Organic Modern Side Tables

This round drum wood side table is crafted out of solid wood with a newly lacquered finish, carved details and is ready to be used for years to come.  

Nightstand in silvered walnut by the team of German-born American architects Oscar Stonorov and Willo von Moltke, designed for the Museum of Modern Art's 1941 Organic Design in Home Furnishings competition, and produced in very small numbers by Red Lion Furniture of Pennsylvania. Per the MoMA catalog, “a design may be called organic when there is an harmonious organization of the parts within the whole, according to structure, material, and purpose. Within this definition there can be no vain ornamentation or superfluity, but the part of beauty is none the less great—in ideal choice of material, in visual refinement, and in the rational elegance of things internded for use.” The suite of furnishings designed by Stonorov and von Moltke---including a vanity, coffee table, dining set, bed, nightstand, and case pieces--won honorable mention at the seminal competition and received a preferred placement at the MoMA exhibition itself. The winning entries in the competition, which included the iconic seating and unit furniture by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen, were showcased at eleven department stores across the country--notably Bloomingdale's and Kaufmann's--and were intended for serial production, but America's entry into WWII a month after the opening of the exhibition, along with higher than expected price points across the board meant that few pieces were actually made outside the ones initially sent to the participating department stores. This was especially true for the Stonorov and von Moltke suite, which wound up being among the most expensive items...

This fabulous root side table is crafted out of teak wood and has been newly stained in orange color with a varnish finish. This eye-catching piece has a beautiful freeform design an...

This fabulous root side table is crafted out of teak wood and has been newly stained in blue color with a varnish finish. This eye-catching piece has a beautiful freeform design and ...

A fabulous freeform side table made out of teakwood. The table has been newly stained in a rich ebonized color with a varnish finish. This eye-catc...

Stunning pair of burl wood tables, made in Italy, circa 1940s, simple, sleek Modernist design, wonderful color and surface.

Solid mahogany egg shaped coffee table signed and dated by the Hudson Vally furniture maker Devon Dennett in 1947. Legs are splayed and pierce...