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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Alentejo Low Coffee Table Estremoz & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Alentejo coffee tables are a glimpse over the South of Portugal where thousands of cork oaks trees raise their canopies to the sky. Resembling t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

"Overdyed" Aniline Dyed Ash Veneered Top & Steel Side Table by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Overdyed" is a side table, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring a top in MDF with aniline dyed ash veneer (top color options are indigo blue or wea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Contemporary T Collection Stool in Wood and Light Blue Suede
Located in London, GB
T Collection brings out the contrast between the strength of the wooden structure and the softness of the suede coating. A geometric stool present in a scenery inspired by a night in the desert. Designed by Maximiliano Crovato...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Suede, Wood

Barvinok
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Barvinok design table is inspired by the periwinkle flower, one of the cultural symbols of Ukraine. The Periwinkle (or "Barvinok" in Ukrainian) represents transformation, joyful ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Barvinok
Barvinok
$1,920 / item
Hidden Brass Coated Metal & Oak Veneer Side C Table
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
HIDDEN C Coffee Table with Antique Brass-Coated Metal Legs and Base, Dark Oak Veneer Top The HIDDEN series stands out in the high-end design world with its diverse materials and uni...
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2010s Turkish Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Talus Sculptural Steel and Bronze Side Table
Located in Indianapolis, IN
The Talus steel and bronze side table is a beautiful sculptural addition to a living space. It’s multi-faceted surface has a low sheen that produces the appearance of an ever-changin...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Monarch Side Table by Dare Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Monarch side table by Dare Studio, 2012 Dimensions: H 55/40 x D 35 x W 55/40 cm Materials: American black walnut Features: Can be used in vertical or ho...
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2010s British Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Gervasoni Small Inout 41 Side Table in White Ceramic by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of coffee tables-poufs in blue, white or anthracite grey ceramic, Inout 41/42/43 stand out for their minimalism: simple cubic or parallelepiped shapes, to give life to product...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary sculptural Side Table by Hessentia in aluminium casting, real metal
Located in Carate, Brianza (MB)
Overlap coffee table is completely made of aluminium. It is obtained by casting the aluminium into special molds made of sand. The sculptural look of the surface and the use of metal as raw material...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Stellar Float Modern Handmade Ceramic Walnut Brass Side Table by Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Stellar Float bespoke side table is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. This side table is part of the Stellar collection which consists of a sofa, lounge a...
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2010s South African Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Pieces Float Granite Terrazzo Customizable Colorful Modern Side Bedside Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Float series surfaces slightly overhang the rounded basket base. Perfect as a side table, nightstand, or stool. Such a nice piece. Powder coated metal ba...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Granite, Metal

Cult Table Contemporary Side Table in White Ice Onyx Marble
Located in London, GB
Cult Stool’s creation is influenced by the immersion into the natural world. The piece though shaped by industrial tools allows for the specificity of its ...
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2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Convesso Solid Wood Coffee Table, Ash in Brown Finish, Contemporary
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
The Convesso coffee table embodies the essence of our 2023 collection, made in collaboration with the designers from Cono Studio. A contemporary piece of furniture, on trend yet true to the quality, originality, and elegance of authentic Made in Italy craftmanship. Convesso is built on the contrast between the rhythmic base and the monolithic top, both with a circular section. The horizontal, massive element looks suspended in balance on the spherical junction point of the vertical foundation. Both surface and visual thickness accentuate the strong material quality of the ash wood furniture.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ash

Harvey Probber Occasional Table with Terrazzo Top
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Harvey Probber occasional table with terrazzo top and brass inlay. Walnut octagonal base with decorative cut outs.
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1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables

Travertine & Leather Side Table, Palladio by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary travertine & leather side table - Palladio No 2 by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara. The object presented in the image has following finish: Travertine Yellow Top and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Travertine

Grey Aluminium Stool with Reel Rush Seating from Anodised Wicker Collection
Located in London, GB
Originally realised for the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield and inspired by Donald Judd and Børge Mogensen, Anodised Wicker marries industrially extruded and anodised aluminium with ha...
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2010s British Modern Side Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Unique Masnad Brass Side Table by Borgi Bastormagi
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique masnad brass side table by Borgi Bastormagi Dimensions: W 25 x D 36 x H 52 cm Material: Brushed brass, marble Also available in black steel, brushed stainless steel, and with steel plate. Part of the folliland collection, Masnad is a small side table that fits perfectly next to a couch, or among a cluster of coffee tables...
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2010s Lebanese Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Vintage StavOak Pair End Side Tables Jack Daniels’ Barrel Staves Jobie G Redmond
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of original StavOak end tables or side tables with glass top insert designed by Jobie G. Redmond and made from Jack Daniels’ barrel staves. These tables are in wonderful ready to use condition. They have been completely restored by our experienced staff. Please see photos. Circa 1981. NOTE: We have several pieces listed here from this line in case you are interested in others. These end table are totally awesome! Quite the combination of modern and rustic. We are completely smitten. They were designed in 1978 by Jobie G. Redmond of High Point, North Carolina, whose family background was in furniture making, to be made using Jack Daniels’ used barrel staves...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Pair of Sculptural Round End Tables in Solid Lucite, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of solid lucite end tables, round with tapering legs, custom design, American 1990's. These were custom made for a NYC apartment. They are beautiful...
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1990s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Lucite

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary American White Ceramic Hexagonal Occasional Table
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary American ceramic end / side table molded in a 3-dimensional six-sided form, fired in an opaque white glossy glaze with alternating corners and base unglazed as decorativ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Modern Natura Brown Walnut Pedestal in Plume Glass Mosaic by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Natura Pedestal by Ercole Home has a natural wood finish on Walnut. Handcut glass mosaics in Light Cloudy Notte glass mosaic decorate the top surface in Plume pattern. Custom si...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Travertine Side Table, late 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Side table made of travertine with a square table top with trapezoidal side sections over four black metal rods and an equally square base.
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Late 20th Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Travertine, Metal

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...
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2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables

Materials

Katalox, Hardwood, Walnut

Acantha Side Table in Marconi Jasper by DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The Acantha side table’s recessed top sits precisely within the supports of three hand-cast bronze legs. The minimal lines of this piece are designe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

Galite Central Table in Travertino Marble by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The elegance, luxury and refinement typical of Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors find a new, authentic and essential form of expression in the Galite low table. Made from raw materials ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Dolmen White Marble Medium Side Table
Located in Mexico City, MX
Side table in carved Veneciano white marble. Available on request in Monterrey black marble. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Ship...
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2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

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

Lucite and Brass Side Table by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1970’s clear lucite and polish brass with a 3/4” thick glass top side table. Designed by renowned American designer Charles Holl...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Outdoor Coffee Table with Marble Top and Leather Straps
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Hound Coffee Table Balancing classic charm with modern refinement, the Hound table enhances any outdoor space with effortless confidence and appeal. Designed with high-quality mate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Stainless Steel

Mexico, Silver Metallic Skull Stool / Side Table by Studio Job
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) Decorated with the graphic pattern of the Mexican skull, a symbol created to exorcise ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Plastic

21st Century Paritzki&Liani Low Table Rosé-green-rosé 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Murano Glass

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

Pair of Nantes Tables, By Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small-scale side tables which have a minimalist design with gun metal patina steel frames and polished haisa blue marble tops. They are versatile tables, perfect for cocktails or lap...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Steel, Nickel

Tessellated Stone Side Table
Located in Denton, TX
Tessellated black with brass trim stone side table in the style of Maitland Smith table base is 13 x 13.
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1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Tessellated Stone Side Table
Tessellated Stone Side Table
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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of 'Entretoise' Wrought Iron and Honed Marble Side Tables by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic pair of wrought Iron and marble 'Entretoise' side tables by Design Frères. Matte black wrought iron bases with honed white veined marble tops.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables

Materials

Griotte Marble, Wrought Iron

Sama Coffee Table, Contemporary Modern Minimalist Natural Oak & White Metal
Located in Istanbul, TR
Sama coffee table is part of the Sama collection, which provides functionality through simple, yet striking and sculptural forms that add a unique an...
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2010s Turkish Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Ionic Round Side Table, White and Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The remains of Ionic temples with their beautiful surviving columns motivated the creation of the Ionic side tables, each one with tripartite columns missing one of its elements. De...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Capirucho Turned Side Table Coral and Conacaste
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Solid wood turned side table made out of solid conacaste and brushed mustard accents The capirucho side table and stool are inspired by a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Central American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Colorful Homage to Ousmane Sow by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful homage to Ousmane Sow by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada Measures: Diameter 50, height 50 cm Ceramic in matte glaze finish Available in 2 colors (Canard Green or Tan) Ousmane...
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2010s French Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Elipse White Marble Large Side Table
Located in Mexico City, MX
Side table in carved Veneciano white marble. Available on request in Monterrey black marble. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Ship...
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2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

AT14, Triangular Coffee Table with Blackened Steel Base and Marble Top
Located in Newburgh, NY
AT14 is a triangular handmade coffee table with a sleek crafted metal base and polished marble or hardwood tabletop Shown in black marble and blackened cold-rolled steel with bronze...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Steel

NMTR Coffee Table by NM3
Located in Geneve, CH
NMTR coffee table by NM3 Dimensions: W 40 x D 80 x H 25 cm Materials: travertine 30mm travertine coffe table. NM3 is an office for architectu...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Travertine

Clover Side Table/Stool – Colorful Handcrafted Sculptural Indoor/Outdoor Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Your lucky charm for any outdoor space. The Outdoor Clover Stool and Side Table, textured cement in a creamy ochre earth pigment and finished with a weather-proof sealant is design...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Cement

Contemporary Stainless Steel Side Table by Anadora Lupo
Located in Timisoara, RO
Like a reaction to the unstoppable digitalisation of our world, romanian-born artist, Anadora Lupo has created a series of metal works that is antithetical to this trend. The core ea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Extra Large 'Entretoise' Arabescato Marble Side Table by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extra large 'Entretoise' Arabescato marble side table by Design Frères. Chic and understated.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Steel

Unique Sculptural Maple Wood Dune Coffee Table by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural dune coffee table by Pietro Franceschini Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia Dimensions: W 158 x L 96 x H 40 cm Materials: Sculpted mapl...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Maple

Gervasoni Gray 42 Natural Lacquered American Walnut Side Table by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of three-legged coffee tables, Gray 41/42/44/45 are characterised by a round top and clean and essential geometries. Available in different heights, one of which also with a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Contemporary Travertino Side Table with Nero Marquina 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble

A Low Stool by Charlotte Perriand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare low stool in mahogany with three tapered legs by Charlotte Perriand. France, circa 1950s. One stool remains available.
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1950s French Vintage Modern Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Modular Polyhedron Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Modular, metal polyhedron side tables by Manfredo Massironi. Sold individually.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Na Pali Medium Side Table, Walnut Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Na Pali means “the cliffs” and is a breathtaking landscape located on Kauai, a volcanic island resulting from the rain and the blasts of winter waves against t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Illuminated Omnibus Coffee or End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this rare Illuminated Omnibus low table composed of a white finished wood case elevated on a lucite sled base. The top is...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Side Tables

Materials

Plastic, Acrylic, Wood

Handcrafted Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Spina T2.2 Wooden Side Table by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Handcrafted Bordeaux Red Solid Wood Spina T2.2 Wooden Side Table by Cara Davide Dimensions: 65,5 x 65,5 x H 40 cm Materials: MDF lacquered gloss or solid European Walnut. Also avai...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut, Lacquer

De Castelli Between Nature B Side Table by Stormo Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The romantic idea of an organicistic, vitalistic and dialectical nature is the concept of Between Nature. We look at an organized nature in which the parts live in function of the wh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Two Pedestal White Marble Side Tables Set
Located in Mexico City, MX
Set of two side table in carved Veneciano white marble. Handmade in Mexico by local craftsmen. Dimensions: Small: 40 D x 40 W x 45 H cm Large: 40 D x 40 W x 55 H cm. For this piece o...
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2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Contemporary Tubular Steel Sideboard Czech Functionalism Bauhaus
Located in Wien, AT
Contemporary Tubular Steel sideboard Czech Functionalism Bauhaus. This sideboard with a construction of polished stainless steel and walnut veneere...
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2010s Czech Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Modern Tree Trunk Sculptural Side Table, Cast Bronze, American, 21st C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Burled Tree Trunk Sculptural Side Table or Stool, Patinated Cast Bronze, American, 21st C. A cast bronze side table or stool with a burled texture, this piece is heavy and substanti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

Side Table, Round, Walnut with Antique Plated Metal Details
Located in Maçka-İstanbul, 34
The sculptural form of ‘Yaprak Collection’ defines a strong, unique and timeless design. The collection was inspired from the fruitful and varied plants that have millions of differe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

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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