Among the most practical, versatile and indispensable furnishings not only in residential but also in commercial contexts are modern-style coffee tables.
Characterised by innovative designs, they are perfectly suited to all rooms in the house – from the living room to the bedroom – as well as offices, hospitality facilities, professional offices and so on. By choosing the right models and placing them next to armchairs and sofas, but also next to a wall or in the middle of the room, it is possible to give rooms that extra touch of class and personality that can really make the difference.
Among the best collections of high-end designer side tables are those proposed by B&B Italia, a made-in-Italy company that is part of the Flos B&B Italia Group. The brand’s products, created in collaboration with internationally renowned architects and designers, stand out in the design furniture scene for their unique shapes, capable of representing contemporary culture on the one hand and anticipating trends on the other.
Furnishing homes and offices with modern side tables
Modern coffee tables are true must-haves for environments that aim to sublimely combine aesthetics and functionality, winking at the contemporary.
Designed to be tastefully furnished, they do not renounce their function as table tops on which to place coffee and tea cups, vases and furnishing accessories or table lamps, newspapers and books, so as to make rooms even more pleasant and relaxing.
Precisely for this reason, they can be placed not only in the living room of the home – an environment in which it is literally unfailing -, but also in offices and waiting rooms, in lobbies and the most luxurious hotel rooms, in high-fashion ateliers and, in general, in all spaces destined for reception and relaxation.
Of course, to achieve an impressive result it is essential to pay attention to style, colour, design and materials. In the choice, nothing must be left to chance, and everything must blend in the best possible way with the context.
Designer side tables by B&B Italia
An international leader in the high-end furniture sector, B&B Italia includes in its catalogue modern coffee tables with irresistible charm, characterised by original shapes and made of often innovative materials. The wide choice makes it easy to find the most suitable model – also in terms of colour and size – for any residential or commercial setting.
Among the most iconic models are the Fat-Fat and Lady-Fat coffee tables, designed by Patricia Urquiola and characterised by a light, essential and refined shape in the former and a soft and feminine design in the latter, which also serves as storage. Also worth mentioning are the Alanda coffee table – designed, with its bold, geometric shapes, by Paolo Piva in the 1980s and revisited in recent years in a contemporary key -, Frank by Antonio Citterio and Spoon by Piero Lissoni.
Awa by Naoto Fukasawa, the tables with plastic lines and an irresistible surface
Unique in form, but above all for the material quality that distinguishes it, is the Awa collection, created for B&B Italia by designer Naoto Fukasawa.
Characterised by a plastic, sensual and pleasantly asymmetrical design, the Awa coffee tables combine functionality and design in a refined way to create high-level support surfaces, able to integrate perfectly into all environments furnished in a modern and contemporary style.
The two variants available are respectively made of hard polyurethane, a resistant material that offers a wide range of colours in both glossy and satin finishes, and white Cristalplant®; this material gives the coffee table a surface that is very resistant and easy to clean, but also soft to the touch, ideal for a complete sensory experience.