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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Period: 1960s
Mouseman Side Table circa 1960
Located in Culver City, CA
Mouseman Side Table
England circa 1960
Oak side table with hand adzed surfaces, paneled all around with carved mouse on the leg. Made by Robert “Mouseman” Thompson.
19.75”w x 12.75”d...
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1960s English Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Steel and Laminate Side Table by Tecno, Italy, c. 1960
Located in New York City, NY
One of the quintessential designs by the Italian architect Osvaldo Borsani, crafted in Milan, Italy during the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Chic Danish Midcentury Rosewood Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid rosewood frame with beautifully patterned rosewood veneer top.
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Laurel Lamp Co. Walnut & Black Enamel Side Table, Floor Lamp, circa 1970
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Laurel Lamp Company Walnut and Black Enamel side table floor lamp.
Featuring a sturdy, balanced framework, tapered Walnut stem, circular solid 17D Walnut table surface, atop a flared...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Levogiro coffee table, Paolo Portoghese, Poltronova, 1963 Circa.
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Low coffee table, Levogiro model designed by Paolo Portoghesi for Poltronova, original 1960s Circa, perfect for contemporary and unique interiors
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
GAE, Kazuhide Takahama, Gavina, 1960 circa
Located in Milano, Lombardia
GAE coffee table, designed circa 1961, Gavina production.
Describing this table is no easy task, as with any of Takahama's extremely minimal yet decorative and complex designs. White lacquered wood...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plastic
1960s Alvar Aalto for Artek White Laminate Childs or Side / Occasional Table
By Artek, Aino Aalto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a rare L-Leg Children's table, designed by Aino and Alvar Aalto, produced by Artek. The table retains an original label from Scandinavian Designs in New York, a sh...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Laminate, Bentwood
1960s Jens Risom Design Inc Walnut & Laminate End / Side Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an original walnut and white laminate side / end table, designed by Jens Risom and produced by Jens Risom Design Inc circa 1960s. This is a classic example of Riso...
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut, Laminate
1960s Danish Teak End Table by Henning Kjaernulf for Vejle Stole & Mobelfabrik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a minimal danish end table, designed by Henning Kjaernulf for Vejle Stole & Mobelfabrik. The manufacturer Vejle Stole & Mobelfabrik was based in Vejle, Denmark and...
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
1961 Pair McCobb for Lane Rosewood Delineator Group Side Tables Model 995-86
By Paul McCobb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous pair of Delineator Group occasional tables (side tables), model 995-86, designed by Paul Mccobb and produced by Lane. These are rare examples from circa...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Sideboard Model "Mb3" for Azucena by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Sideboard Model "MB3" for Azucena was realized by Luigi Caccia Dominioni in Italy in 1961.
Opaque-painted wood and chrome-plated brass.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
1960s Erik Buch Flip Top Rosewood Stool & Side Table for O.D. Mobler in Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a very rare flip top stool and end table, designed by Erik Buch and produced by O.D. Mobler (formerly Oddense Maskinsnedkeri) in Denmark. This gorgeous design was ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
1960 PP35 Hans Wegner for &reas Tuck Folding Teak & Oak Side Table 2x Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (two tables are available as shown, but the price listed is for each table) PP35 folding side table, designed by Hans Wegner and produced by Andreas Tuck ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
Vintage Gold Leaf Over Iron and Mosaic Glass Tripod Side or End Table With Ring
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing vintage 1960's tripod side or end table is American. It has a beautiful glass mosaic top that has iridescent colors of circular glass in shades of the subtle colors of light green, orange, light pink, purple, yellow, blue and etc. The base and sides are gold leaf over iron. The table is a folding tripod table...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
danish modern rosewood vejle stole side table
Located in Hudson, NY
Danish modern rosewood Vejle Stole side table. Mid-Century Modern vintage Scandinavian design rosewood side table/end table, by Henning Kjaernulf for Vejle Stole of Møbelfabrik. Nice...
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1960s European Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Curved Sofa Table, Stainless Steel, France, 1970
Located in Regensburg, DE
Curved Stainless Steel Sofa, side or Coffee Table in the Style of Oscar Niemeyer from Paris, France about 1960s/70s. Brushed stainless steel frame with black lacquered side parts. Top polished stainless steel and slightly covered with Zappon lacquer, underneath wood. In the style of Oscar Niemeyer and Michael Boyer...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Laurel Lamp Co. Chrome & Dark Gray Slate Side Table, Floor Lamp, c. 1970
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Laurel Lamp Company chrome floor lamp table with black slate side table.
Featuring a chrome plated tubular stem a top a balanced flared (10 x 10) chrome plated cast aluminum base wit...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Slate, Chrome
Boho Chic Bamboo Hexagonal Side Table with Storage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Boho chic hexagonal bamboo cocktail table with drawer and door for storage freshly lacquered in white. Vast space for bottles, glasses, and snacks. Great addition to your boho chic i...
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Low Table, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Low coffee table of fine finish, for which we have been unable to find a precise attribution but believe it may be from the 1960s. Italian manufacture, which can be perceived in the ...
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Boho Chic White Rattan Rectangular Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun Boho Chic rattan rectangular side table freshly lacquered in white with a glass top. Add it to your chic home furniture collection. We have additional tables in the same style.
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Rattan, Glass, Lacquer
Ficks Reed Rattan Tier Table
By Ficks Reed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous Boho Chic Ficks Reed rattan tier side table lacquered in white with glass tops.
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Reed, Glass, Acrylic, Lacquer, Rattan
Boho Chic White Rattan Square Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Freshly lacquered in white boho chic rattan side Table table in white with a glass top. Add to your chic home furniture collection. We have additional tables in this same style and f...
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Rattan, Glass, Lacquer
Charlotte Perriand Style Coffee Table, France, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charlotte Perriand style; round coffee table; 1960's; French Modernism; Minimalist; Pinewood; Japanese Influence; Side Table
Coffee table with an e...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Pine
1960's, French, Bistro Tables
Located in Houston, TX
1960s French bistro tables having a bright yellow round top and three canted legs.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
A Pair of American of Martinsville Occasional Tables with Caned Shelf
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of American of Martinsville occasional tables. Pull out drawer, caned shelf underneath. Walnut/black micarta tops.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Green Glass Table by Duiliu Barnabé / Fontana Arte, c.a. 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare and sophisticated low table by mid century painter Duilio "Dubé" Barnabé. It's heavy glass top has chiseled edges and behind glass painting. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Stylish 1960s Circular Cherrywood Side/End Table by Widdicomb
Located in San Francisco, CA
The round occasional/end table featuring a bookmatched top above a similar lower shelf; metal label to underside "Wm. A. Berkey Furniture Co., Est. 1881, A Division of John Widdicomb.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Cherry
Faux Bamboo Brass Side Table
Located in Miami, FL
Faux bamboo brass side table with solid brass frame with glass top.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Modern Side End "Spyder Table" by Stanley Friedman for Brueton
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous drinks stand, side table by Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton. Spyder table is in the Minimalist category for its pared down design. Glass top lif...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Side Tables
Located in New Haven, CT
This beautiful Pair of Asian inspired solid bronze frame faux bamboo side tables is powder coated in a deep red color.
The finish is baked on at 400 degrees which makes the color chi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Green Side Table Pilati Design
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This unique side table it’s made in wood and covered with a bark surface in green. The design was made of the Founder of the Pilati Company, Count Pilati in 1968 and has a metal sign...
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Harvey Probber Occasional Table with Terrazzo Top
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Harvey Probber occasional table with terrazzo top and brass inlay.
Walnut octagonal base with decorative cut outs.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Prototype Sheath of Wheat Center Table by Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chicago, IL
Custom Sheath of Wheat Center Table by Arturo Pani, and fabricated as a prototype by Telleres Chacon, Mexico City. The piece was acquired from Telleres...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Tripod Folding Silver Plate and Glass Side or Drink Round Tables Pair Of
Located in North Miami, FL
These pair of vintage silver plate tripod side tables are elegant and unusual. These tripod tables actually fold up. The legs have little balls on the bottom. The glass tops rests on...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Silver
Pair of Polished Steel and Veined Black Marble 1960s Coffee Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of polished steel and veined black marble 60's coffee tables. Great together, slightly offset.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Stainless Steel
Vintage Guitar Pic Side Table In the Manner of Phillip Lloyd Powell (1919-2008)
By CF Modern
Located in Hudson, NY
Vintage Guitar Pic Side Table In the Manner of Phillip Lloyd Powell (1919-2008), great form for this vintage guitar pic side table. This I presume is a...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Modular Stackable Solid Wood Coffee, Side Tables by Frattini for Cassina
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Introducing the Modular Stackable Solid Wood Coffee and Side Tables designed by Frattini for Cassina—an exquisite collection that combines functionality, versatility, and timeless elegance. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these tables feature a solid wood construction that exudes warmth and sophistication. The modular design allows you to create your own unique configurations, adapting to any space or design aesthetic. Whether used as individual side tables or stacked to create a multi-tiered coffee table...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
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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