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Here’s an interesting coffee table with a couple of nooks and crannies to stack your books and magazines in/on.

Beginning with a rigid angular form traditionally found in Chinese home door frames and screens, Tsai has cleverly combined artistic sensibility an space saving awareness. As a functional piece,the interior of the ZigZag Table creates a series of shelves that can be used to hold any number of objects.

Available in olive green, red, or white
16″h x 45″l x 26″d
by Tsai Design Studio
$2,400.00,
Buy it here.

Available in black, grey and white, this side table is a nice and modern piece for next to your sofa or bed.

Constructed of flat bar steel legs with a high polish finish and your choice of marble table top. A great side table to tie everything together.

Table Top Diameter: 18.5″
Height: 21″

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Not a bad price for a smart little side table…

“Solid Acacia wood side table with integrated magazine racks.”

17.5 x 17.5 x 14″
$98.00, Buy it here.

I have got to say, CB2 has really nailed it with this collection. This table is a great dining table or would look good as a desk too.

Red-hot. Hand-welded iron X crosses two U’s for one red-hot diner. Impressive miters are hand-sanded obsessively smooth, invisible to the eye. Lobster red powdercoat is a major pop every which way but price. Extra long rectangular glass top reveals all, seats 6. Levelers included.

Metal X-base with lobster red powdercoat finish
Glass top
Levelers and glass bumpers included

Update: This item is unfortunately no longer available. (10/12/09)

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Designed and manufactured by Iannone Design, this coffee table has over 1600 wood dots inlaid into the bamboo surface. Crazy.

“This is no screen print. Those are hand inlaid wood dots. About 1600 of them. Available in two color combinations, two shapes, and two heights.”

Material: Amber bamboo/walnut dots or natural bamboo/maple dots. Both with stainless steel pedestal.
Square: 36 x 33 x 10h or 14h
Rectangle: 46 x 22 x 10h or 14h

This cute little side table is almost $100 off the original price.

Simple, straightforward lines with a distinctly Asian flair. Two-tiered tables have subtly angled legs; bottom shelf provides storage or display space. Wood construction. Simple assembly. Gray stain.

19″sq x 20″h.

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At $150, this little side table is certainly affordable, and the bright red color would add some interest in whichever room you decide to put it in…

Catch the green wave with the truly modern Surfin side table. Constructed from just three pieces of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified/environmentally friendly SmartWood®, this table assembles in minutes with InModern’s patented, no-tools assembly method. Mix It In® as an end, bedside table or plant stand. Designed to pair with the Surfin Occasional and/or Coffee Table.

20″ W x 2″1 H x 20″ D
Available in Fire, Leaf, or Slate.
$150.00, Buy it here.

This nicely sized desk by Atlantico is thoughtfully efficient; the right side surface is a metal plate that hinges up to allow for post-its and easy access to the surface underneath, while folded down it can conceal the inevitable office mess.

Available finishes: Traditional Oil Oak, White Oil Oak, or Walnut
Dimensions: 44.09″ x W 24.00″ D x 31.50″ H
$1745.00, at Velocity

Distinctly influenced by mid century modern style, these occasional tables are entirely affordable.

“Sleek wooden table cut in the Danish Modern style, with rounded edges and simple, slim legs. Finished with a deep shelf with plenty of room for all of your coffee table needs. Imported.”

MDF bentwood with walnut wood veneer, four round wood legs
Some assembly required; hardware included

Coffee Table, $180.00,
35.25″ W x 23.5″ D x 18.25″ H

Side Table, $130.00,
19″ W x 19″ D x 21″ H

This item is no longer available from the original retailer.

Tray tables are excellent choices for either beside the sofa or paired as a coffee table…and, while the idea of using this one as a birdbath is a little unorthodox, it’s also kind of nice to know it has such versatility.

Side table, serving tray, birdbath or plant holder, the indoor/outdoor Tablo Table (2001) embodies versatility in a compact and minimal form. Magnus Lofgren first designed the oversized lacquered metal serving tray and then added the teak wood stand, greatly increasing its functionality. The complementary materials and neutral colors suit most interiors and exteriors alike and the tray can be used on its own.

H 17.5″ W 21.75″ D 21.75″

(just remembered we posted this same Tablo Table back in January from a different retailer, where it’s sold separately as a stand and a tray and it’s available in other colors, for about the same price, AND there’s two different heights for the stands: 15.75″ and 21″. fyi.)

Whoa. This table is a show stopper. Absolutely lovely…

“Starfish is made of solid European walnut and looks great as a dining table or a desk. Also offered but not shown on the site: Oak. Please call to order.”

Designed by Autoban
74.5″l x 35.5″w x 29.5″h
(Lead Time: 14 weeks)

This tongue-in-cheek table can be used indoors or out, thanks to the polyurethane finish.

The innovative and intriguing Cloth Table is one of 20 furniture designs developed by Gerard der Kinderen in 2007 after two decades as a creative director in the communications industry. Topped with a ‘cloth’ made from a durable, flexible combination of polyether and polyurethane that is both soft to the touch and ideally suited to outdoor living, the table was selected as the Official Table for Tokyo Designers’ Week 2007.

W29.5 x D29.5 x H29.5 in.

These have an interesting texture…for the price, they’d make a good choice for a side table or nightstand.

Wrapped in textural water hyacinth, these side tables evoke an authentic folk-art appeal. Group them together for a distinct alternative to the traditional side table or nightstand. The fast-growing sustainable fiber is hand woven over a wooden base.

Small: 13” diam., 16” h, $99.00 $69.00
Medium: 20” diam., 18.5” h, $129.00 $79.00
Large: 13” diam., 26” h, $129.00 $79.00

This is such a smart solution. It gets a bazillion points for being biodegradable, transportable, affordable and having replaceable parts.

…this light and sturdy corrugated structure was developed to meet the requirements of both the traveling designer and space limited student… or the traveling student and space limited designer, needing an ergonomic sturdy plane on which to cut, fold, draft, design or dine. The affordable biodegradable alternative is easily packed down at the end of your day to regain precious real estate.

Has thus far been employed as a cutting table, meeting table, dinner table, baby changing table, RPG table, and a bed. She comes with 3 collapsable drawers, Jute strap moving/storing box, laminated white surface top, and all replaceable parts.

1500mm x 1200mm x 930mm
(59″ x 42″ x 36.6″)

The large base of this table makes it seem so much more sophisticated than one with four spindly legs.

Available from Inmod, $1399.