Modern Side Tables
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Marble, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Marble
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Mirror, Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Side Tables
Glass, Ash
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Side Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Glass, Acrylic, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Steel
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Side Tables
Brass, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Marble, Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Side Tables
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Side Tables
Brass
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Ceramic, Oak
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Copper
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Walnut, Laminate
2010s Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Modern Side Tables
Brass
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Side Tables
Steel
2010s Swedish Modern Side Tables
Other
2010s Spanish Modern Side Tables
Ceramic, Earthenware
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Acrylic
2010s European Modern Side Tables
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Side Tables
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Travertine, Steel
2010s Egyptian Modern Side Tables
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
2010s Modern Side Tables
Wood, Bentwood
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Blown Glass
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Glass, Cherry
1970s British Vintage Modern Side Tables
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Wood, Glass
1970s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Chrome
2010s Dutch Modern Side Tables
Resin
2010s Canadian Modern Side Tables
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Metal
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Other
2010s Emirian Modern Side Tables
Stone, Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Side Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Marble, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Ceramic
2010s German Modern Side Tables
Glass
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Nickel, Pewter
2010s Indian Modern Side Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Scagliola, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Side Tables
Aluminum
2010s Modern Side Tables
Bronze
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Romanian Modern Side Tables
Glass, Wood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Side Tables
Stone, Limestone, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Sandstone