Modern 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Tables
Onyx, Marble, Stainless Steel
2010s Chinese Modern Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tables
Onyx, Statuary Marble, Marble, Brass
20th Century American Modern Tables
Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Tables
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Tables
Plywood
Late 20th Century American Modern Tables
Chrome
2010s American Modern Tables
Steel
20th Century American Modern Tables
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Tables
Concrete
1770s French Antique Modern Tables
Elm
2010s Italian Modern Tables
Travertine
2010s Italian Modern Tables
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Tables
Concrete
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Tables
Copper, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Tables
Steel
1980s American Vintage Modern Tables
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
2010s Spanish Modern Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables
Marble, Statuary Marble
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tables
Bronze
20th Century French Modern Tables
Metal
1970s French Vintage Modern Tables
Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Tables
Metal
2010s Argentine Modern Tables
Goatskin
2010s Italian Modern Tables
Brass, Steel
2010s French Modern Tables
Rock Crystal, Lava, Brass
20th Century European Modern Tables
Agate
2010s Chinese Modern Tables
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Tables
Concrete
2010s Italian Modern Tables
Concrete
Late 20th Century British Modern Tables
Shell, Glass, Wood
2010s Pakistani Modern Tables
Metal, Brass
1980s American Vintage Modern Tables
Oak
2010s American Modern Tables
Glass, Lacquer
2010s American Modern Tables
Oak, Hardwood
2010s Spanish Modern Tables
Marble
2010s American Modern Tables
Hardwood, Oak
2010s Pakistani Modern Tables
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Tables
Slate, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tables
Onyx, Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tables
Onyx, Cast Stone, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, M...
2010s Spanish Modern Tables
Wrought Iron
1970s American Vintage Modern Tables
Brass, Chrome
2010s Turkish Modern Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tables
Cut Glass, Walnut, Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Tables
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Tables
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tables
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Tables
Leather, Glass, Oak
2010s American Modern Tables
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tables
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Travertine
2010s American Modern Tables
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tables
Marble, Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tables
Travertine, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tables
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut
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