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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
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DeCastelli Vela Table by R&D
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vela is a table-sculpture that explores and enhances the different facets and uses of metal. The stately oval top in Venetian terrazzo made of white marble has been crafted in collab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Minimalist Modern Desk in Ash
Located in Lisbon, PT
A stylish desk for home or office. The clean look is achieved by using the drawers almost hided, and as a part of the desk’s structure, as well as cable storage under the tabletop. F...
Category

2010s European Modern Tables

Materials

Ash, Wood, Plywood

Minimalist Modern Table in Walnut Wood Round
Located in Lisbon, PT
Cast table - A simple and versatile design that can be used with different table tops shapes and sizes – be it round, oval, rectangular or square. It is ideal for a wide range of use...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut, Wood, Plywood

e15 Bigfoot Table by Philipp Mainzer
Located in New York, NY
Celebrating its twentieth year, the solid wood table Bigfoot is a modern design classic and an identifiable icon for e15. For its signature corner detail and legs, the centre of the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Continental Wood Side Table, by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Continental side table designed in 1984 for Memphis, in laminated wood and plastic. Michele De Lucchi was born in 1951 in Ferrara and graduated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Wood, Plastic

Tartar Table, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Tartar Table in laminated wood was originally designed in 1985, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano. Ettore Sottsass was born in ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Kong Coffee Table 52"x52" in Solid Walnut and Steel Base
Located in Denver, PA
The Kong coffee table is created from a solid wood top in a walnut finish, set on a steel frame. Its visual balance of form and weight creates a dynamic contrast with the organic edg...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Dinning Table B 120cm X 240cm Length Aluminum Anodized Silver Top Wooden legs
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Table B, which inaugurated the Extrusions Collection in 2009, can reach up to five metres using a simple profile of extruded aluminium. Its apparent simplicity covers a complex t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Minimalist Modern Table in Walnut Wood Rectangular
Located in Lisbon, PT
CAST table - A simple and versatile design that can be used with different table tops shapes and sizes – be it round, oval, rectangular or square. It is ideal for a wide range of use...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut, Wood, Plywood

Ringo Low Coffee Table in Lacquered Black Legs, by Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ringo is a project based on the concept of sharing. The top is divided into two parts, one made of ash and the other of marble, two different, yet complementary materials. They say two’s better than one, but for the purists, Ringo is available with an all-wood top. Here you are shown the Ringo low coffee table with lacquered black legs and size 90 x 90 x 32 H. Available in low Ringo coffee table size as well. His research is mainly focused on materials and their limits that brings to the discovery of their potentiality. His projects have been exhibited at: Maxxi Museum in Rome, Biennale d’Arte and Design of St. Etienne, London Design Festival, Biennale of Venice.Matteo Zorzenoni has been teacher at IUAV of Venice, cooperates with IED in Madrid and he hosted workshop for Domaine de Boisbuchet (Vitra Design Museum). After a collaboration with Fabrica, Benetton Communication Research Center, he started a new one with Jaime Hayon which is still going on. His research in the handcraft world goes on with projects for customers such as: Cappellini, Mercedes Benz, Replay, Alcantara, Bosa Ceramiche...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Marble

Pinocchio Low Coffee Table in Black Aniline Base, by Giopato & Coombes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pinocchio low coffee and side-table set, with turned metal top, varnished white, black, silk grey, dusty grey, intense blue or bronzè. Legs in solid beech wood, available in natural finish, stained black or intense blue. Here you are shown the Pinocchio low coffee table with black aniline base and size Ø 64.5 x 32 H. The Pinocchio is also available in a high coffee table style for custom order. Cristiana Giopato...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Metal

"Il Pezzo 6 Long Table" length 260cm/102.4” - solid walnut and ash - gold base
Located in Firenze, IT
A solid block of walnut held up by what seems to be a casually arranged group of glittering legs. A composite of contrasting elements, massive and sophisticated, strong and passionat...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Gold, Brass

"Il Pezzo 6 Long Table" length 260cm/102.4” - solid walnut and wenge - gold base
Located in Firenze, IT
A solid block of walnut held up by what seems to be a casually arranged group of glittering legs. A composite of contrasting elements, massive and sophisticated, strong and passionat...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Finn Jhul Black and White Tray Table Walnut
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Finn Juhl in 1965, relaunched in 2002. Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark. The Tray table, designed by Finn Juhl in 1965, is a further development of...
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2010s Danish Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Facet Dining Table in Oiled Walnut by Davin Larkin for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
The facet Dining table was designed as a form exploration exercise. Conversations happen at the dining table, but rarely about the dining table. Facet is designed as a talking piece,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Walnut

Minimalist Modern Table in Ash Wood Round Ø160cm
Located in Lisbon, PT
CAST table - A simple and versatile design that can be used with different table tops shapes and sizes – be it round, oval, rectangular or square. It is ideal for a wide range of use...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Tables

Materials

Ash, Wood, Plywood

Parsons Table in Bookmatched Walnut, Custom Made by Petersen Antiques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This parsons table is made from solid bookmatched planks of nicely figured walnut (not veneer), beautifully finished for a soft satin feel. Because each table is bench-made in our own Los Angeles workshop you can influence all aspects of design, including size, wood specie and finish. We use only traditional carpentry techniques, no nails...
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2010s American Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Ostrich, Pink Wall Console, Made in France
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 500 other unique products. (2) The ostrich seems poised to fly away uncontrollably and defies the laws of gravitation w...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Pair of Design Glass Wood Customisable Side Tables
Located in Paris, FR
A superb table with a cozy style, generous shapes, and curvaceous design. The round glass top is welded to the conical wood base serving for various functions that can be included in...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Eco Small Table C.R.&S. Riva1920 Contemporary Natural Cedar Made in Italy
Located in Cantù, IT
Small tables in solid scented cedar, available in two diameters, machined from a section of a trunk in single block, in which are visible the characteristic concentric rings of the t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Dada Est. Contemporary, Oak Freeform Dining Large Table
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Large freeform dining table by dada - est. manufactured in Barcelona, 2017. Oakwood Measures: 112.5 cm D x 220 cm W x 75 cm H Pro...
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2010s Spanish Modern Tables

Materials

Oak

Half Moon Dining Table Travertine Marble Brass, Geometric Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The juxtapositioning of the charismatic Travertine picks up another of Bohinc’s central inspirations for this collection: The historic buildings of Venice, where complex marble inlay has been a decorative art for centuries. Ancient stone marquetry work such as Pietra Dura and opus sectile is closely related to the jeweler’s art of marrying contrasting stones into a perfect whole, underlining Lara’s own design vocabulary. Using Pietra Dura and opus sectile techniques to create Lara Bohinc’s contemporary designs involves both state of the art CNC manufacturing and countless hours of painstaking hand-finishing. The half moon dining table...
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2010s British Modern Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble, Brass

Palm Springs Briar Dining Table by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Palm Springs dining table, in briar and plastic laminate was originally designed in 1984, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Wood, Plastic

Madonna Wooden Table, by Arquitectonica for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Madonna table in lacquered wood, designed in 1984 by Arquitectonica. Memphis is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Flux Round Dining Table by Pieces, Modern Customizable in Stone Wood and Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Flux dining series comes in nearly endless combinations of shapes, surfaces, and colors. The Flux series can be customized to accomplish any dining design goal. We call that flux...
Category

2010s American Modern Tables

Materials

Granite, Marble, Metal

Moooi Container 140 Dining Table in White Oak Top, Marcel Wanders Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Container Table Classic, designed by Marcel Wanders studio, is the foundation you build your home around. This lightweight design is easy to move a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Tables

Materials

Oak

Hayche Kensington Rectangular Table, Natural Oak, United Kingdom, Made to Order
Located in Liverpool, GB
The Kensington table offers exquisite handwriting and precise detailing of the aesthetic within its collection. Elegant joinery and attention to fine ...
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2010s British Modern Tables

Materials

Oak, Wood

Console 'Tekno', grey Iron Structure and wood Top
Located in Milan, IT
"TEKNO console" The console has a grey-colored iron structure with simple and elegant lines. Its rectangular shape and its depth of 24cm, make it ideal t...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Iron

Minimalist Modern Desk in Ash
Located in Lisbon, PT
A stylish desk for home or office. The clean look is achieved by using the drawers almost hided, and as a part of the desk’s structure, as well as cable storage under the tabletop. F...
Category

2010s European Modern Tables

Materials

Ash, Wood, Plywood

Rimadesio Tray Coffee Table Aluminium Structure
Located in IT
Tray Model Coffee table by Rimadesio made in 2020s. Size 110 x 110 cm, H 28 cm / 43.3 x 43.3 inches, H 11 inches. Pre-owned but on excellent conditions. Dark aluminium legs structure...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Andrianna Shamaris French Polished Cube Base Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
Impressive handmade dining table shown with our Minimalist cube base in a bronze-plated steel. The cherrywood top has been hand finished with a French polish...
Category

2010s American Modern Tables

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Design Glass Wood Customisable Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
A superb table with a cozy style, generous shapes, and curvaceous design. The round glass top is welded to the conical wood base serving for various functions that can be included in...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Solid Cast Brass, Shou Sugi Ban Wood Cant & Crystal Jeweled Sherpa Coffee Table
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Sherpa coffee table is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. This high end, contemporary and bespoke coffee table is evidence of Egg's unique and exploratory approach to materials. The base is a solid French Oak cant that has been finished in the ancient Japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban which gives it a beautiful, black textured finish that has a natural sheen. The French oak allows for natural cracking which imbues it with a great deal of character. The top is finished with a sand cast solid brass plate...
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2010s South African Modern Tables

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Playamar Dining Table
Located in Mexico City, MX
The Playamar Dining Table is inspired by ingenious and rural furniture, with the purpose of enjoying life outdoors. Production time: 8-10 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 week...
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2010s Mexican Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Sospeso Solid Wood Table, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
Illusion combines with the substance of traditional solid wood processing. The Sospeso collection of tables are created by the expert hands and vision of our artisans. The linear and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Modern Infinity Coffee Table, Antiqua Marble, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Infinity Coffee Table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern. The Infinity marble coffee table captures the passage o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Marble, Onyx, Brass, Gold Leaf, Stainless Steel

Profiterole Occasional Table, Large by Lara Bohinc in White Wood
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Profiterole small coffee table and Profiterole occasional table are in marble and wood respectively, supported by round dessert-like spher...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

4-Door Sideboard in Natural Solid Oak, Design C. Lecomte, 100% Made in France
Located in Landivy, FR
This large sideboard belongs to the Stella collection designed by Christophe Lecomte in Vendée, France. Graduated from the famous BOULLE design school in Paris, Christophe navigates ...
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2010s French Modern Tables

Materials

Oak

Art Deco Stone Coffee Table Marble Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Stone coffee table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern. Stone coffee table lives up to its name featuring an exuberant stone texture with beautiful, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tables

Materials

Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble

Misura Solid Wood Table, Ontano in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
A contemporary design expression of the high-quality Italian craftsmanship. The top it’s made in premium old alder and the base is in rust iron giving it a refined industrial touch. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Iron

Sospeso Solid Wood Table, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
Illusion combines with the substance of traditional solid wood processing. The Sospeso collection of tables are created by the expert hands and vision of our artisans. The linear and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Finn Juhl Ross Coffee Table Mape Discontinued Walnut
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Finn Juhl in 1948, relaunched in 2000. Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark. A large share of Finn Juhl’s designs were commissioned assignments - often as...
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2010s Danish Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Rift Wood and Metal Dining Table by Andy Kerstens
Located in Geneve, CH
Rift wood and metal dining table by Andy Kerstens Without little feet Dimensions: W 240 x D 98 x H 74 cm Materials: Bleached Oak, Powder coated inox Optional little feet at table...
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2010s Belgian Modern Tables

Materials

Metal

Vintage James Hayes Maple Pool Table with Cover
Located in Houston, TX
Custom James Hayes solid maple slab paneled pool table with black felt, black custom leather side pockets, solid stainless-steel guides with black Delrin® ...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Tables

Materials

Leather, Maple

Misura Solid Wood Table, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
A refined and simple design, where the top in premium solid walnut in natural oil finish is the protagonist. Handmade in Italy, it’s the result of fine craftsmanship and passion for ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Iron

Outdoor Modern Dining Table in Metal and Solid Wood
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Fence collection concept The “Fence” collection concept is inspired by the countryside elements that are part of the daily life, to create this premium outdoor collection the mai...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Tables

Materials

Metal

Gervasoni LC 45 Night Table in Grey Lacquer by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single-material night table, LC 45 is made of solid Canaletto walnut available in the following colours: natural, black, white, grey, ocean or dove-grey. It is characterised by the o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Modern Wood and Concrete Fire Table top by Pierre Sarkis
Located in Guatemala City, Central America
Modern wood and concrete fire table top by Pierre Sarkis from Celine Collection. Cocktail table, butterfly outdoor set. Fine and selected tropical woods and natural fibers, as a perf...
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2010s Guatemalan Modern Tables

Materials

Concrete

Sospeso Solid Wood Table, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Grey Finish, Contemporary
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
Illusion combines with the substance of traditional solid wood processing. The Sospeso collection of tables are created by the expert hands and vision of our artisans. The linear and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Side Table Organic Geometric Modern Handmade from Sawdust Resin Steel Inlay
Located in Bronx, NY
"U Block Table" Cal Summers d. 2018 Designed and fabricated by JM Szymanski partner, Cal Summers. These tables are made from a unique composite developed by Cal Summers. Resin, ...
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2010s American Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Sospeso Solid Wood Table, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Grey Finish, Contemporary
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
Illusion combines with the substance of traditional solid wood processing. The Sospeso collection of tables are created by the expert hands and vision of our artisans. The linear and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Moooi Elements 005 Table in Solid Wood with Upholstery by Jaime Hayon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired originally by the form of a cactus and its modular shape, the various parts of the Elements collection resemble a functional sculpture: as beautiful as the cactus, but extre...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

ClassiCon Bell Side Table in Copper and Quartz Grey by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
The “Bell Table” by Sebastian Herkner turns our perceptual habits on their head, using the lightweight, fragile material of glass as base for a metal top that seems to float above it...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tables

Materials

Blown Glass

Misura Solid Wood Table, Antique Oak in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
A refined, simple and functional design sets the Misura solid wood tables apart. These modular tables are all about the top, expression of the natural beauty of the selected type of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Oak

Basque-Style Modern Trestle Dining Table in Cerused Oak by Costantini, Manolo
Located in New York, NY
The Manolo table is a modern take on a Basque-inspired trestle base. Shown here in Cerused Oak but available in any wood or finish and in custom sizes. The twin pedestals may be arra...
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2010s Argentine Modern Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Gervasoni Small Log Sections of Beech Trunk Side Table in White by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sections of beech trunk, debarked and glossy black or white lacquered on the outside, give life to a family of unconventional coffee tables and poufs, offering a natural charm to any...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Beech

Minimalist Modern Desk in Ash
Located in Lisbon, PT
A stylish desk for home or office. The clean look is achieved by using the drawers almost hided, and as a part of the desk’s structure, as well as cable storage under the tabletop. F...
Category

2010s European Modern Tables

Materials

Ash, Wood, Plywood

Modern tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern 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 tables, popular names associated with this style include Gervasoni, Paola Navone, Moooi, and ClassiCon. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $139 and tops out at $370,125 while the average work can sell for $4,865.

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