Modern Side 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Echo II Side Table by Ian Cochran, Represented by Tuleste Factory
By Ian Cochran
Located in New York, NY
Echo II Side Table in Blue by Ian Alistair Cochran
Solid Resin
D 21" x H 18"
Like its predecessor, the Dew Drops, the Echo Series is a collection of small tables made from solid ...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Resin
Large Ceramic Side Table
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Large Ceramic Side Table in Dripped Pink
Designed by project 213A in 2023
The artisanal ceramic side tables have been created in-house an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Palm Side Table, Calacatta and Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Palm side table is an exquisite delicate design that combines a meaningful message with luxurious materials.
Palm is the symbol of relaxed sophistication.
It’s the warm breeze i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Side Table in Grey Orobico Marble, Io Small by Adolfo Abejon
Located in 中西區, HK
Io Side table in Italian, Orobico marble.
Named after Jupiter’s moon, and much like the moon’s silhouette appearing different each day of the month
Io’s...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Art-Inspired Round Bedside Table Nightstand Wood Marquetry
Located in Porto, PT
Austria Bedside Table is the perfect choice for a luxury bedroom design. A modern nightstand table made in marquetry and can be customized to meet your style and favorite wood colors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Moooi Chess Table in Lacquered Wood with Steel Frame, MDF by Front
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chess table is a table for pasttime, rivalry and cleverness. Some people cannot stand their loss, some people should not win. However, a checkmate is always unavoidable!
Addit...
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Modern Mó Coffee Tables Sahara Noir Marble Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 2 Mó Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Mó marble coffee table pays homage to the anci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Modern Side Table / Stool in Ebonized Wood & Walnut Burl by Costantini, Caliz
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Caliz occasional table, which can also function as seating, takes its name and its form from the Spanish word for chalice. Shown here in an ebonized finish with a Walnut Burl top...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Modern Infinity Coffee Table Marble, Gold Leaf, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By GF Modern, 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 of time in an infinite gaze. Featuring...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Marble, Onyx, Brass, Gold Leaf, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Isola Honey Coffee Table in Ceramic
Located in London, GB
Isola side table is completely made in ceramic using high temperature furnace, to make the material stronger.
The large base makes the object stable as...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Gervasoni Inout Side Table in Black Ceramic by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inout 44 is a coffee table-pouf made of ceramic in black, anthracite grey or white decorated with black polka dots or black stripes, it is characterised by a champagne cork shape, es...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Gervasoni Medium Inout 42 Side Table in White Ceramic by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of coffee tables-poufs in blue, white or anthracite grey ceramic, Inout 41/42/43 stand out for their minimalism: simple cubic or parallelepiped shapes, to give life to product...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Gervasoni Medium Inout 42 Side Table in Blue Ceramic by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of coffee tables-poufs in blue, white or anthracite grey ceramic, Inout 41/42/43 stand out for their minimalism: simple cubic or parallelepiped shapes, to give life to product...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Gervasoni Small Brick Side Table in Natural Barked Hornbeam Trunk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of poufs with Nordic suggestions, Brick XS/S/M/L are made from a section of debarked hornbeam trunk. Available in different heights and diameters, these are products with a contemporary charm, which aim to enhance the naturalness of wood. Natural barked hornbeam trunk section.Technical features related to our wooden stools, table base and coffee table made in hornbeam wood. The wood is barked on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Brazier by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Brazier by Rick Owens,
2007
Dimensions: L 42 x W 42 x H 25 cm
Materials: Bronze
Weight: 18.5 kg
Available in black and Nitrate finish.
Rick Owens is a California-born fashion and f...
Category
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Arch Solid Cork Contemporary Sculptural Carved Side Drinks Table Natural
By Grain
Located in Bainbridge Island, WA
A realization of meticulous research, this piece is part of a collection that highlights the formal longevity and environmental sustainability of Mediterranean cork.
Monolithic and inviting, it is cut from the cylindrical forms that are standard in the cork production process. These standards become the basic formal components for the collection with efficient shaping leaving minimal waste.
Cork bark is hand harvested from cork oak trees that can live for up to 200 years and require no chemical inputs. This makes it a rapidly renewable material and a powerful carbon sink. Cork’s inherent qualities include being hypoallergenic, moisture and fire resistant, sound and heat insulating as well as soft and resilient to touch.
Built in the Pacific Northwest from solid Portuguese cork...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Cork
A Solid Chrome-plated Steel Circular Occasional Table with Glass Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
of solid heavy construction with round glass inset top within a thick coved molded frame; all raised on three rectilinear supports joined by concave stretchers
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Side table scagliola sculpture handmade in Italy by Cupioli available
Located in Rimini, IT
Sculptured Modern side table , crafted by skilled italian craftmans using
17th-century scagliola technique, this unique side table belongs to the Glacial Sculptures Collection of limited-edition pieces that add an artistic element to a modern interior. "Polar " side table has a declared inspiration in Icebergs, on which the magical colors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Side Tables
Materials
Scagliola
Cult Table Contemporary Side Table in Onyx Marble
Located in London, GB
Cult Stool’s creation is influenced by the immersion into the natural world.
The piece though shaped by industrial tools allows for the specificity of its ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Onyx
Kartell Jolly Side Table in Pink by Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A completely transparent small side table in the perfect size: 40 x 40 x 40 cm. Colourful, practical, safe and functional, Jolly is a versatile and fun side t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plastic
Apex Side Table, Handmade Metal, Modern Look, Stainless Steel
Located in Istanbul, 34
Introducing ‘’Apex’’, a tribute to the power of form and void. It narrates the journey of ascent, from base to zenith. It begins with two horizontal lines and a gap between them, a s...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
Kartell Componibili 2-Tier Drawer in Violet by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular elements were designed to meet various needs and to fit into any room in your home: bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, or living room. The design solution that animates the Modular ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Componibili 3-Tier Drawer in Violet by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular elements were designed to meet various needs and to fit into any room in your home: bathroom, bedroom, kitchen or living room. The design solution that animates the Modular s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plastic
Pocket Nightstand in Reclaimed Pine, Ash, and Copper by Luke Malaney
By Luke Malaney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pocket nightstand is full of little idiosyncracies: Its reclaimed wood legs are jointed at a slight angle that can be placed towards or away from the bed. The solid ash top has a...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Copper
Kartell Componibili Bio in Pink by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Componibili Bio in pink by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell. The Componibili Bio storage unit was first created by Italian designer and Kartell co-founder Anna Castelli Ferrieri in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plastic
Marcel Wanders Container Dining Table, Black Base & White Top
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Dronten, NL
The Container Table Classic, designed by Marcel Wanders studio, is the foundation you build your home around. This lightweight design is easy to move around, but once it’s found its ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plastic, Laminate
Solid Dark Oak Ina Nesting Side Table 19"Dia by Mary Ratcliffe Studio
Located in Toronto, ON
A collection of tables designed to work independently or as a group of nested pieces. Each table is comprised of five rounded legs and a rounded top. Custom colours, sizing and heigh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ash, Walnut, Oak
"Melt" Coffee Table in Gold (any color is possible) by oitoproducts
Located in Gstaad, CH
MELT is a collection of modern side coffee tables.
The most unusual and characteristic is its tabletop, which is suspended from a curved leg. There are very few tables with such a de...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Cleo Side Table, Smooth- Contemporary, Handmade Table by Artist Gabriel Anderson
By Dean & Dahl
Located in Putnam Valley, NY
In this piece, the artist embraces the inherent fluidity of pigmented plaster to sculpt a tapered cylinder, where the material itself narrates a transition from solidity to ethereali...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plaster
Handcrafted Bedside Table, Walnut & Oak
Located in London, GB
American black walnut hand-crafted nightstands or end tables in a midcentury modernist design. These are constructed from the finest American black walnut with the inner dovetailed j...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Erika Mini Table - Modern Hand Crafted Plaster Table by Artist Gabriel Anderson
By Dean & Dahl
Located in Putnam Valley, NY
The piece reflects an acute understanding of geometry and space, with every line and curve meticulously planned and executed to achieve a sense of completeness.
This unbroken form e...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plaster
Alentejo Side Table, Acrylic & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Alentejo side table is a glimpse over the South of Portugal where thousands of cork oaks trees raise their canopies to the sky.
Resembling the typ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern Foice Side Table, Calacatta Marble, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Foice Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Foice marble side table seamlessly combines the echoes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Side Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Menhir White Marble Large Side Table
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Side table in carved Veneciano white marble. Available on request in Monterrey black marble. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Ship...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Solid Dark Oak Ina Nesting Side Table 25"Dia by Mary Ratcliffe Studio
Located in Toronto, ON
A collection of tables designed to work independently or as a group of nested pieces. Each table is comprised of five rounded legs and a rounded top. Custom colours, sizing and heigh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ash, Walnut, Oak
Cleo Side Table, Rough- Contemporary, Hand-Made Table by Artist Gabriel Anderson
By Dean & Dahl
Located in Putnam Valley, NY
This piece is an exploration of form and texture, sculpted with the intention to capture the essence of organic growth through the medium of pigmented plaster.
Its ombré effect add...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Plaster
Side Building, Side Table by Second Room
Located in Princeton Junction, NJ
SIDE BUILDING BY SECOND ROOM is a side table, that looks like a building. Made of acrylic
Second Room is a design team based in Seoul, South Korea led by designer Jihong Lee.
Fi...
Category
2010s South Korean Modern Side Tables
Materials
Acrylic
Eos Small C Table in Walnut by Chi Wing Lo
Located in Boston, MA
Eos is a small table perfect to be a servant amidst armchairs and sofas.
Small rectangular table in Maple.
Small table with the frame in so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tavolino lato divano in scagliola marmorizzata Blu realizzato a mano in Italia
Located in Rimini, IT
La tecnica tradizionale dell'arte della Scagliola viene oggi utilizzata e adattata alle esigenze del gusto contemporaneo e questo ne è un perfetto esempio.
Il colore diventa il grand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Scagliola, Wood
XXX Small Low Table, by Johanna Grawunder for Glas Italia
Located in Macherio, IT
XXX low table is shown here in the transparent pink, orange and yellow coloured glass, and in the large size of the two tables. Low table realized in transparent pink, orange and yel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass
Homage to Miro Table by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Homage to Miro table by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Different available dimensions :
Side table n°1 • L 85 * D 49 x H 53cm
Side table n°2 • L 87 x D 55 x H 40cm
Side table n°3 • L...
Category
2010s French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Triple Tier Tall Ceramic Hex Side Table in Chrome Green by BZIPPY
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Triple Tier Tall Ceramic Hexagon Side Table & Stool in Chrome Green. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kin...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Three-Tier Ceramic Cloud Side Table & Stool in Chrome Green by BZIPPY
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Three-Tier Ceramic Cloud Side Table & Stool in Chrome Green. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furniture, planters an...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Pink Steel Robot Bedside Tables - Customisable Nightstands
Located in Leicester, GB
A pair of pink Robot bedside tables. The Robot side table features an open shelf on zig zag legs. A fun and functional design made of solid steel, powder-coated in pink. The clean li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Pair of Black Steel Robot Bedside Tables - Nightstands
Located in Leicester, GB
A pair of black Robot bedside tables. The Robot side table features an open shelf on zig zag legs. A fun and functional design made of solid steel, powder coated in a matte black. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Custom Cantilevered Side Table W/ Starfire Glass Top in Polished Nickel
Located in New York, NY
This sleek and sophisticated custom fabricated Modernist Cantilevered Side Table With Transparent Glass Top in Polished Nickel, made for High Style Deco in New York, originates from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Nickel
Moray Steel and Black Marble Small Side Table
Located in Mexico City, MX
Inspired by the Moray archaeological site in Peru, the Moray side table is expressed in various heights to diversify its uses. A concentric and versat...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Steel
BLOOM Side Table in Travertine Marble by Meble Matters
Located in Singapore, SG
The BLOOM Table is crafted from white Italian travertine and features a tapered and curved structure, giving it an elegant and timeless look. Its minimalist design is perfect for any...
Category
2010s Singaporean Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble
Bedside Table, coffee table, stool by AccardiBuccheri 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 Side Tables
Materials
Sheet Metal
e15 Selected Medium Raw Object by Philipp Mainzer
By e15, Philipp Mainzer
Located in New York, NY
The object Raw is a robust piece crafted from seasoned European oak, which is rarely available in such wide dimensions as used in this piece. Reduced to the essential features, the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak
e15 Langley Wood Side Table by David Chipperfield
Located in New York, NY
With a focus on the essentials and a clear design language, stool Langley elegantly features solid wood in its purest form. With its structural concept and linear form oriented to th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Side Table Crystal Glass Laser Engravings Decoration Contemporary Design Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
The side table 'Transistor' is made of crystal glass. Inspiration fuelled by the intricate wiring of electric circuit boards. The pattern was archived on the inside of the glass via ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Crystal
Polished Steel Transition Side Table Bimetal Brass Stainless Steel Top
By Corinna Warm, WARM
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A side table as part of the Transition collection, featuring a unique, artistic mirror polished tabletop, crafted from brass and stainless steel on a tubular base. Measures: H 18”.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel, Metal, Bronze, Sheet Metal
Two-Tier Ceramic Cloud Side Table & Stool in Almost Teal by BZIPPY
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Two-Tier Ceramic Cloud Side Table & Stool in Almost Teal. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furniture, planters and ho...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Two-Tier Ceramic Cloud Side Table & Stool in Cream by BZIPPY
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Two-Tier Ceramic Cloud Side Table & Stool in Cream. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions in...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
ClassiCon Bell Side Table in Brass & Amethyst Violet 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. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Side Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
Round Plant Stand Side Table with Glass Top and Turned Legs
Located in Durham, NC
These tables are built to have a visual lightness while also being plenty strong for plants, books, drinks, etc. The are constructed using mortise and tenon joinery with a spline con...
Category
2010s American Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Cherry
Kartell Max-Beam Side Table in Sunset Blue by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monolithic stool/table made of transparent plastic, with a thickness that emphasises its geometric purity. A practical, functional and versatile accessory, for use anywhere in the ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Resin, Plastic
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Find a broad range of unique Modern side 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 side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern side 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 side tables, popular names associated with this style include Bari Ziperstein, Kartell, Greenapple, and Design Frères. 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 side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3 and tops out at $332,640 while the average work can sell for $2,811.
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