Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
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Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Clay
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Art Glass, Walnut
2010s German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cement, Iron
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Travertine
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Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Travertine, Marble
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Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Stone
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Oak
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
2010s Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1980s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer
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Bronze
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Metal
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Metal
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Murano Glass
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Bronze
Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cedar
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Travertine, Marble
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Bronze, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble
2010s North American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Walnut, Maple, Leather
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel, Steel, Metal
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Iron
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plaster
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Fir, Reclaimed Wood
1960s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Brass
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Concrete