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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Recognized Seller Listings
Pierre Chapo T23 Three Legged Side Table in Elm, Chapo Création, France, 2023
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking low side table is the model T23 designed by Pierre Chapo in 1960. The table is made of solid elm wood with a beautiful grain. The iconic design is composed of a triangular shaped, thick table top...
Category
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
Gervasoni Inout Side Table in White Ceramic with Black Dots by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inout 44 is a coffee table-pouf made of ceramic in black, anthracite grey or white decorated with black polka dots or black stripes, it is characterised by a champagne cork shape, es...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Circa 1930 German Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Our table was made of birch, solid and veneered, stained a rich brown, and topped off with a slab of Bohemian breccia marble. We date it to around 1928, and attribute the design to Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot, who coined the term Kultivierte Sachlichkeit (Cultured Objectivity) to describe his work, and distinguish it from the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) practiced by his contemporaries Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, and Lily Reich. The table bears a passing resemblance to a considerably simplified, marble-topped ovoid one that he designed for his 1934 Berlin living room.
Breuhaus was a man on the make. The first of his three marriages was to the daughter of an industrialist, who financed the building of luxury villas and workers’ housing designed by his son-in-law. In 1929, Breuhaus, the son of a dentist, added “de Groot” to his name, falsely linking himself to a distinguished family of painters. By then, he’d been fudging his academic record for years. That didn’t prevent a teaching appointment at the State University of Bavaria, which allowed him to add the prestigious “Herr Professor” prefix to his name. Yet he never followed through on the teaching — he was far too busy designing more luxury villas (commissions he accepted only if he could furnish them as well), and products for his own company, which included furniture, textiles, wallpapers, lighting, and fine silver. In addition to designing aircraft interiors for Lufthansa, and pullman railroad...
Category
1920s German Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
ClassiCon Diana B Side Table in Light Blue by Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
Side table? Lectern? Notebook Stand? Reference library? Konstantin Grcic‘s new series of sheet metal tables is open to a wide range of interpretations and uses and, most importantly,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
ClassiCon Diana B Side Table in White by Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
Side table? Lectern? Notebook stand? Reference library? Konstantin Grcic‘s new series of sheet metal tables is open to a wide range of interpretations and uses and, most importantly,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Light Pink Side Table or Bedside Table, Sabine Marcelis Candy Cube
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A contemporary design classic by the Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis.
Seemingly solid objects with a magical glowing edge. The unique translucent and highly polished properties of the material give a magical effect to these multifunctional pieces. Possible functions include side table, coffee table, bedside table, pedestal or just a sculptural object to transform any room.
Materials: High polished polyester resin, anti-slip feet. Can be fitted with discreet wheels if needed.
Color: Candyfloss (pictured) Measures: 50 x 50 x 50 cm
Colours: Raspberry, Candy Floss, Cobalt, Ice, Citron, Peach, Mint, Tomato, Bubblegum, Marshmallow. Custom colours available on request
Available in three sizes.
Large H 600 mm x W 600 mm x D 600...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Side Tables
Materials
Resin
Vintage French Corner Table
Located in Austin, TX
Corner table from France with a metal structure and three smoked glass shelves. The central shelf is adjustable.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1960s English Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Contemporary Italian Side Table in Glass and Brass
Located in New York, NY
Side, occasional or drinks table in thick beveled glass with small brass handle detail on patinated brass tripod base, Italy, 2023. This chic modern side table is beautifully constru...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Gervasoni Inout Side Table in White Ceramic and Black Stripes by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inout 44 is a coffee table-pouf made of ceramic in black, anthracite grey or white decorated with black polka dots or black stripes, it is characterised by a champagne cork shape, es...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Gervasoni Large Log Sections of Beech Trunk Side Table in Black by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sections of beech trunk, debarked and glossy black or white lacquered on the outside, give life to a family of unconventional coffee tables and poufs, offering a natural charm to any...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Beech
Translucent Pastel Hand Dyed Acrylic Tone Table by Sohyun Yun, Blue Tone
By YSH Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Tone Table is inspired by the traditional colors of Korea, especially "Hanbok," which is a traditional Korean dress for formal occasions. Here, those traditional colors are made ...
Category
2010s Korean Modern Side Tables
Materials
Acrylic
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Ping II Polished Aluminium Side Table by Giuseppe Chigotti by Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The item is created in two versions: Ping I, characterized by the function of a hollowed tabletop, and Ping II a discrete flat surface for a glass or book. Des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Vintage Marble Side Table
Located in Austin, TX
Side table from Italy with a sleek design. This vintage piece is made entirely of black marble with a striking white veining throughout. The cylindrical base holds the square slab top.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Diamond Table
By FOS
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Diamond Table is made to order - All colours are possible to add on the concrete base
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Side Tables
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Diet wood side table
By Soft Baroque
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Most wood furniture today is made from veneered chipboard, it conveys its value with its outer surface. These pieces work backwards from that layer, starting with veneer and applying...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
ClassiCon Bell Solid Nero Marquina Marble Side Table by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
NEW introduced in MILAN 2023
Nero Marquina, Emperador Dark, Bianco Carrara, Grigio Nuvolato or
Green Guatemala. Green Guatemala extra charge.
The bell table by Sebastian Herkner tu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Toothpick Stool
By Soft Baroque
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The traditional and tapered mortice and tenon have been rebranded many times. We continue this evolution, converging to a sharp a point, becoming a piece of domestic hostile design. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wenge
Toothpick Stand
By Soft Baroque
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The traditional and tapered mortice and tenon have been rebranded many times. We continue this evolution, converging to a sharp a point, becoming a piece of domestic hostile design. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wenge
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
Pocket Nightstand in Reclaimed Pine, Ash, and Copper by Luke Malaney
By Luke Malaney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pocket nightstand is full of little idiosyncracies: Its reclaimed wood legs are jointed at a slight angle that can be placed towards or away from the bed. The solid ash top has a...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Copper
A Pair of Black Stone and Brass Campaign Style Gueridons
Located in New York, NY
The round stone tops trimmed in brass, supported by an elaborate brass stretcher, with three legs terminating in claw feet.
Category
20th Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
Gervasoni Brise 43 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
Gervasoni Medium Inout 42 Side Table in Blue Ceramic by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of coffee tables-poufs in blue, white or anthracite grey ceramic, Inout 41/42/43 stand out for their minimalism: simple cubic or parallelepiped shapes, to give life to product...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Gervasoni Medium Next Side Table in Cast Aluminium Top with Base by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contrasts of light and reflections characterise the Next 141/142/144 coffee table family. Made entirely of polished cast aluminium, they are available in different sizes and heights ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Gervasoni Small Brick Side Table in Natural Barked Hornbeam Trunk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of poufs with Nordic suggestions, Brick XS/S/M/L are made from a section of debarked hornbeam trunk. Available in different heights and diameters, these are products with a contemporary charm, which aim to enhance the naturalness of wood. Natural barked hornbeam trunk section.Technical features related to our wooden stools, table base and coffee table made in hornbeam wood. The wood is barked on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
Flamingo Bedside Table, by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Flamingo bedside table in laminated wood and plastic, designed in 1984 by Michele De Lucchi.
Michele De Lucchi was born in 1951 in Ferrara and graduated in architecture in Florence. During the period of radical and experimental architecture he was a prominent figure in movements like Cavart, Alchymia and Memphis. His architectural designs have been mainly for office buildings in Japan, in Germany, in Switzerland and in Italy. He has taken care of numerous art and design exhibitions and has planned buildings for museums as Triennale di Milano, Palazzo delle Esposizioni di Roma and Neues Museum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Plastic
Opinion Ciatti XXX Large 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Opinion Ciatti XXX Small Square 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
ClassiCon Bell Side Table in Brass & Amethyst Violet by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
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 that seems to float above it. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
ClassiCon Bell Side Table in Brass and Quartz Grey by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
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 that seems to float above it. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
ClassiCon Diana A Side Table in Honey Yellow by Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
Side table? Lectern? Notebook stand? Reference library? Konstantin Grcic‘s new series of sheet metal tables is open to a wide range of interpretations and uses and, most importantly,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
ClassiCon Partially Foldable Rivoli Side Table by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Rivoli served as the tea table in the living room of Eileen Gray‘s summer house E 1027. The graceful lightweight that no doubt was used on the terrace when necessary, is a lovingly t...
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
Ghidini 1961 Opera Small Round Side Table in Copper Bronze Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall round side table finished in stainless steel.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Naoto Fukasawa Blue Glass Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Naoto Fukasawa glass side tables created in Murano, Italy. The tables are hand-blown with an organic shape. A separate glass cover fits perfectly into the top. They are elect...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Murano Glass
Karl Springer Cobra Telephone Table with Brass Castors 1988 'Signed and Dated'
Located in New York, NY
"Telephone Table" covered in beige cobra with moire silk on the bottom in brass castors by Karl Springer, American 1988 (label on bottom reads "Karl Springer 1988").
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
P.E. Guerin Exquisitely Crafted "Steel and Burnished Brass Dore Table" 1982
By P. E. Guerin
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted "Steel and Burnished Brass Dore Table" with exquisite trim, sabots and inset glass tops by P.E. Guerin, American 1982. P.E. Guerin is known for top-notch artisan...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Modernist Carrara Marble French Side Table
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of side tables from France made with bronze tapered bases and Carrara marble slab tops. These tables are originally from the Cartier showroom in Monte Carlo. This square pair ha...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Side Table by Josh Duthie
By Josh Duthie
Located in San Francisco, CA
A unique side table of bay laurel with natural lines and a live edge side.
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Modernist Carrara Marble French Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of side tables from France made with bronze tapered bases and Carrara marble slab tops. These tables are originally from the Cartier showroom in Monte Carlo. This square pair ha...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
American Designer, Side Tables, Birch, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of birch-veneered wood side tables or night stands designed and produced in the US, 1940s.
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Birch
Gervasoni Guna 12 Coffee Table by Chiara Andreatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chiara Andreatti designs the GUNA outdoor furniture collection consisting of carpets, charpoys, cushions and coffee tables with a strong multi-ethnic inspiration. Guna is a Sanskrit ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Concrete
Gervasoni Brise 44 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
Pair of Low Side Tables by Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
Low square tables of mahogany with fluted facing on all four sides. One small center drawer per table.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Textured Wavy Customizable Nightstand in Sculpted Ash by Luke Malaney
By Luke Malaney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The T nightstand is hand sculpted from pigmented solid ash with a natural oil / wax finish. It was originally created in Brooklyn, New York, as a personal gift for the artist's broth...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ash
Painted Wood, Patinated Iron and Glass Side Table
Located in London, GB
Painted wood, patinated iron and glass side table
Continental, 20th Century
Height 50cm, width 60cm, depth 60cm
Wonderfully crafted in the 20th century, this side table is made us...
Category
20th Century European Modern Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Gervasoni Inout Side Table in Black Ceramic by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inout 44 is a coffee table-pouf made of ceramic in black, anthracite grey or white decorated with black polka dots or black stripes, it is characterised by a champagne cork shape, es...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Gervasoni Inout 46 Side Table/Stool in Aluminium by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of coffee tables made of aluminium in two different sizes, Inout 45/46 have a rectangular shape and are characterised by the particular aluminium finish that creates a mirro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Gervasoni Inout 48 Side Table/Ottoman in Anthracite Grey Ceramic by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of coffee tables-poufs in white or anthracite grey ceramic, Inout 47/48/49 stand out for their minimalism: available in different heights, they have an asymmetrical totem stru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Gervasoni Medium Inout 42 Side Table in White Ceramic by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of coffee tables-poufs in blue, white or anthracite grey ceramic, Inout 41/42/43 stand out for their minimalism: simple cubic or parallelepiped shapes, to give life to product...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Gervasoni Small Inout 41 Side Table in Blue Ceramic by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of coffee tables-poufs in blue, white or anthracite grey ceramic, Inout 41/42/43 stand out for their minimalism: simple cubic or parallelepiped shapes, to give life to product...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Gervasoni Large Log Sections of Beech Trunk Side Table in White by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sections of beech trunk, debarked and glossy black or white lacquered on the outside, give life to a family of unconventional coffee tables and poufs, offering a natural charm to any...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Beech
ClassiCon Bell Olive Side Table by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
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 that seems to float above it. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
ClassiCon Bell Solid Green Guatemable Marble Side Table by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
NEW introduced in MILAN 2023
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
Marble
Soda Blown Murano Glass Low Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
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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