Contemporary Wood Column Coffee Table in White Oak by Fort Standard
By Fort Standard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary, minimal wooden coffee table features four large round legs that pierce the 2 inch thick top to reveal the joinery and remove the need for any other structural comp...
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble
Unavailable
H 16 in W 48 in D 30 in
Contemporary Corner Leg Wood Column Coffee Table in Ash by Fort Standard
By Fort Standard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary, minimal wooden coffee table features four large round legs that seamlessly meet and define the radii of the top, a quiet but powerful detail. Made to order in cu...
Ash, Maple, Walnut, Oak
Unavailable
H 16 in Dm 36 in
Stone Column Coffee Table in Carrara Marble and White Oak Wood by Fort Standard
By Fort Standard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary, minimal coffee table features a marble top and hardwood legs. Each large round leg pierces the stone top to reveal the joinery and to remove the need for any other...
Stone, Carrara Marble, Marble, Granite
Large Column Coffee Table
By Fort Standard
Located in New York, NY
Expanding on the “Column” table series, this large column coffee table by Fort Standard features a two inch thick slab of white Carrera marble which sits on four inch diameter Walnut...
Carrara Marble
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H 18 in Dm 41.5 in
Contemporary Circular Column Coffee Table in Walnut by Fort Standard, in Stock
By Fort Standard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary, minimal wooden coffee table features four large round legs that pierce the 2 inch thick top to reveal the joinery and remove the need for any other structural comp...
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
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