Miniforms Coffee + Side Tables
Coffee and Side Tables from Italian Furniture brand Miniforms
What Defines Miniforms Coffee and Side Tables
Miniforms coffee and side tables bring a whimsical, sculptural energy to contemporary interiors, and in our experience they’re often the very pieces clients fall in love with first. They act as expressive companions to Miniforms chairs, tables, and larger furnishings, helping you create living spaces that feel curated rather than standardized. Many buyers tell us they choose Miniforms when they want unique coffee tables that feel like collectible art without the formality. These tables also coordinate effortlessly with the brand’s storage and lighting collections, forming a cohesive family of modernist furniture that adds warmth and personality to the home. When we help clients build modern living room furniture layouts, these tables often become the quiet stars of the room.
Role and Design Ethos
In the Miniforms world, occasional tables are never filler pieces. They’re designed to stand on their own as sculptural accents while still supporting the rhythms of daily living. Organic shapes, bold colors, and material experimentation define the collection, giving each table its own character and story. Designers frequently pair them with sofas, armchairs, or compact lounge settings because they add a sense of play and lightness. And yes, we’ve seen again and again how these tables instantly elevate even a simple layout. They appear in homes, boutique hotels, cafés, lounges, and creative offices where personality matters as much as practicality. For clients who want unique furniture with personality and intention, Miniforms checks every box.
Materials, Craft, and Construction
Miniforms explores everything from hand-blown glass to terracotta and travertine, making the material palette one of the most imaginative in contemporary Italian design. The Soda tables, a longtime customer favorite, are the defining example of this craft. Only a handful of artisans on the island of Murano possess the technical mastery to create these glass forms, and when you see one in person you immediately understand why. Each table starts as a single volume of blown glass, then enters a furnace where three master glassmakers blow, draw, and shape it with exacting precision. The carefully controlled temperature produces the rippled texture and sculptural three-petal stem that make Soda feel so ethereal. The way it plays with light and shadow is something photographs never quite capture. Soda is available in amber, petrol green, blue, and amethyst, and ships within a quick 2–3 week window.
Beyond Soda, Miniforms uses travertine marble in Albio, recycled polyethylene in Superpop, lacquered steel and bronze in Link, high-fired terracotta in Tototò, and expressive woods or lacquers in Nami, Pinto, and the newest sculptural entry, Plautino. When clients ask for tables that blend craftsmanship with originality, these families give them incredible range to work with.
Plautino: The Newest Sculptural Accent
Plautino is a graceful fusion of strength and softness. Its slender leaf-cut legs extend in fluid directions while supporting a tabletop offered in rich wood, porcelain stoneware, or marble. The balance between organic curves and architectural precision gives Plautino a sculptural presence that feels refined without ever becoming heavy. When we show it to clients looking to refresh a space, the reaction is almost always the same: “This feels like a piece I’ll enjoy for years.” For anyone building layered groupings of occasional tables, Plautino brings a quiet, artistic confidence into the room.
Notable Families and Design Highlights
The Soda tables by Yiannis Ghikas remain the standout design in the collection, not only for their construction but for the emotional effect they create in a room. They’ve earned six major design awards and continue to be one of the most requested pieces we carry. Albio offers modular travertine and lacquered designs ideal for rooms that need grounded material richness. Superpop introduces playful, recyclable pieces that customers often use as stools or nightstands. Tototò brings earthy terracotta warmth into clean modern spaces. And the Link, Nami Coffee, Pinto, and Plautino families round out a collection designed for clients who appreciate craft, creativity, and thoughtful detail.
Applications and Where They’re Used
Miniforms coffee and side tables work seamlessly across homes, boutique hotels, lounges, cafés, and design-forward offices. They pair intuitively with Miniforms chairs, tables, storage, and lighting, making it easy to build sculptural clusters or layered room compositions. We’ve seen these tables transform everything from compact city living rooms to airy open-plan homes. Because many pieces are modular or small-scale, they adapt well to mixed-use spaces that need occasional tables with personality. Their materials, textures, and forms also make them ideal within modern living room furniture plans that benefit from light play, organic geometry, and layered styling.
Lead Time, Warranty, and Technical Information
Lead time depends on the model. Most Miniforms coffee and side tables require 3 to 4 months, while Soda is available for quickship within 2 to 3 weeks. Miniforms provides a 2 year warranty across all products. Each Modern Loft product page includes dimensions, finish charts, and downloadable technical files. Designers and home buyers can request complimentary loaner samples to review colors and materials before placing an order, which we’ve found incredibly helpful for finalizing palette decisions.
Quick Summary
- Sculptural occasional tables designed for homes, hotels, cafés, and lounges
- Award-winning Soda tables in hand-blown Murano glass
- Plautino offers a new sculptural accent with organic, architectural balance
- Materials include glass, terracotta, marble, lacquer, recycled polyethylene, and wood
- Pairs seamlessly with Miniforms chairs, tables, storage, and lighting
- Lead time: Soda in 2–3 weeks, most others in 3–4 months
- 2 year warranty and complimentary swatch loans available