THE BRIGHT SIDE
If eye candy were not so low-cal, we’d plump up at the sight of the Radinka table, two disks of tempered printed glass on a steel column. It’s available in several lip-smacking colors, though we like this tangy green.
Cost: $110
inmod.com
FLIPPING COOL
Multitask much? So does this little number from Offi & Company. On one side, it holds magazines, and — when you need an extra seat — your tush. For a laptop table, just flip it on its side and start computing.
Cost: $169
2Modern.com
INTO THE FOLD
We thought paper swans were cool. But designers Jaime Salm and Young Jin Chung have taken origami to new heights. Heights of 19 inches, actually, with their origami side table. They ship the metal sheets flat: You just fold and lock them into place.
Cost: $185
mioculture.com
WEST SIDE STORY
West Elm’s always good for a hit of glam. This mirrored side table, glazed with an antiqued finish, sparkles like a cut diamond.
Cost: $199
West Elm, 2155 W. 22nd St., Oakbrook, 630-368-3591; westelm.com
ANTEDILUVIAN ACCENT
The Information Age is too complicated. Global Views’ bronze-plated brass table — with hand-hammered finish and granite base — seems more closely aligned with the Bronze Age, when the highest-tech tool was still the wheel. Those were the days.
Cost: $500
Mig and Tig, 540 N. Wells, 312-644-8277
