Expertly Restored - Adrian Pearsall "Stingray" Side Tables for Craft Associates
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of Adrian Pearsall “Stingray” side tables for Craft Associates exemplifies mid-century modern design with dynamic organic form and sculptural presence.
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Style Mid Century Walnut and Glass Stingray End Tables - Pair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall Style Mid Century Walnut and Glass Stingray End Tables - Pair Each table measures: 25.25 wide x 21.5 deep x 20 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighti...
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Walnut Stingray Glass Coffee Table 1960s Mid-Century Rare Design
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare Stingray glass top, uncommon.
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 16 in W 60 in D 20.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Stingray Walnut and Glass Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is an authentic Adrian Pearsall 'Stingray' coffee table with a gorgeous sculptural wooden base and glass top.
Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Stingray Glass Top End Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is an authentic pair of Adrian Pearsall 'Stingray' end tables sculpted wooden bases and thick glass tops.
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Stingray Side table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Pleased to offer the Stingray side table by Adrian Pearsall. This particular design does not show up often for sale.
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Stingray Coffee Table 2399TC
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern "Stingray" coffee table. It was designed by Adrian Pearsall for craft associates in the 1960s.
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 20 in W 27 in D 20.25 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall "Stingray" End Tables 2397TE
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a pair of Mid-Century Modern "Stingray" end tables. They were designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates in the 1960s.
Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Tulsa, OK
Adrian Pearsall Stingray Coffee Table. Beautiful and well constructed.
Glass, Teak
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates 'Stingray' Tables
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Gladstone, NJ
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates 'Stingray' tables.
Adrian Pearsall Sculptural "Stingray" Coffee Table #2399-TC
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Fulton, CA
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates sculptural coffee table with glass top.
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Stingray Coffee Table
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern walnut and glass model 2399-TC cocktail table designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, Inc. in the 1960s. The interlocking solid walnut base is ...
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Ribbon Coffee Table with Stingray Glass Top
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall mid century ribbon coffee table with stingray glass top Coffee table measures: 59 wide x 20 deep x 16 inches high ?
Glass, Wood
Sold
H 16 in W 59 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Walnut and Glass Stingray Coffee Table, 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an original, "stingray" coffee table, made of walnut, with a glass top, by Adrian Pearsall, circa 1960s.
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall 893-TGO Coffee Table w/ Stingray Glass Top
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
He became especially known for bold walnut bases paired with glass tops, creating tables that looked light, sculptural, and a little futuristic. Pearsall was also an avid sailor late...
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern "Stingray" Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Antonio, TX
A sculptural Mid-Century Modern "Stingray" walnut coffee table with a glass top designed by Adrian Pearsall from the 1960s is a The vintage coffee table is in good overall condition ...
Glass, Walnut
Pair of Stingray Ottomans by Adrian Persall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual ottomans by Adrian Pearsall. Walnut frames with upholstered seats. Legs have a characteristic slant.
Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Stingray Glass Top End Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Stingray Glass Top End Tables Offered is a pair of Mid-Century Modern "Stingray" end tables.
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall 'Stingray' Glass Top End/Side Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is an authentic Adrian Pearsall 'Stringray' end table with a sculpted wooden base and thick glass top. In good condition for its age, showing light wear. It is not signed. A ...
Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Stringray Side Table by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Classic Adrian Pearsall Stingray side, or end table, having its original shaped glass top, on its original sculpted solid walnut base.
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 16 in W 60 in D 20.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Kidney Walnut and Glass Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is an authentic Adrian Pearsall 'Stingray' coffee table with a gorgeous sculptural wooden base and glass top.
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Kidney Glass Coffee Table
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is an authentic Adrian Pearsall 'Stingray' coffee table with a gorgeous sculptural wooden base and glass top.
Glass, Walnut
Pair of "Stingray" End Tables by Adrian Pearsall, 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Hamburg, PA
An iconic Mid-Century Modern pair of Adrian Pearsall "Stingray" end tables or side tables. These tables are made of sculpted walnut bases with unique iconic glass tops.
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 15.75 in W 49.5 in D 32 in
Mid Century Glass Top Jax Coffee Table by Adrian Pearsall w Sculpted Walnut Base
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in New York, NY
Please view the companion Pearsall stingray end table, and our extensive collection of Mid Century pieces, listed at Barbarella Home, on 1st Dibs.
Glass, Walnut
Iconic "Stingray" Coffee Table by Adrian Pearsall, 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Hamburg, PA
A great Iconic Mid-Century Modern "Stingray" walnut coffee or cocktail table with a glass top. This glass top table would work in any interior. The unusual glass top has a sculptural...
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates 'Stingray' Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Gladstone, NJ
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates 'Stingray' coffee table.
Sold
H 16 in W 53.75 in D 19.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Stingray Sculptural Cocktail Table by Adrian Pearsall 2399-TC
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous sculptural cocktail table by Adrian Pearsall and Craft Associates. Model # 2399-TC. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Walnut in very good condition retaining...
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 15.5 in W 59 in D 20.25 in
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Coffee Table with Stingray Glass Top
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Peabody, MA
Midcentury coffee table in carved walnut with original "stingray" glass top designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, circa 1960s.
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 19 in W 28.13 in D 20.13 in
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Walnut Stingray Tables by Craft Associates, 1950s
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning and exceedingly rare pair of sculptural walnut end or side tables, designed by the legendary Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates in the 1950s. The vintage occasional tables...
Walnut
Sold
H 16 in W 59 in D 20 in
Expertly Restored - Adrian Pearsall Sculpted Coffee Table w/ Stingray Glass Top
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Walnut and Glass Stingray Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Sacramento, CA
Midcentury stingray coffee table by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates.
Glass, Walnut
$3,895
H 16 in W 50 in D 34 in
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut and Glass Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut and Glass Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 50 wide x 34 deep x 16 inches high Great Vintage Condition - Very Fine Sc...
Glass, Walnut
$4,200
H 16 in W 50 in D 32 in
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Asymmetric Walnut Coffee Table, C. 1950s
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Westport, CT
An elegant and sculptural Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates asymmetric coffee table, showcasing the designer’s signature organic form and architectural balance. This piece has bee...
Glass, Walnut
$2,800
H 15 in W 48 in D 32 in
Mid Century Glass Top Amoeba Form. Ribbon Coffee Table by Adrian Pearsall
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Mid Century freeform coffee table designed by Adrian Pearsall, in very good, original, clean and ready to use condition. The table features it's original kidney shaped glass t...
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut Jacks Side Tables - Pair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut Jacks Side Tables - Pair Each side table measures: 20 wide x 24 deep x 19.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call resto...
Glass, Walnut
$2,595 / set
H 17 in W 36 in D 36 in
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Walnut & Glass Cocktail Table by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant design by Adrian Pearsall with a sculpted black walnut base. Will be cleaned and waxed before being shipped. Glass is in excellent vintage condition with minimal w...
Glass, Walnut
$3,250
H 15.75 in W 60 in D 31 in
1960s Mid-Century Walnut and Glass "Jacks" Coffee Table by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An iconic cornerstone of mid-century modern atomic design, this "Jacks" coffee table was designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates in the 1960s. Named for its interlocking, sc...
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall 1618-ET Sculpted Side Table for Craft Associates
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Walnut Wood, New Glass Tops ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we tak...
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Pair of End Tables by Lane Furniture
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of end tables features an elegant design combining walnut frames and glass tops. Artfully sculpted bases and a minimal square top make this sought-after design by Adrian Pe...
Glass, Walnut
$960Sale Price / set|54% Off
H 21.25 in W 32.25 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Adrian Pearsall style End Tables W/ Planters , a Pair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Esperance, NY
Mid-century end tables w/ planters In the style of Adrian Pearsall - a pair.
Walnut
$3,600
H 16 in W 60 in D 20 in
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates sculptural walnut and glass coffee table
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates “Jacks” or “Jax” sculptural walnut and glass coffee or table, 893-TGO oval coffee or cocktail table 1960s, PA, USA. The original glass top is in ...
Glass, Walnut
Sven Ellekaer Coffee Table, Walnut & Glass, Danish Modern, 1960s
By Sven Ellekaer , Christian Linnebergs Møbelfabrik
Located in Southampton, NJ
A striking coffee table designed by Sven Ellekaer and produced by Christian Linneberg, Denmark, circa 1960's. A refined early example, particularly in the joinery of the leg, of Dani...
Glass, Walnut
$2,195
H 14.25 in W 59 in D 24 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut and Glass Coffee Table by Lane Furniture
Located in Seattle, WA
This vintage Mid-Century Modern coffee table by Lane Furniture exemplifies the sculptural elegance and refined craftsmanship of the era. The frame is constructed from walnut with bea...
Walnut
$3,800
H 18 in W 55 in D 24 in
Sculptural Low Profile Teak Base Glass Top Danish Midcentury Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern sculptural base low profile floating glass top coffee table. Adrian Pearsall decor.
Glass, Teak
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern End Tables after Adrian Pearsall
By Gio Ponti, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An unusual matching pair of two-tier end tables from the 1960's. They feature walnut construction with floating glass tops. In the style of: Adrian Pearsall, Gio Ponti
Walnut
Paul McCobb for Planner Group Mid Century Side Table - Pair
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb for Planner Group Mid Century Side Table - Pair Each side table measures: 19 wide x 26.5 deep x 20 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restor...
Brass
Adrian Pearsall Tri-Symmetric Occasional Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Adrian Pearsall tri-symmetric occasional table with glass top. Has a sculptural walnut base and a glass top. Some scratches to the glass.
Glass, Walnut
$7,580 / item
H 70 in W 76 in D 12 in
Casey Lurie Studio Modern High "Primo" Shelving System in Walnut with Brass
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
“Shelving can be the most mundane thing you own, or it can be the beautiful bones of a room as pleasing to see as anything it displays. Casey Lurie’s Primo system would be the latter...
Brass, Stainless Steel, Metal
Peter Lovig free standing writing desk in teak Denmark 1960
By Peter Løvig Nielsen, Løvig Design
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Well-crafted freestanding writing desk designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen, Denmark, circa 1960. Executed in warm-toned teak, this piece is a refined example of Danish modern design, com...
Teak
$7,428
H 8.27 in Dm 19.69 in
Mid-Century Modern German UFO Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern UFO Discus Cocoon Pendant Lamp, based on a design by Friedel Wauer from the 1960s. A minimalist design. The lamp has a simple discus shape. The Cocoon material pr...
Metal
Brutalist Style Oak Handcarved Italian Large Sideboard
Located in Madrid, ES
Oak Sideboard handcarved with four doors and central interior shelve. Italy Every item LA Studio offers is checked by our team of 10 craftsmen in our in-house workshop. Special rest...
Oak
Riazór, Counter Stools, Metal, Vinyl, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of three black-lacquered metal and off-white vinyl counter stools or bar stools produced by Riazór, São Paulo, Brazil, c. 1950s. Vintage upholstery ideally replaced. Overall ...
Metal
Sideboard in Carved Oak, Spain, 1940s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
With the solemnity of an ancestral wall and the quiet poise of light brushing against stone, this Spanish sideboard expresses a tectonic language of austere form and architectural rh...
Oak
$3,795
H 94 in W 38 in D 29 in
1970s Preway Freestanding Fireplace, Rare Avocado Porcelain Enamel, Wood/Gas
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century by Preway Mfg. Designed to burn wood or gas, inside your home or out. Original gloss porcelain enameled paint. Avocado color is rare. Includes sp...
Enamel, Steel, Cut Steel
French Handmade Terracotta Anduze Planter by La Madeleine
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant French ceramic planter was crafted in Anduze, southern France. Made in the traditional Provençal manner, the vessel features the classic campana form with a generous rol...
Terracotta
$9,800
H 34.75 in W 47.25 in D 12.25 in
Brazilian Designer, Console Table, Rosewood, Brass, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A rosewood console table designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 34.75"H x 47.25"W x 12.25"D All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Brass
$1,450
H 24.13 in Dm 17 in
Gerald Thurston Walnut and Brass Tripod Table Lamp for Lightolier, USA, 1950s
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Hamburg, PA
Illuminate your space with this iconic mid-century modern tripod table lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier in the United States during the 1950s. Featuring a sculptural b...
Brass
$12,000
H 38.5 in W 102 in D 19 in
Amarcord Credenza by Promemoria, Wooden Modular Cabinet with Bronze handles
By Promemoria
Located in Chicago, IL
A historic design from Promemoria, the Amarcord Credenza was inspired by the 1975 Federico Fellini film of the same name. Designer Romeo Sozzi drafted and created the modular cabine...
Bronze
Rare Asymmetric Ceiling or Wall Lamp by Maison Lunel
By Arlus
Located in Hanover, MA
Royal Lumiere for Maison Lunel seems to be tipping its hat to Angelo Lelii of Arredoluce but this fixture is all French. Designed, circa 1953 with a tapered brass box back or ceiling...
Brass, Steel
Pedro Friedeberg 1970's Gold Leaf and Wood Hand - Sun Sculpture
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1970's carved wood with gold leaf "hand - sun" sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg. Signed on the base. Pedro Friedeberg was a Mexican artist and designer known by his surrealist work ...
Gold Leaf
$4,685Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 58.47 in D 17.92 in
Organic Rattan Console Table with Integrated Drawers
Located in Oxford, GB
“Cardi” is Crafted entirely from sustainably sourced organic rattan and cane, this console table embodies earthy sophistication. Its rattan texture celebrates natural imperfections—e...
Rattan
$1,371 / item
H 17.72 in W 17.72 in D 2.37 in
XL Space Age Wall Clock in electric blue acrylic by Iskra, Yugoslavia 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a striking extra large Space Age electric clock in electric blue acrylic. The clock was manufactured by Iskra, one of the largest companies in Yugoslavi...
Acrylic
Danish Mid-Century Circular Walnut Revolving Lazy Susan Dining Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century circular walnut dining table with a rotating lazy susan top resting on an X-shaped walnut base with tapered square legs. (JENS RISOM)(Similar tables: DUF0276, DUF0...
Adrian Pearsall designed some of the most exuberant and expressive American chairs, sofas and other furniture of the 1950s and ’60s. For verve and vivacity of form, he surpasses even Vladimir Kagan — whose work is the emblem of swinging, sexy mid-20th century modernism. Pearsall gave his imagination free rein, and his flamboyant, eye-catching styles are icons of what has become known as “Atomic Age” design.
Pearsall studied architectural engineering at the University of Illinois before opening his Pennsylvania furniture company, Craft Associates, in 1952, and that training shows in many designs.
A Pearsall trademark, for example, is a lounge chair with an exceptionally tall, trapezoidal back, which give the pieces a skyscraper-like silhouette. Pearsall also had a talent for so-called Gondola sofas — long, low-slung pieces with upswept ends. Many of Pearsall’s sofas and chairs are supported not by legs, but on gently arced walnut skids.
Pearsall had a gift for tables, too, in particular glass-topped side tables and coffee tables with frames that have the look of an Alexander Calder stabile. As you will see from the offerings on 1stDibs, Pearsall had flair, and his work adds an attention-getting, sculptural exclamation point to any décor.
Find vintage Adrian Pearsall sofas, armchairs, coffee tables and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .