Modern Sofa Tables
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables
Onyx, Granite, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Sofa Tables
Marble, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables
Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Olive, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sofa Tables
Aluminum
2010s Swedish Modern Sofa Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sofa Tables
Ash, Oak, Walnut
20th Century Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables
Marble, Brass
1970s American Vintage Modern Sofa Tables
Formica, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sofa Tables
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Sheet Metal
1970s French Vintage Modern Sofa Tables
Metal
2010s Argentine Modern Sofa Tables
Wood
1990s German Modern Sofa Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sofa Tables
Concrete
2010s American Modern Sofa Tables
Plastic
2010s American Modern Sofa Tables
Plastic
2010s American Modern Sofa Tables
Plastic
Late 19th Century Ukrainian Antique Modern Sofa Tables
Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofa Tables
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Aluminum, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Ukrainian Antique Modern Sofa Tables
Steel
Late 20th Century Modern Sofa Tables
Brass
2010s German Modern Sofa Tables
Birch
2010s German Modern Sofa Tables
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Sofa Tables
Wood
Early 2000s American Modern Sofa Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
2010s German Modern Sofa Tables
Birch
Late 20th Century Modern Sofa Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Acrylic
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofa Tables
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Acrylic
2010s Chinese Modern Sofa Tables
Marble, Carrara Marble
2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Acrylic
2010s Turkish Modern Sofa Tables
Wood, Lacquer
1970s American Vintage Modern Sofa Tables
Bronze
2010s Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables
Travertine
2010s German Modern Sofa Tables
Birch
2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sofa Tables
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Sofa Tables
Ceramic, Acrylic, Fiberglass
2010s Spanish Modern Sofa Tables
Wood
2010s American Modern Sofa Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables
Brass
2010s French Modern Sofa Tables
Slate
1970s American Vintage Modern Sofa Tables
Stainless Steel
2010s Danish Modern Sofa Tables
Copper
2010s Danish Modern Sofa Tables
Copper
2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Acrylic
2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Acrylic
2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Acrylic
2010s European Modern Sofa Tables
Bronze
1980s American Vintage Modern Sofa Tables
Wood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofa Tables
Glass, Wood, Lacquer