th century with a patchwork pattern, with a new color scale to match the official PWTBS color range. To complete the seating ensemble, with its high-gloss lacquer and oiled oak finishing, they have also added their own low coffee table based on a similar design vocabulary and featuring a durable Carrara marble top. This collection, part of a wider modular system, aims at enhancing both domestic and public environments. Additional information: Materials: tabletop in durable Nero black Carrara marble...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Carrara Marble

DS-615 Customizable Hand-Stitched Leather and Brass Coffee Table by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coffee table DS-615/91A by De Sede. As leather experts, it is our great passion to experiment with leather as a material. With DS-615, we succeeded in achieving a major accolade as w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Leather

DS-615 Customizable Hand-Stitched Leather and Brass Coffee Table by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coffee table DS-615/91A by De Sede. As leather experts, it is our great passion to experiment with leather as a material. With DS-615, we succeeded in achieving a major accolade as w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Leather

ClassiCon Bell Coffee Table in Brass and Emerald Green by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
The Bell Table by Sebastian Herkner turns our perceptual habits on their head, using the lightweight, fragile material of glass as base for a metal top that seems to float above it. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Blown Glass

De Sede Circular Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-611/93 large coffee table by De Sede. DS-611 coffee table series is a stylish counterpart to the sofa for use in home as well as public interiors. The round tabletop is integrated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

De Sede Semi-Outdoor Circular Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-611/793 semi-outdoor large coffee table by De Sede. DS-611 coffee table series is a stylish counterpart to the sofa for use in home as well as public interiors. The round tabletop...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

De Sede Circular Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-611/93 large coffee table by De Sede. DS-611 coffee table series is a stylish counterpart to the sofa for use in home as well as public interiors. The round tabletop is integrated in an intricately designed metal construction that calls to mind a ship’s railing. With its delicate design, the tabletop appears to float above the construct. DS-611 was intended to match the DS-610 maritime sofa series, but its neutral design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Table in Metal "Corolla"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Table in metal "Corolla" Small coffee table of interesting form, made in steel, available in differants colors. Measures: H: 50 cm, D: 45 cm. MD008
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Sketch Quadro Coffee Table Made of Green Acrylic Des, Roberto Giacomucci in 2020
Located in ancona, IT
Coffee table, handmade in transparent green acrylic colored with an innovative technology. The material is made through the fusion of three plates, one of which partially cured cen...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Acrylic

Primitive Coffee Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Primitive coffee table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions. All made by hand as a sculpture in polyurethane painted with a special paint to obtain a resistant and soft effect like rubber. Unique pieces 2022. Newanderthal Collection Approximately 40,000 years ago: a group of Neanderthal men and women go about their daily activities. They prey on deers, boars and mammoths for food; they make tools from flint, bones and wood. They live in cold barren caves and their days are all the same. On a day that seems like any other day, the men are getting ready to go hunting and the women are attending to their babies and preparing animal skins. All of a sudden, the sky turns a ghastly color. Everything becomes dark. The cave people have no idea of what is going on. They’re terrified. Everything looks gloomy. In a flash, the black sky is infused with an intense kaleidoscopic light that illuminates everything. And then there’s a loud thump. A fucsia meteorite has rocketed down from the sky, producing an enormous impact crater. The cave people cannot believe their eyes; they’re petrified. Only the youngest man in the tribe and his girl, though startled, dare to approach the crater, while the others run away. The adventurous couple goes down the crater to check out this huge, bizarre and colorful rock that blinds them with its light. They reach the meteorite and start touching and sniffing it out, suspiciously. As they try to figure out what happened, the meteorite seems to come to life: it opens a time portal and the two are plunged into the present. Specifically in Milan, and precisely in the subway, at rush hour. They’re terrified and have no idea of what is going on around them. They see these strange people clad in strange colorful hides moving around hurriedly, in hectic sync with each other. The couple follows the crowd outside the subway. They come to a group of people gathered at the entrance of a large building. Filled with curiosity, the two get closer. The small crowd stares at them but in a sort of intrigued way. They think they are part of some bizarre performance! Our friends enter the big building. It’s the Design Museum. “What’s going on?” — they wonder — “Where are we?”. Everything is so weird and incredibly amusing at the same time. They look around. “What in the world are those mysterious utensils?”. They start sniffing and touching everything: chairs, sofas, lamps and tables, whatever they see. What’s the use of that strange object with 4 legs and a backrest? What are the tables and desks for? You can lie down on them! And the lights? They are fascinated and amazed by all they see. Then, at one point they see that blinding fucsia light again. They are drawn to it. They can’t resist it, they have to follow it. They enter a room with the Ultrafragola mirror...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rubber

Hispo Mosaic Top Coffee Table by Designed Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia
Located in London, GB
This an original occasional round table with a petal mosaic top. Italian design by Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia, signed on the base ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone, Metal

Herringbone Coffee Table, by Charlotte Høncke from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
Exclusive coffee table with tiles in elegant herringbone pattern and colored metal frame for a modern look. The design is inspired by the traditional tile-topped table and has been b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Lucky Coffee Table
Located in Milan, IT
This original coffee table belongs to a series of furnishing pieces designed by Giulia Maria Ligresti that combine artistic flair and artisan quality. Handcrafted of iron with a four-leaf clover top and base in a vibrant green finish, this eye-catching table will complement an understated living room...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Iro Low Table in Green Stained Ash and Ocean Green by Jo Nagasaka
Located in London, GB
Named after the word "color" in Japanese, lro is a family of vibrant yet elegant furniture. The work remains true to Nagasaka's minimalist style whilst being elevated to Avant Garde ...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

De Sede Semi-Outdoor Circular Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

Jade Coffee Table h46 by Draga & Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
This coffee table resembles a precious gem, showcasing an otherworldly translucency, a lavish tactile quality, and a reflective finish that poetically interacts with light. The resin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

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Modern coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage coffee and cocktail tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern coffee and cocktail tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original coffee and cocktail tables, popular names associated with this style include Greenapple, Sebastian Scherer, Bari Ziperstein, and Studio Superego. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for coffee and cocktail tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $247,010 while the average work can sell for $4,120.

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