Modern Tray 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 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.
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Style: Modern
Leather Tray, Large A Rectangular Tray, Handmade - Color: Wine
By Aria Home
Located in Curitiba, Parana
Monochrome Collection Trays
For various purposes, the Monochrome Collection Trays can be used individually or as a set. Their sizes are customizable, so feel free to get creative an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Leather
21st Century Jane Serving Tray Handmade with Italian Leather
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Simple yet stylish.
The rectangular wooden structure with round corners is covered with soft hand-stitched calfskin leather. Available in 4 different sizes, Jane tray has a non-sl...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
21st Century Foscari Serving Leather Tray with Brass Handles Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Foscari, here is one of the latest releases of Pinetti trays collection.
Available in a choice of chic shades, Foscari trays are a stylish accessory i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
21st Century Igea Sanitizing Tray with Dispenser Touchless Hanmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
An instant touch of class, wherever displayed. A smart solution for your rooms, stores, showrooms, yachts, hotel or meeting rooms; ideal to maintain your environments clean and sanit...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Leather
Contemporary Boton Three Side Table in Conacaste Solid Wood by Labrica
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Inspired by old brass buttons and cuff links, this series includes three different table tops each with a distinct base. The series continues to grow and each piece can be modified t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Wood
Fornasetti Tray Holder Black
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Fornasetti trays become elegant coffee tables by adding this black wood base. Is suits a 25 x 60 cm wood tray.
The image shows the tray on its holder (the tray is not included in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Arcade Serving Tray by Gio Bagnara
Located in New York, NY
GIOBAGNARA
Renowned for its elegant creations that convey luxury
without ostentation, GIOBAGNARA adheres to the
highest standards of craftsmanship. By pursuing
a philosophy that inco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Brass, Copper and Iron Folding Galleried Tray Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Copper and iron folding tray table with brass gallery
Measures 20"D x 27"H and 32H when folded.
Good vintage condition.
W6052622.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Copper, Iron
Folding Beech Table by Mogens Koch for Rud Rasmussen
By Mogens Koch
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beech folding table by Mogens Koch produced by Rud Rasmussens and signed with applied metal manufacturer's label to frame. Lightly restored.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Serving Trolley
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Vintage folding serving trolley in excellent original condition.
Category
1970s Slovak Vintage Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Isokon Tray, Venesta 1930s, attr. to Bauhaus designer team incl Gropius & Breuer
Located in London, GB
Isokon Furniture Company (design team, UK)
Isokon Tray
Designed c. 1933, produced by Luterma in Tallinn (Reval) Estonia, for Venesta, UK. Retailed by Isokon.
Stained birch plywood.
Very good original unrestored condition.
This tray is the oval version. The more common round version was designed to fit snugly on the Isokon stool...
Category
1930s British Vintage Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Plywood
Varenne Walnut and Leather Contemporary Change Tray by Giordano Viganò
Located in Novedrate, IT
Varenne is a change tray made of solid walnut and leather. It is inspired by the world of horse racing and dedicated to Varenne, a thoroughbred that has become a world famous legend....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
21st Century Lazy Susan Leather Tray Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Practical and functional.
Lazy Susan is the revolving tray entirely made with real calf leather. Available in two different sizes is ideal as a centerpiece for happy hours and par...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Tommaso Barbi Italy Folding Tray Table in Wicker and Chrome, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tommaso Barbi designed this extraordinary large barware folding tray table in Italy, circa 1970. The rectangular butler shape boasts a chromed metal raised gallery and genuine rattan...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Schonbuch Grace Salon Edition with Marble Top by Sebastian Herkner in STOCK
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition of 100 pieces
1 of 100
Serving trolley
powder-coated, fine structure .268 mahogany red, top shelf in marble Rosso Lepanto, lower shelf and wheels in lacquered MDF .34...
Category
2010s German Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
James Servant Table by Gio Bagnara
Located in New York, NY
GIOBAGNARA
Renowned for its elegant creations that convey luxury
without ostentation, GIOBAGNARA adheres to the
highest standards of craftsmanship. By pursuing
a philosophy that inco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Silhueta Console Table Carrara Marble Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Silhueta console, Modern Collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
Inspired by the organic shapes and lean silhouettes, this console adds a modern touch to every li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
21st Century Dioniso Serving Tray with Coaster Holder Cover Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Our Dioniso trays boast a classic round silhouette in genuine leather and featuring two coaster holders in metal with chrome finishing.
Available in ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Wicker Oval Breakfast Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Boho Chic oval wicker tray. Perfect for coffee in bed. Add some Boho Chic style to your home.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Wicker
Wicker Round Breakfast Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round wicker serving tray in the Boho Chic style. Perfect for breakfast and coffee, or serving for parties and entertaining. Add some chic coastal style to your home.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Wicker
Fornasetti Round Tray Città di Carte Hand-Colored on Metal
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti accessories, the tray is handcrafted using original artisan techniques. This tray is silk-screened by hand, painted by hand and covered with a smooth lacquer. Mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
21st Century Saturno Serving Leather Tray with Chrome Handles Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Luxury, refinement, and beauty.
Saturno collection is a set of trays crafted with a luxurious shagreen embossed effect, beautiful finished by satin brass or chrome handles with ma...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Vodo bedside table / stool, in oak and metal, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Vodo is a collection made up of folded sheet metal structures and solid wood
shelves fixed by a joint. Whether it is our bench, stool, console or bookcase,
Vodo will be perfect for any environment thanks to its clean line and lightness.
Vodo is a line of furniture redefining internal landscapes. Objects made of bent
sheets of metal, recalling voids like windows opened towards inhabited spaces...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Sheet Metal
Knotted Double Leather Tray Set Large Home Accessories By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
Knotted double leather serving tray set.
Hand stitched calf leather.
Also, available in a smaller size tray set of two, size 36.2 x 24.7 x 5.8 H cm.
Larger quantities available u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Leather
Cast Bronze Rain Drum with Elaborate Detail Patina Finish
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This cast iron bronze drum is inspired by the rain drums of South East Asia, particular those found in Burma, Laos and some of the Eastern Islands of Indonesia. This drum features th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Bronze
Cast Bronze Rain Drum with Elaborate Detail, Light Finish
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This cast iron bronze drum is inspired by the rain drums of South East Asia, particular those found in Burma, Laos and some of the Eastern Islands of Indonesia. This drum features three engraved handles. There are elaborate engravings on its sides as well as its top side. These engravings feature banded rings, on the top side the banded rings are entered by a star motif. The top of the drum measures 60cm in Diameter. A wonderful versatile piece that is a wonderful sculptural piece, that also functions as a side table. This cast bronze drum also features 2 pairs of frogs on opposing sides, frogs are often symbolised on rain drums as frogs come out of hibernation once the rainy season begins. Given this, these drums are sometimes called frog drums...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Bronze
Kartell Rectangular Tray Table by Piero Lissoni
By Piero Lissoni, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an articulated system of table surfaces for the home or office. The construction concept of the design is based on small tables and shelf systems, with patterns and finishes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Plastic
Evo Table
By Emmemobili
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The EVO table by Emmemobili, designed by Ferruccio Laviani, is an iconic piece that masterfully blends tradition with modernity. With its powerful presence, it symbolizes the evoluti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Oak
Hakou A Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Hakou A Tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 39 × 32 × 11 cm
Materials: Glass and iron
Colours: transparent, fume or light pink glass + black metal base
All the poetry, delicacy ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Glass
Fornasetti Tray Holder Tray Black Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Fornasetti trays become elegant coffee tables by adding this black wood base. Is suits a 40 cm diameter metal round tray.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Wood
Fornasetti Tray Holder for a Tray Black Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Fornasetti trays become elegant coffee tables by adding this black wood base. Is suits a 60 cm diameter metal round tray.
The second image shows the tray on its holder (the tray ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Wood
Hakou C Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Hakou C tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 60 × 26 × 9 cm
Materials: Glass and iron
Colors: transparent, fume or light pink glass + black metal base
...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Kanso Coffee Table in Wood and Steel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kanso, a Zen approach that views simplicity as the heart of enlightened living, and the grace and beauty that emerge when clutter fades away. An understated, even austere, metal fram...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Steel
Modern Cast Brass, Chiseled Timber and Resin Dawa Bar Tray
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This modern bar tray is part of the Egg Designs Dawa luxury bar collection and is a great addition to any home cocktail bar.
The tray has a solid ti...
Category
2010s South African Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Black Happy Hour Trolley by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Happy Hour trolley by Alfredo Häberli
Dimensions: D 43 x W 91 x H 73 cm
Materials: Chromed iron structure. Heat-shaped ABS+PMMA plastic trays, available painted with polyure...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Fatty Table
By Emmemobili
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The Ufo TT coffee table, designed by Ferruccio Laviani for Emmemobili, is crafted from shaped plywood, featuring a conical base with an internal plywood structure covered in curved p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Plywood
Hakou B Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey Hakou B tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 30 × 11 cm
Materials: Glass and iron
Colours: transparent, fume or light pink glass + black metal ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Hakou B Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey Hakou B tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 30 × 11 cm
Materials: Glass and iron
Colours: transparent, fume or light pink glass + black metal...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Danese Marble Tray Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Geneve, CH
Danese marble tray Matteo Cibic
Dimensions: 40.7 x 30 x 4 cm
Materials: Nero Marquinia, Bianco Michelangelo
Please note that the Cibic pieces with “ears” or tray handles are orn...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Marble
Grey Hakou a Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Hakou a tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 39 × 32 × 11 cm
Materials: Glass and iron
Colours: transparent, fume or light pink glass + black metal base
All the poetry, delicacy ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Taupe Touché C Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Taupe Touché C tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that rest...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Cotto Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Bordeaux Touché E Tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: D 48 × 7 cm.
Materials: iron and MDF.
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod that r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Touché Bois Black Ash Wood Oval Handle by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Touché Bois Canaletto oval handle by Mason Editions
Dimensions: D 36 × H 4.4 cm, 48 cm with handle
Materials: Walnut canaletto wood
A light metal rod that rests on the surfac...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Memoire Table
By Emmemobili
Located in Munich, Bavaria
MÉMOIRE
Designed by Adele Martelli for Emmemobili
Mémoire is more than a table—it's a precious object, a sculptural presence where soft, sinuous lines intertwine to create forms tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Oak
Vodo bedside table / stool, in oak and metal, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Vodo is a line of furniture redefining internal landscapes. Objects made of bent
sheets of metal, recalling voids like windows opened towards inhabited spaces,
sculptures that become a bench, a bookcase, a bedside table or a consolle.
Elementary forms inspired by architectural shapes...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Sheet Metal
Bordeaux Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Bordeaux Touché E Tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: D 48 × 7 cm
Materials: iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that rest...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Petrol Green Touché C Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Petrol green Touché C tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Sage Green Touché a Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Sage green touché a tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 36 × 4.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Birignao Table
By Emmemobili
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Birignao Table by Emmemobili
The Birignao table, designed by Ferruccio Laviani for Emmemobili, is a striking piece of contemporary design. It features a top made of solid wood, lacq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Plywood
21st Century Venaria Serving Leather Tray with Brass Handles Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Elegant, timeless and endlessly chic. These are the new Venaria trays by Pinetti, a sophisticated addition to our tabletop collection, even more strong thanks to the aluminium compos...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Brandino Low Tray Table by Enrico Tonucci
Located in Milan, IT
A chic accessory to add a functional surface in a modern living room, this tray table is crafted of solid walnut treated with oil to give it a protective, glossy finish. The X-style ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of American Contemporary Slotted Paper Tray
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Contemporary wood paper trays with geometric slotted design and open side handles (smaller tray 12"W X 16"D X 2H) (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century American Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Wood
Sushi Kart Four Shades of Grey Shelves by Colé, Contemporary Trolley Design Icon
Located in Milan, Lombardy
A trolley on wheels with turning shelves, a piece of furniture able to distinguish an interior decoration with a strong personality based on elegance and details. Lorenza Bozzoli con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Paint, Beech
Le Tray/Walnut, Oakwood Tray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Le tray" tray is at the origin of our Heritage collection. Crafted by hand,
it is directly inspired from our Caribbean ancestors.
Thought and built for a perfect adaptation to y...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Bronze, Nickel, Brass
Folding Wooden Tray Table from Austria, 1930's, in Burnt Orange Colour
Located in Vienna, Austria
A folding, wooden tray table in burnt orange colour, from the 1930's. The tray uses a simple mechanical mechanism composed of a
Leaf spring and pin lock....
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Wood
Brandino Tall Tray Table by Enrico Tonucci
Located in Milan, IT
This rustic-chic tray table is as sophisticated as it is functional and is perfect for balancing drinks, support lamps, and display potted plants in a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
100 Piazze Venaria Reale Silver Plated Tray by Fabio Novembre for Driade
By Fabio Novembre, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In this collection, the most famous squares in Italy and the monuments that surround them come alive in centrepieces designed by Fabio Novembre: like from Turin to Lucca, and from Fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Wood and Metal Folding Tray Table with Gallery
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage Wood and Metal Folding Tray Table with Gallery.
Measures 25" in width, 15.5" in depth and stands 30.5" tall.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
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