$1,849 / item
Walnut Black MiMi Table by Miduny, Made in Italy
By Ale Preda, Miduny
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Merging clean lines with warm materials, the faceted geometry of the MiMi table creates a slender, elegant profile punctuated with painted surfaces that capture light. This modern an...
Beech, Oak, Plywood
Gae Aulenti's "Gaetano" desk for Zanotta, Italy 1973
By Zanotta
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Gaetano work table by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta. The original beveled crystal top edged in red, supported by two folding black enameled aluminum trestles with rubber shelf supports. A ...
Crystal, Aluminum
Spine Console by Atelier Linné in Tinted Oak & Glossy Eucalyptus
By Atelier Linné
Located in Paris, FR
Console "Spine" by Atelier Linné: Console made of tinted Oak and Glossy Eucalyptus. Size: 130 x 60 x 76 cm (or made to measure) 51.2 x 23.6 x 29.9 inches (or made to measure) Ateli...
Walnut
$1,849 / item
Oak White MiMi Table by Miduny, Made in Italy
By Miduny, Ale Preda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Merging clean lines with warm materials, the faceted geometry of the MiMi table creates a slender, elegant profile punctuated with painted surfaces that capture light. This modern an...
Beech, Oak, Plywood
Supernova, Recycled Cast Aluminum & Glass Desk in Black by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary supernova is a dynamic, self-levelling trestle cast entirely from recycled aluminium in a fully sustainable closed-loop factory. Simple and versatile to orientate, t...
Aluminum
Supernova, Recycled Cast Aluminum Black Trestles & Glass Desk by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary supernova is a dynamic, self-levelling trestle cast entirely from entirely recycled aluminium in a fully sustainable closed-loop factory. Simple and versatile to ori...
Aluminum
Stellarnova Desk or Dining Table, Cast Bronze Legs with Bamboo Ply Top
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The biomorphic forms of the elegant Stellarnova legs are inspired by nature and sand cast in recycled aluminium or bronze in a fully sustainable closed-loop factory. Designed with a ...
Bronze
$1,277Sale Price / item|38% Off
Briccola-ge Corner Desk/Shelf in Solid Oak Wood and Black Lacquered Supports
By Miki Astori
Located in Milan, Lombardy
“The corner is a piece of home mistreated. A dead end with no way out. In every reality, in every culture, the corner is never dutifully considered”…. So, between the serious and the...
Oak, Bog Wood
Briccola-ge Corner Desk and Shelf in solid Oak Wood and black lacquered brackets
By Miki Astori
Located in Milan, Lombardy
“The corner is a piece of home mistreated. A dead end with no way out. In every reality, in every culture, the corner is never dutifully considered”…. So, between the serious and the...
Oak, Bog Wood
Walnut Orange MiMi Console or Tiny Desk by Miduny, Made in Italy
By Miduny, Ale Preda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Merging clean lines with warm materials, the faceted geometry of the MiMi console table creates a slender, elegant profile punctuated with painted surfaces that capture light. This m...
Birch, Walnut, Plywood
Walnut Black MiMi Console or Tiny Desk by Miduny, Made in Italy
By Ale Preda, Miduny
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Merging clean lines with warm materials, the faceted geometry of the MiMi console table creates a slender, elegant profile punctuated with painted surfaces that capture light. This m...
Birch, Walnut, Plywood
Ebonized Wood All Black MiMi Console or Tiny Desk by Miduny, Made in Italy
By Miduny, Ale Preda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The faceted geometry of the MiMi console table creates a slender, elegant profile punctuated with angled surfaces that capture light. This sculptural and graceful design looks great ...
Birch, Oak, Plywood
"Heritage" White Oak Solid Steel-Leg Coffee Table or Desk with Butterfly Inlays
By Michael Madley
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made solid steel butterfly inlays interlock book-matched White Oak atop a solid cold-rolled flat bar steel base. Honoring the North American origins of White Oak; a large, tal...
Bronze
Michael Boyer, Directeur, Minimalist Modern Desk, France, C. 1970
By Michel Boyer
Located in New York, NY
A seam of aluminum traverses the continuous surface of rich mahogany which contrasts with the white laminate underneath. With manufacturer's label DESSIN Michel BOYER mobilier nation...
Aluminum
$4,000 / item
Writing Desk Table by Deborah Ehrlich
By Deborah Ehrlich
Located in Accord, NY
Deborah Ehrlich's simple writing desk is handmade with traditional joinery by an incredibly talented master craftsman in RI. The delicate proportions are a nod to the elegance of al...
Ash, Hickory, Oak
Supernova, Recycled Cast Aluminum & Glass Desk in Black by Made in Ratio
By Brodie Neill, Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary supernova is a dynamic, self-levelling trestle cast entirely from recycled aluminium in a fully sustainable closed-loop factory. Simple and versatile to orientate, t...
Aluminum
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.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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