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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Modern Side Tables
Glass, Natural Fiber
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Gold Leaf
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Maple
1990s Modern Side Tables
Cherry
2010s Dutch Modern Side Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Ebony
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Stone, Steel
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Walnut
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Steel
2010s Polish Modern Side Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Side Tables
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Clay
2010s Egyptian Modern Side Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Oak
2010s Belgian Modern Side Tables
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Plywood
2010s Danish Modern Side Tables
Iron
2010s Danish Modern Side Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Onyx, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Side Tables
Ash
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Stone, Travertine, Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Chestnut
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Wood
2010s European Modern Side Tables
Rattan, Glass, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Wood, Plaster
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Copper
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Modern Side Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Travertine, Wrought Iron
2010s Danish Modern Side Tables
Concrete
20th Century American Modern Side Tables
Lucite
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Wood, Fabric
Late 20th Century Modern Side Tables
Agate, Stone, Marble, Brass
1970s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Nickel
1970s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Grasscloth, Wood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Marble, Stainless Steel
2010s Thai Modern Side Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Side Tables
Resin
1990s American Modern Side Tables
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Wood, Ash
2010s Modern Side Tables
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Side Tables
Marble
2010s Indian Modern Side Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Plastic
2010s Belgian Modern Side Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Travertine, Marble








