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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Rooted Spalted Maple Cubes and Walnut Side Table
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Rooted side table is a smaller variation based on our larger coffee table design. As in the larger table this iteration is entirely hand made from spalted maple and walnut. We u...
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2010s Canadian Modern Side Tables

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Maple, Walnut

Artisan Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A true conversation starter with its unique 'wine goblet' silhouette and contrasting textures. The table's base, with its bulbous form and intricate wood grain, is finished in a deep...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Doris Multifaceted Coffee Table in White Carrara Marble by Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Inspired by Doric columns in archaic architecture, this extruded multi-point star coffee table is carved in white Carrara marble. Similar to gears, two or more of these tables, possi...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

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Limestone, Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble,...

Salmon Side Table, Natural Monkey Pod Wood
Located in Chiangmai, TH
Like a skillfull trained sushi chef filleting a fish, Salmon is built from one long log cut into 2 pieces for the top and 4 small pieces for the legs. The symmetrical and simple shap...
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2010s Thai Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Smoked Glass Side Table, Made in Italy
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, IT
The coffee table Amami is made entirely of smoked glass. The top is circular and 45cm in diameter, while the base is obtained by gluing slightly bevelled 6mm thick slabs. A coffee t...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

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Glass

Hand-Crafted Coffee Table Genuine Blue Mother of Pearl & Black-Stained Oak Wood
Located in Cairo, EG
Hand-Crafted Coffee Table with Genuine Blue Mother of Pearl and Black-Stained Oak Wood. Just like a twirling ballerina, this coffee table is elegant and dainty. The base is carefully...
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2010s Egyptian Modern Side Tables

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Mother-of-Pearl, Oak

UNISM - Low Side Table - Aged Brass
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Side Tables

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Brass

New modern side Table in Black Antique Marble, creator Karen Chekerdjian
Located in Milan, IT
Life force, futuristic dynamism, ancestral power. With a cylindrical base and an interchangeable tip aimed at the ground or the sky, Karen Chekerdjian’s creation never belies its ma...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Antwerp Bedside Table by DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
Antwerp bedside table by DeMuro Das Dimensions: W 76.2 x D 47.1 x H 61 cm Materials: Carta (Ivory) - Matte Solid bronze (Antique) handles and legs ...
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2010s Indian Modern Side Tables

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Bronze

Patio Coffee Table Featuring Gold Plating and Irregular Carrara Marble Top
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Kai Center Table The Kai outdoor coffee table combines design with light and wavy shapes, using materials such as marble and stainless steel with premium finishes, making it visual...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Low Nesting Tables, High Gloss Mahogany/Natural Cane
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A composition that includes a set of one coffee tables and one side table. The square coffee table features a high gloss mahogany solid wood combined with natural cane and glass at t...
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2010s European Modern Side Tables

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Rattan, Glass, Mahogany

Pair of Handcrafted Architectural Oak Tables
Located in London, GB
Architectural oak Pillar end tables. Early European modernism inspired - with a hint of Japanese minimalism - always focusing on the beauty of the materials. Designed by SUM furnitu...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Contemporary Plump Side Table in Custom Blue, Translucent Resin, by Ian Cochran
Located in New York, NY
Plump Side Table, Ian Alistair Cochran This side table is a continuation of the Plump series of sculptural furniture. This transparent table is a contemporary and modern addition to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Side Tables

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Resin

Mirror Polished Aluminium Stool with Beige Vegan Apple Leather Seating
Located in London, GB
This listing is a special edition realised in collaboration fashion brand Zilver with a mirror polished aluminium structure and a vegan apple leather beige upholstery. Originally re...
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2010s British Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum

Bow Console by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Bow Console by 101 Copenhagen. Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl. Dimensions: L70 / W31 /H80 cm. Materials: Fiber Conc...
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2010s Danish Modern Side Tables

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Concrete

Unique Design Desk, French Designer Charly Bounan
Located in Geneve, CH
Charly Bounan, is a Parisian designer renowned for its refined creative style and the important eclecticism of its influences. Dimensions: Height 80 cm, width 240 cm, dep...
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2010s French Modern Side Tables

Materials

Copper

Black Tubular and Glass Swivel Cocktail Coffee Table Milo Baughman Style
Located in New York, NY
A Modern style Postmodern period three tier black coated tubular metal and glass swivel cocktail table in the style of designer Milo Baughman, circa late-20th century, 1970s or later...
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Late 20th Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Lobel Originals Pair of 2-Tier Side Tables in Blue Snake Skin 2024 (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Pair of superb 2-tier side tables covered in blue and black snake skin with moiré silk on bottom of each tier by Evan Lobel for Lobel Originals, American 2024 (label on bottom reads ...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

contemporary Side Table in Italian Calacatta viola marble, Atlas side table
Located in 中西區, HK
This futuristic sculptural work takes its name after the young titan of the Greek mythology Fated to sustain the pillars that separated the Earth from Heaven. Design: Adolfo Abejon ...
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2010s Chinese Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Design Console Table
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Design console table Production time: 8-9 weeks Measures: H 35.44 in. x W 63 in. x D 15.75 in. H 90 cm x W 160 cm x D 40 cm.
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2010s French Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Design Console Table
Design Console Table
$10,682 / item
Low Brown Milk Stools
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown milk stools by Bicci de' Medici Studio Dimensions: diameter 30 cm x height 30 cm Materials: Natural wood. Pigment. Technique: Carved wood. Handmade. Oiled. varnished. De...
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2010s Belgian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Modern Small Dew Drop Side Table Crystal Clear Translucent Resin by Ian Cochran
Located in New York, NY
The Dew Drop by Ian Alistair Cochran Resin Small: 19” H x 18” D This Dew Drop is in a series of tables and stools which further play upon resin’s ability to effect light with volu...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Side Tables

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Resin

Sculpted Stump Table, the Totem
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Please scroll down to read IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT OUR STUMPS before purchase! Why buy our stumps? KILN DRIED Our stumps all go through a drying process in our kiln, sometimes for up to a month. We are meticulous with bringing each and every log to a specific moisture level. This process helps with major cracking, long-term moisture issues, and bugs. ECO FRIENDLY In an effort to replenish the trees we use, we plant 50+ trees a year. In addition, we practice salvage logging. Where do we source these? Some of the trees fall naturally. Some have damage from severe wind, lightning, flood, disease, or other natural disturbance so they need to be cut and removed before they fall. Others are fresh cut because people want them off their land. Salvage logging may reduce erosion, reduce intensity of future wildfires, and slow buildup of pest insects. FAMILY OWNED These are made from our family to yours. Quality is of utmost importance, and we hand cut, de-bark, sand, and finish every piece with care. COMMERCIAL GRADE These stumps are meant to be loved and USED. Each is finished with a durable commercial-grade finish. This finish is tough enough for spills, kids, and holds up in hotel and hospitality settings. This Sculpted Stump Table...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Cedar

Cantilever L Green Wood End Table by Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Milan, IT
Baring attractive curves and a sleek shape, this end table embodies simple elegance through a minimal design that features a sturdy column base and an elongated oval cantilevered top...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Ash

'G' Side Tables in American black walnut by Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
'G' Side Tables in American black walnut. Either single or in pairs. Two different sizes: 60 cm H x40cm x40cm 50 cm H x 40cm x40cm. Originally designed for a client who wanted a pair of simple sculptural bedside tables...
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2010s English Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Radian Side Table by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Radian side table by Madheke Dimensions: D 60.5 x H 55 cm. Materials: Leather, wood, veneer, metal. Fanned veneer marquetry, edged with hand stitched leather trim. Reflecting...
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2010s Indian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Kartell Invisible Side Table in Glossy White by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A piece of clean, linear, minimal design, the aesthetic synthesis of the designer's Japanese culture. Invisible side is a light and elegant multi-functional product which can be easi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Plastic

Coffee Table Monumental Modern Handmade Geometric Blackened Steel Large Waxed
Located in Bronx, NY
***instock - archived one of one*** ***special pricing - 40% off*** Table No. 11 - coffee table Materials: rich patina, hand hewn quality, hand hammered steel bowls J.M. Szymanski d....
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

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Steel, Iron

Model 780/783 Tables by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
This set of two stacking side tables, designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, exemplifies the elegance and versatility of mid-century Italian design. Crafted in the 1960s, the t...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables

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Laminate, Wood

Handcrafted English Ash Side Table
Located in London, GB
Beautifully hand turned and handcrafted English ash side table in the modernist design. A wonderful piece of craftsmanship. The top surface has a concave 'dished' rim design with vis...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Side Tables

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Ash

Swedish Modern Art Deco Style Fruitwood Round Pedestal End or Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Swedish Modern Art Deco Style fruitwood round pedestal end or side table in very good vintage condition. Measures 24 inches in diameter and stand 17 inches tall.
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Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Side Tables

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Fruitwood

Pair of Wrought Iron and Travertine 'Entretoise' Side Tables by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wrought iron and travertine 'Entretoise' side tables by Design Frères. Chic pair of versatile side or end tables. Also great as a two-part coffee table. Indoor or outdoor use.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables

Materials

Travertine, Wrought Iron

Pair of Italian 1970's Travertine and Smoked Glass Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian 1970's square side tables, the inset travertine top and lower base in travertine and the mid-section shelf in smoked glass; the whole with brass trim and supports. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Hawkstone Hand Chiseled Wood, Timber, Marble and Bronzed Steel Bedside Pedestal
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Hawkstone modern bedside pedestal sits on a hand chiseled, alien timber, base which is burnished black. On top of the base is a fumed oak drawer u...
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2010s South African Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Steel

Opinion Ciatti XXX Small Round Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
What is immediately clear when we look at the XXX coffee table range designed by Lapo Ciatti is the contrast between the fine finishes and the shapes that are purposely irregular and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Handcrafted Bedside Table, Walnut & Oak
Located in London, GB
Handcrafted American black walnut nightstands or end tables in a modernist design. These are constructed from the finest American black walnut with the inner dovetailed jointed trad...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Berlin Side Table by Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
With a nod to the postmodern structures of Ettore Sottsass and a presence all its own, the Berlin side table is a striking study in monochromes and the natural beauty of marble. M...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Side Tables

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Marble

New Metal Fleur Side Table with Oak Wood Top Indoor and Outdoor
Located in Miami, FL
New metal fleur side table with wood top indoor and outdoor. You can choose color base and top materials like glass, marble, wood or metal.
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2010s Spanish Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

In-Stock Iron and Marble 'Entretoise' Side Table by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In-stock iron and honed white marble 'Entretoise' side table by Design Frères. Great between 2 armchairs. Available now and ready to ship. Also sold as a pair or more (see those se...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Iron

Late 20th Century Italian Ceramic Top Wicker Tiered Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 20th Century Italian Ceramic Top Wicker Tiered Side Table. Measures 20.25" in width, 20.25" in depth and stands 19" in height.
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic, Wicker

Modern Mini Dew Drop Side Table in Penny Red, Translucent Resin, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Resin

ClassiCon Occasional Rectangular Side Table in Black by Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The Latin for furniture, res mobiles, is based on the word mobile. Eileen Gray took this very literally. She loved light, functional furniture that could be moved around easily. One ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Modern Echo II Side Table in Crystal Clear, Translucent Resin, by Ian Cochran
Located in New York, NY
Echo II Side Table in Crystal Clear by Ian Alistair Cochran Solid Resin D 21" x H 18" Like its predecessor, the Dew Drops, the Echo Series is a collection of small tables made f...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

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Resin

Vintage Sharkskin Side Table by Yuri Augusti
Located in Austin, TX
A table by Yuri Augusti designed and executed in Paris, circa 1990. This piece has a wood frame with sharkskin vellum. There is a glass shelf on top.
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1990s French Modern Side Tables

Materials

Animal Skin, Glass, Wood

Three Bullet Shaped Burnt Oak Senufo Stool in Iroko Wood by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Senufo stool in Iroko wood by Arno Declercq. Stool or side table. Domensions: H 50 cm x D 30 cm / H 17.9” H x D 11.8”. Materials: burned and waxed Iroko wood, burned steel. Signe...
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2010s Belgian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Miniforms Superpop Low Coffee Table in Red by Paolo Cappello
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Superpop likes to turn plastic into art using a combination of recycling and colour. It thus becomes supersustainable, superlight and supercool, in extremely versatile, compact desig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Plastic

Rizo Konne Side Table In Solid Brass
By RIZO
Located in Mumbai, IN
The Konne side table from RIZO’s range of luxe-living is a distinctive piece of furniture crafted in solid brass. Featuring an inimitable texture, adding a touch of elegance and arti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Alexandra Von Furstenberg Black Acrylic Tray on Retro-Futurism Style Tables
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Chic black acrylic pair of bespoke nesting drinks tables with a signed vanity tray top designed by Alexandra Von Furstenberg. The tables are crafted from cast acrylic with beveled ed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Side Tables

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Acrylic, Lucite

Alentejo Side Table, Acrylic & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Alentejo side table is a glimpse over the South of Portugal where thousands of cork oaks trees raise their canopies to the sky. Resembling the typ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

In-Stock 'Rectiligne' Mirrored Side Table by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In-stock 'Rectiligne' mirrored side table by Design Frères. It is available now and ready to ship. Also sold as a pair (see that separate listing).
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

PESO– Minimalist Round Side Table in Limestone, Large
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Designed by the Danish duo Depping & Jørgensen, this side table is a refined piece of art carved from solid limestone, each one unique and shaped by the natural variations of the sto...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Side Tables

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Limestone

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

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Wood, Linen

Modern Square Burl End Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern square burl end table with Parson style legs and a rustic warm brown finish and subtle distressing under a hand rubbed finish. Dimensions: 24" W ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Pink Steel Robot Bedside Tables - Customisable Nightstands
Located in Leicester, GB
A pair of pink 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 pink. The clean l...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Side Tables

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Steel

ClassiCon Pli Low 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass

Lithea Sesi L Coffee Tables by Martinelli Venezia Marble Stone White Black Brown
Located in Patti, IT
Sesi A design Martinelli Venezia Studio Coffee Table Materials: Pietra Pece, Bianco Carrara, Nero Marquinia, Dimensions: 100x50xh26 cm.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Stone, Marble

Pars Table I, 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 ...
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2010s Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

New Modern Side Table in Black Marquinia marble, Designer Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Side Table in Black Marquinia marble Size: ⌀ 58 x 55 cm. - 22.8 x 21.7 in. Commercial name: Nissa Side Table in Black Marquinia marble, Nissa Collection by the Spanish designer Ivan...
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Marble

Contemporary Nicole II Side Table in Walnut and Brass
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Made in homage to one of our most celebrated pieces we have created the Nicole II. This 2nd generation Nicole Side Table is made with the same craftsmanship, yet delicately finessed....
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Bertu Side Table, "Lennon" Modern Side Table, Maple
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu side table, "Lennon" modern side table, maple. Please scroll down to read IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT OUR STUMPS before purchase! Why buy BERTU HOME stumps? Kiln drie...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

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Maple

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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