Modern Side Tables
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 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.
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Style: Modern
Enfilade Cansado
Located in Paris, FR
Sublime enfilade by French designer Charlotte Perriand measuring 70 x 158 x 45 cm
Category
20th Century Mauritanian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
"Xilte" Side Table
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The "Xitle" side table is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan Collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archytypical Modern fur...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Materials
Hardwood
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Pietra Di Vicenza
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection.
Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
Cantilever is a side or coffee table characterized by a visual imbalance created becau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Liquid Table gold
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Liquid Table was inspired by water and the versatility of metal, its visual qualities, sound, and physical properties. The designers experimented with simple geometric shapes and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gervasoni Guna 12 Coffee Table by Chiara Andreatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chiara Andreatti designs the GUNA outdoor furniture collection consisting of carpets, charpoys, cushions and coffee tables with a strong multi-ethnic inspiration. Guna is a Sanskrit ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Concrete
Italian Sculptural Chromed Steel Glass Side Table by L.A.R.M. Designs
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A handcrafted 1970's sculptural chromed steel side table with square and circle designs , this Op Art styled piece has all hand welded construc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Duna Nest Table, Side Table, Bedside Table in Solid Poplar Wood by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Duna Nest Table, Side Table, Bedside Table in Solid Poplar Wood by Joel Escalona
Duna Collection is a set of wood tables and surfaces inspired by the vast sand dune regions of the w...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Poplar, Oak, Hardwood
Gervasoni Inout Side Table in White Ceramic and Black Stripes by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inout 44 is a coffee table-pouf made of ceramic in black, anthracite grey or white decorated with black polka dots or black stripes, it is characterised by a champagne cork shape, es...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Tempest Side Table by DeMuro Das in Vesuvianite
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The Tempest Side Table is a masterful combination of semi-precious stone marquetry and metal casting techniques. The table's sculptural form is elevated by the organic texture of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Hidden Brass Coated Metal Top Callacata Brown Marble Side C Table
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The Hidden C side table is a stunning piece of furniture designed with a marble base and a brass top that seamlessly intersect to create a flawless look. This side table is unique in...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Gervasoni Large Next Side Table in Cast Aluminium Top with Base by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contrasts of light and reflections characterise the Next 141/142/144 coffee table family. Made entirely of polished cast aluminium, they are available in different sizes and heights ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Jaime Hayon Multi-Color, 2 Explorer Tables by Bd Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Multi-color-2 explorer tables.
Design by Jaime Hayon, 2019
Manufactured by BD Barcelona.
Lacquered fibreglass body. Solid turned wooden legs and lacquered. Painted glass table...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Fiberglass, Wood
Contemporary Coffee Table in Natural Solid Woods by Ania Wolowska
Located in PARQUE INDUSTRIAL OTHON P BLANCO, Quintana Roo
The quest for the balance in the proportions, the simplicity of the basic shapes and the minimalist construction are the design bases of the Ocum side tables. Versatile side tables, whose covers can be removed from the bases to be used as service trays or centerpieces. This collection presents the tables in two sizes allowing them to be used independently or together to form a composition in which one table is nested under the other. The table tops are supported at three points on a detachable base formed by two elements that are crossed and joined with a small solid brass pin. The precision of its details allows to arm and disarm tables, facilitating their mobility. The sharp contrast between two different species of tropical wood, Caribbean Walnut and Mexican Ebony...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Materials
Katalox, Hardwood, Walnut
Geppo Stool Marco Baxadonne Contemporary Natural Cedar Made in Italy Riva 1920
By Riva 1920
Located in Cantù, IT
Stool in solid wood of scented cedar made from a single block, is characterized by its “soft” and curvilinear shape. Its particular shape with an open space under the seat is useful ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Cedar, Wood
Contemporary Console or Table Base in Exotic Wood from Costantini, Nico
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nico is a decorative and functional object that can be made in any species of wood and/or lacquered for your desired finish. Shown in Argentine Rosewood, this piece is customiza...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Travertino Side Table with Travertino Inlay
Located in London, GB
fUUUUsillo stands as a testament to Burgio’s ethos, with its contemporary design mixed with classic Italian sensibility. Designed by husband and wife duo Alireza Sadeh and Isabella B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Solid walnut Rota side table three legged in modernist style
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Originally designed and produced for Fernando Jorge's jewellery showroom in London Mayfair, the Rota side table takes inspiration from modernist minimal...
Category
2010s British Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Contemporary Side Table by Eduard Locota
Located in Timisoara, RO
ONIRIC COLLECTION
is inspired by the surreal nature of dreams. Crafted from black quartz sand and resin, this collection embodies the delicate interplay between light and dark. Groun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Side Tables
Materials
Resin
Maison Jansen Style Chromed Metal Gueridon Side Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Maison Jansen style chromed metal gueridon side table with round glass top. Measures: 26.5" height x 27" diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Pair of Pierre Chareau Style Modernist Metal Side Tables with Travertine Tops
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Modernist metal side tables with rectangular travertine tops. In the style of Pierre Chareau, the bases have black geometric frames...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Travertine, Metal
Alentejo Side Table, Lacquered & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Alentejo side table is a glimpse over the South of Portugal where thousands of cork oaks trees raise their canopies to the sky.
Resembling the typ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Design Style Dressing Table in Macassar Ebony Veneer
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large low dressing table in macassar ebony veneer and beige felt, opening two drawers in front. Beautiful beveled mirror with rounded corners.
...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ebony
Contemporary Repoussé Lotus Drumstool in Copper by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lotus drumstool
Dark antique copper
Hand repoussé
Limited edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Repoussé is the traditio...
Category
2010s Modern Side Tables
Materials
Copper
Natural Solid Marble Side Table with Chiselled Finish and Smooth Top
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderfully organic solid marble side table with a polished top and hand chiseled sides. The mix of textures and shades adds to its charm.
*The images provided in this listing are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Black Bunker Side Table by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Bunker Side Table by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 50 cm.
Materials: Burned and waxed Iroko wood.
Arno Declercq
Belgian designer and art dealer who makes bes...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Kartell Napoleon Table-Stool in Black by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleon table-stool, is charismatic personalities of striking originality and anti-conformism. Stools and tables which are cute and humorous but with o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Black Steel Robot Bedside Tables - Nightstands
Located in Leicester, GB
A pair of black Robot bedside tables. The Robot side table features an open shelf on zig zag legs. A fun and functional design made of solid steel, powder coated in a matte black. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Ghidini 1961 Opera Squared Table with Gold Finish by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Squared table in stainless steel
For the interior design of the Dutch national Opera and ballet Hutten designed these simple yet elegant and very useful side tables.
Material:
S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Patio Coffee Table with Green Marble Surface
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Kai Coffee Table
The Kai outdoor coffee table is a true masterpiece in terms of design and functionality. Its elegant silhouette is defined by waves that create a harmonious and fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Flat Bar Polished Chrome Cantilever Side Tables with Black Marble Tops, Pair
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Doylestown, PA
Sleek flat bar chromed steel cantilever side tables with inset black marble tops and bullnose ring detail. late 20th century. Slim profile with a sturdy, polished modern frame with g...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome, Steel
Charles Hollis Jones, "Chain" Side Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introduced in 2013, the "Chain" side tables are a bold statement to design and evolution in Charles Hollis Jones designs. The "Chain" side tables are made of solid steel and plated i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Nickel
Vodo bedside table / stool, in oak and metal, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Vodo is a line of furniture redefining internal landscapes. Objects made of bent
sheets of metal, recalling voids like windows opened towards inhabited spaces,
sculptures that become a bench, a bookcase, a bedside table or a consolle.
Elementary forms inspired by architectural shapes...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Sheet Metal
Polished Nickel and Glass Occasional Table in the Style of Milo Baughman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A 1970s occasional table in the style of Milo Baughman. Newly replated in a polished nickel finish. The glass is original, so it has minor wear.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Nickel
Glass Side Table, Titanium Plated Metal Base
Located in Maçka-İstanbul, 34
Flat Glass is the prefect unity of artisanal hand work and machine work. Glass part is produced by sculptor Tina Varon. Due to artisanal hand work of glass, each flat side table is one-of-a-kind. There may be slight differences in the dimensions due to the production technique.
Material & Finish
Top: Handmade rolled glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Coffee Table by Hessentia in bronze casting, with textural finish
Located in Carate, Brianza (MB)
Drop coffee table is made through a bronze casting process, an ancient art dating back over 5.000 years. It takes the name from its minimal but sophisticated design: three apparently...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Ghidini 1961 Opera Small Round Table with Gold Finish by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Round table in stainless steel
For the interior design of the Dutch national Opera and ballet Hutten designed these simple yet elegant and very useful side tables.
Material:
Sta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contemporary Luxury Side Table, Mirror, Wood, Handmade in Italy
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, IT
The Murano side table is a refined piece of furniture crafted from wood, epitomizing a blend of elegance and functionality. This exquisite table is designed with meticulous attention...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Chic Arabescato Marble 'Entretoise' Side or End Table by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arabescato marble 'Entretoise' side table by Design Frères. Chic and understated.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Organic Modern Bordeira Coffee Tables, Onyx Brass, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Bordeira coffee table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collecti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass
Grounded Collection Double Side Table
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Conceived while in lockdown in 2020, the Grounded Collection from Stephen Kenn is a mediation on being grounded in peaceful creative work, while enduring forced isolation from commun...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Cast Stone, Steel
21st Century Paritzki&Liani Mid Low Table Rosé-Green-Amethyst Murano Glass
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Angels is a collection of tables in Murano glass designed by the
Paritzki&Liani (Tel Aviv, Israel) for Purho in 2023.
Like ethereal figures of light and reflection, the Angels table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Nighstand Bedside Table Geometric Figure Print Black Wood Marquetry
Located in Porto, PT
Ludwika Bedside Table is a modern piece for unique interior design projects. The exceptional geometric design of this modern nightstand allows it to become an essential piece for your contemporary or maximalist bedroom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Gervasoni Medium Brick Side Table in Walnut Top & Base by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of coffee tables with a young and contemporary charm, Brick 241/242/244 have a three-legged structure in solid natural Canaletto walnut, bleached oak or oak lacquered in whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Martin Prekop Side Table
Located in Cambridge, US
USA, ca. 1990s. A unique side or accent table made by the artist Martin Prekop (b. 1940). Features round plywood construction with flared cruciform pedestal. Hand-decorated in black ...
Category
1990s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Pair of Occasional Lucite Tables by Charles Hollis Jones for Cain Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of side tables designed in 2014 by Charles Hollis Jones for Cain Modern. The tables are made entirely out of 1 1/2" thick Lucite, the legs have a beautiful graduated de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Lucite
Jaime Hayon, Contemporary, Concrete Black Side Monkey Sculpture Table
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Monkey side table. Design by Jaime Hayon, 2016
Manufactured by BD Barcelona
Side table in one solid architectural concrete in grey/black.
Includes regulatory glides.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Side Tables
Materials
Concrete
Pingu X Contemporary Side Table in Marble and Metal
Located in London, GB
?Pingu is a playful addition to any room, offering up a place for a drink or an ashtray beside your chair. An inverted dome is supported by a soft-shaped base which it is barely touc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
Pair of 'Laque' Oxblood Lacquer and Brass Nightstands by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of high gloss 'Laque' oxblood lacquer and brass nightstands by Design Frères.
Shelf height is 6" in.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Contemporary 'Velluto' Coffee Table blue Crystal and Black Brass by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
The ‘’Velluto’’ coffee table is the perfect detail to complete design of an elegant and sophisticated interior.
The entire support structure is made with brass with a matt black fin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Revelo Coffee Table in Stained White Oak
Located in London, GB
Revelo plays with arches, and the calming quality of repetitive elements. The element of structural support is translated and inverted into texture and negative space. It highlights ...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Pair of Narrow 'Rectiligne' Mirrored Wrought Iron End Tables by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chic 'Rectiligne'™ mirrored wrought iron two-tier end / side tables by DESIGN FRÈRES®. Lower shelf is at 6 in. from floor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Contemporary Isola Chocolat Coffee Table in Ceramic
Located in London, GB
Isola side table is completely made in ceramic using high temperature furnace, to make the material stronger.
The large base makes the object stable as...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Coffee Table Travertino
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama Collection
Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni.
Cantilever is a small side or coffee table characterized by a visual imbalance cre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Sketched Side Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Sketched is a collection of design furniture inspired by his passion for abstract Expressionist paintings. The workshop is where Joost engages with the experience of designing as an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
A Solid Chrome-plated Steel Circular Occasional Table with Glass Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
of solid heavy construction with round glass inset top within a thick coved molded frame; all raised on three rectilinear supports joined by concave stretchers
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Alentejo Side Table, Estremoz & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Alentejo side table is a glimpse over the South of Portugal where thousands of cork oaks trees raise their canopies to the sky.
Resembling the typ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of 'Caisson' Lacquer and Patinated Brass Side Tables by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Caisson' lacquer and patinated brass side tables by Design Frères.
Chic and understated.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Side Table by Osvaldo Borsani from 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
This wonderful table by Osvaldo Borsani is captivating in its simple elegance. Designed in 1940, it is made of solid walnut, which is partially gilded. A glass top completes this ele...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
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