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Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Creator: Moroso
Patricia Urquiola Cappellini Cocktail Table with Steel Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Coffee table designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2004, manufactured by Moroso. Table has steel base and wood laminate top. High quality !
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

"My Moon My Mirror" Printed Glass Mirror Coffee Table by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"My Moon My Mirror" is a round center or coffee table, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring a top in tempered and s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

"Work is over" Coffee Table in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel
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"Work is Over" is a coffee table, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, made of a folded and perforated metal sheet in varnished st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

"Nizza" Copper Varnished Steel Top Low Square Side Table by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nizza" is a square low table, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring a top made of a perforated steel sheet varnished with a copper finish and black ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Steel

"Nizza" Copper Varnished Perforated Steel Top Square Table by Moroso, Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nizza" is a square table, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring a top made of a perforated steel sheet varnished with a copper finish and black varn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Steel

"Nizza" Copper Varnished Perforated Steel Top Square Table by Moroso, Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nizza" is a square table, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring a top made of a perforated steel sheet varnished with a copper finish and black varn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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"Overdyed" Aniline Dyed Ash Veneered Top & Steel Base Table by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Overdyed" is a low table, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring a top in MDF with aniline dyed ash veneer (top color options are indigo blue or weat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

"Nizza" Copper Perforated Steel Top Low Rectangular Table by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nizza" is a rectangular low table, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring a top made of a perforated steel sheet varnished with a copper finish and b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Steel

"My Gradient" Wood Coffee Table with Oak Top & Steel Base by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"My Gradient" is a round center or coffee table, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring an oak veneered wood top finished in black or gray RAL 7035 gr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

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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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