Modern Demi-lune 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Egyptian Modern Demi-lune Tables
Oak, Mother-of-Pearl
2010s Italian Modern Demi-lune Tables
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Early 1900s Italian Antique Modern Demi-lune Tables
Wood, Glass
2010s Modern Demi-lune Tables
Copper
1980s American Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Demi-lune Tables
Travertine, Steel
1970s Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Chrome
20th Century American Modern Demi-lune Tables
Pine
2010s Philippine Modern Demi-lune Tables
Steel
1990s Italian Modern Demi-lune Tables
Marble
1970s European Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Wood
Early 2000s Italian Modern Demi-lune Tables
Marble, Metal
1990s Italian Modern Demi-lune Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Demi-lune Tables
Travertine, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Demi-lune Tables
Quartz, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Demi-lune Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Demi-lune Tables
Metal, Chrome
1980s European Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Demi-lune Tables
Bronze, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Demi-lune Tables
Wood, Lacquer
1980s American Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Stone, Chrome
20th Century Modern Demi-lune Tables
Steel
2010s American Modern Demi-lune Tables
Oak
20th Century Modern Demi-lune Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Demi-lune Tables
Wood, Paint
20th Century British Modern Demi-lune Tables
Hardwood
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Faux Leather, Ebony
2010s French Modern Demi-lune Tables
Stone, Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Marble, Brass
Late 18th Century English Antique Modern Demi-lune Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Modern Demi-lune Tables
Pine
19th Century Swedish Antique Modern Demi-lune Tables
Pine, Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Modern Demi-lune Tables
Wood
2010s Modern Demi-lune Tables
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Marble
1960s American Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Lacquer
1980s Thai Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Bronze
2010s Modern Demi-lune Tables
Lacquer
20th Century Unknown Modern Demi-lune Tables
Marble
1990s Italian Modern Demi-lune Tables
Marble
1990s American Modern Demi-lune Tables
Iron
1950s American Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Wood
1990s Italian Modern Demi-lune Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Modern Demi-lune Tables
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Demi-lune Tables
Marble