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Modern Sofa Tables

MODERN STYLE

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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.

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Style: Modern
Arizona Coffee Table, Walnut Oak Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
In the remote location of Coyote Buttes lies one of Arizona’s treasures. The absolutely surreal undulating patterns of ‘The Wave’ inspired the creation of the Arizona coffee table...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Table, Coffe Table, Side Table and Central Table Walnut, Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Yoko collection designed by Serena Confalo- nieri for Medulum consists of 3 wooden coffee tables. The pieces are characterized by the repetition of trian- gular elements, which visually refer to the Japanese art of origami. This recourse to geometric repetition is further high- lighted through the creation of an embossed linear texture which, on the surface, generates further ge- ometries, while, on the legs, it leads to different front and back of the surface, just like a sheet of paper. Various heights and sizes allow this coffee table collection to be placed both inside private homes, living and sleeping areas, and in public and hospitality facilities. The Yoko coffee tables...
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2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Pair of Long 'Méandre' Wrought Iron and Glass Consoles by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of long undulating 'Méandre' wrought iron and glass consoles by Design Frères. Elegant and understated.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Steel

Sketch Coffee Table Made in Acrylic Design Roberto Giacomucci in 2021
Located in ancona, IT
Coffee table, handmade in transparent acrylic colored with an innovative technology. The material is made through the fusion of three plates, one of which Partially cured center. ...
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2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Acrylic

Kaus Cromo, Sahara Noir Side Table By DFdesignlab Handmade in Italy
Located in Campobasso, CB
"Kaus cromo" is a highly functional and minimal side table, easily adaptable in any kind of interior space. It is made of powder-coated cromo steel ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Marble, Steel

Waterfall Console Table with Woven Metallic Floral Design
Located in Greenwich, CT
About This Piece This customizable waterfall console table features a whimsical woven botanical design with metallic effects and a contrast underside. Our frames are built with real ...
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2010s American Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

TRN Side Table in Ash Wood, Hand Stained, Model 3
Located in Grojec, PL
Hand crafted in selected solid ash wood, with traditional cabinet making techniques, the table is wood stained and covered with natural wax. The ha...
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2010s Polish Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Ash

Slilts - Travertine and Gold Leaf Coffee Tables By DFdesignlab Handmade in Italy
Located in Campobasso, CB
The Stilts coffee table collection is created through the combination of Carrara Marble tops and steel legs, which are finished with a golden leaf application...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Travertine, Gold Leaf

Convertible Coffee Table by Roche Bobois, Black Lacquer, France, 1970s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Extraordinary convertible french designer sofa table or coffee table, circa 1970s. Design: Paul Michel for Roche Bobois Black high-gloss piano lacq...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal

Sketch Coffee Table Made in Acrylic Design Roberto Giacomucci in 2021
Located in ancona, IT
Coffee table, handmade in transparent acrylic colored with an innovative technology. The material is made through the fusion of three plates, one of which Partially cured center. ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Acrylic

Three Rocks Medium Coffee Table Black Glass InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The original design of the three rocks tables was inspired by the Autumnal landscape with fallen leaves in burned tones. These tables are highly customized...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Glass

Contemporary Uccello Wood Sabre-Leg Side Table from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Uccello occasional table features a solid wood sabre leg that slightly rises above the surface of the top, that can be made in any species wood. Also available as a console or di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Square Small Table with Inlay
Located in Desio, IT
Coffee table in round shape with glass top. The structure is in Canaletta walnut. Base enriched by metal element.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Stable, Travertine Coffee Table By DFdesignlab Handmade in Italy
Located in Campobasso, CB
Stable is a coffee that was designed with the IDEA of giving a function to a sculptural piece of art. The iron legs, that kind of resemble a geometric spider, are an oxymoron to its ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Travertine, Steel

Palladium I Contemporary Side Table
Located in London, GB
The architectural essence of this table derives from the neoclassical style of Palladio. A sheet of thin metal light as light as air sketches the shape of this timeless product. A disc projecting shadows on an arch is the focus behind this timeless table...
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2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Steel

French Art Deco / Early Modern Cerused Oak Console by Andre Sornay, circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
A sleek, narrow profile double level console by Andre Sornay, France, circa 1930 in faint green cerused oak. A sober, elegant, French Modernist statement. The piece is ideal for smal...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Oak

The Slilts, Carrara Marble and Gold Leaf Coffee Tables By DFdesignlab
Located in Campobasso, CB
The Stilts coffee table collection is created through the combination of Carrara Marble tops and steel legs, which are finished with a golden leaf application...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf

Alhena Extendable Side Table Minimal Contemporary Limited Edition White Metal
Located in Roma, IT
Alhena is a limited edition extendable coffee table in white metal, that is part of the Celestine collection designed by Jacobsroom Studio in Rome. The coffee table's abstract shape...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel

Sketch Coffee Table Made in Acrylic Design Roberto Giacomucci in 2021
Located in ancona, IT
Coffee table, handmade in transparent acrylic colored with an innovative technology. The material is made through the fusion of three plates, one of which partially cured center. ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Acrylic

Modern Vintage Aluminum Stainless Steel Coffee Table Yasuhiro Shito, 2002, Italy
By Yasuhiro Shito
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage coffee table or sofa table from aluminum stainless steel designed by Yasuhiro Shito 2002 for Cattelan, Italy. A great sleek shape sofa table combined...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Aluminum

21st Century "Sway" Black Gueridon Glossy Black Lacquered and Dark Wood
Located in Turin, IT
Ivan Paradisi is famous for his conceptually new approach to traditional wooden furniture. And this time the Atelier is happy to present a new vision on one of the most classical table models, which is a new contemporary never-seen-before interpretation of the Gueridon table with three legs intertwining elegantly and so naturally. In the modern fast-changing world the classical forms remain the basis which nevertheless needs variations. The graceful compact table...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

ChunkY01, Carrara Marble Side Table
Located in Campobasso, CB
Avior is an evolution of the Gravity side table. We decided to keep the same concept of lightness and movement, abstracting the motion of the flying Carrara marble into a different 3...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

Three Rocks Medium Coffee Table, Marquetry, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The irregular shapes of the robust volumes of the Three Rocks tables are finished in smoky brown Birds Eye wood veneer in high gloss varnish. Here is prese...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Olive, Rosewood

Chrome Double X-Base Side Table by Leon Rosen for Pace
Located in Dorchester, MA
Leon Rosen designed this sleek and polished side table for Pace Collection. Intersecting Xs of chrome-plated steel form a starburst base on which floats a round glass top.
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Chrome

Sketch Coffee Table Made of Yellow Acrylic Design Roberto Giacomucci in 2020
Located in ancona, IT
Coffee table, handmade in transparent yellow acrylic colored with an innovative technology. The material is made through the fusion of three plates, one of which partially cured ce...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Acrylic

Modern Painted Beveled Console
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern painted console table with a beveled shape on the inside legs and lower side of the top, and a “drift” white painted finish with subtle grey distre...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Oak Veneer Back Sofa Table with Beautiful Inlayed Patterns from Nature
Located in Cairo, EG
Oak Veneer Back Sofa Table with Beautiful Inlayed Patterns from Nature. Combining a play on patterns and functionality, our For The Love Of Patterns is s...
Category

2010s Egyptian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Oak

Contemporary Resin Coffee Table, Yellow Spine Table, Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Spine table is a series of tables consisting of two components - a thin aluminium sheet captured in a cast resin surface. The series is a result of many ma...
Category

2010s Swedish Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Jaime Hayon Rounded Multi Leg Low Table by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Low table designed by Jaime Hayon manufactured in Barcelona by BD MDF base and legs in turned solid alder wood, Measures: Rounded table Ø 80/120 x H 35 cm.
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2010s Spanish Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

'Double JMF' Lacquered Goatskin Console by Karl Springer w COA & Stamped, c 1977
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a truly exquisite collectors item, and equally sought after by top interior designers, the 'Double JMF' console table in lacquered goatskin by Karl ...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer

Modern Cubist Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern cubist rectangular console table with a hand-painted faux-horn tiled top on a polished stainless steel cubed base. Dimensions: 65" W x 17" D x 33.5" H.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal

Alhena Extendable Side Table Minimal Contemporary Limited Edition Black Steel
Located in Roma, IT
Alhena is a limited edition extendable coffee table in black metal, that is part of the Celestine collection designed by Jacobsroom Studio in Rome. The coffee table's minimal shape ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel

Modern Faux Horn Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern platinum sycamore veneered and faux horn console table, the thick rectangular top on curved naturalistically hand-painted faux horn le...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Mica Side Table in Ancient Matai Wood and Aged Steel
Located in Papanui, Christchurch
The Mica Side Table is a modern piece made from an ancient matai tree (a native timber of New Zealand) that has fallen naturally into rivers and preserved for hundreds of years under...
Category

2010s New Zealand Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Steel

AUDREY wood side table
Located in Frazão, Porto
AUDREY is a notable side table. The tempered glass top allows the look to the well-gauged wooden base, featuring a play of shapes. The structure is graced by the metal details, in br...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

Tree Branches Side Table, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Inspired by the trees that in Autumn hold their foliage with difficulty, Tree Branches transmits the nakedness of the season. Entirely handcrafted using traditional techniques lik...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Glass, Ebony, Olive, Rosewood

Pianist Coffee Table, Estremoz & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Best Table Design at the International Design & Architecture Awards 2022 The Pianist coffee table doesn’t represent the piano but the hands of the artist, vehicle of technique and emotion. The brass blades design the shape of the four longest fingers that, on a white marble keyboard, release a melody hidden within the musical notes. The minimal approach creates contrast between the architectural lines and the exquisite noble materials. The marble coffee table with brass blades was inspired by a drawing of Paul Klee, in which the Swiss painter portrays the soul of a musician and presents only the piano’s black keys, leaving the white keys on invisibility. Acclaimed by the international press, this contemporary table represents the best of Portuguese design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Villarceau Table Small
Located in Klosterneuburg, Niederösterreich
The design of the Villarceau Table is based on a geometric characteristic discovered by the French astronomer Yvon Villarceau. Main concept is to desi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Steel, Nickel

Contemporary Pink Side Table or Bedside Table, Sabine Marcelis Candy Cube
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A contemporary design classic by the Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. Seemingly solid objects with a magical glowing edge. The unique translucent and highly polished properties of t...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Resin

Sketch Coffee Table Made in Acrylic Design Roberto Giacomucci in 2021
Located in ancona, IT
Coffee table, handmade in transparent acrylic colored with an innovative technology. The material is made through the fusion of three plates, one of which Partially cured center. ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Acrylic

Orion Contemporary Side Table Metal
Located in London, GB
The 3 kings of Orion’s belt, offering 3 different heights and sizes of brushed metal disc, the combination of which provides a practical and sculptural sid...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal

Arizona Side Table, Walnut and Oak, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
In the remote location of Coyote Buttes lies one of Arizona’s treasures. The absolutely surreal undulating patterns of ‘The Wave’ inspired the creation of the Arizona side table...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Pianist Coffee Table, Calacatta & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Best Table Design at the International Design & Architecture Awards 2022 The Pianist coffee table doesn’t represent the piano but the hands of the artist, vehicle of technique and emotion. The brass blades design the shape of the four longest fingers that, on a white marble keyboard, release a melody hidden within the musical notes. The minimal approach creates contrast between the architectural lines and the exquisite noble materials. The marble coffee table with brass blades was inspired by a drawing of Paul Klee, in which the Swiss painter portrays the soul of a musician and presents only the piano’s black keys, leaving the white keys on invisibility. Acclaimed by the international press, this contemporary table represents the best of Portuguese design...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Contemporary Table, Coffee Table, Side Table and Cocktail Table Walnut, Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Yoko collection designed by Serena Confalo- nieri for Medulum consists of 3 wooden coffee tables. The pieces are characterized by the repetition of trian- gular elements, which visually refer to the Japanese art of origami. This recourse to geometric repetition is further high- lighted through the creation of an embossed linear texture which, on the surface, generates further ge- ometries, while, on the legs, it leads to different front and back of the surface, just like a sheet of paper. Various heights and sizes allow this coffee table collection to be placed both inside private homes, living and sleeping areas, and in public and hospitality facilities. The Yoko coffee tables...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Origin Contemporary Side Table in Marble
Located in London, GB
The Origin coffee tables are designed to showcase the beauty of natural stone. Two pieces of stone meet off-centre with the table top creating an entirely stone construction with no visible joints. The Origin tables...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Marble

Glass Vintage Coffee Table Sofa Table Genio by Massimo Iosa Ghini, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage coffee table or sofa table from glass waterfall like named Genio designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini, Italy, 20th century. Through the clear curved waterfall shape the c...
Category

1990s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Glass

Contemporary Table, Coffe table, Side Table and cocktail table lacquered wood
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Orbit coffee table on one or two levels is characterized by a unique design. As free trajectories in space, metal structures create winding geometries. Orbit is a family of tables wi...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Antler, White Quartz Coffee Table By DFdesignlab Handmade in Italy
Located in Campobasso, CB
With its sculptural silhouette, the elegant Antler coffee table offers an abstract creation of the interwoven features found in nature. Contrary to its delicate look, it is made of n...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Quartz

Mers Console Table in Burgundy Aluminum
Located in Vancouver, BC
The Mers console table is fabricated from solid aluminum and is suitable for use indoors and out. Form is inspired by the simple utilitarianism of W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Aluminum

"Frigga" Side Table Wooden Double Tops Brass Color
Located in Centro, RS
The Frigga side table is Inspired by the tales and beliefs of Norse mythology. The features of the Frigga refer to contemporaneity and functionality. Its design is unusual and unites two materials: carbon steel with brass color...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal

Large Vintage Brass & Nickel Console Table, Signed Romeo Rega
Located in Westport, CT
Sensational Romeo Rega console in brass and nickel with a three inch thick plateau, stamped by makers signature Shown with original inset grey glass top Date: 1970ca Origin: Italy ...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Modern Coffee Table with Exotic Wood Slats and Nickel Plated Details, Argilla
Located in New York, NY
The Argilla Table is a study of contrasts, comprised of repeated wood slats suspended in air by a metal skeleton and disks that prevent the slats from...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Nickel, Metal

Contemporary 'Magnet' Set of Six Handmade Coffee Tables by Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2022 Collection of coffee tables by Ghirò Studio (Milan). Each set consist of six side tables. Each coffee table is a unique piece entirely handmade...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Carlo Custom Argentine Rosewood Live-Edge Occasional Table from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Carlo table is a cantilevered occasional table, designed to slide under a sofa or sitting area as necessary, and fashioned from slabs of sustainable sourced solid Argentine rosew...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Natural Volcanic Rock Console with Arched Detail
Located in Chicago, IL
A custom console from a collection of sculptural interior objects inspired by antiquity, architecture, craftsmanship of the ancient architecture of Armenian churches and monasteries,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Stone

Coffee Table, Side Table, Coated Bronze
Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria
Corner meets circle - this special form as an ideal solution and monolithic design. Coffee table or side table made of plywood and coated with bronze in a particular process Han...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Bronze

Small Table Ruche, in Marble Green Alps, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Creative elements that can be easily matched: a series of hexagonal modules that an “adult” logic makes us define as tables, but gladly escape from definitions, moving and “never sta...
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2010s Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Marble

21st Century Marcantonio Coffee Table Wood Inlay Black Lacquered Scapin
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Stump coffee table Stump coffee table imita le forme organiche dei ceppi di legno e delle loro radici. Il piano, intarsiato con motivo Fiorentino, è realizzato con diverse tipologi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Modern sofa tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern sofa 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 sofa tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern sofa tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sofa tables, popular names associated with this style include Roberto Giacomucci, InsidherLand , Joana Santos Barbosa, and Jaime Hayon. 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 sofa tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $244 and tops out at $65,000 while the average work can sell for $3,152.

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