Vintage Campaign Style Writing Desk
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks
Oak
Late 20th Century North American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1950s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Satinwood
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Taiwanese Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Teak
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Hardwood
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Chrome
Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Desks
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Leather, Hardwood
Antique 1780s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Hardwood
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx
2010s American Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Oak, Plywood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal
Vintage 1970s Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Secretaires
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1980s Italian Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Lacquer
Vintage 1950s English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames
Oak
1990s Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Brass
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Cane, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century American American Classical Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
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Vintage 1940s French Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1970s North American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1940s American British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Iron
20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Wood
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Desks
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal, Brass
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Leather, Yew
1990s Australian Campaign Desks
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Desks
Leather, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 1760s English Georgian Desks
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Bookcases
Oak
20th Century English Campaign Bookcases
Leather, Glass, Hardwood
20th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Yew
20th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Yew
Antique 1670s British Jacobean Cupboards
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Side Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Laminate, Wood
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Birdseye Maple, Hardwood, Rattan
20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Vintage 1960s American Campaign Desks
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Campaign Desks
Oak
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century English Campaign Desks
Brass
20th Century Korean Campaign Secretaires
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1960s English Campaign Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Metal
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Finding the Right desks-writing-tables for You
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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