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Memphis Style Cocktail / Coffee Table, Italian
Located in NYC, NY
An Italian black and white two-section coffee table with stylistic roots in Memphis furniture
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Osvaldo Borsani "Art-Tech" Bench or Coffee Table
By Memphis Group
Located in New York, NY
An original Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno bench or coffee table , designed for the Italian Malpensa
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Memphis Group Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Steel
Ettore Sottsass Coffee Table
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eye-catching coffee table designed by Ettore Sottsass, founder of the influential Italian Memphis
Category
20th Century Italian Memphis Group Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Post Modern Glass and Wood Coffee Table with Red Edge, 1980
By Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
A very chic post modern coffee table. 2 glass levels on clean oak columns. The glass pieces have a
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Oak
American Modern Polished Black Granite Coffee Table with Brushed Aluminum Legs
By Memphis Group
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful custom-made 1" thick solid polished black granite round top, coffee table with beveled
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Aluminum
$1,250
H 16 in Dm 36 in
Post Modern Memphis Coffee Table in Marble, Italy, 1980
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic and extremely heavy post modern coffee table made in the Memphis period, Italy 1980. This
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Post-Modern Memphis Coffee Table Base Zig Zag Metal
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Coffee table
Contemporary Post-Modern Memphis Metal Coffee Table with Zig Zag Base (without glass
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Memphis Inspired Marble-Top Coffee Table by Kevin Thomas Ferrell
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a unique Memphis-Inspired Brutalist marble-topped coffee table signed and dated by the
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cement, Marble, Metal
Postmodern Glass Jigsaw Puzzle Coffee, Cocktail, Side, or End Table
By Memphis Group, FIAM
Located in Miami, FL
as a coffee, cocktail, side, or end table.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
$3,250
H 15.25 in W 31.25 in D 31.25 in
Contemporary Modern Gunmetal Chipped Edge Glass Coffee Table Memphis Style 1980s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fantastic coffee table, with a chipped edge glass top on a gunmetal
Category
Vintage 1980s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$750
H 15.5 in W 55.5 in D 28 in
Memphis Era Boynton Coffee Table for Saporiti Italia by Bignotti
Pontoglio
By Saporiti, Bignotti and Pontoglio
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Memphis era Boynton coffee cocktail table for Saporiti Italia by Italian architects Bignotti
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brueton Bocci Coffee Table Cordovan Leather Floating Steel Orbs 1980s Memphis
By Stanley Jay Friedman, Brueton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous modern Conical Cordovan leather Bocci coffee table floating on a stainless steel orbular
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Post Modern Memphis Era Coffee Table Base by Design Institute America
By Design Institute America
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare coffee table base by Design Institute America, in metal black mate and silver powder coated
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Cocktail Table With Ettore Sottsass Veneer Side Table Postmodern 80s
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Cocktail Table featuring Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The vintage cocktail table has been re
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,400
H 19.25 in W 14 in D 14 in
Vintage Cocktail Table With Ettore Sottsass Red Veneer Side Table Postmodern 80s
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Cocktail Table featuring Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The vintage cocktail table has been re
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,400
H 19.25 in W 14 in D 14 in
Custom Pink Granite Memphis Post-Modern Coffee Table by Steve Chase, Circa 1980
By Steve Chase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Invest in a piece of 1980s design history with this Memphis era Post-Modern coffee table by Steve
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Aluminum, Chrome
$4,400
H 20 in Dm 38 in
Pair of Postmodern Figurative Folk Art Sculpture Tables
By Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern figurative Folk Art tables rendered in cut and painted steel
Measure: 19 inches to
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cut Steel
Rare Memphis Coffee Table by Ettore Sottsass from the Donau Line by Leitner
By Aldo Cibic, Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Iconic design from master architect Ettore Sottsass part of the Donau Collection circa 1981 in collaboration with Marco Zanini & Aldo Cibic manufactured by Leitner, circa 1981.
Category
20th Century Austrian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
$3,500
H 18 in W 31.5 in D 18 in
Hyatt Table by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Iconic Hyatt coffee table designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1984 for Memphis.
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Memphis Style Pink, Teal, and Purple Zig Zag Table
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Houston, TX
Memphis style pink, teal and purple coffee table with a red and white decorative pattern on the
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate
Post Modern Memphis Style Wood Handcrafted Tall Cocktail Table Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice and well done wood tall cocktail table boomerang shape, in pink lacquer finish ebonized black
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Todd Gray Memphis Style "Mystique" Coffee Table, Signed 1989
By Todd Gray, Memphis Group, Todd Gray Studios
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Signed 1989 original one-of-a-kind Art Piece, Coffee Table Titled "Mystique" by 1980's Memphis
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Gray Laminate Revolving Rounded Corner Tops with Round Base
By Memphis Milano
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
spins 360 degrees. Made of glossy Laminate 2 tone gray and plywood.
Table closed measures 46" x 23" x
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate, Plywood
$2,450
H 16 in W 69 in D 23 in
Post modern waterfall white Laminate bench or coffee table
By Memphis Milano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Post modern waterfall white Laminate bench or coffee table.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Laminate
Memphis Group Ettore Sottsass Style Kidney Shape Coffee Table, 1980s
By Memphis Group
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and unusual kidney shape cocktail table in the manner of Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Group
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$2,200
H 18.25 in W 42 in D 28.5 in
Ettore Sottsass Memphis Style Glass Coffee Table Postmodern
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Fun and colorful coffee table in the style of Ettore Sottsass. This high quality table has wooden
Category
1990s Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Memphis Round Zebra Wood Lazy Susan Swivel Coffee Table 1970
By Memphis Group
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a phenomenally functional, round coffee table, made of zebra wood, and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Zebra Wood
$2,000
H 19 in Dm 42 in
Midcentury Memphis Fontana Arte Glass Coffee Side Table, Italy, 1980s
By Memphis Group, Fontana Arte
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury Memphis era glass coffee side table, Italy 1980s. Perfekt Vintae condition. Thick glass
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
$2,200
H 13.78 in W 22.84 in D 43.31 in
Memphis Style Coffee Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
Very colorfull and whimsical like the Memphis work!
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
80s “memphis” coffee table, Klein blue
Located in LYON, FR
Resolutely Memphis, this coffee table has a minimalist and refined look. Its two safety glass tops
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Pair of Memphis Coffee Tables by Saporiti
Located in Pasadena, CA
Two playful Memphis feeling tables by Saporiti of Italy. With combined flat and round uprights and
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Memphis Modern Wood and Laminate Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Excellent vintage Memphis modern rectangular coffee table. Features a wooden veneered top with a
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Memphis Style Paolo Piva Inspired Rectangle Coffee Table
By Ettore Sottsass, Paolo Piva
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Awesome Paolo Piva inspired rectangle coffee table with black enameled metal frame and oversized
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern large low bright blue high gloss lacquer coffee table with brass legs
By Memphis Milano
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Modern large low bright blue high gloss lacquer coffee table with brass legs. In the style of post
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome, Brass
$2,500
H 15 in W 56 in D 37 in
Memphis Milano Coffee Table by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1980, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Girona, Spain
Memphis Milano coffee table by Ettore Sottsass for Alessi
unique, one-of-a-kind
Designed by
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
G Plan New Seasons Coffee Table, Postmodern Memphis Style, 1980s
By G Plan Furniture
Located in London, GB
the New Seasons range, and especially in this condition. This coffee table is constructed in White Ash
Category
Vintage 1980s British Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ash
$924
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 51.19 in
Peter Shire Memphis Post-Modern Coffee Table Produced in 1986
By Peter Shire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
commanding coffee table would be a great addition as part of a Classic, contemporary or Mid-Century Modern
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Postmodern Coffee Table Ettore Sottsass Veneer 80s MCM Retro
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The vintage postmodern coffee table has been re-veneered with the original Ettore Sottsass pattern
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$4,800
H 16.25 in W 42 in D 42 in
Vignelli Inspired Memphis Black Marble Cone Base
Smoked Glass Coffee Table
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Italian Mid-Century coffee table was inspired by Massimo & Lella Vignelli's "Metafora" design
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
$1,450
H 12 in W 35.5 in D 35.5 in
Memphis School Convertible Coffee to Dining Table by Andries
Hiroko Van Onck
By Magis, Andries
Hiroko van Onck
Located in Peabody, MA
Original 1980s Memphis School era "LEM" table designed by Andries & Hiroko van Onck for Magis, made
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
$1,800
H 14.75 in Dm 36 in
Rare Postmodern Memphis Cocktail End Table by Kaiser-Newman
Located in San Diego, CA
And incredible and unique end cocktail table designed by Kaiser-Newman circa 1980s aluminum pole
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Postmodern Red Enameled Side/Folding Tables Memphis Era
By Tord Bjorklund
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare pair of matching occasional End tables, designed by Tord Bjorklund in the red enameled
Category
20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Shiro Kuramata Nara Couch or Side Table Made from Terrazzo
By Memphis Group, Shiro Kuramata
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern iconic terrazzo table by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis, 1983. Very heavy solid square table
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Round Cocktail Table Ettore Sottsass Veneer Side Table Postmodern
By Gaetano Pesce, Ettore Sottsass, Shiro Kuramata, Memphis Milano, Mario Botta
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Newly Made Pair of Round Cocktail Table Featuring Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The cocktail table has
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,900
H 15.75 in Dm 17.75 in
Early Prototype Coffee Side Table from Fiberglass Dark Blue, Italy, circa 1970
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
Prototype table made from fiberglass with a dark navy blue coating, circa 1970.
Good condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Side Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
$2,400
H 20.86 in W 20.86 in D 20.86 in
Sottsass Coffee Table Book Featuring Memphis Design, Phaidon, 2014
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Atlanta, GA
later become the Memphis movement for which Sottsass might be best known though this book serves as
Category
2010s Chinese Design
Blue Coffee Table 1980 "Memphis Style"
By Memphis Group
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Graphic, geometric and atypical, coffee table combining metal, wood and glass transparency
Category
Vintage 1980s French Memphis Group Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Memphis Style Coffee Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Geometric polished aluminum coffee table with three lacquered support legs ( red lightning bolt
Category
Late 20th Century American Memphis Group Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist Circular Coffee Table
By Memphis Group
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A modernist circular coffee table.
The modern glass top positioned on three pieces of Italian
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Memphis Style Macassar Coffee Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
Sculptural Macassar ebony and mahogany Memphis style coffee table, 1980s. Extremely well crafted.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Milo Baughman Memphis Style Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Baby blue lacquered base coffee table, with pale blue/green rectangular glass top, the blue base in
Category
Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
"Memphis" Coffee Table by Peter Shire
By Peter Shire
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Commissioned by the Wasser family, Los Angeles, Ca. Painted steel welded together, asymmetric 1/2" thick glass measuring 57" on one end and 47" on the other.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Unsigned Studio Furniture Memphis Style Coffee Table
Located in Papaikou, HI
This table is a tour de force of artistic creativity. Everything is unexpected. There is no
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Milo Baughman Memphis style coffee table USA circa 1950
Located in London, GB
26h x 53w inches base, 32d x 61w inches glas, painted metal
Category
Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Postmodern Memphis-Style Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in West Reading, PA
This is one exciting coffee table. The base is made of a sky blue lacquered wood, and the two cloud
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin PostModern Memphis-Style Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in West Reading, PA
This is one exciting coffee table. The base is made of a sky blue lacquered wood, and the two cloud
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
A Memphis Table by Kuramata
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A Nara Table by Kuramata for the Memphis Group.
Italian
Circa 1980.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Memphis Coffee Table Tables For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of memphis coffee table tables available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique memphis coffee table tables was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and glass. There are 78 antique and vintage memphis coffee table tables for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 9 modern editions to choose from as well. Memphis coffee table tables have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Memphis coffee table tables bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano and Memphis Group each produced beautiful memphis coffee table tables that are worth considering.
How Much are Memphis Coffee Table Tables?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,800, while they’re typically $500 on the low end and $22,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You
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.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
Questions About Memphis Coffee Table Tables
- Can a coffee table be too low?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024Yes, a coffee table can be too low. Most experts recommend choosing a coffee table that is around one to two inches lower than the seat height of your sofa or loveseat. You may find it difficult to access items on the tabletop while seated if you choose a shorter table. In addition, an overly low coffee table can make a room feel cramped or unbalanced. However, there are exceptions to this rule. Sometimes, designers intentionally place ultra-low coffee tables in spaces to create a bold contrast in a large room. Feel free to break from convention when choosing a coffee table. What's most important is that the finished result appeals to you and allows you to enjoy your seating area to the fullest. Shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- Who invented the coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024No one knows for sure who invented the coffee table. The earliest examples of the occasional table can be traced back to Victorian-era Britain. At that time, makers like William Watt and Collinson and Lock were producing coffee tables in large quantities.
Notably, F. Stuart Foote, the designer behind the American Imperial Furniture Company, claimed to have invented the coffee table in the early 20th century. He stated that he did so by cutting down the legs of a dining table. However, it's unlikely that Foote is the actual inventor of the coffee table, as books describing coffee tables existed in the UK a decade before his birth in 1872.
Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A coffee table should generally be two-thirds as long as the sofa it stands in front of and around the same height as the sofa’s seat cushions.
- Is an ottoman a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Typically, an ottoman is not a coffee table. An ottoman is a small cushioned seat without a back or arm rests. You can shop a collection of vintage and contemporary ottomans from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Why is it called a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
Coffee tables were originally used in living spaces during social gatherings to support a tray containing multiple mugs, a coffee pot, creamers and sugar bowls. Low to the ground and centrally located in the space, coffee tables reduced the host or hostess’s need to constantly stand and serve her guests.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024The difference between a center table and a coffee table is usually size. Center tables tend to be larger-sized accent tables placed in the center of seating areas. On the other hand, coffee tables are smaller tables usually positioned in front of sofas and loveseats. On 1stDibs, find a variety of center tables and coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, end tables are generally taller than coffee tables.
The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each table type offers its own distinctive benefits in your space.
Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.
Find all kinds of antique and vintage tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a side table and a coffee table is mainly in the size and shape. Coffee tables usually feature larger tops but shorter legs. People typically place them in front of a sofa or a loveseat to rest books, drinks, remote controls and other items. Side tables also store items, but they are usually positioned beside an accent chair or at the ends of a sofa or loveseat. Shop a diverse assortment of side tables and coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022While both pieces are relatively new to the furniture world, the main difference between them are their shapes. A cocktail table is generally square or rectangular in shape, while a coffee table tends to be oval or circular in shape. You can shop a collection of furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
The difference between a sofa table and a coffee table is that a sofa table is always behind the sofa and a coffee table is in front of it. Additionally, a sofa table is the same height as the sofa and a coffee table is much shorter.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021End tables and coffee tables do not need to match. Nevertheless it can be nice to have a similar color scheme or have one set of end tables match and perhaps have the coffee table match a TV stand.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024How big a coffee table for a sectional should be depends on the dimensions of the sectional. For a balanced look, a coffee table should be roughly two-thirds of the length of the sofa portion of a sofa and chaise sectional. If you have an L-shaped sofa, the coffee table should be around two-thirds of the length of each arm. Find a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To authenticate your Noguchi coffee table, there are three different marks to look for. Isamu Noguchi’s signature will be on the edge of the table and on a medallion under the base. Even under the medallion, you will find Noguchi’s initials. Shop a collection of properly vetted Noguchi pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To stack books on a coffee table, place the largest one on the bottom with the spine facing the focal piece of furniture, usually the sofa. Then, add the next largest, lining up the inner edges so that the spines create a stepped effect. Continue adding books to complete the stack and top it off with a decorative object if you wish. Shop a variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023To date a Lane coffee table, look for the serial number on the underside of the piece. On most Lane coffee tables, reading the number from right to left will tell you the date that the table was manufactured. For example, a serial number that says 852140 would have been produced on April 12, 1958. Founded in Virginia in the early 20th century, Lane is largely known for its cedar chests and innovative mid-century modern designs. Find a variety of Lane coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021A tall coffee table is usually called exactly that — a tall coffee table. Coffee tables, also referred to as cocktail tables, are generally designed to sit at or below the sofa's seat height. These tables may come in a range of sizes, but they are often between 16 and 18 inches high and are designed in a variety of lengths and widths. They’re meant to provide a practical table-top surface that complements your living room layout. (A tall version might also be suitable for use as a dining table.) Shop a collection of antique, vintage and contemporary tall coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024The best height for a coffee table is around 1 to 2 inches lower than the seat height of the adjacent sofa. Most sofas feature seat heights of around 17 or 18 inches. As a result, the most common height for coffee tables is 15 to 17 inches. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The best coffee table for a sectional can be a round coffee table, particularly with respect to U-shaped sectionals. The circular design creates a sense of balance in small spaces and renders it easy for guests to move to and fro, especially when surrounded by chairs. Find a collection of antique and vintage coffee tables on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024The average height of a coffee table is around 16 to 18 inches. Designers typically choose this height to create a balance between coffee tables and sofas. The average seat height of sofas is 17 to 18 inches, and experts typically recommend that coffee tables be no more than 1 inch shorter than sofa-seat height. Explore a diverse assortment of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
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Inspired by the Cosmos, Sandra Nunnerley’s Nova Table Has a Futuristic Feel
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
This 19th-Century Gilded Desk Displays a Fanciful Kingdom in Marquetry
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
In Guadalajara, These Luscious Side Tables Are Chiseled from Volcanic Rock
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.
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