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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Miniforms Pinto High Coffee Table by Shrivo Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In Pinto, fragments of marble and stone lie beneath a gentle, majestic
surface, combining the gaiety of Venetian soirées with the mystery of primitive shapes. It is made using a full...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Concrete
Large White Cube Pedestal Side Tables with Crane Relief, Pair of 1980s
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large Miami vice vapor wave white cube pedestal side table pair with crane relief along the front, circa 1980.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Contemporary Coffee Table by Hessentia, Black&White Inlaid Wood, black glass top
Located in Carate, Brianza (MB)
The structure of Enigma side table is upholstered with wood, processed with cross-grain inlay with white and black shades that alternate in an irregular way. It presents matt Matrix ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pingu Contemporary Side Table in Lacquered and Metal Top
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 touch...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Vento Side Table in Marble and Onyx
Located in London, GB
To find inspiration for this piece, we delved into the dreamlike landscape of the work “Composição (Figura Só)”, by Tarsila do Amaral (1930). A strong wind beats down on a lone female figure in a melancholy night landscape.The work is a consequence of her way of experiencing the world and feeling the pain of separation from the poet Oswald de Andrade. We bring a new look to this very delicate moment in the artist's life, giving new meaning to the work through rounded shapes full of movement. The choice of colors respected the hues, present in every detail, uniting a strong soul with fluid and organic lines.
Vento Side Table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble
"York" Oak End Table in Espresso Ceruse Finish
Located in New York, NY
The "York" end or side table, hand-made in America and designed by New York designer Raul Carrasco. Solid oak top with curved legs that support a lower open shelf for a clean, elegan...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Capirucho Turned Drink Table, Conacaste Wood and Lacquered Bands by Labrica
By Labrica
Located in Oakland Park, FL
The capirucho side table and stool are inspired by a popular yet simple toy enjoyed for many generations by kids in Guatemala. The piece has a playful Silhouette turned with conacast...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Bolo Side Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
Bolo side table by DeMuro Das
Dimensions: 35 x H 50 cm
Materials: Ziricote - Matte
Solid bronze - Satin
Dimensions and finishes can be customized.
DeMuro Das is an internation...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Stellar Float Modern Handmade Ceramic Walnut Brass Side Table by Egg Designs
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...
Category
2010s South African Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Amud Side Table by Selma Lazrak
Located in Geneve, CH
Amud Side Table by Selma Lazrak
Dimensions: D 32 x W 32 x H 46 cm
Materials: Solid American walnut.
The piece is inspired by the architecture of the columns founded in the city of ...
Category
2010s German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tall Table in Metal and Ceramic "Cookie"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Tall table in metal and ceramic "Cookie"
Ceramic Laminam top (Terre di Matera Bocciardato) and steel legs
Cookie is a collection of coffee tables by an innovative and original shap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Black Marquinia Marble
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 because i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
WYNN Side Table, Available Now
Located in Frazão, Porto
WYNN side table: STOCK UNIT - Available for immediate delivery
The perfect combination of materials and textures makes the Wynn side table an attractively designed piece that complements any decor. Thanks to its slatted structure it can be combined with various environments.
Place the side table between two armchairs, in the hallway with an elegant potted plant, or in the bedroom as a convenient bedside table — the possibilities are endless.
Available finished in glossy lacquer CM9 colour (NCS S5005-Y20R), combined with antique brass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Solid Cast Brass, Shou Sugi Ban Oak Cant & Handblown Glass Cant Side Table
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Cant side table is part of the Cant collection designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
This high end, contemporary and bespoke side table is evidence of Egg's unique and exploratory approach to materials.
The solid Oak Cant base has been finished in the ancient Japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban which gives it a beautiful finish that has a natural sheen. Further there is a solid cast brass cross gusset that support the hand blown glass top...
Category
2010s South African Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Contoured Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a marble top, and a heritage bronze finish molded edge. The tapered cylinder base in a vintage taupe lacquer finish.
Dimensions: 13.75" W x 13.75" D x 23.5" H
Marble has natur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Clay Side Table by Maarten Baas
By Maarten Baas
Located in Warsaw, PL
These vibrant tables are from Maarten Baas’s iconic ‘Clay’ collection launched in 2006. The idiosyncratic childishness of this collection is created through Baas’s individual hand mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
21st Century Bellance Cigarette Table in Cast Bronze and White Ibiza Stone
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Bellance Marmol is the White Ibiza stone topped version of one of Costantini's signature pieces. It features asymmetrical "feet" so that it might slide under a sofa or chair as neede...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone, Bronze
White Fiberglass Planter or Bar Cart on Wheels in the Style of Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1970s Italian planter or bar cart composed of fiberglass in an off-white hue. This sculptural piece features hollow cylinders of varying heights arranged in artful tiers. The base ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Slim Side Table-Glass
By Ofena, Daniel Mancini
Located in Guelph, CA
Slim table is a side table made with a solid rift white oak frame and brass detailing that supports a smoked glass circular top. Finished with a hand rubbed hard wax oil.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern Coastal Nightstand Side Table by Platt Collections
By The Platt Collections
Located in Lake Worth, FL
(1) Platt Collections Modern Palm Beach Coastal Nightstand Side Table in White
Handles are metal designed to look like wood.
Approximate Measur...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Round Accent Table in Gold Leaf
Located in North York, ON
Modern Round Accent Table in Gold Leaf. Beautiful high gloss hand polished book matched walnut top in rich dark espresso brown finish. Magnif...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
De Castelli Between Nature B Side Table by Stormo Studio
By DeCastelli
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Marble White Organic Circular Vintage Side Table or Coffee Table 1970s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Marble White vintage circular organic side table or coffee table style of
Angelo Mangiarotti circa 1970 Italy.
A beautiful vintage side table...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Widdicomb Manner Modern Wood and Glass Table, 1980s
Located in Astoria, NY
Manner of John Widdicomb modern wood and glass table, 1980's, rectangular with molded frame, and straight molded legs, the top inset with two bev...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Decorative Wrought Iron Stone Top Table C 1930
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite two-part Italian sectional settee, crafted in the 1950s, is a refined example of mid-century Italian design. Defined by its sculptural curves and streamlined silhouett...
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone, Wrought Iron
Copper, Lacquered Wood & African Kiaat Verdigris TOTEM Side Table by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Verdigris TOTEM side table is part of a series of small cocktail tables by Egg Designs.
This version is a combination of copper, copper Verdigris & African Kiaat solid hardwood. The verdigris is hand done with vinegar and no additional chemicals, so each TOTEM is be unique. Kiaat is a sustainable African timber that is a medium brown with interesting lighter flames that run through it. The top of the TOTEM has a lacquered timber...
Category
2010s South African Modern Side Tables
Materials
Copper, Steel
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Red Levanto Marble
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 because i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Queen Heart Side Table by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Queen heart side table by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 65 x 45 x 40 cm
Also available in Short: 50 x 50 x 60 cm
Materials: Glossy varnish on the gold leafed wood structure.
This ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
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.
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone
1950s George Nelson for Herman Miller Side Table / Nightstand on Pedestal Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Pedestal Occasional Table, model 5655, designed by George Nelson & Associates for Herman Miller in 1956. The piece has a case of Brazilian Rosewood and has a pedestal base of white enameled aluminum. It has one drawer. The base has been professionally restored, and the rosewood case has been freshly refinished.
The piece measures 17 inches deep, 24 inches wide...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Bronze Contemporary Sculptural Sancho Stool by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Bronze Contemporary Sculptural Sancho Stool by Elan Atelier
Sancho stool is a single piece of cast bronze with alternating dark bronze and gold bronze interior finish.
Description...
Category
2010s European Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Set Of 2 Half Moon Side Tables by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Half Moon Side Tables by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Dimensions: Medium: D 25 x W 50 x H 61 cm.
Small: D 25 x W 45 x H 50 cm.
Materials: Curved...
Category
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Richard Watson Fawn Stool Walnut, Counter Height
Located in Brookline, MA
The Richard Watson fawn stools are inspired by the form of an antique milk stool. The stools come in 4 sizes - step, table, counter, and bar....
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Blackened Steel and Antique Brass Wing Table
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A slim table that easily clips onto the side of any of our Inheritance Collection seating pieces. Shown here with a blackened steel frame and brass tabletop, but also available in se...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Azure Circular Acrylic Side Tables, Sheer by Carnevale Studio
Located in Providence, RI
This is Carnevale Studio’s first acrylic collection of tables. Shown first on 1stdibs.
This collection consist of a coffee table, side table & bedside table.
Jessica had been w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables
Materials
Acrylic
Elipse White Marble Large Side Table
By Casa Mineral
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...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Bronze and Marble Side Table in the Manner of Cedric Hartman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1970’s aged bronze and dark burgundy with green tones marble top side table in the manner of Cedric Hartman.
In original condition. The top looks like it was professional...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Black Small Nuna Side Table by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Black small nuna side table by Sebastian Herkner
Materials: Heat-resistant black and red ceramic.
Technique: Glazed. Oven cooked and polished with s...
Category
2010s German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Lacquered High Gloss Modern Sideboard, Customizable
Located in Greenwich, CT
Our boomerang sideboard is lacquered in high gloss Benjamin Moore Dark Royal Blue. This modern console features cabinets, a centre drawer and a shelf. The c...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Poplar
Sabine Marcelis Pink Resin Candy Cube Contemporary Square Side Table, Rotterdam
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis
Candy Cubes series
Manufactured by Studio Sabine Marcelis
Rotterdam, 2017
High polished single cast resin
Measurements
50 cm x 50 cm x ...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Side Tables
Materials
Resin
Códice Side Table by Agnes Studio
By Agnes Studio
Located in Guatemala, GT
Codex or Códice means in latin a chunk of wood, it’s also used to refer to hand written manuscripts. Mayan and Mexica Codices were written in wood bark, mostly in pictorial Glyphs, but also using a numerical system that consists of dots and dashes and a special symbol for zero. In this series we wanted to translate and abstract this idea of the knowledge and essence of a Códice; the importance of communication and its evolution through time, through the wood carvings both in its geometrical and systematic patterned repetition of its drawer in contrast with the organic and random carvings made by the artisanal technique of “conchitas, hand chiseled by master artisans in Antigua guatemala.
Category
2010s Guatemalan Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak, Bentwood
Modern Adjustable Swiveling Three Tier Chrome & Glass Cocktail Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
3 Piece Modern Cyclone Glass Table
American, circa 1970
Sculputural concave black enamel base capped with a circular polished chrome cap with a finial of the same material emanati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Electrum Brass and Nickel Accent Table
Located in New York, NY
Mixed metals. A swirling constellation of polished brass and polished nickel rods topped with mirrored glass, our electrum accent table is the perfect cocktail perch. With a simple, but kinetic form and a glamorous combo of brass and nickel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Ember Cylinder Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern Cylinder Accent Table, a swirl Cerejeira veneer cylindrical form end table.
Dimensions: 20" W x 20" D x 23.5" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Arabesque-Inspired Oak Wood Side Table with Resin Top - Small
Located in Cairo, EG
Arabesque-Inspired Oak Wood Side Table with Resin Top.
Our Funky Fusion is a classic side table with a contemporary flare that brings character to your living space. The table is mad...
Category
2010s African Modern Side Tables
Materials
Resin, Oak
Horn Drink Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
This sculptural faux horn painted drink table is a functional piece of composition art that is sure to be the conversation piece of any room.
Dimensions...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Composition
1960s Set of Three Kai Kristiansen Nesting End / Side Tables Model 33
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of 3 Model 33 Nesting Tables, originally designed by Kai Kristiansen in the 1960s. These particular examples were produced by Vildbjerg Mobelfabrik in Denmark. The tabl...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Teak
Karl Springer Hand Lacquered Kyoto Box 1984
Located in New York, NY
"Kyoto Box" in double glaze faux mushroom shagreen lacquer with faux ivory inlay detail on matching Stand by Karl Springer, American, 1984. (Shown with origi...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Side or End Table Abstract Sculpture Mirror Steel Cube Collectible Design
Located in Ancona, Marche
The pair of 'Get Lost' side tables are made of mirror polished stainless steel. The pair of side tables have a monolithic shape but are hollow inside, the structures are manually wel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gervasoni Large Log Sections of Beech Trunk Side Table in White by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sections of beech trunk, debarked and glossy black or white lacquered on the outside, give life to a family of unconventional coffee tables and poufs, offering a natural charm to any...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Beech
Gervasoni XS Brick Side Table in Natural Barked Hornbeam Trunk by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of poufs with Nordic suggestions, Brick XS/S/M/L are made from a section of debarked hornbeam trunk. Available in different heights and diameters, these are products with a contemporary charm, which aim to enhance the naturalness of wood. Natural barked hornbeam trunk section.
Technical features related to our wooden stools, table base and coffee table made in hornbeam wood. The wood is barked on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Fossil Side Table by Plumbum
Located in Geneve, CH
Large fossil side table by Plumbum
Signed by Eric Gizard and Plumbum
Dimensions: 19.29" x 18.11" x H 18.70"
Materials: Black patinated cast bronze.
A...
Category
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Origin Contemporary Side Table in Marble
Located in London, GB
The origin coffee tables are designed to showcase the beauty of natural stone. Two pieces of stone meet off-centre with the tabletop creating an entirely stone construction with no visible joints. The origin tables...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Moray Steel and Black Marble Small Side Table
Located in Mexico City, MX
Inspired by the Moray archaeological site in Peru, the Moray side table is expressed in various heights to diversify its uses. A concentric and versat...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel, Metal
Walnut and Antique Brass Wing Table
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A slim table that easily clips onto the side of any of our Inheritance Collection seating pieces with simple thumbscrews. Shown here with an antique brass frame and walnut tabletop, ...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Eros Side Table in Marble and Powder Coated Steel
By Casa Botelho
Located in London, GB
Cupid’s Roman counterpart, Eros was the Greek god of sexual attraction. The Eros collection blends strong, sleek lines with luxurious materials to create a new dimension in furnishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Atlante Contemporary Coffee Table in Wood
Located in London, GB
The Atlante coffee table is both a coffee table and a bedside table. With a cut sphere creating a large circular top sat upon a square section base creating interesting geometries wh...
Category
2010s Italian 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.