Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN STYLE
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1930s
- Originated primarily in Denmark, Sweden and Finland
- Introduced in the United States in mid-20th century
- Informed by the Bauhaus and modernism; influenced American mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
- Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
- Open, airy spaces
- Promotion of functionality
- Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
- Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
- A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Alvar Aalto
- Hans Wegner
- Kaare Klint
- Arne Jacobsen
- Greta Magnusson Grossman
- Finn Juhl
- Arne Vodder
- Verner Panton
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.
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Style: Scandinavian Modern
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Rectangular Medium size White Marble and Walnut Center Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful corner table, was designed to disrupt the classic position of the legs of most of the tables, putting it on a particular position that assures the stability and leaves the ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Peana Coffee Table, Bench in Red Tinted Solid Wood Finish by Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Peana Coffee Table, Bench in Red Tinted Solid Wood Finish by Joel Escalona
Peana, which in English translates to base or pedestal, is a series of tables and ...
Category
2010s Mexican Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
Strut The Square Coffee Table
By Lyon Beton
Located in VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Lyon Béton and designer Bertrand Jayr have teamed up once more to bring you Strut, a multi-use table that’s a hybrid of a gueridon and a coffee table. Its two-tiered top serves as a stage, inviting you to arrange your decorative items and other objets d’art like actors in a miniature theater...
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21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete
Palette Jh7 Lounge Table by Jaime Hayon for &Tradition
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Dubai, AE
Inspired by Alexander Calder’s kinetic sculptures, Spanish designer Jaime Hayon transformed the idea of a mobile into a table - stabilized by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Rectangular Medium Size Brown Marble and Walnut Center Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful premium brown marble top and walnut corner table, was designed to disrupt the classic position of the legs of most of the tables, putting...
Category
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Scandinavian Modern 'Fiori' Table 85 by Antrei Hartikainen x Poiat, Dark Oak
Located in Paris, FR
Fiori Table 85 designed by Antrei Hartikainen x Poiat
Fiori Collection 2017
Available finishes:
- Oak
- Dark oak
- Black oak
Model shown in pic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Set of 2 Peana Coffee Tables, Bench in Black Tinted Wood Finish by Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Set of 2 Peana Coffee Tables, Bench in Black Tinted Wood Finish by Joel Escalona
Peana, which in English translates to base or pedestal, is a series of tables and different surfaces...
Category
2010s Mexican Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
Scandinavian Modern 'Fiori' Table 85 by Antrei Hartikainen x Poiat, Black Oak
Located in Paris, FR
Fiori Table 85 designed by Antrei Hartikainen x Poiat
Fiori Collection 2017
Available finishes:
- Oak
- Dark oak
- Black oak
Model shown in pic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern Round Trippo Table from Karl Andersson & Söner
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
The Trippo round table was designed by Ulle Christiansson for the Swedish manufactory Karl Andersson & Söner at the end of the 20th century. It is finished with wood. It has slender ...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Tray Coffee Table , White by Hay
Located in Dubai, AE
The metal tray table is a multi-functional piece of furniture that can easily be adapted to fit your needs.
When the tray top is in place, it can be used as a bedside table or coffe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
DOOQ Organic Modern Handmade Portuguese Taupe Tiles Nouvelle Vague Center Table
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Exceptional in its craftwork, Nouvelle Vague is a center table that rejects traditional conventions in favor of experimentation. Round ceramic handmade pieces, painted in a unique craquele glaze are placed around a lacquered center top, creating a sense of movement that evokes the motion of the waves.
Our Nouvelle Vague collection is crafted using portuguese hand made tiles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Twist Coffee Table
By Lyon Beton
Located in VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Alexandre Dubreuil designed for Lyon Béton a coffee table made of a high performance concrete platform raised by a black lacquered metal base. The perforated metal plate rotates 360 ° to suit all your needs: drink with friends, TV diner, tablet or computer stand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete, Steel
FRAMA Contemporary Sintra Table Small with White Marble and Natural Cork
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Suitable as a coffee table or side table where the contrast between the soft warm cork, meets the cold smooth marble. The distinction between the two shapes gives the impression of t...
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2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Scandinavian Coffee Table 'Le Roi' by Norr11, Dark Smoked Oak
Located in Paris, FR
'Le Roi' Coffee Table by Norr11
Dimensions :
Diameter: 60 cm
Height: 42 cm
Model shown on the picture:
Color: Dark Smoked Oak
Natural French Rattan
The Le Roi Coffee Table is cons...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan, Oak
Coffee Table in Green Terrazzo by DUVALD Handcrafted in Denmark, Terrazzo
By DUVALD, Örn Duvald
Located in Gentofte, DK
Coffee table made in terrazzo. The table is of course hard, yet incredible soft to touch.
The table was made for a censored exhibition with the theme "Pitch Black", in Copenhagen, Denmark.
'Black Hole'
"With the physicists' black hole theory as inspiration, the stable centre of the table is black hole evoking a dizzying look at swirling night sky".
Black hole coffee table is a made to order piece as standard or customizable in regard to dimensions and color of the terrazzo.
Shown here is a rendered visualization of the table made of a green terrazzo...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Terrazzo
DOOQ Organic Modern Travertine and Olive Ash Portuguese Tables L'anamour
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
L’anamour is a set of coffee and side tables, which complement and complete each other. The connection between them is as perfect as a poet-muse relationship, with emotions flying hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut Black
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Piana Coffee Table
Located in Vandoma, PT
*Collection not sold in France, exclusive to Mobilier de France.*
The Piana collection is one of Cacio's bestsellers, with Scandinavian inspiration, this line is available in severa...
Category
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Customizable Coffee Table Groove, More Sizes, More Wood Finishes
By DK3
Located in Paris, FR
Groove coffee table
(Price is for one pce)
Solid wood tabletop and base
Table height:
– 30 cm
– 37,5 cm
– 45 cm
Tabletop diameter:
– 60...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut Pink
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Fiori Coffee Table 140 in Black by Poiat
By Poiat
Located in Helsinki, FI
Designed by Poiat Studio’s founders Timo Mikkonen and Antti Rouhunkoski in collaboration with the master cabinet maker and designer Antrei Hartikainen, the Fiori Collection is a set ...
Category
2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Maple Blood Red
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Maple Yellow
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Ash Wood and Yellow Lacquered Coffee Table, Design Eric Gizard, Made in France
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
Rectangular coffee Table in solid ash wood with 1 drawer in the belt
This rare "short pants" Finish ( colour from the belt to the knees of the table) is made of natural whitened o...
Category
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Fiori Coffee Table 140 in Oak by Poiat
By Poiat
Located in Helsinki, FI
Designed by Poiat Studio’s founders Timo Mikkonen and Antti Rouhunkoski in collaboration with the master cabinet maker and designer Antrei Hartikainen, the Fiori Collection is a set ...
Category
2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Piana Coffee Table
Located in Vandoma, PT
*Collection not sold in France, exclusive to Mobilier de France.*
The Piana collection is one of Cacio's bestsellers, with Scandinavian inspiration, this line is available in severa...
Category
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Palette JH25 Black Lacquered Ash Coffee Table by Jaime Hayon for &Tradition
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Dubai, AE
Inspired by Alexander Calder’s kinetic sculptures, Spanish designer Jaime Hayon transformed the idea of a mobile into a table - stabilised by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Digging Through the Ash - Coffee Table
Located in Alpha, NJ
Lived edge ash coffee table, integrated walnut and walnut turned legs. Accented by cherry inlay work. Beautiful piece created by Artist Michael Oates as a...
Category
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ash, Cherry, Walnut
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut Maple Pink
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Round Walnut Grey
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Round Walnut Red
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Clarke Round Coffee Table Maple White
Located in Cincinnati, US
The Clarke Collection comes in ten different table top sizes, two wood species, and two metal finishes. The exposed stainless steel bolts blur the line between Scandinavian and Indus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
DOOQ Scandinavian Modern Travertine and Olive Ash Center Table L'anamour, Rouge
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
L’anamour is a set of coffee and side tables, which complement and complete each other. The connection between them is as perfect as a poet-muse relationship, with emotions flying hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut Black
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Clarke Oval Coffee Table Maple White
Located in Cincinnati, US
The Clarke Collection comes in ten different table top sizes, two wood species, and two metal finishes. The exposed stainless steel bolts blur the line between Scandinavian and Indus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Customizable Coffee Table TEN, More Sizes, More Wood Finishes
By DK3
Located in Paris, FR
TEN coffee table
Solid wood tabletop and legs
Table height
– 50 cm
– 40 cm
– 45 cm
Tabletop dimensions:
– 140 x 60 cm
– 150 x 60 cm
– 160 x 60 cm
Table top thickness: 3 cm
Wood:
– ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Maple White
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut Orange
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Ross Clear Glass Coffee Table Walnut White
Located in Cincinnati, US
A perfect mix of Scandinavian inspiration and industrial flare that cohesively come together to make a statement piece which embodies simplicity, functionality and elegance.
The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Maple Mustard
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Slide Coffee Table
Located in Vandoma, PT
The combination of the black base of its pieces and oak veneer geometric patterns, give this collection a modern, elegant and timeless character.
Modern and widely customizable wi...
Category
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Rectangular Maple Prairie Green
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut Bloody Red
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Round Maple Pink
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Rectangular Walnut Prairie Green
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Rectangular Walnut Red
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
TV Stand Bench in Solid Ash, South Scandinavian Design by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This TV stand is designed by Eric Gizard - Paris.
It is 100% made in France with exclusive solid ash wood from sustainable managed French forests.
It can also be used as a bench, a...
Category
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Scandinavian Designer Natural Wood and Black Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
This eye-catching coffee table has the same language as our Dining Table.
A unique design that defies structural boundaries and symmetrical balances. The Finnish concept fits like ...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch
Clarke Industrial Coffee Table Rectangular Walnut Black
Located in Cincinnati, US
The Clarke Collection comes in ten different table top sizes, two wood species, and two metal finishes. The exposed stainless steel bolts blur the line between Scandinavian and Indus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Square Maple Gray
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Round Maple Blood Red
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Maple Navy
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Square Maple Mustard
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Rectangular Maple Prairie Green
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut Mustard
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Rectangular Walnut Navy
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Round Walnut Gray
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Round Walnut Prairie Green
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables for Sale on 1stDibs
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.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
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