Post-Modern Side Tables
POSTMODERN STYLE
Strictly speaking, postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects included hot-colored, loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. The fact that, decades later, postmodern design still has the power to provoke thoughts (along with other reactions) proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodernism began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. In the next decade in Milan, a cohort of designers led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass and Michele de Lucchi, in 1980, gathered a core group of young designers, which would come to include Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata and Matteo Thun, into a design collective they called Memphis. The Memphis Group saw design as a means of communication and they wanted it to shout. That it did: the first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power cord leash. After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, postmodern design quickly took off in America. The architect Robert Venturi had already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc. with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the collection of postmodern furniture includes seating, decorative objects, lighting fixtures and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
Clam Pink Onyx Side Table by Casa Alfarera
Located in Geneve, CH
Clam Pink Onyx Auxiliary table by Casa Alfarera
Dimensions: D40.6 x H55.9 cm
Materials: Petalite saturated, iridescent and irregular glaze
The Clam Auxiliary table is our lates...
Category
2010s Dominican Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Onyx
Object 062 MDF Side Table by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 062 MDF Side Table by NG Design
Dimensions: D40 x H41 cm
Materials: Powder coated steel, MDF
Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and colors on...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Other, Steel
Panama Crystal Tray Hand Sculpted Contemporary Crystal
Located in Geneve, CH
Panama crystal tray hand sculpted contemporary crystal
Decorative tray
Handcrafted decor made from crystal
Measures: L 40 x H 8.1 x D 2 6 cm
Hand sculpted in crystal
Panama tr...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Crystal
Brass Hand-Sculpted Side Table by Masaya
By Masaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass hand-sculpted side table by Masaya.
Brass hand-sculpted side table.
Dimensions: H 50 x W 43 x L 50 cm.
Masaya is our brand's collection which combines stylishly refined desi...
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2010s Thai Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Ancient White Porcelain Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Ancient White Porcelain Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 55 cm
Materials: Steel, Porcelain
Also Available: Different top options available,
OX DENMARQ ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
SST010 Side Table by Stone Stackers
Located in Geneve, CH
SST010 Side Table by Stone Stackers
Dimensions: D38.5 x W49.5 x H68.2 cm
Materials: Marbles:
Marble Structure: Calacatta Oro
Marble Base & Top: Portoro Silver
Weight: 23 kg
T...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Bent Side Table High Smoky Grey by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Bent side table high smoky grey by Pulpo
Dimensions: D50 x H51.5 cm.
Materials: casted glass.
Also available in different finishes and dimensions.
The bubbled surface of the...
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2010s German Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass
Source Side Table No.3 by a Space
Located in Geneve, CH
The source side table No.3 by A Space
Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 50cm
Materials: Pink tuff.
Weight: 35 kg
Inspired by antiquity, material, craftsmanship and architecture of Ar...
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2010s American Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Other
Antropología Side Table VI by Raúl De La Cerda
Located in Geneve, CH
Antropología side table VI by Raúl de la Cerda
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 50 cm
Materials: oak wood, Negro Monterrey marble.
Solid holm white oak with Negro Monterrey marble si...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Pair of Illuminated Suede Drum Side Tables by Steve Chase, c. 1980
By Steve Chase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique pair of illuminated suede drum side tables by Steve Chase, circa 1980s. This pair of side tables came from a Steve Chase designed home and features suede leather wrapped aro...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Tall Game of Stone Side Table, Black Silver by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall game of stone side table, black silver by Josefina Munoz
Game of stone collection
Dimensions: H55 x Ø45cm
Material: marble palissandro black silver
Available in: Low, smal...
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2010s Swiss Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Red Mass Table by Sara Regal
Located in Geneve, CH
Red mass table by Sara Regal
Dimensions: D 45 x W 44 x H 45 cm
Materials: recycled plastic, pigments, concrete, polystyrene, lacquer
Customisable colors and measures, gloss or sat...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Concrete
Unique Teil 04 Side Table by Anima Ona
Located in Geneve, CH
Teil 04 side table by Anima Ona
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 19 x W 16.5 x H 45 cm
Materials: Silbergrau QS stone
The five pieces of the Teile series are made of scrap stone from...
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2010s German Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone
Tall Game of Stone Side Table, Blue by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall Game of Stone side table, blue by Josefina Munoz
Game of Stone Collection
Dimensions: H55 x Ø45cm
Material: Marble Palissandro Blue
Available in: Low, Small and XS sizes. ...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Tavolino2 Smoky Grey Side Table by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Tavolino2 Smoky Grey Side Table by Pulpo
Dimensions: D135.5 x W59.5 x H40 cm
Materials: Glass, aluminium
All color combinations available on request. Please contact us.
Clear lines...
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2010s German Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Alwa Two Blue Black Side Table by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Alwa Two Blue Black Side Table by Pulpo
Dimensions: D38 x H44 cm
Materials: casted glass; powder coated steel
Also available in different finishes. Please contact us.
Normally, gl...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Onyx Coffee Table by OS And OOS
Located in Geneve, CH
Onyx coffee table by OS And OOS
Dimensions: 55 x 45 x 40 cm
Materials: onyx and green marble
The table might be slightly different from the images as each table is unique and depe...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Onyx
Postmodern Console or Side Table Made of Mirrored Glass
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This console or side table has a remarkable presence due to the fact that it mostly consists of mirrored glass. It embellishes every object displayed on it by doubling its images and...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Mirror
Object 063 Side Table by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 063 side table by NG Design
Dimensions: D40 x H50 cm
Materials: Powder coated steel
Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and colors on demand.
...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Pina High Light Grey Black Side Table by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Pina high green black green side table by Pulpo
Dimensions: D34 x H52 cm.
Materials: glass; brass and steel.
Also available in different colours.
Sebastian Herkner’s distinc...
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2010s German Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian Post Modern Cube Micro Perforated and Matt Glass Side Coffee Table 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern cube micro perforated and matt glass side coffee table, 1980s
Almost cube-shaped coffee table in white micro-perforated metal, with glass top in matt finish.
Ab...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Italian Alessi Side Drinks Table by Designer Jasper Morrison, 1998
Located in New York, NY
An Alessi Postmodern Italian side or drinks table by designer Jasper Morrison, 1998. Table has a round blue resin/composite top and brush metal base. With maker's mark underneath as ...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Composition, Metal
Set of 2, Airisto Side Tables/Stools, Natural Color by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2, Airisto side tables/stools, natural color by Made By Choice By Choice with Joanna Laajisto
Dimensions: D35 x H45 cm
Materials: Solid Ash.
Finishes: Natural Ash / Painte...
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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash
Contemporary Black Lacquer Mod Helix Drumstool by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mod Helix Drumstool
Black Lacquer
Hand Repoussé
Limited edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, ...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Hourglass Side Table by Masaya
By Masaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Hourglass side table by Masaya (Black Top, Brass Legs)
Dimensions: W35/40 x D35/40 x H50 cm
Materials: Brass, Teak, Wood
Also Available: Different colors (Gold, Polished Brass. ...
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Slanted Travertine and Glass Side Tables, 1970s
Located in View Park, CA
Two exceptionally rare vintage Italian travertine side tables with slanted bases and glass inserts, 1970s. Minor blemish on underside of one glass piece (shown in photos); otherwise ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Travertine
Invisible Cities Side Table II by Studio Lel
Located in Geneve, CH
Invisible Cities side table II by Studio Lel
Dimensions: D 33 x H 68.5 cm.
Materials: travertine, quartz
Lél is an artistic collective dedicated to preserving and evolving the 1...
Category
2010s Pakistani Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Quartz, Travertine
Rive Oak Side Table by Homefolks
Located in Geneve, CH
Rive Oak side table by Homefolks
Dimensions: D 32.5 x W 50 x H 50 cm
Materials: oak wood
An exercise of balance, the Rive side table is composed of two sensuous, organic wood f...
Category
2010s English Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Pink Mass Table by Sara Regal
Located in Geneve, CH
Pink mass table by Sara Regal.
Dimensions: D 45 x W 35 x H 50 cm.
Materials: recycled plastic, pigments, concrete, polystyrene, lacquer, varnish.
Customisable colors and measures,...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Concrete
Layered Steel Console by Hyungshin Hwang
Located in Geneve, CH
Layered steel console by Hyungshin Hwang
Dimensions: D 90 x W 33 x H 90 cm
Materials: stainless steel
Layered Series is the main theme and concept of work of Hwang, who continue...
Category
2010s Korean Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
White Carrara Marble Single Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
White Carrara marble single deck table by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 38 cm
Materials: Steel, white Carrara marble
Also available: Different top options available
OX ...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
"Flamingo" Side Table by Michele De Lucchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michele De Lucchi was a principal member of the Italian radical groups Alchymia and Memphis.
This elegant table, created for Memphis in 1984, is one of a series of four which use ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Brown Emperador Marble Single Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown Emperador marble single deck table by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 38 cm
Materials: Steel, brown emperador marble
Also available: Different top options available
...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Soap Column Stool or Side Table by Sabine Marcelis, Ice-Lavender
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sabine Marcelis’ new ice-lavender SOAP column stools in matte resin are unveiled at NOMAD Monaco 2018, creating a pastel and sculptural mise-en-scéne along with the new round SOAP ta...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Resin
Object 066 Side Table by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 066 Side Table by NG Design
Dimensions: D40 x H50 cm
Materials: Marble Volakas
Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and colors on demand.
T...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Postmodern Side Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Postmodern side table made with maple wood lacquered in white dove with a California blue accent. Price is per table. Custom size and finish available upon request.
Measurements: 2...
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2010s American Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Maple
Organic design - ceramic sculpture Coffee Table, available in custom finishes
By Toad Gallery
Located in London, GB
Inspired by a narrow gorge called the ‘Siq’ which is a particular way to approach Petra from the East, the winding path ends dramatically at the foot of Al-Khazneh.
The base compr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Pair of Solid Onyx Sculptural Guéridons Signed Noro Khachatryan
Located in Geneve, CH
A single or a set of 2 columns (side table) that you can place in 2 positions/ upside down.
Made of solid white onyx.
Limited Edition of 10 + 2 AP, signed and numbered
The nat...
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Onyx
Big Basket Table by Masaya
By Masaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Big basket table by Masaya
Dimensions: W92 x D92 x H43 cm
Materials: Brass
Also Available: Different colors (Gold, Polished Brass. Black, Painted Brass) and materials ( Wood, Ma...
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Ugo La Pietra Side Table Flessuosa Series Busnelli Italy, Post Modern 1985
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare table from the Flessuosa series by Ugo La Pietra for Busnelli, Italy, 1985
Museal table by Ugo La Pietra, one of the former founding members of famous Italian avant-garde group...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Gol. 002 Marble Table by Chapter Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Gol. 002 marble table by Chapter 101
Dimensions: H 86 x W 40 x D 160
Material: marble (beige travertine, noce travertine)
Effortless composition and eccentric design bring forth the...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Hexagonal Drumstool, Black Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Hand Repousse, Limited
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hexagonal drumstool
Black lacquer
Hand Repousse
Limited Edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, ...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Salvante S1 Side Table by Piotr Dąbrowa
Located in Geneve, CH
Salvante S1 side table by Piotr Dabrowa
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 50 x H 50 cm
Materials: Calacatta Viola Marble
Also Available: Botticino Marble, Walnut Burl Marble, Rosa Peral...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Architectural Handcrafted Walnut End Table
Located in London, GB
Architectural postmodern/Art Deco American black walnut pillar end or side table. Design by SUM furniture and handcrafted using traditional techniques using the finest American Black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pantry Table by Studio Boheme
Located in Geneve, CH
Pantry table by Studio Boheme (Handcrafted in USA)
Gardenia Collection
Dimensions: D99 H74 cm
Materials: Birch Plywood (Base), Table Top: 1/2”(0.5mm) tempered glass, standoffs: bl...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Gold Square 3 Half Arches Arcade Side and Cofffe Table by Kasadamo
By Kasadamo
Located in Geneve, CH
Gold Square 3 Half Arches Arcade Side and Cofffe Table by Kasadamo
Dimensions: D 70 x W 110 x H 40cm
Materials: stainless steel
Also Available: Other color and sizes available,
...
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2010s Swiss Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Karl Springer Polished Steel and Brass Sculpture Leg Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of sculpture leg side tables by Karl Springer. Mixed metal bases with polished stainless steel bases, brushed stainless top plate, and polished brass finial that holds cantileve...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Puvvi Tilt-Top Pink Side Table by Studio Lel
Located in Geneve, CH
Puvvi Tilt-Top Pink Side Table by Studio Lel
Dimensions: D46 x W46 x H66 cm
Materials:Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Marble, Wood
From the Urdu word for the chrysanthemum flower, our Vogue...
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2010s Pakistani Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Marble
Marble and Glass Coffee Table in the Style of Massimo Vignelli, 1970's
Located in Antwerp, BE
Massimo Vignelli; Post-modern; Italy; Coffee table; Marble; Glass; Italian design;
Postmodern Italian coffee table in the style of Massimo Vignelli. This features four black marb...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Rosa Marble Side Table by Agglomerati
Located in Geneve, CH
Rosa marble side table by Agglomerati.
Dimensions: D 45 x H 45 cm.
Materials: Nero Antico marble.
Available in other stones.
Rosa side table celebrates simplicity. It has strik...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Correspondence Sideboard by Gisbert Pöppler
Located in Geneve, CH
Correspondence Sideboard by Gisbert Pöppler
Dimensions: D 250 x W 28 x H 91,5 cm
Materials: hand lacquered ash wood
Inspired by classic Asian woodwork, this sleek table uses no nail...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ash
Set of 2, Airisto Side Tables/ Stools, Stained Black by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2, airisto side tables/ stools, stained black by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto
Dimensions: D35 x H45 cm
Materials: solid ash.
Finishes: natural ash / painted black
...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash
80s Postmodern Sottsass Style Memphis Rosewood Walnut Steel Accent Side Table
Located in Elloree, SC
A one-of-a-kind Memphis style accent side table in the manner of Ettore Sottsass. This is a piece—of rosewood, walnut, and steel—so well made that when looked upon it immediately cal...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Set of 2, Airisto Side Table & Bench, Stained Black by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2, Airisto side table & bench, stained black by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto
Dimensions: W96cm, D35cm, H45 cm (Standard Bench), D35cm, H45 cm (Stool / Side Table)
Mat...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash
Contemporary Aluminium and Antler Side Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Custom made side table signed by artist Daniel S.Macphail with aluminium tabletop and base decorated with antlers, circa 2010.
Category
2010s Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Rosedal Lava Stone Coffee Table by Comité de Proyectos
Located in Geneve, CH
Rosedal lava stone coffee table by Comité de Proyectos
Dimensions: 122 x 125 x 38 cm
Materials: solid huanacaxtle wood, volcanic stone, tempered glass
The Rosedal table is a scu...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone
Vintage Italian Post Modern Pair End or Side Tables White Marble Grey Veining
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of generous scale, white marble end-tables or side-tables, with gray veining and a satin-sheen resin coating. Each weighs about 100lbs. Tops simply rest on bases. Nice bull-nose...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
SST013-2 Side Table by Stone Stackers
Located in Geneve, CH
SST013-2 side table by Stone Stackers
Dimensions: W44.5 x D36 x H45 cm
Materials: Marbles:
Marble Structure: Frappuccino
Marble Base: Invisible Grey
Weight: 23 kg
This side...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
