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Post-Modern Side Tables

POSTMODERN STYLE

Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.

ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
  • A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
  • Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
  • Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
  • Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980) 
  • Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
  • Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam

CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
  • Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood 
  • Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
  • Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art

POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.

Postmodern design 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. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendinia onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.

Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group,  which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan 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. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals. 

After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then 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 vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.

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Style: Post-Modern
American Oak Bellini Side Table by Coco Flip
Located in Geneve, CH
American Oak Bellini Side Table by Coco Flip Dimensions: D 54 x W 54 x H 39 cm Materials: Timber / Stone tops, Powder-coated steel frame. Weight: 12 kg Timber Tops :American Oak Fra...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Stone, Steel

Trasiego Side Table by Sebastián Ángeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Trasiego side table by Arturo Verástegui Dimensions: D 47 x W 47 x H 54 cm Materials: oak wood. Natural white oak side table. Sebastián Angeles is an Industrial Designer orig...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Small Sandstone Side Table by Moïo Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Sandstone Side Table by Moïo Studio Unique Piece Dimensions: W 25 x D 25 x H 37 cm Materials: Porcelain, engobe and glazes on tan stoneware Moïo Studio is the Berlin-based cer...
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2010s German Post-Modern Side Tables

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Porcelain, Stoneware

Small All For One Brown Emperador Marble Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Small All For One Brown Emperador Marble Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 40 x H 48 cm Materials: Steel, Brown Emperador Marble Also Availabl...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Steel

Set of 2 Antropología Side Tables by Raúl De La Cerda
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Antropología side tables 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 ma...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Black Wooden Balls Table with Solid Wood Top by Daniel Orozco
Located in Geneve, CH
Black wooden balls table with solid wood top by Daniel Orozco Dimensions: D 55 x H 20 cm Materials: Wood Daniel Orozco Estudio We are an inclusive in...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Paperbark Table 02 by Coco Flip
Located in Geneve, CH
Paperbark Table 02 by Coco Flip Dimensions: D 48 / 85 x H 32 / 36 / 40 / 42 cm Materials: Mild steel, powder-coated with zinc undercoat. Weight: 20 kg Coco Flip is a Melbourne base...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Steel, Zinc

Object 062 MDF Side Table by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 062 MDF side table by NG Design Dimensions: D 40 x H 41 cm Materials: Powder coated steel, MDF Also available: All of objects available in different materials and colors on demand. A simple side table on three steel legs. You can choose a solid oak or MDF table...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Side Tables

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Steel, Other

Satin Side Table by Mingardo
Located in Geneve, CH
Satin side table by Mingardo Dimensions: D53 x H60 cm. Materials: RAL 9005 black varnished iron structure. Brushed and polished natural brass base and top. Weight: 21 kg Also ava...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Iron

Side Table by Michael Gittings
Located in Geneve, CH
Side table by Michael Gittings Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 55 cm. Materials: stainless steel. Michael Gittings Michael Gittings imagines with his hands. Since establishing his ...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Stainless Steel

Found II Side Table No.6 by A Space
Located in Geneve, CH
Found II side table No.6 by A Space Dimensions: D 48 x W 25 x H 51cm Materials: Marble, steel, gold leaf. Spontaneity, environmental awareness and the primeval nature of the mat...
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2010s American Post-Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Steel, Gold Leaf

Aro Side Table by Gabriela Campos
Located in Geneve, CH
Aro Side Table by Gabriela Campos Dimensions: D 45 x W 60 x H 60 cm. Materials: Freijó wood with imbuia finish and hand-painted fabric. The essence of this capsule of 4 pieces is a ...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Fabric, Wood

Italian Coffee Tables in Granite and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee tables, granite, brass, black lacquered steel, Italy, 1980s These Italian side tables showcase a rectangular brown granite tabletop with a striking, vivid surface. The granit...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Tables

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Granite, Metal, Brass

Black "Table" Table by Roberta Rampazzo
Located in Geneve, CH
Table table by Roberta Rampazzo. Current Production. Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 52 cm Materials: MDF 20 mm, Glass. With the letters of the word "table", the designer created a...
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2010s English Post-Modern Side Tables

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Other

SST021 Side Table by Stone Stackers
Located in Geneve, CH
SST021 side table by Stone Stackers Dimensions: D 56.5 x W 55 x H 69.5 cm Materials: Carrara marble, Dover White marble. Marble Structure: Carrara Marble ...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Object 026 Bedside Table by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 026 bedside table by NG Design Dimensions: D40 x W41 x H67 cm Materials: Powder coated steel, Tempered Glass. Also Available: All of objects available in different materi...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Vidro Side Table G by Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Vidro Side Table L by Wentz Dimensions: D 60 x W 60 x H 50 cm Materials: Glass, Wood. Weight: 17,2kg / 38 lbs The constant search for lightness in different forms led to a new proje...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Wood

Small Stix Table by The GoodMan Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Stix Table by The GoodMan Studio Dimensions: W 36 x D 55 x H 50 cm Materials: Metal, Steel, Temple Glass - Lattice Kilncast Temple glass. Han...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Steel

SST025 Side Table by Stone Stackers
Located in Geneve, CH
SST025 side table by Stone Stackers Dimensions: D 70 x W 120 x H 61 cm Materials: Calacatta Vagli marble, Dover White marble, Namibia Sky marble. Marble Shelv...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Silver Travertine Small Trilith Side Table by Atra Design
By ATRA
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Trilith Side Table by Atra Design Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 38 cm. Materials: Silver Travertine and brass. Different marble options available: Verde Tikal, Negro Monterrey, ...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Vidro Side Table M by Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Vidro Side Table S by Wentz Dimensions: D 60 x W 60 x H 40 cm Materials: Glass, Wood. Weight: 15,3kg / 33,7 lbs The constant search for lightness in different forms led to a new pro...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Wood

Alca 1 Side Table by Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Alca 1 Side Table by Wentz Dimensions: D 36 x W 36 x H 71 cm Materials: Steel. Also available in different colors, (black, white, sand). WENTZ SILENT AND NATURAL LIVING DESIGNED IN BRAZIL Brazilian brand of furniture, lighting and accessories design. We live in silence, contemplating the environments, through pieces that welcome well-being. We seek to give naturalness to living, with harmonic and sensorial simplicities. We express Brazilian uniqueness through our lines, highlighting local materials and technologies. With a contemporary tropical aesthetic, designer Guilherme Wentz's creations reflect the contemplative personality of their creator, connected to nature and obsessed with design. His designs present a new look at living, where each piece conveys a perfect balance between simplicity and functionality. 1987 — Guilherme Wentz is born on July 17, in the city of Caxias do Sul, in Rio Grande do Sul, where he spent his entire youth. 2008 — Guilherme drops out of the Business Administration course to start a new creative life studying Product Design. 2010 — Begins his career as a designer at the Riva objects brand, where he works for two years. 2012 — Recently graduated, receives the IDEA Brasil award for his first product on the market, the Officer desk...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Alca 2 Side Table by Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Alca 2 Side Table by Wentz Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 71 cm Materials: Steel. Also available in different colors (Black, White, Sand). WENTZ SILENT AND NATURAL LIVING DESIGNED IN BRAZIL Brazilian brand of furniture, lighting and accessories design. We live in silence, contemplating the environments, through pieces that welcome well-being. We seek to give naturalness to living, with harmonic and sensorial simplicities. We express Brazilian uniqueness through our lines, highlighting local materials and technologies. With a contemporary tropical aesthetic, designer Guilherme Wentz's creations reflect the contemplative personality of their creator, connected to nature and obsessed with design. His designs present a new look at living, where each piece conveys a perfect balance between simplicity and functionality. 1987 — Guilherme Wentz is born on July 17, in the city of Caxias do Sul, in Rio Grande do Sul, where he spent his entire youth. 2008 — Guilherme drops out of the Business Administration course to start a new creative life studying Product Design. 2010 — Begins his career as a designer at the Riva objects brand, where he works for two years. 2012 — Recently graduated, receives the IDEA Brasil award for his first product on the market, the Officer desk...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Trilith Side Table by Atra Design
By ATRA
Located in Geneve, CH
Trilith side table by Atra Design Dimensions: D 43 x H 38 cm. Materials: travertine, brass. Other stones available. Atra Design We are Atra, a furniture brand produced by Atra form...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Flame Soft Grey Side Table by Memoir Essence
Located in Geneve, CH
Flame Soft Grey Side Table by Memoir Essence Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 50 cm. Materials: Brushed brass and satin fabric. Also available in different colored satin fabric or client...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Side Tables

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Brass

YOUMY Round Red Shaded Side Table by Mademoiselle Jo
Located in Geneve, CH
YOUMY Round Red Shaded Side Table by Mademoiselle Jo Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 43 cm. Materials: Red shaded steel. Also available in different colors and finishes. Round symmetrical or r...
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Wood Stack Side Table by Hyungjun Lee
Located in Geneve, CH
Wood Stack Side Table by Hyungjun Lee Dimensions: D 48 x W 49 x H 46 cm. Materials: Stainless steel. Hyungjun Lee EDUCATION 2015-2018 ESAD ...
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2010s Korean Post-Modern Side Tables

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Stainless Steel

Twilight Oort Resin Side Table by Creators of Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Twilight Oort Resin side table by creators of objects. Materials: Resin, pigment DImensions: W 36 x D 36 x H 56 cm Also Available: Tourmaline, Bo...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum, Other

YOUMY Round White Side Table by Mademoiselle Jo
Located in Geneve, CH
YOUMY Round Matte White Table by Mademoiselle Jo Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 43 cm. Materials: Matte white steel. Also available in different colors and finishes. Round symmetrical or rect...
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Table #14 by John Eric Byers
Located in Geneve, CH
Table #14 by John Eric Byers Dimensions: D40 x H50 cm Materials: carved + blackened + maple All works are individually handmade to order. John Eric Byers creates geometrically insp...
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2010s American Post-Modern Side Tables

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Other

Pina Low Light Grey Brass Side Table by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Pina low light grey brass side table by Pulpo Dimensions: D 44 x H 42 cm Materials: glass; brass and steel Also available in different colours. Sebastian Herkner’s distinctiv...
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2010s German Post-Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Steel

Leaf 1 Round Side Table by Mathias De Ferm
Located in Geneve, CH
Leaf 1 round side table by Mathias De Ferm Dimensions: D 42.5 x W 44 x H 55.5 cm Materials: Walnut wood, brass. Also available in different materials. LEAF-shaped walnut/oak ...
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2010s French Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Crea Table by Cal Summers
Located in Geneve, CH
Crea Table by Cal Summers Dimension: D 48.26 x H 48.26 cm Materials: Sculpted Steel with an Aged Zinc Finish. Cal Summers is a British designer who makes bespoke handmade furnitur...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Source Side Table No.5 by a Space
Located in Geneve, CH
The source side table No.5 by a Space Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 45cm Materials: Black tuff. Weight: 45 kg Inspired by antiquity, Material, craftsmanship and architecture of A...
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2010s American Post-Modern Side Tables

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Other

Stone Totem 13 by Daniel Orozco
Located in Geneve, CH
Stone totem 13 by Daniel Orozco Material: Volcanic rock. Dimensions: D 35 x H 45 cm Volvanic rock Totem. Daniel Orozco Estudio We are an inclusive interior design estudio, who love...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables

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Stone

Geo Small Side Table by Daniel Schneiger
Located in Geneve, CH
Geo Small Side Table by Daniel Schneiger. Dim qwwwensions: D 51 x W 46 x H 41 cm. Materials: Wood and resin. Custom finishes available. Custom sizes available. Dan Schneiger A...
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2010s American Post-Modern Side Tables

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Resin, Wood

Copper and Black Marquina Marble Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Copper and Black Marquina Marble Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 67 cm Materials: Steel, Black Marquina Marble, Copper Also Available: Different tray conbinati...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Copper, Steel

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) ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Block Side Table by Ruda Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Block Side Table by Ruda Studio Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm. Materials: MDF, painted rye straw and wax. Weight: 20 kg. Dimensions and colors are customizable. Available in dif...
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2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Other

Source Side Table No.2 by a Space
Located in Geneve, CH
The Source side table No.2 by A Space Dimensions: D30 x W30 x H55cm Materials: Pink tuff. Weight: 50 kg Inspired by antiquity, material, craftsmanship and architecture of Armen...
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2010s American Post-Modern Side Tables

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Other

Brass Sculpted Coffee Table, Complexity, Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass cculpted coffee table, complexity, Misaya Dimensions: W 66 x L 77 x H 46 cm Hand-sculpted brass table. Sold without glasstop.
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2010s Thai Post-Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Lace Burgundy 60 High Table by Mowee
Located in Geneve, CH
Lace Burgundy 60 high table by MOWEE Dimensions: D75 x H111 cm Material: Polyethylene and stainless steel Weight: 10.5 kg Also available in different colors and finishes. Lac...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Side Tables

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Stainless Steel, Other

White Carrara Marble Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
White Carrara Marble Small Deck Table by OxDenmarq Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 55 cm Materials: Steel, White Carrara Marble Also Available: Different top options available, OX ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Steel

Dischi Side Table by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Dischi side table by Gentner Design. Dimensions: D 30.5 x W 30.5 x H 48 cm. Materials: brass, darkened stainless steel. With a nod to Harry Bertoia, the Dischi table is both scu...
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2010s American Post-Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Spice Oort Resin Side Table by Creators of Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Spice Oort resin side table by Creators Of Objects Materials: Resin, pigment DImensions: W 36 x D 36 x H 56 cm Also available: tourmaline, bordea...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum, Other

Large Untitled Side Table by Henry D'ath
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Untitled Side Table by Henry D'ath Dimensions: D 70 x W 70 x H 70 cm Materials: Wood. Available finishes: Black ink. Henry d’ath is a New ...
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2010s Chinese Post-Modern Side Tables

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Wood

A Penny For Your Thoughts Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Penny For Your Thoughts Side Table pairs raw copper with welded steel for an elegant and honest piece of design. The powder-coated steel body is pierced by 5/8" thick solid copper rods, left exposed on the top shelf almost like inlaid pennies. These rods support the weight of the steel, creating a strong surface throughout without sacrificing the visual lightness of the 1/8" steel sheet. The powder-coating combines the natural green and red hues of copper that have an almost chameleon-like effect depending on how the light hits it. There is an integrated copper salt well...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Side Tables

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Copper, Steel

Level Table by Cal Summers
Located in Geneve, CH
Level Table by Cal Summers Dimension: W 42 x D 30.48 x H 43.18 cm Materials: Solid Steel, Heavily Rusted. Cal Summers is a British designer who makes bespoke handmade furniture an...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Colouring Table by OS and OOS
Located in Geneve, CH
Colouring table by OS and OOS Dimensions: ø 55 x 40 cm Materials: Rosso levante and salomé / carrara and concrete / red mdf and rosso verona The table might be slightly different ...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Airisto Bench, Stained Black by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Airisto bench / side table stained black by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto Dimensions: W 96cm, D 35cm, H 45 cm Materials: solid ash Finishes: natural ash / painted black A...
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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Ash

Everlastingreen Table and Stool Set by Richard Yasmine
Located in Geneve, CH
Everlastingreen table and stool set by Richard Yasmine Materials: Gaugin granite with solid polished brass legs Dimensions: - Table: 42cm x 136cm x 48cm - Stool: 16.5cm x 44...
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2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Side Tables

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Granite, Brass

High Na Pali Walnut Side Table by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
High Na Pali Walnut Side Table by InsidherLand Dimensions: D 42 x W 42 x H 60 cm. Materials: wood structure finished in walnut veneer in half gloss varnish, oxidized brushed brass, g...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Medium Na Pali Walnut Side Table by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Na Pali Walnut Side Table by InsidherLand Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 50 cm. Materials: wood structure finished in walnut veneer in half gloss varnish, oxidized brushed brass,...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Side Tables

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Brass

YOUMY Rectangular Black Side Table by Mademoiselle Jo
Located in Geneve, CH
YOUMY Rectangular Black Table by Mademoiselle Jo Dimensions: D 33 x W 34 x H 43 cm. Materials: Matte black steel. Also available in different colors and finishes. Round symmetrical ...
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Black Wooden Balls Table with Volcanic Stone Cover by Daniel Orozco
Located in Geneve, CH
Black wooden balls table with volcanic stone cover by Daniel Orozco Dimensions: D 20 x H 50 cm Materials: wood, Volcanic Stone Daniel Orozco Estudio ...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Doris Aluminum Side Table by Fred and Juul
Located in Geneve, CH
Doris Aluminum Side Table by Fred and Juul Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 60 cm. Materials: Aluminum. Available in bronze and aluminum. Also available in different measurements. Custom sizes,...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum

Pink Stone Totem 01 by Daniel Orozco
Located in Geneve, CH
Pink stone totem 01 by Daniel Orozco Material: natural Cantera. Dimensions: D 30 x H 45 cm Natural Cantera stone Totem. Daniel Orozco Estudio We are...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables

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Stone

Arrebol Rayado Side Table by STUDIOROCA
Located in Geneve, CH
Arrebol Rayado Side Table by STUDIOROCA Dimensions: W 30 x D 30 x H 50 cm Materials: Stone, Brass Plated Steel STUDIOROCA is a Mexico City design studio focused on architecture, interior design and contemporary furniture. Its penchant for collaboration, the promotion of local talent, artisanal skills and natural materials, and its ever-present pull toward sustainable practices have seen the studio create highly emotive environments and unique functional pieces that speak of a forward-thinking, borderless approach to design. Intro Through architecture, interior design and furniture, STUDIOROCA portrays a distinct Mexican aesthetic, where sophisticated, elegant designs become bold statements of strong masculine lines and dark moody shades that contrast dramatically with elongated curves and highly textured surfaces. Based in Mexico City, the studio has, since its inception, offered much more than simple design solutions, its impetus always being to meaningfully improve lives through design. By promoting, supporting and offering a platform for other Mexican designers in its two stores in Polanco and Condesa, STUDIOROCA has been at the forefront of the modern-day Mexican design movement for over 15 years. The studio’s ability to artfully blend its own architecture and interior design with both local and international product is testament to its glocal outlook. While proudly Mexican and inherently influenced by the country’s culture and craftsmanship, its designs talk to a cosmopolitan, international sense of style. STUDIOROCA’s respect for the environment and reverence of traditional skills has led to the pursuit of sustainable practices, while its affinity for collaboration and promotion of artisanal skills has seen the studio produce work in conjunction with countless talented designers and craftspeople. Its confidently utilitarian designs are the result of risk-taking, boundary-pushing processes that emerge from STUDIOROCA’s constant quest to establish innovative solutions, while simultaneously respecting each of its projects’ unique locations, incorporating the surrounding environment into the design language. Working closely with clients, a personal rapport ensures delving into the core of every design requirement, leading to the ultimate achievement of deeply embedded needs. Ultimately, what STUDIOROCA presents is a fresh iteration of Mexican design, a version which is at once moving, intoxicating and comforting. History STUDIOROCA was founded by Carlos Acosta and Rodrigo Alegre. When, in 2002, the two independent Mexico City architects were commissioned to work collaboratively on the architecture and interiors of a new spa, they were frustrated by the lack of affordable furniture available, and embarked on designing their own pieces for the project. And so STUDIOROCA was born. Initially a furniture store in the heart of the then up-and-coming leafy suburb of Condesa, it has developed into a fully fledged architecture and interior-design studio, with another store in the city’s high-end design district of Polanco, which opened in 2011. Its line of furniture, all designed and manufactured in Mexico, had humble production beginnings in a small kitchen-design factory, a foundation that has carried through into the studio’s current philosophy of small-scale, high-quality production. In conjunction with its own range of functional pieces, STUDIOROCA has always invited other local designers to showcase their work in its two stores, and, what started with three additional designers’ pieces in 2002, has led to collaborations with many more, now presenting the limited-edition work of 28 Mexican designers through its UNION- brand, while continuing to retail exclusive international brands such as Tom Dixon, Moooi and GAN. 2 More recently, the studio’s architectural and interior projects have included large housing developments and hotels, fully employing STUDIOROCA’s 360-degree approach to design. Founders and team Architects by training, founders Carlos Acosta and Rodrigo Alegre prefer to follow an unconventional, integrated model of design that incorporates its many varied facets, allowing their two unique approaches to complement one another. Rodrigo, who graduated from Universidad Anáhuac Norte, is able to envision how color and texture will combine as he explores the emotive nuances he wishes to create within a new environment. His abstract thoughts are brought to life by Carlos, the rational half of the design duo. Trained at Universidad Iberoamericana, with a student exchange to the University of Texas, Carlos’ ability to grasp volumes and spaces brings dreams to fruition through the perfect positioning of wall divisions, furniture pieces and light-streaming windows. Their small dedicated team of designers and architects plays an integral role in realizing the studio’s ambitious visions, with over 200 projects having been completed by this intimate team. Beyond designing, these passionate professionals offer practical solutions, bringing their experience in all forms of design to manifest in big-picture thinking that pays attention to detail, celebrates collaboration and goes the extra mile. The approachable, personal style with which the STUDIOROCA team works is a reflection on the responsibility its people place on themselves as architects and designers who venture beyond the drawing board. Sustainability STUDIOROCA’s focus on sustainability has seen the company establish itself as a trailblazer in the realization of buildings and furniture pieces that are produced with a sense of conscience and responsibility, taking into account the full production chain, from material source to distribution of wealth. The studio has done away with environmentally harmful varnishes on its furniture pieces, and now only use FSC-certified hardwood. It also pledges to keep materials to a minimum, a consideration most appreciated in its 77 range of furniture, where only the necessary functional structures have been designed, and where small leftover pieces of wood from bigger cuts are utilized, rather than sourcing new pieces. This approach continues in its architecture and interior designs, with 80% of materials sourced locally. This, coupled with its use of solar panels, the harvesting of rainwater, and the inclusion of indigenous gardens in its projects, has led to STUDIOROCA’s application for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, which is currently under review. For the studio, sustainability has a much further reach than the natural environment, however. Its projects take into account social, cultural and economic sustainability too, by ensuring its production chain – from the craftspeople producing hand-worked elements, to its low-environmental-impact manufacturing line – all sits within Mexico so that the 3 communities benefiting financially are those who have been an integral part of the process. Architecture In STUDIOROCA’s architectural projects, authentic materials that are true to their Mexican origin, such as local mountain rocks, regional marble and indigenous wood, are utilized in new ways to highlight their natural rawness, deep texture and prized imperfections, imbuing buildings with unique character. It’s through such character that every structure portrays its personality, suited to the people who live, work and relax within it. This unpretentious use of materials follows through to metals, which are encouraged to rust and patinate as the building interacts with nature’s elements and becomes part of the environment surrounding it, giving projects an essential sense of place, where the here and now is as important as the then and there. Interior design STUDIOROCA’s interior style leans toward textured materials and dark hues contrasted with paler wood and lighter accent tones. These evocative, luxurious interiors are enlivened by carefully considered lighting that enhances the tonality of moody dark browns, deep blues and a spectrum of blacks, and highlights textures through illuminated reflections. Where environments dictate a paler palette, textures and materials make up the necessary contrast. Local willow wood on wall panels, flooring made from recinto volcanic rock, and countertops decorated with Mexico’s retapado marble become talking points, made even more appealing with plant life and greenery introduced indoors. Furniture Combining its deep respect for handcrafted, artisanal product, and its future-forward approach to technology and innovation, STUDIOROCA’s range of furniture places emphasis on high-quality offerings, producing its ranges in low quantities, often customized to suit the specific requirements of its varied projects. Veering away from industrialized production lines, it employs sophisticated hand-worked machinery, in line with its approach to sustainability and simplicity. The studio’s premiere collection (2002-2008) was shaped by a groundbreaking application of materials and forms, resulting in award-winning designs that set contemporary Mexican design on the map. Pieces from this collection were shown at Fabrica Mexicana and Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City and in the MoMA store in New York. The 2008 Eco collection initiated a change in the production of STUDIOROCA’s furniture pieces, adapting a sustainable view regarding design – a philosophy that continues to guide the studio’s practices today. Sourcing FSC-certified wood, eliminating varnishes, and using local materials wherever possible, this collection was the start of a conscious undertaking to work with local artisans and support local industry, an outlook that was celebrated at the launch of the Eco range at the Mexican Gallery...
Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

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