Coffee tables have a way of revealing more than you think. More than just somewhere to drop the post or balance a paperback, the right one anchors a living room, sets a tone, and often becomes a talking point in its own right. Good ones don’t just match your sofa – they reflect your taste, your lifestyle, and sometimes your willingness to commit to an impractical but undeniably beautiful slab of marble.
From sculptural minimalist coffee tables to modular eccentricity, these are some of the most distinctive coffee tables to consider right now – each one an opportunity to upgrade your living room from functional to considered.
Sphere Round Sofa Table by Edin & Lina Kjellvertz
A marble monolith in coffee table form, the Sphere Round Sofa Table manages to feel both grounded and extravagant. Designed by Edin & Lina Kjellvertz for Dusty Deco, it’s supported by three overscaled wooden spheres that recall 1970s sculpture as much as furniture design. The tabletop, a 5cm-thick slab of Emperador marble, adds depth and variation – each one veined with natural unpredictability. It’s available in two sizes, both generously scaled, and makes a strong case for furniture as art.
Devon Coffee Table by Sigfrid Billgren
The Devon table is what happens when a designer stares at the Swedish coastline long enough for it to become a piece of furniture. Sigfrid Billgren’s table combines a softly shaped ash top with slender black steel legs – a tactile juxtaposition that feels quietly confident. There’s a kind of rhythm to it, like a shoreline that’s been reinterpreted in wood and metal. Understated, but not unmemorable.
Tomasso Coffee Table by Soho Home
More installation than furniture, the Tomasso coffee table is made from three modular blocks of reconstituted cherry burl veneer. You can arrange them however you like – staggered, stacked, or side-by-side – to create a multi-level stage for your best books, candles, or rare Italian ashtrays. The deep olive finish nods to Soho House’s Shoreditch outpost, but the idea feels bigger than that: part puzzle, part plinth, entirely changeable.
Wallace Coffee Table by Soho Home
Sculptural and surprisingly subtle, the Wallace coffee table is made from mappa burl – a material known for its swirling, organic grain. It has the feel of something you’d find in a quietly expensive gallery space, positioned just so beneath a carefully chosen Noguchi lamp. The shape is simple, but the surface tells a far more intricate story.
Barrel Coffee Table by Soho Home
The clue is in the name. The Barrel coffee table takes its cues from cooperage and club interiors, with smooth vertical oak slats that wrap around its base like staves. On top, a disc of antiqued brass – aged and irregular in just the right way – gives the piece a sense of lived-in charm. Like a good whisky, it doesn’t shout; it warms.
Plinth Coffee Table by Audo Copenhagen
Some tables ask to be used. Others, like the Plinth from Audo Copenhagen, ask to be admired. Designed by Norm Architects, it’s essentially a solid block of marble – clean lines, quiet strength – but there’s a technical cleverness beneath the surface, with a concealed wooden frame providing the structure. It can anchor a living room or elevate a corner. Either way, it’s less a table, more a statement.
Slope Table by Ferm Living
Designed with children in mind, but charming enough for any room with a sense of humour, the Slope table by Ferm Living takes its shape from gentle hills. It’s made from FSC-certified MDF and finished in a soft painted coat, with rounded edges and an inviting silhouette that feels as playful as it does practical. A desk, a surface, a sculpture – it’s the kind of piece that earns its keep.
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