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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Creator: Moooi
Marcel Wanders Container Dining Table, Black Base & White Top
Located in Dronten, NL
The Container Table Classic, designed by Marcel Wanders studio, is the foundation you build your home around. This lightweight design is easy to move around, but once it’s found its ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Plastic, Laminate

Moooi Chess Table in Lacquered Wood with Steel Frame, MDF by Front
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chess table is a table for pasttime, rivalry and cleverness. Some people cannot stand their loss, some people should not win. However, a checkmate is always unavoidable! Addit...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Moooi Common Comrades Emperor Table in Solid Birch by Neri and Hu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A clever personification of the simplicity of country life, where everybody knows 'who' you are and 'what' you do, the Common Comrades table family amuses us with its utilitarian simplicity & honest soul. Additional information: Material: Solid birch Finish: Red (RAL 3003...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Birch

Moooi Obon Square High Ceramic Table in Grey Finish by Simone Bonanni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Obon is a collection of three tables inspired by an ancient, earthy, irregular material: terra-cotta. With its origins lost in the mists of time, terracotta is at the base of millena...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Moooi Common Comrades Seamstress Table in Solid Birch by Neri and Hu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A clever personification of the simplicity of country life, where everybody knows 'who' you are and 'what' you do, the Common Comrades table family amuses us with its utilitarian simplicity & honest soul. Additional information: Material: Solid birch Finish: Red (RAL 3003...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Birch

Moooi Elements 002 Silk Grey Table in Solid Wood with Upholstery by Jaime Hayon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired originally by the form of a cactus and its modular shape, the various parts of the Elements collection resemble a functional sculpture: as beautiful as the cactus, but extre...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Moooi Elements 007 Silk Grey Table in Solid Wood by Jaime Hayon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired originally by the form of a cactus and its modular shape, the various parts of the Elements collection resemble a functional sculpture: as beautiful as the cactus, but extre...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Moooi Common Comrades Tailor Table in Solid Birch by Neri and Hu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A clever personification of the simplicity of country life, where everybody knows 'who' you are and 'what' you do, the Common Comrades table family amuses us with its utilitarian simplicity & honest soul. Additional information: Material: Solid birch Finish: Red (RAL 3003...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Birch

Moooi Obon Square High Ceramic Table in Terracotta Finish by Simone Bonanni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Obon is a collection of three tables inspired by an ancient, earthy, irregular material: terra-cotta. With its origins lost in the mists of time, terracotta is at the base of millena...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Moooi Obon Rectangular Low Ceramic Table in Terracotta Finish by Simone Bonanni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Obon is a collection of three tables inspired by an ancient, earthy, irregular material: terra-cotta. With its origins lost in the mists of time, terracotta is at the base of millena...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Moooi Common Comrades Scholar Table in Solid Birch by Neri and Hu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A clever personification of the simplicity of country life, where everybody knows 'who' you are and 'what' you do, the Common Comrades table family amuses us with its utilitarian simplicity & honest soul. Additional information: Material: Solid birch Finish: Red (RAL 3003...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Birch

Moooi Common Comrades Farmer Table in Solid Birch by Neri and Hu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A clever personification of the simplicity of country life, where everybody knows 'who' you are and 'what' you do, the Common Comrades table family amuses us with its utilitarian simplicity & honest soul. Additional information: Material: Solid birch Finish: Red (RAL 3003...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Birch

Moooi Obon Square Low Ceramic Table in Terracotta Finish by Simone Bonanni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Obon is a collection of three tables inspired by an ancient, earthy, irregular material: terra-cotta. With its origins lost in the mists of time, terracotta is at the base of millena...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Moooi Elements 002 Golden Yellow Table in Wood with Upholstery by Jaime Hayon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired originally by the form of a cactus and its modular shape, the various parts of the Elements collection resemble a functional sculpture: as beautiful as the cactus, but extre...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Moooi Pig Table in Polyester & ABS with Black Finish by Front
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oink, oink! Meet the Pig Table: the table that thinks it’s a pig. This proud big girl certainly didn’t buy her hospitality license at the corner store — she ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Polyester

Moooi Elements 007 Grey Blue Table in Solid Wood by Jaime Hayon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired originally by the form of a cactus and its modular shape, the various parts of the Elements collection resemble a functional sculpture: as beautiful as the cactus, but extre...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Moooi Obon Rectangular Low Ceramic Table in Grey Finish by Simone Bonanni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Obon is a collection of three tables inspired by an ancient, earthy, irregular material: terra-cotta. With its origins lost in the mists of time, terracotta is at the base of millena...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Moooi Obon Square Low Ceramic Table in Grey Finish by Simone Bonanni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Obon is a collection of three tables inspired by an ancient, earthy, irregular material: terra-cotta. With its origins lost in the mists of time, terracotta is at the base of millena...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Moooi Turbo High Table in Wooden Frame by Maarten Baas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Spontaneous and refreshing, the car’s abstract design conveys the uncontaminated simplicity of childhood’s thoughts and dreams. A candid sketch of a car roars to life and parks itsel...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Moooi Elements 005 Table in Solid Wood with Upholstery by Jaime Hayon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired originally by the form of a cactus and its modular shape, the various parts of the Elements collection resemble a functional sculpture: as beautiful as the cactus, but extre...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Moooi Small Crochet Table in Cotton and Epoxy Resin by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Who would have ever thought of a laced crochet in the shape of a table? Defying all fabric capabilities, the laced Crochet table is the ultimate accessory for any interior. Additi...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Epoxy Resin

Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Table Black Stained by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Turbo Low Table in Wooden Frame by Maarten Baas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Spontaneous and refreshing, the car’s abstract design conveys the uncontaminated simplicity of childhood’s thoughts and dreams. A candid sketch of a car roars to life and parks itsel...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Table White Wash Stained by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Elements 007 Oyester White Table in Wood & Fibreglass by Jaime Hayon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired originally by the form of a cactus and its modular shape, the various parts of the Elements collection resemble a functional sculpture: as beautiful as the cactus, but extre...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Moooi Large Crochet Table in Cotton and Epoxy Resin by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Who would have ever thought of a laced crochet in the shape of a table? Defying all fabric capabilities, the laced Crochet table is the ultimate accessory for any interior. Additi...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Epoxy Resin

Moooi Elements 002 Iron Grey Table in Solid Wood with Upholstery by Jaime Hayon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired originally by the form of a cactus and its modular shape, the various parts of the Elements collection resemble a functional sculpture: as beautiful as the cactus, but extre...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Table Cinnamon Stained by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Table Grey Stained by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Urbanhike in Chromed Steel by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Travelling is a lot like love. The Urbanhike table by Marcel Wanders is a symbol of Moooi's journey to reach the highest peaks of quality, innovation and style by spreading its desig...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Moooi Sofa So Good Table Wenge Stained by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Table Wenge Stained by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Table Natural Oil by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Sofa So Good Table Black Stained by by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Common Comrades Merchant Table in Solid Birch by Neri and Hu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A clever personification of the simplicity of country life, where everybody knows 'who' you are and 'what' you do, the Common Comrades table family amuses us with its utilitarian simplicity & honest soul. Additional information: Material: Solid birch Finish: Red (RAL 3003...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Birch

Moooi Sofa So Good Table Cinnamon Stained by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Sofa So Good Table White Wash Stained by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Sofa So Good Table Grey Stained by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Woood Desk in Solid Beech with Oak Veneer Top by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A personal desk top, a private home office, a sided side table, a fruitbowl for your apples. Additional information: Material: Solid beech frame, 3D pressed oak...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Moooi Sofa So Good Table Natural Oil by Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Table is part of the modular Sofa So Good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it suits...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Modern side tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique 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, seating, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern side 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 side tables, popular names associated with this style include Bari Ziperstein, Kartell, Greenapple, and Design Frères. 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 $3 and tops out at $332,640 while the average work can sell for $2,811.

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