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small modernist desk
By Jacques Hitier
Located in TARBES, FR
Small modernist style desk in wood and steel, tubular leg and brass wrist, some signs of wear and
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Modernist Crystal Art Glass World Ball Healing Sphere
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Crystal World Ball Healing Sphere Art Glass
4 diameter
Preowned vintage condition
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Late 20th Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Handcrafted Modernist Desk Table English Oak
Located in London, GB
A sleek handmade English modernist desk or writing table. Constructed with a traditional 3 wide
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Modernist "Omnibus" Desk in Maple and Thuja Wood
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Architect Piero Portaluppi created the “omnibus” desk for his home, solving a practical issue with
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Jaeger LeCoultre World Time 8 Day Lacquered Bronze Midcentury Desk Clock
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Jaeger LeCoultre Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: World Time with Date Feature
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Modernist Desk Accessories
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H 3 in Dm 6.25 in
Big Kienzle Weltzeituhr Modernist Table World Timer Zone Clock
By Kienzle Clocks, Heinrich Möller
Located in Vienna, AT
Kienzle automatic world timer zone clock.
An exclusive big table clock from Ø 26cm wonderful
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Big Kienzle Weltzeituhr Modernist Table World Timer Zone Clock, 1960s
By Kienzle Clocks, Heinrich Möller
Located in Vienna, AT
Kienzle automatic world timer zone clock.
An exclusive big table clock from Ø 26 cm wonderful
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Vintage 1960s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 10.63 in W 10.24 in D 1.97 in
Oak Art Deco Modernist Partner Desk by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1924
By H.Pander & Zonen, Hendrik Wouda
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Modernist partner desk. Design by Hendrik Wouda for H. Pander
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Oak Art Deco Modernist Desk or Writing Table by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1920s
By H.Pander & Zonen, Hendrik Wouda
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Modernist desk or writing table.
Design by Hendrik Wouda for H
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 30.52 in W 53.15 in D 27.56 in
Unused Boxed Kienzle GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Desk Clock, Germany, 1960s
By Wilhelm Kienzle, Kienzle Clocks
Located in Vienna, AT
brass Kienzle desk or table clock with a world map clocks face and world time zones. Comes like directly
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 6 in W 5.5 in D 2 in
Imhof Switzerland 1960 World Timer 8 Days Desk Clock in Bronze with 24h Scales
By Arthur Imhof
Located in Miami, FL
Desk world timer clock designed by Arthur Imhof.
Fabulous and highly attractive desk-table clock
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver, Bronze, Enamel
Imhof Switzerland 1960 World Timer 8 Days Desk Clock in Bronze and 24h Scales
By Arthur Imhof
Located in Miami, FL
Desk world timer clock designed by Arthur Imhof.
Fabulous and highly attractive desk-table clock
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Handcrafted English Desk
Located in London, GB
A totally unique handcrafted modernist desk designed and made in England by our craftspeople using
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Handcrafted English Oak Desk
Located in London, GB
A new freestanding modern English oak desk design. Designed and handmade in England using skilled
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Handcrafted English Oak Desk Console
Located in London, GB
Our larger handcrafted Modernist wall mounted oak desk/vanity or console table designed and
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Leather
Imhof Swiss 1950 Zodiacal Modernist 8 Days Desk Clock in Gilded Bronze and Glass
By Arthur Imhof
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Arthur Imhof.
Fabulous desk-table clock, created in Switzerland by the
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Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Steel
H 9.75 in W 9.15 in D 4.35 in
20th Century Marcel Breuer for Gavina Desk mod. Canaan
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Turin, Turin
have been endlessly influential in defining that place we call the modern world.
Here we have Desk mod
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
A Mid-Century Writing Desk Attributed to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Mid-Century writing desk. Mahogany and beech wood with three draws and lift up hinged top
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bodil Kjær ScandinOffice Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Modern Model T333 desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
By Tecno
Located in London, GB
Model T333 desk produced in 1975 from a design by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Geri and manufctured
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
"Hunting table" desk or dining table by Børge Mogensen, Søborg Denmark
By Soborg Furniture Factory, Børge Mogensen
Located in Hägersten, SE
with teak feet. Brass runners and table top in teak. Works perfectly as either a dining table or desk
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Kienzle GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Clock, Midcentury, Germany, 1960s
By Wilhelm Kienzle, Kienzle Clocks
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative Mid-Century Modernist solid brass Kienzle desk or table clock with a
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Kienzle GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Clock, Midcentury, Germany, 1960s
By Wilhelm Kienzle, Kienzle Clocks
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative Mid-Century Modernist solid brass Kienzle Chronoquartz desk or table
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Desk with Armchair by Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor, Brazil
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Modern desk with Chair designed by Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.1 in W 43 in D 20.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Desk & Chair in Hardwood & Iron by Geraldo de Barros, Brazil
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in New York, NY
This Brazilian Modern desk and chair set by Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor is nothing less than
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29 in W 43.3 in D 21 in
Large Kundo GMT World Time Zone Brass Table Clock, Kieninger & Obergfell, 1960s
By Kundo, Kieninger & Obergfell
Located in Vienna, AT
An impressive and large Mid-Century Modernist brass desk or table clock with a 9“ diameter world
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 10.25 in W 9.25 in D 3.5 in
Large Brass Table World Time Zone Clock by Kundo / Kieninger & Obergfell, 1970s
By Kundo, Kieninger & Obergfell
Located in München, BY
Large modernist brass table world time clock by Kundo / Kieninger & Obergfell, West Germany circa
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Metal
H 10.24 in W 9.26 in D 4.14 in
Gio Ponti Desk for RIMA Made in Walnut, Chromed Steel and Plastic. Italy, 1950s
By RIMA, Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This writing desk, designed by renowned architect Gio Ponti in 1956, was specifically created for
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
H 29.73 in W 66.93 in D 29.73 in
Dansk Modernist Bear Animal Figure Paperweight Silver Plated by Gunnar Cyren
By Gunnar Cyren
Located in North Hollywood, CA
paperweight or decorative object, the perfect addition to your desk or bookshelf.
This decorative modernist
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Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Silver Plate
H 1.75 in W 2.5 in D 1 in
Art Déco German Silvered Metal Pen Tray and Inkwell Decorative Desk Stand by WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in North Miami, FL
desk piece by WMF juxtaposes sleek, modernist lines with ornate decorative detailing. It comprises an
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate
H 3 in W 14 in D 8 in
Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Italian Modernist Silvio Cavatorta two-piece desk and table set in deeply sculpted Italian
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 28 in W 35.25 in D 18.5 in
Pierre Jeanneret X desk with a Model Pj Si 30A Committee Chair, Chandigarh, 60s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Highclere, Newbury
An original Pierre Jeanneret X frame teak and leather Administrative Desk from the Civic buildings
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum
H 29.93 in W 54.34 in D 26.38 in
Continuous Writing Table - Hand applied wood veneer, leather & travertine
By Atelier FM
Located in New York, NY
incorporates rectilinear, modernist lines that travel unrelentingly beyond inspection. Each material tone and
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Travertine
BACCARAT France Crystal Starfish Paperweight Art Glass 1970s
By Baccarat
Located in North Hollywood, CA
and or desk accessory.
With its clean modernist lines and impeccable construction by one of the great
Category
Late 20th Century French Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Art Deco Inspired Horse Bust Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
, Hollywood Regency, Industrial, Old World, Glam, Mid-Century, Minimalist, Brutalist, Boho, Modernist, Coastal
Category
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Marble
1970s Gunnar Cyrén for Dansk Silver Plate Elephant Figurine Paperweight
By Gunnar Cyren
Located in North Hollywood, CA
animal elephant sculpture created exclusively for Dansk Design in the early 1970s by world-renowned
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Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Silver Plate
H 2.25 in W 2.25 in D 1.75 in
Danish Rosewood Matchbox Holder with Abstract Silver Inlays by Axel Salomonsen
By Axel Salomonsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
abstract modernist impression that has been inlaid to its top. Hallmark: AS, Sterling, Denmark
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
H 1.97 in W 4.34 in D 2.96 in
Asprey Art Deco Agate Stone Clock, circa 1920s
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Asprey London
STYLE / REFERENCE: Strut Desk Clock
METAL / MATERIAL: Polished
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Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Agate, Nickel
Asprey Art Deco Agate Stone Clock, circa 1920s
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Asprey London
STYLE / REFERENCE: Strut Desk Clock
METAL / MATERIAL: Polished
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Desk Accessories
Materials
Agate
Modernist B43 Tabular Desk Chair by Mart Stam, 1950s
By Mart Stam, Kovona
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This B43 tubular desk chair was designed in 1931 by the world-renowned designer Mart Stam. It was
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Jaeger LeCoultre 1950 Swiss Retro Modernist Mechanical Desk Clock Near Mint
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Jaeger LeCoultre.
Fabulous geometric desk-table clock, created in
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Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks
Materials
Steel
H 7.5 in W 6.75 in D 2.75 in
Selection of Modern Desk Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modern Desk Chairs, circa 1950's. From left to right, top to bottom, they are:
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Oak Art Deco Modernist Armchair by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1920s
By H.Pander & Zonen, Hendrik Wouda
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Modernist armchair.
Design by Hendrik Wouda for H. Pander
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Dutch Art Deco Haagse School rationalist desk chair, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A 1920s Dutch Haagse School desk chair in solid oak and with the original seat (springs inside
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Oak
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H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 18.9 in
Stoneware desk lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1950s, Denmark
By Holm Sørensen, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Værløse, DK
collectors and enthusiasts of modernist design around the world.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Important Vladimir Kagan Rosewood Brass Dresser, Desk Unit, 1950s
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Culver City, CA
the Kagan Family Custom Dresser and Desk, Vladimir Kagan Designs, Inc., USA, circa 1950. Designed by
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
A stoneware desk lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1950s, Denmark
By Holm Sørensen, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Værløse, DK
his designs remain popular with collectors and enthusiasts of modernist design around the world.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Office Desk Chair Ergonomic Solid Wood Muted by Joel Escalona No17
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Office Desk Chair Ergonomic Solid Wood Muted by Joel Escalona No17
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Office Desk Chair Ergonomic Solid Wood Muted by Joel Escalona No17
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Office Desk Chair Ergonomic Solid Wood Muted by Joel Escalona No17
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Christiain Dell Design for Kaiser Idell, Bauhaus Desk Lamp c. 1930
By Christian Dell
Located in London, GB
influenced modernist black desk lamp. The sleek and minimalist silhouette showcases the iconic Bauhaus style
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
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Modernist Desk World For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal modernist desk world for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and steel, every modernist desk world was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a modernist desk world, we have 20 options in-stock, while there are 29 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect modernist desk world — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A modernist desk world made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one modernist desk world that is appealing in its simplicity, but Kienzle Clocks, Florence Knoll and Knoll produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Modernist Desk World?
Prices for a modernist desk world start at $125 and top out at $75,856 with the average selling for $3,138.
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