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Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

SCANDINAVIAN MODERN STYLE

Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.

ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN 

CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
  • Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
  • Open, airy spaces
  • Promotion of functionality
  • Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
  • Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
  • A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods

SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.

Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.

Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.

The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak

Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.

Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.

On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries. 

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Style: Scandinavian Modern
Side Table Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Small side table by unknown designer. Produced in Sweden.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Side Table Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Side table by unknown designer. Produced in Sweden.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Teak, Lacquer

Scandinavian Modern Teak Side Table By Yngve Ekström For Dux
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage, Scandinavian modern, ebonized teak, side table by Yngve Ekström for Dux of Sweden features an elongated hexagonal shape top with brass c...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Hans Wegner Drop Leaf Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Wegner drop leaf side table. Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGER INC
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1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Oak, Teak

Pair of Scandinavian Modern Stools by Rainer Daumiller from 1960s Pine Wood
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of Scandinavian Modern tables/stools, 1960s, probably by Daumiller. Solid pine wood. Very good vintage condition with light age related wear and patina. A round sculpted seat a...
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Pine

Pair of Mid Century Danish Modern Rosewood End Tables with Inset Tile Tops
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant rosewood with tile end tables. A matched pair with beautiful earth toned golden tile. Rosewood is amazing with striations in the woo...
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood, Ceramic

Inside / Outside Jää Cube Side Table / Seat - Recycled Plastic - Pair Available
Located in Leicester, GB
Our latest addition to the Jää series: the Jää cube is a multifunctional side table. The Jää cube has a sculptural design with a beautiful tactile surface and small, satin polished a...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum

Ingvar Hildingsson, Large Stool, Pine, Sweden, Signed and Labeled, 1970's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and sculptural stool, designed and produced in the studio of Ingvar Hildingsson, Kalmar Läns Slöjdare IH Slöjd Rugstorp. Signed and labeled. In lightly treated pine. Swede...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Pine

Danish Hardwood Side Table
Located in Vienna, AT
Hardwood side tabel with grid compartment, made in Denmark in the late 1960s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Hardwood

Mezcalito Flaco, Contemporary White Oak Limestone Side Table by SinCa Design
Located in Tolland, CT
The contemporary "Mezcalito Flaco" side table is one of a collection of three. Each one with a different geometrically shaped based. They are constructed with the same techniques use...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Limestone

Hudson Hairpin Side Table Walnut Gray
Located in Cincinnati, US
This eye-catching piece combines an industrial structure with sophisticated modern accents. The intersecting metal legs almost seem to play tricks on the eyes and change shape as you...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Swedish Modern Teak and Birch Table, Mid-20th Century
Located in Uppsala, SE
Swedish side or lamp table in teak with birch legs that gets wider towards the floor. The table top has a striped pattern with birch stripes integrated into the teak top. Very unusua...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Birch, Teak

Rosewood & Steel Coffee Table By Uno & Östen Kristiansson For Luxus
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clean and minimal, Scandinavian modern coffee table by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for Luxus features a rosewood top with slender steel legs.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Swedish Modern Wood and Glass Sofa Table by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1939
Located in Hägersten, SE
Swedish modern sofa table produced by Nordiska Kompaniet. According to the NK ledger the table is titled "Bord B 642" and was done on December 13,...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Beech

Hudson Hairpin Side Table Maple Red
Located in Cincinnati, US
This eye-catching piece combines an industrial structure with sophisticated modern accents. The intersecting metal legs almost seem to play tricks on the eyes and change shape as you...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist Scandinavian Modern "Triva" Table circa 1950s for NK
Located in New York, NY
Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist "Triva" table made circa 1950s for NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) Sweden. A round enameled top with geometric decoration in different shades of gray is inserted int...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Enamel, Iron

Arne Jacobsen Stacking Dot Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of Danish modern teak dot stools designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. A minimal design with endless uses. Gleaming teak circle top supported by a ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Side Table in Rosewood by Severin Hansen for Haslev, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Side table in rosewood designed by Severin Hansen and manufactured by Haslev Furniture in the 1960s. The table is in great vintage condition.
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Slide Bedside Table 1 Drawer
Located in Vandoma, PT
The combination of the black base of its pieces and oak veneer geometric patterns, give this collection a modern, elegant and timeless character. Modern and widely customizable wi...
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2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Danish Minimalistic Coffee Table in Oak and Maple
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table, maple, oak Denmark, 1960s This cocktail table of Danish origin has a splendid construction that embodies a simplistic, natural and timeless aesthetic. A unique detail ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Maple, Oak

Danish Rosewood Nesting Side Tables
Located in Oakland, CA
Set of three rosewood nesting tables with tapered legs and minimal design. Flexible in any configuration to suit your needs. Finely restored and in excellent condition with minor signs of age and use. Middle Nesting Table Measurements W 17.25'' x D 13'' x H 19.50'' Small Nesting Table...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Slide Side Table
Located in Vandoma, PT
The combination of the black base of its pieces and oak veneer geometric patterns, give this collection a modern, elegant and timeless character. Modern and widely customizable wi...
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2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Scandinavian Designer Natural Tainted Wood Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
This coffee table is the perfect combination of Scandinavian functionality carefully designed with clean lines and contrasting colors that enhance it´s form. The rythmic dark profile...
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Birch

Hudson Hairpin Side Table Maple Navy
Located in Cincinnati, US
This eye-catching piece combines an industrial structure with sophisticated modern accents. The intersecting metal legs almost seem to play tricks on the eyes and change shape as you...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Midcentury Side Table in Solid Teak, by Jens Quistgaard, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Side table in solid teak designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard. Great original condition.
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Danish Modern Nesting Table Set in Rosewood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful and elegant Danish modern nesting tables set. All three tables feature rich color and vibrant grain patterns. Perfectly executed...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Fiori Coffee Table 140 in Oak by Poiat
Located in Helsinki, FI
Designed by Poiat Studio’s founders Timo Mikkonen and Antti Rouhunkoski in collaboration with the master cabinet maker and designer Antrei Hartikainen, the Fiori Collection is a set ...
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2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Hudson Hairpin Side Table Walnut Mustard
Located in Cincinnati, US
This eye-catching piece combines an industrial structure with sophisticated modern accents. The intersecting metal legs almost seem to play tricks on the eyes and change shape as you...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Hudson Hairpin Side Table Maple Rose Copper
Located in Cincinnati, US
This eye-catching piece combines an industrial structure with sophisticated modern accents. The intersecting metal legs almost seem to play tricks on the eyes and change shape as you...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Hudson Hairpin Side Table with Wood Inlay Walnut Yellow
Located in Cincinnati, US
This eye-catching piece combines an industrial structure with sophisticated modern accents. The intersecting metal legs almost seem to play tricks on the eyes and change shape as you...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Hudson Hairpin Side Table with Wood Inlay Walnut Prairie Green
Located in Cincinnati, US
This eye-catching piece combines an industrial structure with sophisticated modern accents. The intersecting metal legs almost seem to play tricks on the eyes and change shape as you...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Hudson Hairpin Side Table with Wood Inlay Walnut Gold
Located in Cincinnati, US
This eye-catching piece combines an industrial structure with sophisticated modern accents. The intersecting metal legs almost seem to play tricks on the eyes and change shape as you...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Hudson Hairpin Side Table with Wood Inlay Maple Orange
Located in Cincinnati, US
This eye-catching piece combines an industrial structure with sophisticated modern accents. The intersecting metal legs almost seem to play tricks on the eyes and change shape as you...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Hudson Hairpin Side Table with Wood Inlay Maple Pink
Located in Cincinnati, US
This eye-catching piece combines an industrial structure with sophisticated modern accents. The intersecting metal legs almost seem to play tricks on the eyes and change shape as you...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Steel

James End Table White
Located in Cincinnati, US
Seemingly defying the laws of nature, this Danish-inspired design is composed of a razor thin metal top covered with oak veneer, atop an elegant wire base. The warmth of the wood grain adds a level of complexity balancing the minimalist base for a table that will leave your guests intrigued and your mama proud she raised someone with such good style. The offset base conveniently slides under the sofa making it the perfect accessory for those who have ditched the traditional desk...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Norwegian Midcentury Round Table by Hermann Bongard for PLUS, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful Norwegian round tray table on a foldable brass foot designed by Herman Bongard for PLUS Norway in the 1960s. This practical little table has two removable plastic table tops. One bright blue and one light transparent grey plate...
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1960s Norwegian Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Swedish Art Deco Side Table / Bar Table
Located in Karlstad, SE
Elegant side table or bar table manufactured in Sweden, 1930s. This table is made with impressive craftsmanship. The sides of the table offer several shelves and lockers and are ven...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Kai Kristiansen Rosewood "Cube" of Three Interlocking Nesting Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kai Kristiansen for Vildbjerg Møbelfabrik "cube" of nesting tables in rosewood. Composed of three tables two tables "slide" into the center table's side slots creating an ingeniously...
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Islets Side Table in Light Oil Oak by Maria Bruun for Fredericia
Located in Dubai, AE
The Islets table is a precise design with a strong identity, based on a simple construction, where details are kept to a minimum. It’s an approach that reflects the sculptural minima...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Oak

David Rosén, Table, Pine, Mid 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table in pine designed by David Rosén, Sweden 1940/50s.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Pine

Side Table in Mahogany Designed by Severin Hansen for Haslev Furniture, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Side table in mahogany designed by Severin Hansen for Haslev Furniture in the 1960s. The table is in great vintage condition.
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

Scandinavian Modern Small Side Table with Drawer in Teak from the 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Small side table with drawer in teak of Danish design from the 1960s. The chest is in great vintage condition. This product will be insp...
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Kai Kristiansen Tile Top Table for Askel Kjaersgaard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Kai Kristiansen design tile top table for Askel Kjaersgaard, Denmark. Made from solid teak with decorative inlay on a sculpted teak frame.
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1970s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic, Teak

Coffee Table in Teak of Danish Design from the 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Coffee table in teak of Danish design from the 1960s. The table is in great vintage condition.  
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Poul Jensen for Selig Walnut and Woven Cane Guitar Pick Tables, Pair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Danish Mid-Century Modern Poul Jensen for Selig guitar pick side tables, occasional tables in teak woven cane. Featuring a smooth seamed and lipped triangular surface with lower shel...
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Cane, Teak

3 Yngve Ekström Designed for DUX, Guitar Pick Tables Sweden
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three small tables is the shape of guitar picks, designed by Yngve Ekström for DUX of Sweden. Three bent wood legs on each table, that most like...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Beech, Teak

Elegant Side Table in Mahogany by Ole Wanscher, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Side table in mahogany, designed by Ole Wanscher for cabinetmaker A.J. Iversen. Great original condition. Measures: H.58 W.63/123 D.48 cm.
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1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

Swedish Elm Side Table With Rosewood, Jacaranda, and Mahogany Intarsia Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish Modern side, end, or coffee table with shelf. Details include clipped corners, tapered legs, and inlay of rosewood, jacaranda, and mahogany depicting two deer.
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1940s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Elm, Jacaranda, Mahogany, Rosewood

Pair of Niels Clausen Nightstands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of elegant Niels Clausen nightstands/side tables. Each nightstand features two drawers. Rosewood, lacquered wood.
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

1965 Arne Jacobsen Oak Footstool-Sidetable for Saint Catherine's College
Located in Knebel, DK
Arne Jacobsen was the architect and designer of St. Catherines College "new buildings" In the years 1959-64. To this projekt He made the well known "Oxford" series. To the dorm rooms...
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Mid-Century Modern Vejle Stole Mobelfabrik Danish Denmark Rosewood Side Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-Century Modern Vejle Stole Movelfabrik console, accent or side table. Made of rosewood featuring rectangular form and large rollilng casters. Marked Made in Denmark along bottom....
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Midcentury Side Table with Inlays, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely small side table with three slender legs. The table top is made in the shape of a palette, with inlays of eight kinds of wood with their names, also as inlays, inside.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Wood

1960s Mid Century Danish Modern Tiled Square Corner End Table Denmark
Located in Dayton, OH
Danish modern square teak side accent table. Made of teak wood featuring a floral / leaf motif tiled top. Measure: 29".  
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1960s Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic, Teak

July Stool-Table in Oak by Nao Tamura
Located in Fiskars, FI
Nao Tamura designed the July stool-table thinking about the log piles in the forest. The round, organic shapes of the product make it easy to combine many t...
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2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Side Table in Rosewood Designed by Henning Kjærnulf, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Side table in rosewood designed by Henning Kjærnulf and manufactured by Vejle Furniture in the 1960s. The table is in great vintage condition.
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Rosewood Coffee Table, Danish Design, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Coffee table - coffee table, Danish design, 1960s Very good condition. Wood: Rosewood Dimensions: height 51 cm, length 157 cm, depth 61 cm.
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1960s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Set of 6 Pinwheel HM7 Coffee or Side Tables
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Set of 6 pinwheel HM7 coffee or side tables by Hvidt and Mølgaard. New edition. Oak. Originally produced by France & Daverkosen in 1952 under the name fd 523 Series of coffee table...
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2010s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Trip Trap Cutter Stool of Oak Designed by Niels Hvass
Located in Lejre, DK
Trip trap cutter stool of oak designed by Niels Hvass. The item is in great used condition. We have more in stock.  
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1950s Danish Vintage Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Scandinavian Modern side tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Scandinavian 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 wood, hardwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Scandinavian Modern side tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side tables, popular names associated with this style include Haslev Mobelsnedkeri, Luca Nichetto, Severin Hansen, and Poiat. 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 $134 and tops out at $65,000 while the average work can sell for $1,837.

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