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Vintage Anco Bilt Folding Solid Wood Industrial Drafting Table Writing Desk
By Anco Bilt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Anco Bilt Folding Solid Wood Industrial Drafting Table Writing Desk. Circa Mid 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Dutch Midcentury Industrial Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch midcentury industrial black metal desk with a rectangular wood top and three cupped ring
Category
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Industrial Live Edge Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Absolutely fantastic writing desk, seamlessly blending nature and machine. A sturdy live edge slab
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Gispen Industrial "7804" Desk with Blue Drawer Fronts and Linoleum Writing Top
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gispen industrial desk with blue drawers, blue linoleum top and grey enameled metal frame. Part of
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
H 29.25 in W 59.25 in D 29.529 in
Friso Kramer Style "Werzalit" Industrial Desks
By Friso Kramer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small industrial work desks with teak toned formica top and dark gray frame by Werzalit, Austria
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Outstanding Industrial Iron Desk
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Extraordinary iron desk, vinyl top, nice shaped legs.
Six drawers and very nice sculptural back.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
Vintage Industrial Jean Prouvé Style One Seat School Desk
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful Vintage Industrial school desk.
In the style of Jean Prouvé
Striking French design from
Category
1950s French Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
1950's Post Office Steel Industrial Mail Sorting Desk Workstation Table
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage industrial salvage USPS Post Office steel mail sorting station desk circa 1956 with single
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Coen de Vries Enameled Metal and Faux Walnut Writing Desk or Vanity
By Emmein Staal, Coen de Vries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century industrial desk or vanity designed by Coen de Vries for Emmein Staal. The desk has one
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
H 29.5 in W 43.25 in D 25.5 in
Gispen Industrial "7804" Desk in Blue & Gray with Two Drawers & Slide Out Shelf
By Gispen, A.R. Cordemeijer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Gispen industrial "7804" desk with blue linoleum top and blue enameled metal drawers fronts
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
H 29.5 in W 59 in D 29.5 in
Late 20th Century Danish Industrial Style Painted Metal Desk
By Domino Møbler
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
Mid-Century Modern Danish Industrial Style Desk with Red/Orange Steel Frame. This striking mid
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Italian Industrial Metal and Wood Desk with Drawers, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian industrial metal and wood desk with drawers, 1970s
Wooden desk with metal frame, with satin
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Industrial Portuguese Oak-wood Tambour Door Desk, 1940's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Industrial Portuguese Oak-wood Tambour Door Desk was designed and produced in Portugal during
Category
1940s Portuguese Art Deco Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
1980s Herman Miller Burdick Group Post Modern Industrial Design Modular Desk USA
By Herman Miller, Bruce Burdick
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
underside.
The desk is very robust and is therefore in super period condition. Both writing surfaces have
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
H 36.62 in W 82.29 in D 33.86 in
Large Industrial Work Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large and sturdy work table is full of weathered charm and Mid-Century details. Raised edges keep items from falling or rolling off the surface, and additional drawers add funct...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Industrial 7900 series 'Economy' desk by André Cordemeyer for Gispen, 1960's
By Ontwerpbureau N.V. Gispen, A.R. Cordemeijer
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This industrial desk was designed as a writing machine desk by André Cordemeyer for N.V. Gispen. It
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
H 26.58 in W 47.45 in D 25.01 in
Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld for Ahrend De Cirkel, 1960's
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend De
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Steel
H 30.71 in W 47.25 in D 24.41 in
Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld for Ahrend De Cirkel, 1960's
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend De
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Steel
H 30.71 in W 47.25 in D 24.41 in
Industrial iron kitchen table from the 1950s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This industrial kitchen table was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1950´s
It´s made of
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
Trau Turin Desk, 1950s
By Trau
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Vintage metal desk made by Trau in Turin in the 1950s. 5 drawer gray metal structure with red faux
Category
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Rationalist Italian Desk by Giuseppe Pagano
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milano, IT
This desk, designed by Giuseppe Pagano between 1937 and 1942, is much more than just a piece of
Category
1940s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Custom Made Rosewood & Chrome Large Executive Desk
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This is a large, custom-made executive desk crafted from rosewood and chrome. It serves as a
Category
20th Century Unknown Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Chrome
Bbpr for Olivetti, Spazio Table, Desk, 1950s/60s
By Studio BBPR
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large 'Spazio' table or desk with a top covered in green vinyl, resting on a gray and black metal
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Anco Bilt Cast Iron and Oak Drafting Table with Steel Surface
By Anco Bilt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial drafting table/desk in oak with steel surface, fully adjustable via cast iron hinges
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Cut Steel, Iron
H 33 in W 44.13 in D 34.88 in
Vintage Desk by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax, 1950s
By Willy Van Der Meeren, Tubax
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century school desk designed by Willy Van Der Meeren and produced by Tubax in Belgium
Category
1950s Belgian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Painted Aluminum Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted aluminum desk with laminate top from Carlotti, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted aluminium desk with laminate top from Carlotti, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Painted Metal Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted metal desk with laminate top from Carlotti, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Spanish Desk and Stool in Oak with Green Blue Patina
Located in Barcelona, ES
Industrial Desk and Stool, Oak, Spain, 1930s
A lovely set composed by an industrial desk with Art
Category
20th Century Spanish Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Oak, Pine, Wood
A.R. Cordemeyer for Gispen "3803" Desk or Vanity with Linoleum Top
By A.R. Cordemeijer, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century gray enameled desk or vanity designed by A.R. Cordemeyer for famed Dutch manufacturer
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Painted Metal Desk with Brown Leatherette Top from Mermelada Estudio, 1960s
By Mermelada Estudio
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted Metal Desk with Brown Leatherette Top from Mermelada Estudio, 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
H 31.5 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
Palisander Desk with a Three Drawers Unit by Jules Wabbes, Belgium, 1960
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Brussels, BE
fifties -meubel in Belgïe ( Mil De Koning-Fresie Floré) page 118 for a similar desk.
Category
1960s Belgian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 29.93 in
Belgian Street Vendors Side Table Vintage Mid-Century Industrial Cafe Bistro NYC
Located in Hyattsville, MD
France or Belguim, c.1950s. Vintage European Industrial Steel Work or Street Cafe Bistro Table
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
H 29.75 in W 36.75 in D 23.75 in
1950s Teak Writing Desk, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished.
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Teak
Osvaldo Borsani Writing Table Desk for Techno
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
Rosewood top with leather writing surface. Measures: Top 2" thick. Insert 36 3/4" x L x 30" W.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Danish Modern Four Drawer Mid Century Writing Desk in Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 49.5" wide x 28″ deep x 29″ tall
Kneehole: 18" wide x 14" deep x 28" tall
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Teak
Wim Rietveld + Friso Kramer "Reply" Drafting Table for Ahrend de Cirkel
By Wim Rietveld, Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wim Rietveld "Reply" drafting table. The hinging mechanism was a collaborative design with Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel in 1958. Adjustable on two points. Woode...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
H 60 in W 37.25 in D 25.75 in
Wim Rietveld + Friso Kramer "Reply" Drafting Table for Ahrend de Cirkel
By Wim Rietveld, Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century "Reply" drafting table with adjustable top, the result of a collaboration between Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer, two towering figures in Dutch post-war design. Manufactur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Scrivania in ferro e laminato di palissandro di Mobiltecnica Torino anni '70
Located in Premariacco, IT
Importante scrivania direzionale italiana anni '70 circa, produzione Mobiltecnica Torino.
Si presenta con una struttura in ferro corredata di tre cassetti scorrevoli sul lato sinist...
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1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
H 29.34 in W 70.87 in D 33.47 in
Green Leatherette and Metal Cabinets, 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Pair of green leatherette and metal cabinets with shelf, Italy, 60s. Provenance Gabicce Mare city hall.
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden pack...
Category
1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Writing Desk Designed by Architect M. Požár, Retro Style Brusel, 1960s
By M. Požár
Located in Praha, CZ
Czechoslovakia. The item is made of veneered and varnished wood, on upper surface is black opax glass, corpus is varnished quality polyurethane varnish. Drawers and legs are varnishe...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 29.53 in W 47.25 in D 15.75 in
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Cabinet Secretary Desk in Bird’s-Eye Maple, 1940
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Los Angeles, CA
writing desk, entry cabinet, or statement piece in a curated design interior.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Birdseye Maple
H 42 in W 40 in D 17 in
Strips of Wood Glued Together Unique Pattern Table Top Industrial Base Desk Mint
By George Nelson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Strips of Wood Glued Together Unique Pattern Table Top Industrial Base Desk Dining Writing Table
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Birch
H 30 in W 65 in D 42 in
1950s industrial Children's School Desk Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
Midcentury Vintage children's school desk chair. Untouched paint and original parts. Great
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Steel Tanker's Desk USA, circa 1950
Located in Houston, TX
top of the desk has the original green material that has a slight give when writing with a ball point
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
American Reclaimed Steel Blue Office Desk in Industrial Design
Located in Dusseldorf, NRW
Part of a set with a desk, chair and shelf.
Original design and a real one of a kind with welded
Category
1960s German Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Sheet Metal
AHREND de Cirkel / vintage industrial Result desk by Friso Kramer, 1950s
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in Deventer, NL
Vintage industrial steel “Result” desk designed by Friso Kramer and produced by Ahrend de Cirkel
Category
1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
H 29.53 in W 49.22 in D 23.63 in
1950s-1960s Remington Rand France Industrial Style Desk
By Remington Rand
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1950s - 1960s Remington Rand France Industrial Style desk composed of an all in metal structure
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
industrial oak desk table with red patina and slate rivets
Located in Lyon, RH-Alps
industrial desk table with red patina
in oak wood and slate
rivets
We put the top on the table
Category
20th Century French Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Petite Writing Table by General Fireproofing
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Oakland, CA
Stylish polished steel desk by General Fireproofing. This is from the mode modern line designed by
Category
1960s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
French Industrial Table
Located in New York, NY
totally in demand use it as a desk or whatever it is so versatile
Category
20th Century French Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
Metal Desk from the 1940s by Ribeauville Brussels
By Ribeauville Demolder
Located in Cologne, DE
Beautiful writing desk, manufactured in the 1940s in Belgium by Ribeauville Demolder Brussels. The
Category
1940s Belgian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Brass, Steel
Teacher Desk and Revolt Chair by Friso Kramer
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Paris, FR
Rare set of Teacher desk and its Revolt chair.
Friso Kramer started working with Wim Rietveld in
Category
1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Sheet Metal
Vintage Industrial Wooden Painting Table, 1960s
Located in Chesham, GB
This wooden painting table is height adjustable and was made in Europe during the 1960s.
Category
1960s Portuguese Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
TABLE WIM RIETVELD Ahrend de Cirkel Industrial Dutch Design
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
TABLE WIM RIETVELD Ahrend de Cirkel. Super Industrial style desk ore table. Designed by Wim
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Strafor and Marc Held 1960s-1970s French Wooden and Metal Rare Executive Desk
By Strafor
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Known for the robustness, quality and industrial style of their furniture, I propose here this rare
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
H 28.75 in W 59.06 in D 29.53 in
Stand/Sit Desk or Worktable
Located in VUGHT, NL
Great industrial eye-catcher as a work station in a hip company or the man cave.
But also as a
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
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Vintage Industrial Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage industrial writing desk for your home. Each vintage industrial writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and steel. Your living room may not be complete without a vintage industrial writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right vintage industrial writing desk, those designed in Industrial, Mid-Century Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one vintage industrial writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ahrend de Cirkel, Gispen and Friso Kramer produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Vintage Industrial Writing Desk?
Prices for a vintage industrial writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $333 and can go as high as $32,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,684.
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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