Make a sophisticated statement in the living room with nine of our favourite black coffee tables.
Typically at the centre of the living room, eyes are immediately drawn to the coffee table. We’ve collated nine sleek black silhouettes to make a statement in your living space; each a unique exploration of material and form.
This feature originally appeared in est magazine issue #37.
The Monochrome House by Studio Niels | Photography by Thomas De Bruyne
The Alanda Coffee Table from B&B Italia is a web of geometric shapes. The sharp structure recalls a group of upturned pyramids, made from glass and steel.
Patricia Urquiola designed the Fat-Fat Coffee Table for casual, multipurpose environments. The slimline style compliments a statement sofa or rug within the living space.
The Ferm Living Podia Table is robust in nature; the oval wooden structure is clad with vertical slats and features a removable tabletop for storage.
GamFratesi designed the Gubi TS Coffee Table for renowned Copenhagen restaurant, The Standard. The sophisticated structure, inspired by the restaurant’s style, features a classic marble tabletop highlighted by a thin support system.
Designed as both a sculpture and coffee table, the Low Back Marble Plinth from Menu is made from solid black marble.
The 529 Rio Coffee Table designed by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina features an open-pored black stained oak circular tabletop, coming together as a collection of abstract wedged sections.
The De La Espada Laurel Coffee Table defies gravity with a hand-polished hardboard cone, sitting atop a cylindrical marble base.
Available in glass, marble or oak, the NEO/CRAFT Fifty Coffee Table by Sebastian Scherer is a simple – yet complex – geometric form.
The Walter Knoll Tama Coffee Table is an artful exploration of lightness and dynamism.
Elsternwick Residence by Fiona Lynch | Photography by Sharyn Cairns
