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Epifania Desk & Cube by Studio Christinekalia
Located in Geneve, CH
Epifania desk & cube by Studio Christinekalia
Dimensions: Desk: W 70 x D 140 x H 75 cm.
Cube: W
Category
2010s Cypriot Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
"Locust" Wood Desk by Alexandre Caldas
By Alexandre Caldas
Located in Geneve, CH
"Locust" Wood desk with "Nest" chair by Alexandre Caldas
Desk:
Width: 120 cm
Depth: 80 cm
Height
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Sears Roebuck & co., Writing Desk, Oak, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A small solid oak writing desk from the "Harmony House Ranch-Mode"-series, designed and produced by
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
"Locust" Wood Desk with "Nest" Chair by Alexandre Caldas
By Alexandre Caldas
Located in Geneve, CH
everywhere and access the tools of work Locust working desk
The construction of the legs in an “X” mode
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
R. Lalique Desk Set Josephine Model
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Desk set created on September 27, 1944 by René Lalique with a swan decor.
The set including
a desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
Rare 19th Century English Eclipse Patented Telescopic Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an exceptionally rare 19th century English eclipse patented telescopic desk.
Made of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
Valentine by Ettore Sottsass 1968 Olivetti
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Lucca, IT
è esposta nella collezione permanente del Museum of Moder Art di New York .
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
A British Made Ensign Selfix 16-20 Strut Folding Roll Medium Format Film Camera
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Quick release button for lens release
Portrait mode viewfinder
Approximated dimensions of the camera
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
H 4.73 in W 3.55 in D 1.66 in
ICA Volta 125 Camera Folding Bed Camera For 9x12cm Plates With Ica Periskop
Located in High Wycombe, GB
, and 1/100 sec. plus T and B mode. Other shutters are reported. The used 135mm lenses were the Ica
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Leather
H 4.73 in W 3.94 in D 1.58 in
René Lalique Inkwell Nightlight Model with does Created in 1913
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
creations.
In 1921, René Lalique decided to build a new factory in Wingen-sur-Moder. He chose the Northern
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Montblanc Star Walker Blue Planet Doué Fineliner 125260
By Montblanc
Located in Wilmington, DE
Platinum coated cap
Colour Blue
Writing Mode Fineliner
125260
Category
2010s Desk Accessories
Postmodern Black Metal Desk Lamp, 1980s
Located in Rīga, LV
Black metal postmodern halogen desk lamp with rotating head and a heavy metal+plastic base. There
Category
20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Counter Balance Desk Lamp Hustad Luchten, 1980s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice counter balance Hustadt Luchten Desk lamp Halogen 1980s
2 light modes. Adjustable in
Category
Vintage 1980s German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Early 19th Century Mahogany Sidetable, Ladies Desk, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Paris and in 1799 took over the editorship of the "Journal des Dames et des Modes", a fashion magazine
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 31.5 in W 20.87 in D 13.39 in
Rare 19th Century Folding Pew, Altar, Desk from Regency Period, England or U.S.
Located in Lomita, CA
it could speak, it would let us in on its original raison d'etre. In the desk mode, only a chair is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Religious Items
Materials
Burl
H 24.5 in W 24 in D 12 in
Ronson 1930 Pik A Cig Magic Penguin Lighter Cigarette Dispenser Desk Box
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
and very decorative mechanical dispenser desk box, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey in the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Bronze
Teak and Steel Desk or Table by American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
Industrial steel and teak desk or table by American studio craft artist David N. Ebner. Can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Dining Room Ta...
Materials
Steel
George Nelson "Half Nelson" Mid Century Table Lamp Produced by Koch & Lowy 1960s
By George Nelson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare table / desk mid century lamp mode "Half Nelson" in enameled aluminum designed by George
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
H 20.48 in Dm 14.97 in
Mid-Century French Signed Lalique Frosted Crystal Bison Sculpture
By Marc Lalique
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a desk with this fine bison sculpture. Created in France by Lalique circa 1970
Category
Mid-20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Italian modern working table Leonardo by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern working table Leonardo by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1970s
Desk, work table or
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
H 30.91 in W 68.51 in D 33.86 in
Mid-Century French Signed Lalique Frosted Crystal Sparrow Sculptures, Set of 4
By Marc Lalique
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a desk with this set of vintage bird sculptures. Created in France by Lalique
Category
Mid-20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
H 2.75 in W 4.25 in D 4.25 in
1950's Mid-Century Dutch Modern Armchairs - a Pair
By Willem H. Gispen
Located in Burbank, CA
, and have been professionally reupholstered in Maharam's "Mode" line in orange. The chairs are in the
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Acerbis ArmChair DuePiù in Rust by Nanda Vigo UTOPIA
By Acerbis, Nanda Vigo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Caccia Dominioni “Catilina” armchair, a 1973 “Orseolo” desk designed by Scarpa and the 1975 masterpiece
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fur
Acerbis Armchair DuePiù in White by Nanda Vigo UTOPIA
By Nanda Vigo, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Caccia Dominioni “Catilina” armchair, a 1973 “Orseolo” desk designed by Scarpa and the 1975 masterpiece
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fur
Signed Yaacov Agam Silkscreen Print
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Larchmont, NY
a handkerchief and forgot it on his desk. He came back to look for it because he thought the rabbi
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
19th Century Victorian Era Black Forest Liquor Tantalus with Glasses & Decanters
By Black Forest
Located in Lisse, NL
on top. That dogs body posture (he or she is in full hunting mode) and details can only be the work
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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H 14.8 in W 16.5 in D 12.6 in
6 General Fireproofing Mid Century Machine Age Aluminum Goodform Armchairs
By General Fireproofing Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Loewy to create the Mode-Maker line of executive desks. Alas, as things go sales declined in the 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Ash Portuguese Roots Chair by Alexandre Caldas
By Alexandre Caldas
Located in Geneve, CH
can easily reach everywhere and access the tools of work Locust working desk
The construction of the
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Ash
Intersecting Magic Square
By Charmion von Wiegand
Located in New York, NY
enlightenment expressed through a constructivist mode of abstraction, Charmion von Wiegand (1896–1983) was born
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil
Passage
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Missouri, MO
a student at a yeshiva, he made a drawing on a handkerchief and forgot it on his desk. He came back
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Abstract Composition - Pyramid
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Missouri, MO
when he was a student at a yeshiva, he made a drawing on a handkerchief and forgot it on his desk. He
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Abstract Composition
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Missouri, MO
when he was a student at a yeshiva, he made a drawing on a handkerchief and forgot it on his desk. He
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Star of Peace
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Missouri, MO
desk. He came back to look for it because he thought the rabbi would punish him for drawing a figure
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Petite Writing Table by General Fireproofing
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Oakland, CA
Stylish polished steel desk by General Fireproofing. This is from the mode modern line designed by
Category
Vintage 1960s American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage Desk by Marcello Gacita and Pierre Tiberi, 1970s
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Vintage desk by Marcello Gacita and Pierre Tiberi and edited by Mode Europe in the 70s.
A smoked
Category
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Blown Glass, Plexiglass
Hammary Maisonette French Louis XV Fruitwood Ladys Provincial Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
"Vintage Hammary Maisonette French Louis XV ladies writing desk. Made of fruitwood featuring a
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Mastercraft Burl Wood and Brass Demilune Desk with White Leather Tops
By Mastercraft
Located in New York, NY
A vintage demilune desk, produced by Mastercraft, circa 1960s-1970s, designed in the refined
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rosewood Desk by Jorge Zalszupin, L'Atelier, 1960s, Brazilian Midcentury Modern
By L'Atelier San Paulo, Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
artisanal production mode, with unique and custom pieces, to serial industrial production. The desk is
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
H 29.53 in W 75.79 in D 33.86 in
Midcentury Desk Set In Walnut Wood, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage desk set produced in Czechoslovakia and marked as INKA, as an original label
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Walnut
Rare Kneehole Desk by Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
finished back, designed for Mode Furniture, a small California furniture company. This style of desk was
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks
1920 Rene Lalique Quatre Sirenes Inkwell Opalescent Stained Glass - Mermaids
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
glass.
Moded "LALIQUE" on side.
Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre de
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Blown Glass
René Lalique Goldfinch Paperweight Created In 1931
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Lalique decided to build a new factory in Wingen-sur-Moder. He chose the Northern Vosges because he knew
Category
Mid-20th Century French Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Montblanc Star Walker Blue Planet Doué Fineliner 125260
By Montblanc
Located in Wilmington, DE
Platinum coated cap
Colour Blue
Writing Mode Fineliner
125260
Category
2010s Desk Accessories
Montblanc Heritage Egyptomania Special Edition Black Ballpoint Pen 125494
By Montblanc
Located in Wilmington, DE
with lacquer hieroglyphics
Colour Black
Writing Mode Ballpoint Pen
125494
Category
2010s Desk Accessories
Montblanc StarWalker Blue Planet Metal Doué Fineliner 125285
By Montblanc
Located in Wilmington, DE
Colour Blue
Writing Mode Fineliner
125285
Category
2010s Desk Accessories
Adrian Pearsall Sideboard Buffet Cabinet, Vintage Brutalist Mid-Century Moder
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
have the matching wall bar, dining chairs, dining table, or desk base and etagere available separately
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Credenzas
H 26 in W 68.5 in D 18 in
German Desk Lamp Hustadt Leuchten, 1980s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
modes and can be bent in many different positions so that you always have enough light. The frame is
Category
Vintage 1980s German Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sciopticon Desk/Table Lamp by Hans Ansems for Luxo, Italy
By Hans Ansems, Luxo
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The Sciopticon desk/table lamp is a very exciting item. With the two antennas one can adjust the
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Dining Room/Desk by American Studio Craft Artist David N. Ebner.
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
A magnificent table or desk designed by internationally renowned American Studio Craft Artist David
Category
20th Century American American Craftsman Dining Room Tables
Teak & Steel Dining Table/Desk by American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner
By David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
Industrial Steel and Teak dining room table (or desk) by American Studio Craft Artist David N
Category
20th Century American American Craftsman Dining Room Tables
Materials
Teak
H 30 in W 84 in D 40 in
Rare Narrow Alvar Aalto Table with Lino Top
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
This writing desk or kitchen table is a fine example of designer Alvar Aalto’s bentwood furniture
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Plastic, Laminate, Birch
Dragonfly Series #15
By Zhou Xiao
Located in Edgartown, MA
to this unconscious process except a few brushes and an occasional cup of fragrant tea on my desk
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Dragonfly #5
By Zhou Xiao
Located in Edgartown, MA
brushes and an occasional cup of fragrant tea on my desk.
But it is drawing upon dragonflies that has
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Dragonfly #3
By Zhou Xiao
Located in Edgartown, MA
brushes and an occasional cup of fragrant tea on my desk.
But it is drawing upon dragonflies that has
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Antique 17th C William & Mary Oyster Veneered Lace Box
Located in London, GB
jewellery.
This is a highly decorative piece which will make a statement once placed on any period desk
Category
Antique 1680s British Boxes
Important Oil Nathan Gluck worked w/ Andy Warhol in The Factory
By Nathan Gluck
Located in Palm Springs, CA
like Nathan’s. According to Chantry, “Nathan’s work followed the mode. His best work spoke the language
Category
Vintage 1950s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Palm Trees on Wilcox - last Edition AP 2/2 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. I remember the first time I brought a box of Polaroids and slid them onto Susanne Vielmetter's desk
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 22.84 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
Palm Trees on Wilcox - last Edition AP 2/2 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Susanne Vielmetter's desk (my first gallery). Instantly, it became apparent that there was a story to tell
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
H 22.84 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
Palm Trees on Wilcox - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. I remember the first time I brought a box of Polaroids and slid them onto Susanne Vielmetter's desk
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 22.84 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
Palm Trees on Wilcox - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. I remember the first time I brought a box of Polaroids and slid them onto Susanne Vielmetter's desk
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 22.84 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
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Find many varieties of an authentic mode desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every mode desk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a mode desk, we have 9 options in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mode desk — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A mode desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one mode desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Alexandre Caldas, BAG Turgi and David N. Ebner produced versions that are worth a look.
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