Modern Side Tables
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chair — crafted 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.
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Acrylic, Lucite
2010s German Modern Side Tables
Glass
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Oak
2010s Turkish Modern Side Tables
Aluminum, Bronze
2010s Dutch Modern Side Tables
Travertine
2010s Dutch Modern Side Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Chestnut
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Maple, Oak, Walnut
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Wood, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Iron
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Bubinga, Walnut
2010s Turkish Modern Side Tables
Travertine, Metal
2010s Turkish Modern Side Tables
Wood, Oak
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Wood, Walnut, Birdseye Maple
2010s South African Modern Side Tables
Steel, Copper
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Acrylic
2010s Taiwanese Modern Side Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Wood, Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Side Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Onyx, Granite, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Marble
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Marble
2010s South African Modern Side Tables
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Marble
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Marble
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Marble
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Travertine, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Carrara Marble, Wrought Iron
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Leather, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Side Tables
Cement, Steel
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Brass
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Brass
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Steel, Iron
2010s Dutch Modern Side Tables
Resin
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Stainless Steel
2010s Lebanese Modern Side Tables
Silver, Brass, Copper
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Side Tables
Ceramic
1920s German Vintage Modern Side Tables
Marble