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Conference Tables For Sale
21st Century S3 Laquered Iron Dining Table / Desk Green Blue Yellow Silver Pink
Located in Roma, IT
Handmade lacquered iron table, obtained by bending a single metal sheet.
Dimensions and colors customizable on request.
Category
2010s Italian Conference Tables
Materials
Iron
Cocobolo Dining Table by Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Wanna be a bond villain in real life? Well here's your chance. Certain pieces just command respect and deserve appreciation for their flawless design. "WTF?" is typically the first thing uttered when people see this on our showroom floor. A literal jaw-droppper, regardless of whether installing as a dining table, desk or conference table. Lovingly restored by our in-house cabinet shop, this cocobolo wood table by Don S. Shoemaker is a rare find. Geometry and brutalism intertwine to form an architectural masterpiece of function and form. Staved slats of offset cocobolo form a brilliant patchwork that covers every visible inch of both the top and bottom sections. The grain and color tones vary in each slat to create a stunning visual contrast throughout.
The pedestal and top separate easily without any screws or bolts. The table top has a grid-work of rails underneath that sink into corresponding notches on the base. The base is brilliantly assembled with a hollow interior to keep the weight to a minimum. This massive construction is surprisingly totable, without compromising rigidity or stability.
Although we're uncertain on the production quantity, the total number is probably quite minuscule. Tagged with its original label and numbered #6 in several locations.
About the designer:
Furniture designer Don Shoemaker was born in Nebraska to an affluent family. During the 1930s, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In the late 1940s, he married and subsequently, on his honeymoon, fell in love with Mexico. He loved the country so much that later in the 1940s, he moved to Mexico with his wife. Shoemaker lived and painted in a town called Santa Maria de Guido, overseeing the City of Morelia in Michoacán.
Don and his wife Barbara lived in harmony with nature, growing many rare plants in their greenhouse. Don became inspired by the tropical woods of Mexico and began to manufacture furniture from these precious timbers. What began as a small factory in the late 1950s became known as Señal S.A and grew to where Don employed more than a hundred skilled artisans. Soon he became an important figure in the economic and cultural life of his adopted town. Señal S.A brought new wealth and an economic boost to the town, and Dom was known for his warm and charitable heart.
The furniture designed for Señal S.A by Don were modern interpretations of traditional Mexican furnishings. Many of his iconic designs were inspired by traditional Mexican woodwork. The pieces made from Cocobolo, a Mexican rosewood, and other precious woods were highly sought after. The furniture was exported to showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, and large Mexican cities. His designs were liked very much by wealthy Mexican families...
Category
1960s Mexican Post-Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Cocobolo
Modern Grey Wooden Pedestal Dining Table With Copper Accents
By Corinna Warm, WARM
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The modern design of the Ease dining table features a geometric and angular aesthetic. Beautifully handcrafted from grey stained hand selected wood, accentuated with warm, luxurious brushed
copper or contrast veneer chamfered corners. The detailing follows through to the pedestal base on a copper plinth...
Category
2010s American Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Copper
Erik Wørts: Freestanding "Mayor's" desk with profiled edges made 1953
By Erik Wørts, C.B.Hansen
Located in London, GB
Freestanding desk of Brazilian rosewood with profiled edges. Front with six drawers with carved handles. Made 1953 by C. B. Hansen with plaquette. H. 75 cm. L. 190 cm. W. 105 cm.
Pr...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Walnut Copper Brown MiMi Dining Table by Miduny, Made in Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Experience the harmony of design and functionality with the MiMi Dining Table, an NYCxDesign 2018 Honoree and German Design Award 2019 Nominee. Its faceted geometry and painted surfa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Birch, Walnut, Plywood
Compression Dining Table in Walnut Wood
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Compression Table by Stephen Kenn is a celebration of simplicity and strength. The bars are held together without nails or welds, but through compression along steel rods. The Compression Table can be paired with the matching Compression Bench or used with other chairs of your choosing.
Every Stephen Kenn piece is made to order through our Los Angeles studio in partnership with a number of small businesses and fabricators in the LA area.
With this customizable table...
Category
2010s American Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Eames Aluminum Group Dining Table for Herman Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A nice sized medium ebony toned dining table with satin black edge having black pedestals attached to cast aluminum star bases with adjustable foot pads. Retains the labels designed ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Wood
Ban White Oak & Curved Steel Dining Table by Autonomous Furniture
Located in Victoria, BC
The Ban table in White Oak by Autonomous Furniture - where contemporary design meets natural beauty. Crafted with precision and passion, this exquisite dinin...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
Large Italian Rosewood and Leather Conference Table/Desk By Hans Von Klier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning, large conference table/executive desk designed by Hans Von Klier for Skipper (ca. 1970, Italy).
Composed of a wrapped black leather middle section flanked by resin-coated...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Leather, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Rosewood, Lacquer
French Style Rounded Edges Walnut Dining Table - Living Room Wooden Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
Black Walnut Dining Table
Our walnut wood table, a symbol of natural elegance and timeless design, is an ideal choice for both residential and commercial spaces. With its rich brown...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish George I Conference Tables
Materials
Steel
Ettore Sottsass Monumental Walnut and Rosso Verona Marble, Italy 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Ettore Sottsass Monumental Walnut and Rosso Verona Marble, Italy 1960s
Monumental walnut and rosso verona marble table designed by Ettore Sottsass in the 1960s, for the fine Italian manufacturer Poltronova. This enormous table...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
20th Century Grey Italian Brutalist Galvanized Metal Writing Desk, Office Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A silver-grey, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Brutalist writing, office desk made of hand crafted galvanized metal, designed by an unknown artist from Milan, in good condition. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Metal
21st Century Concrete Oval Shape Table Powder Cement Color Handmade in Italy
Located in Rome, Lazio
A new addition to the Fusto Line: oval shaped dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixtur...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Conference Tables
Materials
Concrete
MCM Eames for Herman Miller Segmented Taupe Base Table Rectangular Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous Eames for Herman Miller segmented base table with taupe base and table edge, rectangular natural oak wood veneer top, and aluminum spi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
JOLIE DINING TABLE - Ebony Oak Dining Table with Gold Metal Inlay
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
JOLIE DINING TABLE - Ebony Oak Dining Table with Gold Metal Inlay
The Jolie Dining Table is a stunning and sculptural piece of furniture that is an...
Category
2010s American Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Dining Table POV 465, Solid Oak or Walnut, 220
By Kaschkasch, TON a.s.
Located in Paris, IDF
Dining table POV 466 signed by TON & Kashkash studio
Top shape:
Oval, rectangular, or round rectangular
Top size:
220cm, 240cm, 260cm, 280cm or 300cm
Wood types:
Solid oak or Amer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Scandinavian Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Oval Walnut Dining Conference Midcentury Inspired Steel Powder Coated Table
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Inspired by the simplicity of midcentury design, the McManus dining table feels light and airy. The base is created using a stainless steel, power coated frame. The top shown is soli...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
McNichols Dining Table
By Anton Maka
Located in Shelby Twp, MI
The McNichols dining table is made of a solid walnut board top that has been hand-selected to show off the natural beauty and character of the black walnut. The tabletop is set on so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Walnut
Kluskens Jumbo Dining Table
By Kluskens
Located in Nederweert, NL
Large, round, tough and of course completely massive in solid American walnut. A beautiful round table with 3 or 4 heavy, round legs. In the 'small' size of 110cm diameter with 3 leg...
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Walnut
20 foot Industrial Walnut Drink Rail
Located in Baltimore, MD
Originally build for a hotel, this 20-foot drink rail/table is meticulously crafted to perfection. This extraordinary piece features a solid walnut butcher ...
Category
2010s American Industrial Conference Tables
Materials
Steel
FLOAT DINING TABLE - Modern Bleached White Oak Dining Table w/ Silver Leaf Bases
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
FLOAT DINING TABLE - Modern Bleached White Oak Dining Table w/ Silver Leaf Bases
The Float Dining Table is a stunning and modern piece of furniture...
Category
2010s American Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Silver Leaf
Large Custom Banquet Table Made from Rift Sawn White Oak
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This oak banquet table is seen here in 180" x 46" with a 3" thick top, however it can be built in any size.
Because each table is bench-made in our own Los Angeles workshop you can influence all aspects of design, including size, wood species and finish. We use only traditional carpentry techniques, no nails...
Category
2010s American Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Oak
Modern Dining Table Large Rustic Walnut Wood Table Handmade Tables
Located in København N, DK
Indivisible conference table
Eternal. Ancient. Indivisible. Such things have inspired people since the beginning of time. Sky and stars. Oceans. The mountains. Space. Unexplored dis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Arts and Crafts Conference Tables
Materials
Steel
BookMatched Scottish Burr Elm Dining Table, Live Edge Legs by Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
Scottish Burr Elm Table with inverted live edge legs and Bookmatched top.
The third image shows the book-matched top in full made from two slabs of soli...
Category
2010s English Organic Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Elm
Eames Herman Miller Round Table Universal Base Wood Grain Laminate Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Renowned Eames Herman Miller round table with the universal base and a wood grain laminate top with off white edge trim, black painted shaft, and polished aluminum base. Wonderful vintage condition with no outstanding flaws that we have detected. Please see photos, circa 1960s-1970s.
A prestigious Mid-Century Modern design by the well-known husband and wife duo Charles and Ray Eames: “The Universal Base Table. With a typical focus on beauty and utility in design, the Eames Round Table is as graceful, versatile and remains as relevant as it was back in the 1960s. The Eames Universal...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Christian Audigier Long Courier Lacquered Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic white long courier lacquered farmhouse dining table or conference table by Christian Audigier after the design by Christian Liaigre for Ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Wood
Grey & White Marble Rounded Corners Single Pedestal Dining Conference Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern grey & white marble rounded corners single pedestal dining conference table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century Rococo Style Ladies' Desk from Royal Collection
Located in London, GB
19th Century Rococo style ladies' desk inlaid with light wood in the form of flowers and foliage, cabriole legs with attached brass fittings, frame with drawer. At the bottom with fi...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Midcentury Italian Organic Modern Rattan Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Mid-Century Modern Italian double pedestal dining table crafted from split reed rattan. The organic modern design features are demilune or "C" shaped pedestal forms topped ...
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Colonial Art Deco Dining Table
Located in San Marino, CA
An early 20th century French Colonial Art Deco dining table from Vietnam. Made of rosewood, with burled wood legs and sides. Could function beautifully as an executive desk or confer...
Category
Early 20th Century Vietnamese Art Deco Conference Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Mid Century Dining Table by Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Mid Century dining table designed by Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb. This example is in very good, original condition, showing only light wear consistent with age. Specifically, an inconsequential veneer flaw at the corner, and light cosmetic wear - please see images. The table opens to accept a large ( 20 in W ) leaf ) extending the width from 72 to 92 inches. This listing is for the dining table only.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Ash
8FT Eames for Herman Miller Executive Series Marble-Top Chrome Base Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
This special version of the Eames conference table was created for the "executive market"
Features recently restored signature chrome segmented base with a Carrera marble racetrac...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Custom English 60" Diameter Mahogany Starburst Dining Table with Leaves
Located in Woodbury, CT
This highly functional 60" diameter dining table can seat an intimate party of four, or expand to 102" long (with its two 21" leaves) to seat a gathering of 10. When closed, the radi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Conference Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Yew
Kluskens Jura Dining Table
By Kluskens
Located in Nederweert, NL
This 100% solid oak table is not round, not oval, not rectangular but very beautifully organic. The top is a bit asymmetrical and finished with a beautiful, soft radius. The edge inv...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Extendable Antique Pinewood Dining Room Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian extendable dining room table made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The round Scandinavian pull-out conference tab...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Harvey Probber Midcentury Saber Leg Extension Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish Mid-Century Modern dining table designed by Harvey Probber featuring two 16 inch extending leaves for a total of 98 inches. The iconic table has sabre formed legs with a dram...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Chrome Brass & Lucite X Shape Base Beveled Glass Top Rectangle Dining Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome and brass Lucite base table octagonal beveled glass top dining conference table.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Elizabethan Style Hand-Carved Oak Library Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Elizabethan/ Jacobean style dining table has beautifully hand-carved decorations of grapes, flowers, leaves and rosettes and aged patin...
Category
19th Century Unknown Jacobean Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage Mid Century Modern Herman Miller No1 Eames Conference Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this super rare and highly collectable, original, Mid Century Modern, Herman Miller No1 Edition conference table, which were purchased by the original owner...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Chrome
Original "André" table, designed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Paris, FR
Tobia Scarpa for Gavina chrome and glass top dining or conference table, called the "Andre" table. The frame of the top slides in an 'x' shape into the four cylindrical legs. The bar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Conference Tables
Materials
Chrome
Brass & Tessellated Marble Stone Tile Top Dining Conference Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern concave pedestal base tessellated stone dining or conference table. Thick curved edge decorated with multiple brass inlay ribs top. Beige an...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Magnificent Restored Butterfly Patterned Olivewood Dining Table by Milo Baughman
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent dining table is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and installation ready.
An exce...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Olive
15ft Herman Miller Segmented Table by Charles Eames
Located in Aachen, NW
This amazing table is a 1 of a kind opportunity!
Fine and very rare 15ft segmented table by Charles Eames for Herman Miller.
Perfect for a conference room or a large dining room. W...
Category
1970s American Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Drexel Heritage Mid-Century Modern Oak and Burl Wood Dining Table, Refinished
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency extension dining table
By Drexel Heritage
USA, Circa 1970s
Carved oak, with bur...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Oak, Burl
Karl Spring Mid-Century Modern Lacquered Goat Skin Dining, Conference Table 70s
Located in Miami, FL
For Sale is this large almost round floating Karl Springer dining table on two half round pedestal bases, made in America in the 1970.
All wood core decorated with the Goat Skin and...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
Rectangle Teak Danish Mid Century Modern Dining Table Flip Top Sweden Made MINT
By Skaraborgs Möbelindustri Tibro
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rectangle Teak Danish Mid Century Modern Dining Table Flip Top Sweden Made MINT
Table expands to 68 x 47 x 29
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Teak
Custom English Mahogany Double Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Absolutely stunning, swirled mahogany graces the top of this two-pedestal, two-leaf, classically styled dining table. Banded in straight grain mahogany with a delicate stringing of b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Conference Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Ettore Sottsass 'Ospite' Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ettore Sottsass 'Ospite' dining table for Zanotta, 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Mid-Century Space Age Coffee Table, Peter Ghyczy and Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1970
By Horn
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of Polyurethane
- wooden parts has some signs use
- good, original condition.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Plastic
Italian Modern Glass and Aluminium Rectangular Table
Located in Boston, MA
The Long Island table, designed by Giuseppe Bavuso, is a perfect table for dining or conference areas. With a sleek, refined look, consistent with Rimadesio’s philosophy, the long Is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Antique French Table Farmhouse Monk Refectory Monastery Baluster Oak Late 18C
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Antique French Monk Refectory Monastery Oak Dining Table with Single Baluster Carved Trestle Base and Stretcher~~79.5" Wide
Old pegged construction~~late 18th century/earl...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Conference Tables
Materials
Oak
Alexandra Round Solid Wood and Steel Dining Table by Autonomous Furniture
Located in Victoria, BC
A dramatic round table featuring a solid wood tabletop, shown in Torched Oak, set on a thick blackened steel base. The curved conical base is meticulously curved and joined to create a virtual seamless connection, acting as a sculptural form. The 8-degree taper helps form depth and an intrinsic value to the piece. Designer Kirk Van Ludwig wanted the table balanced allowing for a person to sit on the end of the table without any movement, this was achieved through the use of 3/8” thickness and a large steel flange.
The Alexandra table...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
Large Italian Modern Walnut Dining Conference Tapered Legs Table Boat Shape
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
High quality Italian mid century modern boat shape dining room table in style of Gio Ponti.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Walnut
Paul Evans Patchwork Copper 106" Extendable Dining Table for Directional, c 1967
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and very rare copper clad extendable dining table by Paul Evans for Directional, produced circa 1967. This incredible piece of design history is fabricated from patinated pieces of copper, brass, and pewter formed in a patchwork pattern. Perfect statement piece for a discerning collector, design connoisseur or luxury interior designer.
Hefty and sturdy construction in this extendable Parsons table which can be transformed from 66" up to a large 106" with the two matching leaves, allowing seating for up to 10 to 12 people. Or consider using as a heavy duty desk / work table. The fusion of these mixed metals of copper, brass and pewter formulates an exemplary piece which would be a welcomed statement to any connoisseur's collection.
We have the matching cafe / game table and floating wall console...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Monumental Art Nouveau Dining Table Attributed to Victor Horta from the Firehous
By Victor Horta
Located in Chicago, IL
John Dickinson selected this table as the centerpiece Table for The Firehouse with the help of MoMA curator Peter Selz, who had curated the re-examination of Art Nouveau at MoMA in 1960 before moving to Berkeley and founded the Berkeley Art Museum. Also, a client of Dickinson's. Attributed to Victor Horta...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Brass
Massive Walnut - Live Edge Wood Table - Kitchen Table - Conference Room Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
LIVE EDGE WALNUT CONFERENCE TABLE
This table is made of natural walnut slabs.
Some Walnut slabs have a lot of natural beauty as it’s one side has a large curve. This is one of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Organic Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Wood, Walnut
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Conference or Dining Table in Walnut and Steel
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Osvaldo Borsani for Tenco, conference or dining table, model 'T58', walnut, steel, metal, Italy, design 1961, production 1962
This large table, designed by the iconic Italian desig...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Conference Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
MCM Eames Herman Miller Natural Oak 60" Round Top Tables Black Universal Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern Eames for Herman Miller 60” round tables comprised of light natural oak wood veneer tops, black universal bases, an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage, New and Antique Conference Tables
Vintage, new and antique conference tables are key to designing functional offices, setting the tone through shape and materials.
The evolution of floor plans and office furniture such as desks or office chairs shows how the workplace has changed over the years. One trend in the 20th century was the open floor plan, which was pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright. The profoundly influential architect’s design for the 1936 office building for SC Johnson Wax was an early example. Soon, major American furniture manufacturers would take aim at creating furnishings for the workplace.
In 1942, Herman Miller, anticipating a postwar economic boom, began making office furniture for the first time, while at Knoll, a special office-focused division created by Florence Knoll in the mid-1940s designed office spaces for the likes of GM and CBS.
Open-floor-plan offices became mainstream by the mid-century as a way to reflect a company’s values. Working in an open space meant that employees were equal and the design was aimed at improving communication and cooperation. The conference table was key to this vision. Businesses with an open floor plan needed a place for meetings and this ensured that the conference table and conference room became staples of the modern office.
A round conference table is egalitarian and informal, getting people to participate and share ideas. A rectangular conference table is more structured, allowing executives to sit at the end of the table to conduct the meeting.
The style and color of the table are also important. A bold color can make participants feel more creative; a unique shape can evoke innovation and modernity. Creatives often invest in eye-catching furniture to express their company’s individuality.
A variety of conference tables can be found on 1stDibs, from postmodern conference tables for forward-looking businesses to new and custom options to make a conference room stand out.