$12,957
Desk by Marcel Breuer, 1955
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Berlin, DE
Model 'Canaan' Wood, transparent white lacquered, visible wooden texture Dimensions: L.180 cm D.60 cm H.72.5 cm Design: Marcel Breuer, 1955 Manufacturer: Gavina, Italy cf. V. Vercell...
Wood
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, Czech, 1930s
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This iconic writing desk from the 1930s is a remarkable example of Bauhaus design.
Steel, Chrome
Marcel Breuer Canaan Desk, wood, Italy, Gavina, 1962
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Canaan desk by Marcel Breuer, produced by Gavina spa in 1962. Desk with drawers and filing cabinet. Wood structure. Dino Gavina was in Breuer’s country house in New Canaan. Here h...
Wood
$13,558 / item
Customizable Marcel Breuer S 285 Tubular Steel Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
RANGE S 285 1 large corpus, 1 small corpus with central lock It is as though Marcel Breuer had anticipated today’s home offices and mobile computers: The compact tubular steel desk...
Steel
$2,924 / item
Customizable Marcel Breuer S 285 Tubular Steel Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
RANGE S 285 1 large corpus, 1 small corpus with central lock It is as though Marcel Breuer had anticipated today’s home offices and mobile computers: The compact tubular steel desk...
Steel
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This iconic writing desk from the 1930s is a remarkable example of Bauhaus design.
Steel, Chrome
Canaan Desk by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy 1950s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Brussels, BE
Canaan Desk by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy 1950s
Wood
Large Canaan desk by Marcel Breuer for Gavina - 1962s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent Canaan Desk designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina in the 1960s. Its sleek and practical design perfectly reflects Marcel Breuer's approach. This desk features numerous sto...
Wood
$15,343 / item
Customizable Marcel Breuer S 285/5 Tubular Steel Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
Range S 285 It is as though Marcel Breuer had anticipated today’s home offices and mobile computers: The compact tubular steel desk S 285 that he designed is an elegant companion ...
Steel
Customizable Marcel Breuer S 285/1 Tubular Steel Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
RANGE S 285 It is as though Marcel Breuer had anticipated today’s home offices and mobile computers: The compact tubular steel desk S 285 that he designed is an elegant companion ...
Steel
Desk " Canaan " in wood and leather by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy 1950s.
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Writing Desk model “ Canaan ” in wooden with leather-covered shelf.
Leather, Wood
Italian modern Wooden desk mod. Canaan by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Wooden desk mod. Canaan by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s Desk mod. Canaan with rectangular wooden top. On one side there are 2 drawers and on the other 4. It has a ...
Wood
Early Bauhaus "B21" Side Table Desk by Marcel Breuer Produced by Thonet, 1930s
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and early Bauhaus "B21" desk / side table in black stained wood with chromed tubular steel base by Marcel Breuer produced by Thonet in Germany, 1930s. In good original cond...
Steel
Bauhaus Tiered Tubular Chromed Steel Writing Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This 1930s modernist black writing desk in the manner of Marcel Breuer emphasizes classic Bauhaus elements maximizing efficiency in a compact design.
Steel, Chrome
Bauhaus Writing Desk and Chair, Thonet, Chrome-Plated Steel, Czechia, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus writing desk and chair. Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia) Period: 1930-1939 Material: Chrome-Plated Steel, Lacquered Wood Number of drawers: 8 Designed by world-renowne...
Steel, Chrome
Modernist Chrome Bauhaus Desk, c. 1940
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Andes, NY
A industrial bauhaus style desk in the style of Marcel Breuer, dating to the 1940s, defined by restrained lines and pragmatic construction in black lacquered wood. The design reflect...
Chrome
Small Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk, Oak Veneer and Chromium Plated Metal c 1930
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Berlin, DE
Small Bauhaus tubular steel desk, so-called 'typewriter desk', with 4 drawers. The desk is made of chromed tubular steel and oak-veneered wood. Germany/Czechoslovakia/Austria, circa ...
Chrome
Rare Mauser B65 desk after Marcel Breuer, Bauhaus tubular steel tube, Germany
By Mauser Werke
Located in Berlin, DE
This rare Mauser B 65 desk, produced in Germany around 1954, is a postwar interpretation of one of Marcel Breuer’s seminal Bauhaus designs, originally conceived in the late 1920s. Ma...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Bauhaus Desk by Mücke-Melder, Steeltubes and Oak Veneer, Czechia circa 1935
By Marcel Breuer, Mücke & Melder
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful, large modernist Bauhaus Steeltube Desk by Mücke-Melder, Czechia circa 1935. Oak solid wood and veneer. Chrome-plated, polished tubular steel frame with original patina. L...
Steel
Desk Marcel Breuer Rare
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Geneva, CH
Extremely rare and early Marcel Breuer desk.
Steel
Canaan Desk Designed by Marcel Breuer, Italy, circa 1955
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Five-drawer 'Canaan' modernist desk designed by the Hungarian architect Marcel Breuer and manufactured by Cassina, Italy, 1955.
Wood
Marcel Breuer Style Desk 1950s Mid-Century Modern
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Lucca, IT
Marcel Breuer style desk 1950s Mid-Century Modern.
Metal
Small Dresser Marcel Breuer 1926 with Foldable Top
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Berlin, DE
Marcel Breuer used the roll-top in the early days for famous institutions in Berlin, among others: Erwin Piscator and the Haus am Horn in the 1920s. In the early 1980s, manufacturer ...
Glass, Bentwood
Unavailable
H 30.32 in W 56.7 in D 27.56 in
Bauhaus Desk, in style of Marcel Breuer by Jos. & Leop. Quittner, Vienna, 1930
By Joz. & Leop. Quittner, Marcel Breuer
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Bauhaus Schreibtisch Entwurf: Josef & Leopold Quittner, Wien um 1930 (angelehnt an Marcel Breuer) Modell-Nummer: - Ausführung: Josef & Leopold Quittner, Wien um 1930 Maße in ...
Steel, Chrome
Unavailable
H 27.56 in W 17.13 in D 27.37 in
Red Midcentury Design Bauhaus Writing Desk Container by Marcel Breuer, 1930
By Marcel Breuer, Mücke & Melder
Located in Vienna, AT
Original red midcentury Bauhaus writing desk container designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1930.
Steel
Bauhaus Beech Writing Desk by Marcel Breuer, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
A rare and iconic Bauhaus-era writing desk by Marcel Breuer. This beautifully balanced piece exemplifies Breuer’s mastery of modernist design with its striking blend of warm wood cab...
Chrome
1963 Marcel Breuer Pecs Writing Desk for Simon Studio by Gavina
By Marcel Breuer
Located in IT
Pecs desk with drawers and filing cabinet. Designer Marcel Breuer for Simon Studio by Gavina.
Wood
German Art Deco Marcel Breuer Black Enameled Wooden Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Queens, NY
German Art Deco black enameled wood desk with chrome trim having a top floating over 2 sets of drawers (designed by MARCEL BREUER; mfg by THONET) (Related Item: 061133A)
Chrome
Art Deco Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Desk for Thonet
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Paris, FR
Tubular steel desk with two red Bordeaux varnished wooden drawers designed by the Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) in 1935, and produced by Thonet during the 1930s. The tr...
Glass, Wood
Marcel Breuer Art Deco Kid's Desk with Blue Laminate Top, 1929
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Marcel Breuer Art Deco kid's desk with blue laminate top and blue vinyl upholstery, 1929. Overall width( including lower shelves):35".
Metal
Large Marcel Breuer "Canaan" Desk for Gavina, Italy 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Hellouw, NL
Marcel Breuer’s work often fused modernist clarity with architectural precision - very much along the Bauhaus principles. . This large “Canaan” desk, produced by Gavina in the 1960s,...
Wood
Rare and Early B14 Table or Desk by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Munich, DE
ebonized wood chromed metal. marked and in good vintage condition. matching stool also available.
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H 28.55 in W 59.06 in D 29.53 in
Modernist Desk Model ‘Canaan’ by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy 1950s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Hellouw, NL
Intriguing modernist desk model ‘Canaan’ by Marcel Breuer for Gavina. This desk is a beautiful modernist design piece in which Breuer's Bauhaus influences can of course be seen. We a...
Wood
Sold
H 29.53 in W 62.6 in D 27.56 in
Rare Bauhaus Desk with Tubular Frame and 8 Drawers in style of Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Bauhaus desk featuring characteristic tubular frame for the era. Desk has two compartments with 4 drawers on each side. It is done in burgund...
Steel
Sold
H 28.35 in W 70.87 in D 25.99 in
W80 Pecs Black Desk designed by Marcel Breuer for Simon by Cassina
By Cassina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Traversetolo, IT
The Pecs desk, designed in 1964 by Marcel Breuer for Simon by Cassina, is crafted from black stained ash and is available in a single size. It features two drawers, with three drawer...
Ash
Marcel Breuer desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Marcel Breuer Desk from Rhoads Hall, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania.
Birch, Maple
Tubular Steel and Wood Writing Desk, circa 1930
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Madrid, ES
Tubular steel writing table from the 1930s attributed to Marcel Breuer. Partially restored: tubular metal frame has been lacquered, new tabletop and new wooden shelves on one side. O...
Metal
Sold
H 31.11 in W 57.09 in L 31.11 in
Oak Bauhaus Chrome Writing Desk by Thonet, Good Condition and Patina, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Desk with a frame in tubular chromed steel. Manufactured by Thonet, Germany, in the 1930s. Designer: Marcel Breuer Very good original condition with original varnish. Tubular steel...
Chrome
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H 31.11 in W 57.09 in D 29.53 in
Oak Bauhaus Chrome Writing Desk by Thonet, Good Condition and Patina, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Desk with a frame in tubular chromed steel. Manufactured by Thonet, Germany, in the 1930s. Designer: Marcel Breuer Very good original condition with original varnish. Tubular steel...
Chrome
Desk Canaan by Marcel Breuer, Gavina, Italy, 1955
By Osvaldo Borsani, Gavina
Located in Berlin, DE
Desk Canaan by Marcel Breuer, Gavina, Italy, 1955.
Wood, Walnut
Royal Chrome Black Metal Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great art-deco design from a premier metal furniture maker. This desk features attractive curves and aluminum frame. Black lacquered metal, chrome handles. Very strong and sturdy. K...
Bauhaus Style Desk in the manner of Marcel Breuer
Located in Chicago, IL
This sleek desk has all the influences of Breuer’s iconic S 285/2 Writing Desk; shiny tubular chrome frames the high-gloss wood storage elements. Whether used as a centerpiece in a h...
Chrome
German Bauhaus Table by Thonet, Fully Restored, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Table with a tubular chromed steel frame. Manufactured by Thonet, Germany, in the 1930s. Designer: Marcel Breuer Very good original condition with original varnish. Tubular steel w...
Chrome
1950's Mint Green Formica Adjustable Hospital Table with Tray
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1950's Retro Mint Green Formica Hospital Table with Tray. Height and angle are both adjustable, side tray can spin 360 degrees. In original condition with visible signs of wear which...
Formica
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H 29.93 in W 51.19 in D 27.56 in
Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Writing Desk with Two Chairs Black Lacquered
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Writing desk in black lacquer and two matching chairs, chrome frames in perfect condition, desk with four no drawers, desk top needs a bit of restoration, as well the chairs need are...
Wood
Tecta Marcel Breuer Classic M45 Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
High-grade steel, 1 handle on side, glass top, 3 drawers and ext. for hanging files, with castors, 1 drawer with lock Tabletop: ash veneer, lacquered black, chromed column with adju...
Wood
Set of Two Tecta Marcel Breuer Classic M45 Desk
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
Measures: Width 220cm Depth 61cm Height 71cm High-grade steel, 1 handle on side, glass top, 3 drawers and ext. for hanging files, with castors, 1 drawer with lock Tabletop: ash v...
Wood
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
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