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Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Mid Century Leather Top Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Designed to infuse an air of elegance into any space, this table features an embossed leather top in our Osprey white finish. The square top sits on a geometric, gold-tone iron cube ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Large Gilt Iron Side or Drinks Table
Located in Buchanan, NY
This large iron side or drinks table was recently crafted by European artisans using traditional iron working techniques. It features a hand applied gold finish with dark undertones ...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Small Spanish Gilt Drinks Table with Pointed Stem
Located in Buchanan, NY
Recently crafted by skilled artisans using conventional iron-working techniques, this small iron and metal end table from Spain features a distinctive design with a central stem that...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Spanish Gilt Iron Drinks Table on a Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant small end table was recently created by skilled European artisans using traditional iron working techniques. Hand-forged from iron, it features a stem with a central rin...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Small Black Spanish Drinks Table with Gold Highlights
Located in Buchanan, NY
This lovely Spanish iron drinks table was recently crafted by European artisans using traditional iron-working techniques. Based on one of our favorite vintage designs, it features a...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Small Spanish Gilt Iron Drinks Table with Curved Legs
Located in Buchanan, NY
This lovely Spanish iron drinks table was recently crafted by skilled artisans and features a hand-applied gilt gold finish with red undertones. The stem has a central ring detail an...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Black and White Opaline Asymmetric Side Tables in the spirit of Daniel Buren.
Located in Brussels, BE
A pair of black and white asymmetrical stripes side tables in the spirit of french artist Daniel Buren. Perfect vintage condition. France 2000.
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Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Opaline Glass, Wood

Spanish Iron Drinks Table with Bronze Patina
Located in Buchanan, NY
This recently handcrafted small Spanish iron end table is not only elegant but functional. Based on a vintage 1950s design, it features a circular stem highlighted by a central ring ...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Small Spanish Gilt Drinks Table with a Twisted Stem
Located in Buchanan, NY
This striking Spanish drinks table was recently crafted by accomplished European artisans using traditional iron-working methods. Based on one of our favorite 1950s designs, the tabl...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Small Iron Drinks Table with Pointed Stem
Located in Buchanan, NY
This recently fabricated Spanish iron side table features a distinctive design with a central stem that tapers to a fine point, attached to a tripod base that comprises three subtly ...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 T5 Table by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
LC10 textured ivory outdoors square table designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1929. Revisited by Perriand in 1984, and relaunched by Cassina one year la...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Spanish Gilt Iron Drinks Table on a Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
Based on one of our favorite vintage designs, this lovely Spanish iron drinks table was recently crafted to our specifications and features a hand-applied gilt gold finish with red u...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Small Hand-painted Black Spanish Drinks Table
Located in Buchanan, NY
Based on one of our favorite vintage designs, this lovely Spanish iron drinks table was recently crafted to our specifications and features a hand-applied black finish with subtle go...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Pair of Regency Style Lucite and Brass Side Tables by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Hollywood Regency round side tables designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones. The tables are just stunni...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Leather Top Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
This table celebrates the beauty of understated design with its clean lines and unusual leather top. The sleek, black metal frame creates a striking silhouette that stands out with b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Modern Green Leather Top Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leather Top Accent Table, where contemporary design meets sophisticated luxury. The table features a stunning watercress green leather-wrapped shagreen embossed round top in a vibran...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Modern Gray Leather Top Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leather Top Accent Table with leather-wrapped round top supported by a six-legged gilt metal base with a stretcher. Dimensions: 16" x 16" x 21" H
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Modern Taupe Leather Top Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Leather Top Accent Table, where contemporary design meets sophisticated luxury. The table features a stunning watercress green leather-wrapped shagreen embossed round top in an elega...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Small Dark Gilt Metal Drinks Table with Curved Legs
Located in Buchanan, NY
This small iron and metal end table from Spain was recently crafted by skilled artisans using traditional iron-working techniques. Based on a vintage 1950s design, it features a stur...
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Modern Pewter Leather Top Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Where contemporary design meets sophisticated luxury. The table features a stunning leather-wrapped shagreen embossed round top in an elegant gray hue, creating a sleek and stylish s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Ornate Gilt Metal Drinks Table With a Ruffled Top
Located in Buchanan, NY
This ornate and unusual Spanish gilt metal side or drinks table was recently handcrafted by skilled artisans using conventional iron-working techniques with an emphasis on superior q...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Osaka Side Table
Located in Coulsdon, GB
Introducing the Osaka Marble Side Table—a harmonious fusion of artistry and functionality that transcends ordinary furniture. Meticulously hand-carv...
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Italian Travertine Side Tables in the Manner of Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in New York, NY
Italian 21st century travertine side tables each with a thick top fitted on a conical base, in the manner of Angelo Mangiarotti. These elegantly organic side tables are made from a b...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Travertine

Capitola Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Capitola table features a series of geometric shapes stacked on top of each other with solid wood details. Available in American walnut or white oak...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Character Side Tables Lacquered Wood and Metal. Italy, 2000s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair, set of contemporary side end low coffee cocktail bedside nightstand tables or gueridon in white cream lacquered metal and tick chocolate brown lacquered wood top. In the mood o...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

French Modernist Ceramic Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of side tables from France with a unique black and white design. We love the geometric effect of the color blocked lines and the eye catching simplicity of the form. The tables ...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic

Norway End Table With Wooden Accent
Located in Coulsdon, GB
Behold the Norway End Table, an intriguing focal point beside any seat. The profound emerald-fluted base elegantly converges with a circular Emperador grey marble top and is ideal fo...
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 Table by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1929. Revisited by Perriand in 1984, and relaunched by Cassina one year later. Manufactured by Cassina in Ital...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Small Gilt Iron Drinks Table with Twisted Stem
Located in Buchanan, NY
A handsome Spanish gilt iron drinks table, recently crafted to our design and specifications, is a unique and charming piece that will surely catch the eye. This small side table fea...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Small Gilt Metal Drinks Table with Twisted Stem
Located in Buchanan, NY
A handsome Spanish gilt iron drinks table, recently crafted to our design and specifications, is a unique and charming piece that will surely catch the eye. This small side table fea...
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Floating Marble Top Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a honed white Bianco Carrara marble round top above a slender, sculptural leaning faux bois frame on a flat disc base. Dimensions: 14" W x 14" D x 21.75" Shown in a station br...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Floating Burl Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a Tamo Ash burl veneer round top above a slender, sculptural leaning faux bois frame on a flat disc base. Dimensions: 14" W x 14" D x 21.75" H Shown in Pyramid Brown with Sati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Prism Modern Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Clamped cantilever circular glass top table with brass discuss base and a graphite parchment inlaid prism base. Dimensions: 14" W x 15" D ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Starburst Accent Table - Almond
Located in Westwood, NJ
In a light almond finish to the starburst cherry veneered top with a central metal inlaid decorative disc. Raised on a tapered column pedestal wrapped in a grey leather detail. Dime...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Silent Black Floating Burl Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a black stained Tamo Ash burl veneer round top above a slender, sculptural leaning faux bois frame on a flat disc base. Dimensions: 14" W x 14" D x 21.75" Shown in Silent Blac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Starburst Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
In the dark Ossian finish to the starburst cherry veneered top with a central metal inlaid decorative dic. Raised on a tapered column pedestal wrapped in a grey leather detail. Dime...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Pair of Side Tables Lacquered Metal by Neil David. Netherland, 2000s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
pair set of side end low coffee cocktail bedside nightstand tables or gueridon in white lacquered metal by the Netherland designer Neil David. In the mood o...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

White Modern Faux Horn Lamp Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A white lacquered and faux horn painted accent table, the square glass inset top with stainless steel edged corners, on square legs joined by stretchers and an inset glass under tier...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Mid Century Oak Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a brushed quartered oak veneer in a warm Charteris finish and starburst form relief. Dimensions: 16" W x 10" D x 22.25" H
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Calacatta Viola Marble Side Table with Fluting
Located in Coulsdon, GB
The Calacatta Viola Marble Side Table with Fluting is a remarkable piece of furniture that exudes both luxury and sophistication. Crafted from ...
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Rialto Side Table, XL by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Rialto side table - XL is made from American walnut or white oak and features an architectural base. The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade in Los Angeles, Calif...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Outdoor Hinterland Side Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hinterland Side Table features a powder coated iron tube base and choice of 3 different tops; teak slat, stone, or a cast tempered glass with a corduroy pattern. The Lawson-Fe...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Teak

Round Soft Green Murano Glass and Brass Martini or Side Table, Italy, 24.75"H
Located in New York, NY
Single Round Soft Green Murano Glass and Brass Martini or Side Table, Italy, 2023. Hand-casted 12 mm Soft Green colored Murano round glass top sits atop a hand-turned, trumpet-shaped...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Dark Modern Oval Side Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
With an inset oval basalt stone top, a quartered oak veneer in our dark charteris finish, with a cutout center that has a glass shelf and lower tier shelf. Dimensions: 24" W x 18" D ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Modern Lacewood Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern gray lacewood veneer table on a recessed cream lacquered base. The table has a plectrum outlined top and sides and has a unique gilt channel cut into one end. Dimensions: 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Modern Oval Side Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
With an inset oval basalt stone top, a quartered oak veneer in our light gowan finish, with a cutout center that has a glass shelf and lower tier shelf. Dimensions: 24" W x 18" D x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Pair of Side Table mosaic stainless steel and agate by Stan Usel
Located in Brussels, BE
Created to measure by Stan Usel, pair of side table of stainless steel, side table topped with a magnificent mosaic stainless steel agate gemstone highlighting a mosaic radiation. Ea...
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2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone, Agate, Stainless Steel

Andrianna Shamaris Sculptural Teak Wood Side Table or Stool
Located in New York, NY
A century old teak wood mortar originally used to grind rice, is repurposed into this minimalist side table or stool. Part of the Mid Century Couture Collection, we first turned this...
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Sculptural Teak Wood Side Table or Stool
Located in New York, NY
A century old teak wood mortar originally used to grind rice, is repurposed into this minimalist side table or stool. Part of the Mid Century Couture Collection, featuring our unique...
Category

2010s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Gilt Iron Side Table on a Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This recently crafted small Spanish iron end table is not only elegant but functional. Based on a vintage 1950s design, it features a circular central stem, highlighted by an intrigu...
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Oak Niguel Side Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Niguel side table features one drawer and an open shelf. Details include leveling brass cap feet, a brass stretcher on the base, lacquered interior and inset brass hardware. Avai...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Gilt Iron Drinks Table with a Twisted Stem
Located in Buchanan, NY
A handsome Spanish gilt iron drinks table, recently crafted to our design and specifications that features a twisted stem design mounted on a sturdy tripod base, creating an aestheti...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Meret Oppenheim Traccia Sculptural Table
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Meret Oppenheim Traccia sculptural table Manufactured by Cassina in Italy In 1971, Dino Gavino launched what he called “l’opera d’arte funzionale”, or functional artworks, in so doing inaugurating a new approach of furnishing where surreal objects were adapted for everyday use. This led to the creation of the Ultramobile collection. These pieces, that went beyond (ultra) furniture (mobile) engaged the imagination, complementing rational intelligence with a sense of wonder, where geometry interacted with fantasy. One of these pieces was the low table that the Swiss artist Meret Oppenheim designed in 1929 for Leo Castelli’s avant-garde gallery, dubbing it the “Bird Leg Table...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Small Gilt Spanish Drinks Table with Painted Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This attractive iron and metal side table from Spain was recently crafted by skilled artisans using conventional iron-working techniques with an emphasis on superior quality. Based o...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Iron Drinks Table with Gold Patina
Located in Buchanan, NY
This recently fabricated Spanish iron side table has a hand-applied gold patina that replicates the same patina that you would find on a vintage piece. Created by accomplished artisa...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Iron

Plueersmitt 'Side Table No. 2' by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Side table designed by PlueerSmitt in 2014. Striking. Wooden side table consisting of two stripped-down trestles and a table top. The seemingly heavy top contrasts the rigid trestl...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Spanish Gilt Metal Drinks Table on a Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This handsome gilt iron martini table was recently created by accomplished artisans using traditional iron-working methods with an emphasis on superior quality. Giving meticulous att...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

Ward Bennett Inspired Pair Enameled Steel I-Beam Drink Stands or End Tables
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In creating a prototype, Ward Bennett actually cut off a section of a steel I-beam to achieve the raw aesthetic he was after. Here, a pair of solid enameled steel drink stands after ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Enamel, Steel

Mid-century Modern side tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern side 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 side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern side tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side tables, popular names associated with this style include Edward Wormley, Lawson-Fenning, Dunbar, and Paul McCobb. 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 side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $76 and tops out at $250,000 while the average work can sell for $2,247.

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