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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
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
White Happy Hour Trolley by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Geneve, CH
White 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, painted with polyurethane micr...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Iron
Sushi Kart Trolley Black with red yellow, beige, green shelves, golden details
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
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
White Happy Hour Trolley by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Geneve, CH
White 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
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
Danese Milano Mobile Life Storage Unit Tray in Red Metal by Matali Crasset
Located in Hicksville, NY
Mobile Life is a multifunctional trolley that consists of a structure that holds aluminium trays that also double as the trolley’s shelves and sides. Each side tray is fixed to the structure with magnetic clasps, allowing it to be removed and repositioned quickly and easily.
Matali Crasset is a multidisciplinary designer. Born in 1965 in Chalon, a small village in Northern France, she took her first steps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
High quality silver plated vintage serving table with removable top
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
A high quality furniture where the tray is removable and the table is foldable.
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Large Vieno Bottle by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Vieno bottle by Antrei Hartikainen
Materials: Glass, linden wood, black stain & natural oil wax
Dimensions:
Width 20cm
Depth 20cm
Height 28cm
...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
Medium Vieno Bottle by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Vieno bottle by Antrei Hartikainen.
Materials: Glass, linden wood, black stain & natural oil wax
Dimensions:
Width 14 cm
Depth 14 cm
Height 2...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
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
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
Brass, Aluminum
Exotic Wood Inlaid Round Backgammon Table by Costantini
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
This unique table marks our second foray into tables that double as a functioning backgammon table in the round with a recessed area for dice, our first being a collaboration with th...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Ebony, Sycamore, Wood
100 Piazze Palmanova Piazza Grande Silver Plated Tray by Fabio Novembre
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
Danese Milano Double Life Storage Unit Tray in Blue Metal by Matali Crasset
Located in Hicksville, NY
Double life is a small, transformable storage cabinet that harks back to the coffee tables of the 18th Century. It is a simple structure with three shelves and a back. The three open sides are closed using aluminium trays that are fixed to the structure with magnetic clasps, which allows them to be removed and repositioned quickly and easily.
Matali Crasset is a multidisciplinary designer. Born in 1965 in Chalon, a small village in Northern France, she took her first steps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
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
Bedside Table Stool Little AccardiBuccheri Medulum Wood Sheet Metal
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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Sheet Metal
06:45 _ White Ceramic and Platinum Details Handcrafted Round Tray
By LatoXLato
Located in Bologna, Bologna
The tray 06:45 of the 'Meridiane' collection recalls typical shapes of Classic Italian architecture. The white ceramic arena is the background for an obelisk painted in platinum that...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Platinum
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
Danese Milano Double Life Storage Unit Tray in Black Metal by Matali Crasset
Located in Hicksville, NY
Double life is a small, transformable storage cabinet that harks back to the coffee tables of the 18th Century. It is a simple structure with three shelves and a back. The three open sides are closed using aluminium trays that are fixed to the structure with magnetic clasps, which allows them to be removed and repositioned quickly and easily.
Matali Crasset is a multidisciplinary designer. Born in 1965 in Chalon, a small village in Northern France, she took her first steps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Danese Milano Double Life Storage Unit Tray in Brown Metal by Matali Crasset
Located in Hicksville, NY
Double life is a small, transformable storage cabinet that harks back to the coffee tables of the 18th Century. It is a simple structure with three shelves and a back. The three open...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Knotted Double Leather Tray Set Large André Fu Living Accessories Modern New
By André Fu
Located in CENTRAL, 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
Kanso Cocktail Tray Table in Wood and Steel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kanso is one of the seven pillars of Zen Buddhist wisdom: it views simplicity as the heart of enlightened living, and the grace and beauty that emerges wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Steel
19:00 _ White Ceramic and Platinum Details Handcrafted Rectangular Tray
By LatoXLato
Located in Bologna, Bologna
Inspired by the urban element of the ‘piazza’, the white painted ceramic rectangular tray 19:00 from the 'Meridiane' collection is the ideal accessory to serve convivial snacks or to...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Platinum
Danese Milano Mobile Life Storage Unit Tray in Yellow Metal by Matali Crasset
Located in Hicksville, NY
Mobile Life is a multifunctional trolley that consists of a structure that holds aluminium trays that also double as the trolley’s shelves and sides. Each side tray is fixed to the structure with magnetic clasps, allowing it to be removed and repositioned quickly and easily.
Matali Crasset is a multidisciplinary designer. Born in 1965 in Chalon, a small village in Northern France, she took her first steps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Le Tray, Walnut/ Polished Nickel
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
Brass, Nickel, Bronze
Le Tray, Walnut/ Oiled Bronze
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
Brass, Nickel, Bronze
06:45 _ White Ceramic and Copper Details Handcrafted Round Tray
By LatoXLato
Located in Bologna, Bologna
The tray 06:45 of the 'Meridiane' collection recalls typical shapes of Classic Italian architecture. The white ceramic arena is the background for an obelisk painted in copper that c...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Copper
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
Le Tray, Oakwood/ Oiled Bronze
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
Brass, Nickel, Bronze
Le Tray, Oakwood/ Polished Nickel
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
Brass, Nickel, Bronze
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
Bedside Table or Stool or Open Container in Shaped Sheet
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
Danese Milano Double Life Storage Unit Tray in Yellow Metal by Matali Crasset
Located in Hicksville, NY
Double life is a small, transformable storage cabinet that harks back to the coffee tables of the 18th Century. It is a simple structure with three shelves and a back. The three open sides are closed using aluminium trays that are fixed to the structure with magnetic clasps, which allows them to be removed and repositioned quickly and easily.
Matali Crasset is a multidisciplinary designer. Born in 1965 in Chalon, a small village in Northern France, she took her first steps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
21st Century Modern Portuguese "Pele de Tigre" White Marble Pentagonal Tray
By Techxture
Located in Nelas, PT
Offset B- 21st century modern Portuguese "Pele de Tigre" marble Tray
Offset is a tray for everyday use. Its shape is inspired by topography, exploring an organic landscape formed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Marble
19:00 _ White Ceramic and 24-K Gold Details Handcrafted Rectangular Tray
By LatoXLato
Located in Bologna, Bologna
Inspired by the urban element of the ‘piazza’, the white painted ceramic rectangular tray 19:00 from the 'Meridiane' collection is the ideal accessory to serve convivial snacks or to...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Gold
Danese Milano Double Life Storage Unit Tray in Silver Metal by Matali Crasset
Located in Hicksville, NY
Double life is a small, transformable storage cabinet that harks back to the coffee tables of the 18th Century. It is a simple structure with three shelves and a back. The three open...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Boton Two Side Table Conacaste Wood with Black Stain by Labrica
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Inspired by old brass buttons and cufflinks, this series includes three different table tops each with a distinct base. The series continues to grow and each piece can be modified to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Wood
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
21st Century Modern Portuguese "Pele de Tigre" White Marble Pentagonal Tray
By Techxture
Located in Nelas, PT
Offset A- 21st century modern Portuguese "Pele de Tigre" marble tray
Offset is a tray for everyday use. Its shape is inspired by topography, exploring an organic landscape formed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Marble
100 Piazze Torino Piazza S. Carlo Silver Plated Tray by Fabio Novembre for Driad
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
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
Moooi Woood Desk in Solid Beech with Oak Veneer Top by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A personal desk top, a private home office, a sided side table, a fruitbowl for your apples.
Additional information:
Material: Solid beech frame, 3D pressed oak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Oak
DeCastelli Burraco Tray Table in Brushed Copper by Zanellato/Bortotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This games table is a throwback to yesteryear with a refined allure, which takes on a whole new value as we find ourselves with increased leisure time at home. The round table top in natural fire-treated copper is characterised by the distinctive DeErosion finish, made even more special by the playful inclusion of the suits of the different playing cards. Four small serving trays...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Copper
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 rustic-modern and contemporary ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
DeCastelli Burraco Tray Table in Natural Brushed Copper by Zanellato/Bortotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This games table is a throwback to yesteryear with a refined allure, which takes on a whole new value as we find ourselves with increased leisure time at home. The round table top in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Copper
100 Piazze Roma PIazza Campidoglio Silver Plated Tray by Fabio Novembre
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
100 Piazze Luccia Piazza Mercato 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
Danese Milano Mobile Life Storage Unit Tray in Blue Metal by Matali Crasset
Located in Hicksville, NY
Mobile Life is a multifunctional trolley that consists of a structure that holds aluminium trays that also double as the trolley’s shelves and sides. Each side tray is fixed to the structure with magnetic clasps, allowing it to be removed and repositioned quickly and easily.
Matali Crasset is a multidisciplinary designer. Born in 1965 in Chalon, a small village in Northern France, she took her first steps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
100 Piazze Milano Piazza Scala 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
Occasional Table With Travertine Top, Eight, Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara
Located in Warsaw, PL
Occasional table with travertine top - Eight by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara.
The object presented in the image has following finish: Travertine & A69 Sage Suede Leather (top)...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Travertine, Bronze
19:00 _ White Ceramic and Copper Gold Details Handcrafted Rectangular Tray
By LatoXLato
Located in Bologna, Bologna
Inspired by the urban element of the ‘piazza’, the white painted ceramic rectangular tray 19:00 from the 'Meridiane' collection is the ideal accessory to serve convivial snacks or to...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Copper
NSNG Stainless Serving Tray
Located in Eindhoven, NL
No Screw No Glue is an iconic range of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk in which the components are laser cut and assembled by slotting the pieces together. As t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Oscar de la Renta for Lunt Folding Lacquered Tray Table
Located in New York, NY
A great designer folding tray table for serving or an occasional table. The black and silver/grey zig zag design is by Oscar De la Renta.
Category
1990s North American Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Sushi Kart Four Shades of Grey, Contemporary Trolley Design Icon for Living Room
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
Beech, Paint
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
Modern tray tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern tray tables for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tray tables, popular names associated with this style include Danese Milano, Driade, Fabio Novembre, and Matali Crasset. 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.
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