Danish Mid Century Modern Tambour Door Desk with Side Bar
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Danish Modern Desk with Side Bar. Tambour door on one side. Finished back. 55w 28d 29.5
Glass, Wood
Teak Desk with Tambour Unit
Located in London, GB
This unique free-standing desk is an incredibly interesting piece. It has a combination of contrasting beech and teak woods throughout. The piece utilises the juxtaposing colours to ...
Wood
Tambour Door Roll Top Secretary Desk from Mainline by Hooker
By Mainline by Hooker, Hooker Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic mid-century modern secretary desk from Hooker’s renowned “Mainline” collection, this walnut tambour-door piece elegantly combines form and function.
Brass
Vintage Rosewood Tambour Door Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An exceptional example of American mid-century design, this iconic Model #452 executive desk was designed by Edward J.
Brass
Egon Østergaard Style Danish Teak Tambour Door Roll Top Desk
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Egon Østergaard Style Danish Teak Tambour Door Roll Top Desk This desk measures: 38 wide x 18 deep x 36 high, with a chair clearance of 26.25 inches Great Vintage Condition - Finis...
Teak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Model 452 Rosewood Tambour Door Executive Desk
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar mid century Model 452 Rosewood Tambour door executive desk This desk measures: 74.5 wide x 28 deep x 35 high, with a chair clearance of 24 inches We take ...
Rosewood
Attributed to John Keal for Brown Saltman Walnut Tambour Roll Top Desk
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in San Diego, CA
The flowing curved sides and tambour detailing embody the sophisticated organic modernism associated with Brown Saltman’s best mid-century production.
Laminate, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Walnut Tambour Doors Desk
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice design mid century modern desk with tambour doors.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Tambour-Door Desk by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions 36.5in H x 56in W x 25in D Desk Height: 29.25in.
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Tambour-Door Rolltop Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Walnut
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H 34.5 in W 34.5 in D 27 in
A John Von Koert for Drexel mid century modern walnut tambour Profile Desk
By Drexel, John Van Koert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A John Von Koert for Drexel mid century modern walnut tambour Profile Desk and matching chair.
Walnut
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H 62 in W 37.5 in D 29.25 in
Rare Super Sculptural Slide Tambour Front Mid-Century Modern Cherry Bar or Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A rare sculptural Mid-Century Modern cherry tambour front sensually rounded dry bar or desk having a front that slides up and down to reveal a pull out table top.
Wood, Teak
Drexel "Exponet" Tambour Top Desk
By Drexel
Located in Denton, TX
Beautiful modernist desk with two separate tambour sections and center work space and ebonized interior drawer fronts attributed to Edward Wormely.
Brass
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H 36.75 in W 36 in D 24 in
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Tambour-Door Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Camphor Campaign Tambour Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century camphor campaign tambour writing desk, circa 1860 Fine quality Chinese export camphor wood lap desk, circa 1860. Made for sea captains and military officers in the fi...
Hardwood
Maddox Hepplewhite Banded Mahogany Tambour Door Desk
By Maddox Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Hepplewhite or Federal style tambour door writing desk or secretary desk By Maddox USA, Circa 1940s Flame mahogany, with satinwood string inlay and original brass...
Brass
Early Modernist George Nelson Tambour Roll Top Desk, 1964
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early modernist George Nelson roll top desk. Purchased from prominent Buffalo New York architect, retains original cream lacquer wood finish, amazing original finish, warm rosewood t...
Aluminum
1960s British Tambour-door Executive Desk
Located in London, GB
This desk exemplifies mid-century British design, combining refined functionality with understated sophistication.
Brass
Edward Wormley Executive Tambour-Door Rosewood Desk for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rosewood executive desk by Edward Wormley c.1950s, USA, for Dunbar. The desk has three shallow drawers that run the length of the desk. The top of the desk features two roll top tamb...
Brass
Dunbar Tambour Door Rosewood Desk by Edward J. Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant executive desk designed by Edward J. Wormley for Dunbar in 1957 (model no. 452). Comprised of mahogany wood frame and two rosewood tambour doors that open to reveal shallow d...
Brass
John Van Koert Writing Desk for Drexel, Tambour Roll Top
By Drexel, John Van Koert
Located in Buffalo, NY
Designer: John Van Koert Manufacturer: Drexel “Profile” Period/Style: Mid Century Modern Country: United States Date: 1950's.................. WHITE LACQUER TAMBOUR DOOR ROOL TOP...
Metal
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H 39.38 in W 44.49 in D 28.35 in
A Teak Tambour Desk Designed By John Mortensen For Dyrlund, Denmark
By John Mortensen, Dyrlund
Located in London, GB
A Teak Tambour Desk designed by John Mortensen for Dyrlund, Denmark. This innovative and ergonomically designed teak desk was created by John Mortensen for Dyrlund in Denmark. As is...
Leather, Teak
Antique English Hotel Writing Desk with Tambour Doors
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique English hotel writing desk with tambour doors.
Brass
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H 35 in W 75 in D 28 in
A rare Edward Wormley for Dunbar Executive Tambour Desk, model 912, circa 1957.
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare Edward Wormley for Dunbar Executive Tambour Desk, model 912, circa 1957. The rosewood and walnut desk having two tambour roll-tops with a hinged panel at back drops down to fo...
Leather, Rosewood, Walnut
Bussolini Brothers Custom Mahogany Tambour Desk, circa 1940s
Located in Milford, NH
A fine custom mahogany two piece tambour desk in the manner of Boston cabinetmakers John and Thomas Seymour by Bussolini Brothers of West Quincy, Massachusetts featuring an upper cas...
Brass
Tambour Writing Desk by Donald Deskey for Charak Modern.
By Donald Deskey, Charak Furniture Company
Located in Oakland, CA
Walnut roll-top desk designed by Donald Deskey for Charak Modern. Interior features an extendable writing surface with original formica, series of small drawers and open spaces. The ...
Metal
Vintage Regency Burl Wood Writing Desk With Tambour Doors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elegant Vintage Regency burl wood writing desk with tambour doors, combining timeless design with practical storage. A sophisticated addition to any home office.
Leather, Burl
Antique Sheraton Flame Mahogany Tambour Secretary Desk, circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Sheraton Tambour secretary offers deeply striated mahogany construction with upper double door cabinet over two lower drawers and surmounting cas with drop front desk and ...
Metal
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H 39.77 in W 43.31 in D 23.63 in
Gianfranco Frattini Tambour Writing Desk Model 807 Bernini, Italy, 1961
By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful well-crafted writing desk or secretary model 807 designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy 1961. This multifunctional secretary is executed in nicely grained walnu...
Aluminum
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H 71.25 in W 38 in D 18.25 in
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declarations MCM Walnut Tambour Bookcase Secretary Desk
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declarations Mid Century Walnut Tambour Bookcase Secretary Desk The bookcase measures: 38 wide x 18.25 deep x 71.25 inches high All pieces of furniture ...
Walnut
Edward J. Wormley Model #452 Tambour Door Rosewood Desk for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Manufacturer: Dunbar. Period/style: Mid-Century Modern. Country: Unites States. Date: 1950s.
Brass
Edward J. Wormley Model #452 Tambour-Door Rosewood Desk for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The front is comprised of three spacious drawers for additional storage under the tabletop. This unique, stylish desk has been refinished by our expert craftsmen with newly polished ...
Brass
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H 71.25 in W 38 in D 17 in
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Walnut Tambour Door Secretary Desk with Bookcase, 1966
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern bureau with tambour door secretary desk and bookcase By Kipp Stewart for Drexel, "Declaration" Collection USA, 1966 Walnut, with original porcela...
Brass
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H 43.5 in W 36.25 in D 18.5 in
Vintage Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Tambour Secretary, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage Hepplewhite style secretary offers flame mahogany construction with tower having tambour doors flanking central panel with satinwood inlaid medallion surmounting case with ...
Brass
Danish / Mid Modern MCM Bernhard Pedersen & Son Secretary Desk
By G. None
Located in Las Vegas, NV
What a beautiful and unique mid-century teak veneer tambour desk, by Bernhard Pedersen & Son, Eskilstrup, Denmark.
Teak
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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