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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Pair of 20th century brass and glass side tables
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 20th century brass and glass side tables circa 1970.
Elegant brass frames with round straight legs, inset smoked glass tops.
Ideal for use in many rooms around the home, su...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,604 / set
Stacking Pebbles Side Table Offered in Cedarwood & Hammered Brass
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This side tables is made by a blend of natural exotic wood with hammered metal emanates a sense of balance, suited for any living space.
Top Wood: Brazilian Cedar.
Metal: Brass, Nick...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Tall Side Table - Coated Aluminium - Black
By Unism.Store
Located in Warszawa, PL
The product is made by sand casting - pouring molten aluminium or brass into sand moulds. Product surface is finished by hand-polishing to desired smoothness (brushed or polished) an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Battuto Glass Sculptural Drinks/End Table
Located in New York, NY
This breathtaking Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Battuto Glass Sculptural Drinks/End Table originates from Italy during the 21st Century. This piece features a top surface and base form...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Murano Glass
Fontana Arte Style Occasional Table in Polished Brass and Concave Glass
By Fontana Arte
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant occasional (snack) table in the style of Fontana Arte. Solid brass tripod base, heavy polished glass top with a blue/green hue.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Walnut Side Table by Martell Woodworks - Modern Style
Located in Mendocino, CA
This is a sculptural side table, built by hand, out of solid walnut with a scupltural carved base and a kidney shaped top. The top has gentle curves and a pronounced roundover on the...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany Side Table by Frits Henningsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Circular table with rimmed and raised panel made of solid mahogany, with center column and four-star base.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Itzel Blue and Purple Colored Kiln Cast Glass Coffee Table Set by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Itzel is a name of Mayan origin that means "rainbow".
A rainbow was the inspiration for three two-piece sets of cast glass coffee tables in gr...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
ClassiCon Pli High Side Table in Blue by Victoria Wilmotte
Located in New York, NY
With the Pli side table series French designer Victoria Wilmotte brings objects of unusual crystalline elegance and astonishing geometry to living envir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass
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.
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$12,500 / set
Otto Round Side Table in Medium Walnut with Antique Brass Fittings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Otto side table is a generously proportioned table with a simple, well-articulated form.
Available in walnut or oak, it features a round coupe top, substantial antique brass fittings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
UNISM - Bedside Cabinet - Brown Stained Oak
By Unism.Store
Located in Warszawa, PL
The CHISEL cabinet is crafted from solid oak wood, its surface etched with an intricate chiseled pattern. Standing 45 cm tall, it serves as a perfect side cabinet or bedside table. W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Rubi Side Coffee Table Marble Gold Leaf Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Rubi side table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
Like a sparkling ruby ring, our magnificent Rubi side table ties in with the Art Deco style by r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Gold Leaf
Modern Diamant Side Table, Champagne Brushed Brass, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Diamant side table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Diamant lends a contemporary aura to any environment. A side table in champagne-coloured...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Peninsula Metal and Glass Side Table, by Peter Shire for Memphis Milano Collect.
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Peninsula side table in metal and glass, was originally designed in 1982 by Peter Shire for Memphis Milano.
Peter Shire is a Los Angeles artist. Shire was born in the Echo Park...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Side Table Jean-Michel Frank Inspired
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Custom side table with an aged brass patina top and blackened metal base. Inspired by the works of Jean-Michel Frank with an added unique touch.
The aged brass top shows a 1/4" trim ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair of Short 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 Tables are perfect individually...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Occasional Table Dwell Stone
By Malerba
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The STONE coffee table from Dwell by Malerba introduces a new material: stoneware, which is used to create modern coffee tables and accessories. This versatile piece is suitable for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Lacquer
$2,015 / item
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Wood
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
Wood
Italian Modern Vintage Clear Glass Sofa Table Genio Massimo Ghini Italy 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage clear glass sofa table or side table by Massimo Iosa Ghini for Fiam, 20th century Italy.
A waterfall like sofa table from clear glass supported with metal feet design...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Lothar Klute Side Table, Germany circa 1980
By Lothar Klute
Located in Culver City, CA
Germany, 1980
Cast bronze and glass side table by Lothar Klute.
27.5”w x 19.5”d x 17.25”h
Ref. MOD1155
$ 7,200
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Single Vintage Coffee Table, Brass/Steel, Full or Half Moon, Handcrafted, Size M
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...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Black Marble Cone Side Table
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Stunning, aesthetic, timeless are words that can be used to describe this elegant and modern side table from Kiwano. Expertly crafted and finished by hand, our marble side tables are...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
$1,827 / item
ClassiCon Petite Coiffeuse Table in Black by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Eileen Gray understood how to combine the aesthetic with the practical as did few designers. The geometrically structured small dressing table, de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
$14,505 / item
Handcrafted Modernist Side Drink Table
Located in London, GB
Beautifully hand-turned and handcrafted English ash ripple side table in the modernist design. This is a bespoke piece of fine quality, handmade by master-craftsmen in solid English ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ash
$1,087 / item
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Battuto Glass Sculptural Drinks/End Table
Located in New York, NY
This breathtaking Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Battuto Glass Sculptural Drinks/End Table originates from Italy during the 21st Century. This piece features a top surface and base form...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Murano Glass
ClassiCon Adjustable Table E 1027 in Black and Smoked Glass by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
This is perhaps the Classic among the classics. Its ingeniously proportioned, distinctive form has made this height-adjustable table one of the most popular design icons of the 20th century. It is named after the summer house...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Aglaé Tiered Side Table or Pedestal in Glossy Lacquer by Joris Poggioli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Named for the Greek Goddess of beauty, the Aglaé pedestal by up-and-coming French designer Joris Poggioli is constructed from tiers of lacquered MDF woo...
Category
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Single Bucket Stool, Seat Side Table with Bentwood Handle in Solid Ash
Located in Oakland, CA
The Single Bucket Stool is a single sized, dining table height seat, or side table. The second of four versions from the Bucket Stools collection, a famil...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of 2-Tier Entretoise Side Tables by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 2-tier 'Entretoise' side tables by Design Frères. Wrought iron base with 2 thin travertine shelves. Also great as small nightstands. Shelves are removable for secure shipping...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Side Tables
Materials
Travertine, Wrought Iron
Side Table Black Lacquered Wood Top Hand Decorated in Italy by Cupioli
Located in Rimini, IT
"Astral" is a modern and colorful coffee table to place near your sofas or armchairs.
It has multiple functions and is a splash of color to be placed in the room.
The plan is handma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Scagliola, Harewood
Pair of Black Steel Robot Bedside Tables - Pair of 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
Stool/Side Table in Whitewashed Cedar by Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
Cast-off cedar logs are given second life as a crystalline form. Named Little Gem, the natural beauty of reclaimed wood is harnessed in this side table and sculpture piece where nature informs design. Each Little Gem is hand-shaped and faceted based on the different characteristics of the log used, and variations in wood grain. Top surface and finish further ensure that no two are alike. Left to weather outdoors, this piece will acquire a natural silver finish.
Stool is sold as an individual piece.
There are many options for customization with the Little Gems. Shown in main image is whitewashed Western yellow cedar...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Cedar
MODJULEZ SIDE TABLE Striped Multicolor Glass Piece with Stainless Steel Base
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
Table made with a top of our famous barcodes glass and a stainless steel base. Each piece is unique and custom-made. This table is perfect for a modern and Minimalist space.
The colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass
Forma Side Table by DeMuro Das in Pink Quartz
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The Forma side or drinks table by DeMuro Das has a top in pink quartz and a sculptural hand cast base in solid antique bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
$3,475 / item
Arc de Stool '37
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arc de Stool '37 in Oak wood
Designed by Project 213A in 2022
The smaller version of the stool's legs curves inwards towards its triangular seat, fu...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,119 / item
Black Marble Side Table 'BOND"
Located in Eindhoven, NB
BOND Side Table in black marble - Bond Side Table evokes simplicity with its modern, clean design. Crafted from honed black marble, this piece is a stylish addition to any space with its sophisticated, clean lines and sleek construction. Use Bond as a display table with candles...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
$1,827 / item
Gervasoni Brise 56 Coffee Table by Federica Biase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Outdoor conviviality is the key of one of the collections by Federica Biasi. Brise, literally breeze, aims at taking us back to that pleasant sensation when a breeze makes the summer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Concrete
$2,657 / item
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cone Coffee Side Table Metal Polyurethane Scapin
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cone, Colorama collection
Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
The Cone side table, designed through a geometric essential shap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Coffee Table L in White and Black marble, Designer Lorenzo Zaccarin
Located in Milan, IT
Coffee Table in Black Marquinia and White Michelangelo and marble
Size: 120 x 60 x 23 cm. - 47.2 x 23.6 x 9 in.
Commercial name: Nysa L - Cofeee Table in Black Marquinia and White...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
New Modern Side Table in Travertine, Designer Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Side Table in Travertine
Size: ⌀ 39 x 50 cm - 15.4 x 19.7 in.
Commercial name: Nissa Side Table in Travertine, Nissa Collection by the Spani...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Travertine
ClassiCon Bell Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
A modern classic as miniature: the bell table by Sebastian Herkner turns our perceptual habits on their head, using the lightweight, fragile material of glass as base for a metal top...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
Bucket Bench, Modern Long Side Table or Seat with Bentwood Handle in Solid Ash
Located in Oakland, CA
The Bench Bucket Stool is the longest of four versions from the Bucket Stool Collection, a family of solid ash furniture featuring bentwood handles. The Bucket Bench is a versatile piece, excellent as a dining bench, entryway seat...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Customizable Aluminum Outdoor Side Table
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Itá Outdoor Side Table
Inspired by the timeless strength of stone, the Itá Side Table is an essential element in any space, carrying the marks of the earth and history. With irregul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
$2,652 / item
Three Rocks Side Table, Aged Silver Leaf, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The original design of the Three Rocks tables was inspired by the Autumnal landscape with fallen leaves in burned tones. These tables are highly customized designs.
Beyond the origin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Silver Leaf
$1,742 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Foundation End Table w/ Door – Modern Bent Aluminum End Table w/ Closed Storage
By Bestcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Utilizing simple sheet metal techniques that serve both a functional role and an aesthetic, the Foundation End Table will fit in any style room. The clean and minimalist design of th...
Category
2010s Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
FOUNTAIN Large Low Side Table, by Tokujin Yoshioka from Glas Italia IN STOCK
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fountain side table shown here, is in the large size. The precious and poetic round low tables with Murano poured glass bases, hand shaped and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Murano Glass
Organic Modern Bordeira Coffee Table, Onyx, Handmade in Portugal by 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 Collection, the Bordeira modern coffee ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Onyx
Three Rocks High Side Table, Gold Leaf, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The original design of the Three Rocks tables was inspired by the Autumnal landscape with fallen leaves in burned tones. These tables are highly customized...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,584 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Willy Rizzo Style Vintage Side Table
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Austin, TX
Side table in the style of renowned designer and artist Willy Rizzo. This piece is from Italy and features the iconic shape - a square with cut corners. It has a black glass top comp...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Miniforms PLAUTINO 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Olaf Green Polished and Etched Cast Glass Sculptural Side Table by Fred&Juul
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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Artisanal Ceramic Side Table
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Artisanal Ceramic Side Table in translucent cream white by Project 213A.
Crafted in the brand's in-house ceramic workshop.
This table fol...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$2,122 / item
Ico Parisi Italian Magazine Rack with Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking mid-century modern magazine rack side table, crafted in Italy during the 1950s–60s. This piece combines sculptural wooden framing with brass rod accents and an angular profi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Acrylic and Glass Occasional Table by Les Prismatiques
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautifully designed acrylic with a 1/2" thick inset glass top occasional table by Les Prismatiques.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Acrylic, Glass
Modern Mini Dew Drop Side Table in Deep Olive, Translucent Resin, by Ian Cochran
By Ian Cochran
Located in New York, NY
The Dew Drop by Ian Alistair Cochran
Resin
Mini: 19" H x 12” D
This Dew Drop is in a series of tables and stools which further play upon resin’s ability to effect light with volum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Resin
Pedestal Black Marble Tall Side Table
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Side table in carved Monterrey black marble. Handmade in Mexico by local craftsmen. For this piece of marble, the cover will arrive disassembled, to install it a screwdriver is essen...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
$1,600 / item
Side Table in Calacatta Viola Marble, Io Small by Adolfo Abejon
Located in 中西區, HK
Named after Jupiter’s moon, and much like the moon’s silhouette appearing different each day of the month
Io’s minimal gesture gives the table a new appearance when viewing ti from d...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Pars Table I, by Raka Studio
By Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
Pars Side Tabel is a bent wood design made by Raka Studio.
This piece's main element is bentwood's organic motion between the top and the base. The proportions of the top and the ...
Category
2010s Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
$2,000 / item
Low Side Table - Brushed Aluminium
By Unism.Store
Located in Warszawa, PL
The product is made by sand casting - pouring molten aluminium or brass into sand moulds. Product surface is finished by hand-polishing to desired smoothness (brushed or polished) an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
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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