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Wood, Fabric and Glass Italian 1940s Rationalist Desk
By Franco Albini
Located in Varese, Lombardia
A beautiful and rare desk in the style of Franco Albini. It is made from a wooden crossed structure
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Rationalist Desk by Giuseppe Pagano for Maggioni, Veneered Wood, Italy, c. 1940
By Gino Maggioni, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Berlin, DE
Rationalist wooden desk designed by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and manufactured by Maggioni
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
H 30.71 in W 59.06 in D 29.93 in
Pietro Lingeri Desk in Briar Root Veneer
By Pietro Lingeri
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pietro Lingeri, desk, briar root veneer, glass, brass, metal, Italy, 1930s
This rationalist desk
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian rationalist wood and aluminium metal desk
Located in Milano, IT
Here is a desk of timeless elegance, an exquisite creation of the Rationalist period in Italy
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Rationalist Compact Plywood Desk with Drawer, Italy 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s desk featuring plywood legs and one drawer.
Shape and proportions resemble the work
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Vintage 1940s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rationalist style chair, 1940 circa
By Bauhaus
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A beautiful chair in the rationalist style, with a tubular steel frame and wooden back and seat
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vladimir Kagan, Early Custom Sculptural Walnut Desk
By Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc., Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
him such an important figure in American Modernism.
A wonderful melding of rationalist and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
Montalcini & Pagano desk for Cartiere Giacomo Bosso, Italy 1920s
By Carlo Pagano, Gino Levi-Montalcini
Located in London, GB
Giuseppe Pagano (1896-1945) and Gino Levi Montalcini (1902-1974) designed this exquisite desk in
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Vintage 1920s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Modernist Desk by Frits Spanjaard, Wouda Inspired, Netherlands, 1930s
By Frits Spanjaard, Hendrik Wouda
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist Desk; Frits Spanjaard; The Netherlands; Holland; circa 1930; Hendirk Wouda; Pander
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
H 32.29 in W 56.3 in D 27.56 in
Vintage Writing Desk in Wood and Glass with Armchair
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous vintage wooden and glass desk of fine Italian manufacture from the rationalist period of
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Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Mahogany 'TL2' Cavalletto Table / Desk by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in London, GB
A rare mahogany version of the Cavaletto or TL2 table designed by the great neo-rationalist
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
H 28.55 in W 70.87 in D 27.96 in
Progetto 1 Italian White Metal Desk Table by Monica Armani, 2005
Located in Delft, NL
Progetto 1 Italian White Metal Desk Table by Monica Armani
A white metal desk, the Progetto 1
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20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Franco Albini desk with mobile chest of drawers mod. T22, Italian Design 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in Milan, IT
This desk set with movable drawer unit is a classic rationalist design with attention to clean
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.14 in W 74.81 in D 39.38 in
Vintage Italian Desk or Coffee Table Set in Plexiglass and Brass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Rational and linear desk
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Giuseppe Pagano: Eight Drawer Desk in Fruitwood and Brass, Italy 1940
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in New York, NY
Giuseppe Pagano (1896 - 1945)
An imposing eight-drawer desk by rationalist architect and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Frits Spanjaard Important Asymmetrical Desk in Oak and Macassar Ebony, 1932
By Frits Spanjaard
Located in The Hague, NL
This unique architect's desk was designed by Frits Spanjaard in 1932. With its generous proportions
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Desks
Materials
Macassar, Oak
H 29.93 in W 78.75 in D 31.5 in
Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
By Carlo Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, shrugging off the restraints imposed by the Rationalists, aimed to re- embrace traditional aesthetic values
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
By Carlo Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, shrugging off the restraints imposed by the Rationalists, aimed to re- embrace traditional aesthetic values
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
By Carlo Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, shrugging off the restraints imposed by the Rationalists, aimed to re- embrace traditional aesthetic values
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
By Carlo Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, shrugging off the restraints imposed by the Rationalists, aimed to re- embrace traditional aesthetic values
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
By Cassina, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, shrugging off the restraints imposed by the Rationalists, aimed to re- embrace traditional aesthetic values
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
By Cassina, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, shrugging off the restraints imposed by the Rationalists, aimed to re- embrace traditional aesthetic values
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Black and Chrome Metal Mesh Chair
Located in New York, NY
Classic post modern rationalist design chair, perforated black metal back rest and seat, bright
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Amazing Paperweight in Black Marble by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Catania, IT
international design community from the 1960s onward. While he was an adherent of the rationalist principles of
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Marble
Spanish Rationalist Syle Chair in Wood and Leather
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Rationalist style chair,
wooden structure, seat upholstered again in leather and backrest with
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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Miguel Milá ASA Desk Lamp, circa 1950
By Miguel Milà
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
ASA desk lamp designed by Miguel Milá, circa 1950.
In good original condition, with minor wear
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Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Metal
Moragas Table Lamp by Antoni de Moragas i Gallissà for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the Moragas lamp for his own office. Rationalist architect and first president of the Association of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cotton, Ribbon, Wood, Silk
Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Wall Shelf, Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and university instructor in design.
A native of Robbiate, near
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Bill, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
By Max Bill
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
also be used as a shelf element, a speaker's desk, a tablet or a side table. Although the stool was a
Category
1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar Cabinet
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Forney, TX
case with drop-front secretary desk style slant-front bar work surface, over double-door cabinet
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand LC35 Maison du Brésil Set by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
desk, the Maison du Bresil stool and a wall-hung bookcase and blackboard. Set designed by Le Corbusier
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets
Materials
Metal
H 59.45 in W 81.11 in D 70.48 in
Franco Albini Mid-Century Wall Shelf in Rattan and Bamboo, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and university instructor in design.
A native of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
H 9.06 in W 31.5 in D 9.06 in
Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Wall Shelf or Console, Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Albini (17 October 1905 – 1 November 1977) was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
H 9.85 in W 20.48 in D 9.45 in
Italian Round Ottoman Stool in Rattan and Bamboo, Franco Albini 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Albini (17 October 1905 – 1 November 1977) was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Midcentury Wall Shelf or Console, Rattan and Bamboo, Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
-Rationalist architect, designer and university instructor in design.
A native of Robbiate, near Milan, Albini
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
H 13.78 in W 36.23 in D 10.24 in
Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Floor Lamp Franco Albini Style, Italy, 1960s
By Louis Sognot, Franco Albini
Located in Rome, IT
flatters any interior.
Franco Albini (17 October 1905 – 1 November 1977) was an Italian Neo-Rationalist
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
H 57.68 in W 18.9 in D 18.9 in
Franco Albini Bamboo and Rattan Rectangular Wall Mirror, Italy 1970s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
-Rationalist architect, designer and university instructor in design.
A native of Robbiate, near Milan, Albini
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand LC35 Maison du Brésil Set by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
desk, the Maison du Bresil stool and a wall-hung bookcase and blackboard. Set designed by Le Corbusier
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets
Materials
Metal
H 59.45 in W 81.11 in D 70.48 in
Midcentury Ottoman Stool in Bamboo and Rattan Franco Albini Style, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Rome, IT
) was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and university instructor in design. A native of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rattan, Bamboo
H 15.75 in Dm 20.87 in
Franco Albini Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Round Ottoman Stool, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Albini (17 October 1905 – 1 November 1977) was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Cocktail Console Table after Franco Albini, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
) was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and university instructor in design.
A native of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
H 34.65 in W 33.08 in D 17.33 in
Midcentury Franco Albini Rattan and Bamboo Shell-Shaped Armchair, Italy, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and university instructor in design.
A native of
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 21.66 in
Early Year LC2 Black Leather Three-Seat Sofa by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
By Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Cassina, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Los Angeles, CA
chairs, guest chairs on the opposite side of your desk, lobby chairs or occasional chairs ideal in
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Bauhaus Sofas
Materials
Steel
H 27.25 in W 71 in D 27.25 in
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Console Table, Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
) was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and university instructor in design.
A native of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
H 33.08 in W 36.23 in D 17.33 in
Midcentury Rattan Italian Coat Rack with Shelf, Franco Albini for Bonacina 1960s
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Bonacina
Located in Roma, IT
.
Franco Albini (17 October 1905 – 1 November 1977) was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Wicker, Bamboo, Rattan
H 10.24 in W 39.38 in D 7.49 in
1960s Italian Franco Albini Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Stool
By Franco Albini
Located in Carimate, Como
Italian Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and university instructor in design.
A native of Robbiate
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Stools
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
French Riviera Mid-Century Modern Wicker Rattan Round Italian Wall Mirror, 1970s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
October 1905 – 1 November 1977) was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect, designer and university
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wicker, Rattan
H 2.76 in Dm 24.02 in
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand Lc35 Maison Du Brésil Set by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
desk, the Maison du Bresil stool and a wall-hung bookcase and blackboard. Set designed by Le Corbusier
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
H 59.45 in W 81.11 in D 70.48 in
Living Room Set by Florence Knoll, USA, 1960
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Amsterdam, NL
American interpretation of Minimalist, rationalist design theories is clearly evident in Knoll’s storage
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Jorge Zalszupin Jacaranda Desk
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Sao Paulo, Brazil
desks produced by L’Atelier for office use follow the same rationalist principles as the modular
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Jacaranda
1970s Rationalist Desk by Pietro Bossi, Waxed Walnut, Brass, Formica, Italy
By Pietto Bossi
Located in Girona, ES
Rationalist desk, solid walnut and waxed walnut veneer, two drawers with brass keys. Shelves on
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 31.11 in W 51.19 in D 27.56 in
Gio Ponti Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Rare partners desk by Gio Ponti. Rationalist desk from a small group created for the offices at
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mario Brunati Architectural Desk
By Mario Brunati
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, circa 1940.
This exquisite geometric Rationalist desk is designed by Mario Brunati. There are many
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rationalist Small Desk Manufactured By Columbus In The '30s
Located in Milan, IT
Beautiful rationalist small desk manufactured by Columbus in the '30s, fully original vintage
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Midcentury Italian Rationalist Writing Table with Brass Finishes, 1930s
Located in bari, IT
Midcentury rationalist writing table made in Italy with brass finishes at the end of 1930s.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 32.29 in W 61.03 in L 32.29 in
Giuseppe Pagano 1950s Desk and Chair
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in New York, NY
Desk by Giuseppe Pagano Poschang one of the leading members of the "Rationalist" movement in Italy
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Franco Albini Minimalist Desk for Knoll International, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Franco Albini Minimalist desk for Knoll International, 1950s
Mid-Century Modern European desk
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Trabucco and Vecchi ‘SC73’ Desk for Poggi, Italy, 1983
By Poggi, Trabucco, Vecchi, Volpi
Located in London, GB
this desk in 1983 for Poggi, Pavia, 1983. The Italian maker Poggi (1924-) was famous for championing
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Italian Mid-Century Walnut Executive Desk by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi, Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
of the Italian rationalist architecture.
We think likely that this amazing and impressive desk was
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Franco Albini’s Crystal, Wood and Chromed Steel Tubolar Desk, 1928 Design
By Franco Albini
Located in IT
Franco Albini’s desk designed in 1928 combines glass, steel and wood, immediately recognizable
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Crystal, Steel
H 27.56 in W 48.04 in L 27.56 in
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Rationalist Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic rationalist desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, natural fiber and rattan, every rationalist desk was constructed with great care. Find 104 options for an antique or vintage rationalist desk now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the rationalist desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A rationalist desk made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one rationalist desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret produced versions that are worth a look.
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