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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 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
Tall Side Table With Veneer Wood Top & Metal Footer
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This side table is filled with quiet details, combining sumptuous veneers and a minimalistic footer. This piece embodies one of Nature’s paramount attributes – simplicity. Top: Bird ...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Swell Side Table by Brian Chaaban
Located in London, GB
Elevate your interior with our Swell Side Table, a modern metal accent table crafted with precision and elegance. Featuring a compact 20” width and a height of 24”, our side table is...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Side Table Round Pedestal High Gloss Circle Top Brass Tape Custom Color Small
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Julieta Mini Pedestal The Side Table Round Pedestal with a Circular Top and Brass Side Tape, is a stunning piece of furniture that is both stylish and functional. This table is custom-made with five color options, including Antic White, Kashmir, Night Blue, Burgundy, Dark Chocolate, and Diamond Black. Each color option is unique and adds a touch of personality to this already beautiful piece. The high gloss laminate top is available in two sizes – small size of 70 cm / 27 inches or the medium size top of 90 cm / 35 inches – making it perfect for any living space. The curved contours of the table are also noteworthy, giving it a unique and eye-catching look. The curves are embellished with embossed brass tape...
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2010s Spanish Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Adam Sculptural Stool in Cast Dark Bronze by Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Adam Sculptural Stool in Cast Dark Bronze by Elan Atelier A cast bronze sculptural stool the Adam is inspired by natural forms seen in nature. Organic form stool produced using the ...
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2010s European Modern Side Tables

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Bronze

Low Chime Side Table in Bronze and Silver or Gold Leaf Lacquer by Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Low Chime Side Table in Bronze and Silver or Gold Leaf Lacquer by Elan Atelier Chime side table is composed of cast bronze legs with a gilt lacquer trey top. The chime is available ...
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2010s Unknown Modern Side Tables

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Bronze

Doris Cast Blackened Bronze and Aluminum Multifaceted Coffee Table Set
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Side tables in cast bronze or aluminum of different diameters and heights that can be combined to create a coffee table. Inspired by Doric columns in Archaic architecture, the extrud...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Aluminum, Bronze

Beautiful Small Side Table Satin Gold Finish Vetrite and Smoked Mirror
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Metal

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

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Polyester

Contemporary Fish Scale Design Low Drumstool in Brass by Robert Kuo, Limited
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fish scale design low drumstool Brass Hand Repoussé Limited Edition Contemporary Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The tech...
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2010s Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Very Large Handcrafted English Elm & Ebonised Ash Side Table
Located in London, GB
Skilfully hand-turned and handcrafted very large version of our rippled side tables. Constructed from English elm with an ebonised column and rippled base of English ash. This is a b...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Side Tables

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Ash, Elm

Set of 3 Rondò Nesting Tables by Daytona
Located in Milan, IT
With a turned solid wood base finished in a burnished brass effect, the set of 3 Rondò coffee tables offers elements of warmth and functionality to your home. The plywood top feature...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Walnut, Plywood

Contemporary Ceramic Side Tables by Manon Oller, 2022
Located in London, GB
Ceramic side tables by Manon Oller. Material: White stoneware. Dimensions: H 48 x ø 59 cm. Year: 2022. Unique pieces handmade in France, bespoke size and material upon request. These side tables take their inspiration from Mediterranean architectural research: houses carved into rocks or built up with clay. Those graphic and angular forms are naturally shaped out from elements and fit with human living. Sol sculptures are thought like caves or refuges that can be used as side tables integrating storages but also as seatings. The rough material recalls in a significant way the flawlessness of the limestone rock.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables

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Stoneware

Contemporary Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona Style Chrome and Glass Pedestal Table
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A contempoary modern Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona style chrome and glass pedestal table. This classically design modern pedestal features x-shaped flat bar chrome legs and frame. The ...
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20th Century Italian Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

A pair of side tables in oak and clear ebony tinted resin. by Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
Bedside tables of ebonized oak and clear resin. Private commission for a pair of bedside tables for a couples London townhouse to reflect their differ...
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2010s English Modern Side Tables

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Resin, Oak

Kindel Mahogany Bookmatched Banded Top Side Table Occasional Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage end table or occasional table in solid mahogany, with both an adjustable shelf and a pullout tray, from Kindel Furniture Winterthur Collection. May be used in office setting as library end...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

Stump Side Table by Marcantonio
Located in Milan, IT
With a unique shape, this side table is sure to stand out in any interior, providing an eye-catching and naturalistic element of style. Designed by artist Marcantonio for the Wooderk...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Side End Table Glass Crystal Special Laser Engravings Collectible Design Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
The side table 'Transistor' is made of crystal glass. Dimension: L 55, W 40, H 52 cm. Dimensions are customizable. Limited Edition of 25. Each console is hand signed and numbered ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Crystal

DS-9075 Bauhaus Stainless Steel and Glass Side Table by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Side table DS-9075/61 by de Sede. Exclusive living environments as the sum of individual parts. Attractive tables as decorative and useful items set the tone and create ever-changing...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Side Tables

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Steel

ClassiCon Bell Straw Marquetry Table by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
Side and coffee table. Tabletop with straw marquetry framed in glass in various versions. The bell table by Sebastian Herkner turns our perceptual habits on their head, using the li...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass

21st Century Antivol Large Side Table in Brass and Natural Lava Stone by CTRLZAK
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Nature in its primordial form. Antivol presents a fragment of lava stone from Sicily, cut in half and supported by an essential metal frame. Pure and primitive matter becoming funct...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone, Metal

Jaime Hayon Multi-Color Contemporary Explorer #02 Table by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Multicolor explorer #02 table Design by Jaime Hayon, 2019 Manufactured by BD Barcelona. Laquered fibreglass body. Solid turned wooden legs and lacquered. Painted glass table t...
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2010s Spanish Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Fiberglass, Wood

Contemporary Resin Interior and Exterior Side Table CALYX by ACOOCOORO
Located in Mexico City, MX
Calyx is a simple and sculptural resin side table. Material and shape combine to give it an interesting, soft yet robust appearance, ideal both for interiors and exteriors, as an occ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Side Tables

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Resin

Contemporary Ceramic Side Table Stool 90.9 Ruthile and Vanadium oxide
Located in Rubi, Catalunya
Handmade stoneware side table manufactured at the workshop of Apparatu in Barcelona. Different clay bodys are mixed with natural fibers like corn, straw, or heather straw. The pieces...
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2010s Spanish Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware

COVET Side Table in Black Metal by Soraya Osorio
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Solid arched steel legs outline the delicate blackened bronzed steel top of the Covet end table, creating a balance of precision and elegance. Customization and finishes available: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel, Metal

1950s Isamu Noguchi for Knoll Children's Cyclone Table with 24" Top, Model 87
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Children's Cyclone Table, model 87, initially designed by Isamu Noguchi for Knoll in 1953. This early example dates to the 1950s. The piece has a blonde wood base, and it h...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Side Tables

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Enamel, Steel

Modern White Molded Plastic Rectangular Parsons Style Side Table Style Syroco
Located in Topeka, KS
Great modern rectangular molded white plastic Parsons style side table in the style of Syroco and Kartell. It is in wonderful vintage condition with normal signs of age including som...
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1970s Vintage Modern Side Tables

Materials

Plastic

Modern Mexican Calavera Skull Black Green Terracotta or White Stool Side Table
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Job says he was inspired by a legendary figure that lived wrapped in mystery: 'the singer without a name'. "No one had ever seen her come out of her house, where heavy velvet curtain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Plastic

Olaf Pink Polished and Etched Cast Glass Sculptural Side Table by Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
A cast glass sculpture that serves as a side table. Polished and partially frosted, it evokes melting ice, urging awareness and action for a sustainable future. This listing is fo...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Anodo Green Side Table
Located in Milan, IT
Glossy or matte, Anodo’s large tripartite base in lacquered polyurethane is now available in eight new colors that reflect the nuances of the marble top. This choice seeks a monochro...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Other

Doris Cast Blackened Bronze Multifaceted Side Table by Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Inspired by Doric columns in archaic architecture, the extruded multi-point star has a different finish on each vertical face: the cast metal is polished on one side but left raw on ...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Aluminum, Bronze

Glas Italia PLISSE' Low table in Emerald green by Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely functional low table with a light aspect and soft and gentle shapes in 12 mm extralight glass, shaped and curved thanks to a complex process of glass bending, obtaining two...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass

Low Chime Side Table in Dark Bronze & Gold Leaf by Elan Atelier in Stock
Located in New York, NY
Low Chime Side Table with cast bronze legs with dark bronze finish, and gold leaf top. Dimensions: w 15.6 x d 15.6 x h 15.7 in w 39.5 x d 39.5 x h 40 cm It can be order in t...
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2010s Unknown Modern Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

Tall Grey Kreten Side Table from Souda, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, organic and sculptural, the Kreten side tables are concrete furniture like you haven’t seen before. Original pieces are created in Souda's Brooklyn studio by casting conc...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Concrete, Cement

Petite Telephone Table by J. Robert Scott in the Style of Karl Springer
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous petite telephone table by J. Robert Scott in the style of Karl Springer, circa 2000s. The table is in very good condition and measures 15.25"W x 10.5"D x 20"H. The piece...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Linen

Contemporary Antique Copper Li Design Tripod Drumstool by Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Li Design Tripod drumstool Antique Copper Hand Repoussé Contemporary Limited Edition Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The ...
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2010s Modern Side Tables

Materials

Copper

New Modern Side Table with Accessories in Marble, Karen Chekerdjian
Located in Milan, IT
The value of change in a simple act. Karen Chekerdjian’s new creation puts design front and centre: from one foundation, multiple possibilities. Bursting with undeniable energy court...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Enfilade Cansado Sideboard
Located in Paris, FR
1960s wooden sideboard by French designer Charlotte Perriand measuring 70.5 x 158 x 45 cm.
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20th Century French Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Max Enrich Brass Contemporary Circular Small Side Table Model "Stabile"
Located in Barcelona, ES
Side table model ” Stabile” Manufactured by Max Enrich Barcelona, 2015 Produced in exclusive for Side Gallery Measurements 30 Ø cm x 60 H cm. 11.81 Ø in x 23.62 H in. Deta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Cantilever L Verde Guatemala Marble End Table by Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Milan, IT
An outstanding design by Matteo Zorzenoni that celebrates the harmonious balance of simple shapes, this end table is available in two versions, low for the armchair and high to fit o...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

De Castelli Xilo Coffe Table by Design Delineo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the refined, sinuous aesthetics of Art Nouveau, the Xilo coffee tablei is a veritable sculpture in metal that exalts the hand-crafted techniques and manufacturing excell...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Miniforms PLAUTINO Small Side table by Paolo Cappello and Simone Sabatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Plautino combines solidity with endearing appeal: the legs of Plauto are reduced in size and explore different directions, resulting in two substantial modular coffee tables. Balance...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

"Kissino" Lighted Small Monobloc Table Designed by Miki Astori for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Kissino" is a small table, designed by Miki Astori and manufactured by Driade, in polyethylene monobloc with an opaline finish, cabled or battery powered, inside lighted by a fluore...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Plastic

Golden Jade Coffee Table by Chiara Provasi
Located in Milan, IT
Low to the ground, the Golden Jade Coffee Table will nevertheless receive more than a fair share of attention thanks to its glistening finish. Featuring a ...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Sloppy Edge Walnut Book-Matched and Inlays Top Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A gorgeous vintage wavy edge walnut bookmatched and inlays top side table with bottom base stretcher. Very sturdy table measuring 17" in diameter ...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Modern Murano Glass and Wood 'Sunset Waste' side table with light by Hillsideout
Located in Milan, IT
The collection "Murano waste" features side-tables that emphasise visually the importance of recycling the precious Murano glass from Venice but also rests of acrylic, resin, concret...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Textile, Murano Glass, Wood

Single Vintage Coffee Table, Brass/Steel, Full or Half Moon, Handcrafted, Size L
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Luna Brass/Steel Collection - Coffee table / Side Tables / Auxiliary Tables Luna Brass/Steel Collection of side and coffee tables, a collection of moon-ins...
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Early 2000s Spanish Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Iron

Stoolen Coffee Table in Walnut 36"
Located in Denver, PA
A beloved Uhuru piece, the Stoolen is crafted from recycled walnut offcuts that are carefully hand-fitted into a unique pattern. The Stoolen works well as an end table, stool, or cof...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Large Handcrafted English Ash Side Table
Located in London, GB
Beautifully hand-turned and handcrafted larger version of our white ash rippled side table. Wonderful modernist form and scale. This is a bespoke piece of fine quality, handmade in L...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Side Tables

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Ash

Modern high gloss black side table
Located in Riga, LV
Elegant and fabulous, this accent table is a stylish addition to the room. The black piano finish of this table gives a deeply luxurious appearance. Combining luxury design with bri...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Leaf 3 Side Table in Oak or Walnut top with Brass Bronze or Black Brass Base
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
LEAF 3 Side Table LEAF is a collection of side tables featuring leaf-shaped walnut or oak tabletops atop a sleek brass base with a meticulously crafted handle. Available in two sty...
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2010s Belgian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Set of Three Contemporary Brass Mosaic Side Tables, Flow Collection
Located in Paris, FR
Set of three contemporary handcrafted guéridon side or end nesting tables composed of a solid brass structure and designed with two intricate mosaic tile tabletop zellige designs han...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Convesso Solid Wood Coffee Table, Ash in Natural 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

Pair of Tall Sass Side Table from Souda, Small Marble Top, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sottsass-inspired “Sass Tables” are simple, sculptural accents for any interior space. Made from stacked wooden bases and a honed marble-top, Sass table...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Side table. One-of-a-kind side table, hand crafted, blue & white organic form.
Located in London, GB
This one-of-a-kind 55cm tall side table is handcrafted in pigmented scagliola, featuring an interesting contrast between its polished top and its heavily textured yet smooth base. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Side Tables

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Jute, Resin, Fiberglass, Scagliola

Extra White Glass Side Table, Made in Italy
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, IT
The side table Amami is made entirely of extra white glass. The top is circular and 45cm in diameter, while the base is obtained by gluing slightly bevelled 8mm thick slabs. A side ...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass

Unique Escalier Side Table by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Escalier side table by Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede Unique piece signed and numbered Dimensions: W 70 x H 51 cm Materials: carrara marble Other sizes and materials available. ESCALIER 1 2...
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2010s Spanish Modern Side Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

Baltoro Side Table in Textural Bronze and Black Marble by Elan Atelier IN STOCK
Located in New York, NY
AVAILABLE NOW AND READY TO SHIP! / OR PICK-UP FROM CALIFORNIA Baltoro is a sculptural side table with a centerpiece of solid black marble encapsulated by a textural cast bronze base...
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2010s European Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Black Walnut 24" Side Table with Copper Feature Leg by Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
This 24" solid American black walnut side table with featured copper plated steel leg is inspired by the sun’s apparent orbit around the earth, the table legs exposed on the top surface create a celestial composition. The table top is made out of solid American black walnut and features a 6" and 3" copper plated steel legs alongside 2 additional solid wood legs. Hinterland Design's "Ecliptic Table...
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2010s Canadian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Copper, Steel

Italian Marble Glass Side Table Attr Vico Magistretti for Cattelan Italia, 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
Sold and priced individually. A 1980s Italian Modern side table attributed to Vico Magistretti for Cattelan Italia. The table features a minimalist black lacquered steel frame with ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Cantilever S Verde Guatemala Marble End Table by Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Milan, IT
Form and function combine seamlessly in this simple and elegant design that provides the perfect foil for the opulent deep green Verde Guatemala marble with black and white veining. ...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

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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