Glass Coffee Table: The Perfect Choice for the Living Room

An indispensable object for a functional and bright living room, the glass coffee table conquers more and more people, who decide to opt for a useful piece of furniture, but aesthetically light. This is possible thanks to glass which allows natural and non-natural light to pass and reflect, to the benefit of the perception of space. Far from being fragile, the glass table is usually made with bending techniques that make it extraordinarily flexible and impact resistant, without compromising its aesthetic qualities.

However, there are on the market design tables of all types and different qualities. So, if you decide to introduce this piece of furniture in your living room, you would do well to choose one of excellent quality, sure of its durability.

If you don’t know what to opt for, but you want a glass coffee table, you should continue reading this article because we will show you examples of wonderful design tables, from the best Made in Italy brands on the market.

Macramé coffee table by Fiam in glass

Let’s start with a great brand, synonymous with Italian excellence in the world, Fiam. The brand proposes many design tables for the living room, all characterized by the predominance of glass or crystal in many shades and processes.

What we have chosen for you is Fiam Macramé glass coffee table, a real jewel that enhances the space and makes it exclusive. The top is made of glass, 10 mm thick, resting on a base in spun glass entirely handcrafted by Fiam masters. This design coffee table is part of a collection that includes other furnishings, all characterized by an extremely refined design, which captivates at first glance.

From a technical point of view, this glass coffee table can withstand considerable weights (40 kg). It is available in the following finishes:

top and base in extralight glass
coffee table with bronze top and bronze painted base
coffee table with smoked top and smoked painted base

Shell coffee table by Fiam

Let’s go back to Fiam house to propose you another example of the elegance-oriented philosophy that characterizes Fiam brand: Shell glass coffee table, designed by designer Danny Lane, who has created such an original table worth mentioning.

Shell appears as the result of the union between the base, consisting of five elements similar to pages of a book, four of which are curved, 12 mm thick, fixed to the support by means of steel hinges. Above the table top, with irregular contours, sculpted by hand like all the other parts that give shape to this table.

Shell Fiam is the perfect design coffee table for lovers of originality in all its forms and for those who experience the home as a space where they can express themselves and their style.

The design coffee table by Bonaldo, Mille Coffee

The contemporary aesthetics of Bonaldo Mille Coffee glass table undoubtedly captures attention due to the winning combination of the transparent glass of the top and the brightness of its support base. To seal this perfect union is the clean and linear design, which makes Mille Coffee a coffee table capable of furnishing any living room with elegance and sobriety.

Mille Coffee is available with a 15 mm thick circular or square top, resting on chromed steel legs using plates of the same material. The number of legs varies according to the size of the top, giving a strong dynamism and extreme stability to this design coffee table.

Ribbon, the other design coffee table by Bonaldo

A coffee table, in addition to providing a support surface, can be used as an element of harmony between the furnishings, so that the space transmits balance. To achieve the purpose, but also to have a very elegant design coffee table, we recommend Bonaldo Ribbon glass coffee table: linear design, geometric shapes that fit together and refinement of materials are requirements that alone make it a piece of furniture of extreme beauty.

This coffee table is also characterized by the unusual combination of materials, the famous Carrara marble for the base, 10 cm thick, and the finely curved 10 mm glass, which creates a second shelf. What comes out is a piece of furniture whose volumes have an enormous visual impact.

Available in two variants of sizes, Ribbon is perfect for furnishing with modernity, refinement and originality.

Globe design coffee table by Cattelan Italia

In this review on glass tables for the living room, Cattelan, the most famous furniture brand in the world, could not be missing. The Venetian brand offers a large number of design living room tables, made by combining many types of materials, but among those in glass we have chosen Globe for you. This curved glass coffee table comes in both the rectangular and shaped variant. It is composed of a polished steel sphere and a curved glass top on the opposite side.

The versatility, as well as refinement, of Globe lies in the possibility of being able to choose the material of the sphere / base in polished steel or travertine, so as to be able to insert it in more classic environments.

In the end, Globe is proposed in different sizes:

• 130x70x36h;
• 160x78x36h;
• 120x80x30h;
• 160x80x36h shaped;
• 140x120x36h shaped.

If you are looking for other ideas on living room design coffee tables, read Modern Coffee Tables: Design Elements for the Home.