Desks
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Desks
Wood, Faux Leather
2010s Canadian Modern Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Desks
Macassar
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks
Leather, Ash
2010s New Zealand Organic Modern Desks
Steel
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Steel
1970s Danish Vintage Desks
Wood
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1950s American Chippendale Vintage Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
2010s French Desks
Oak
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Birch, Oak
2010s Indonesian Desks
Brass
19th Century French Antique Desks
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Rosewood
Mid-19th Century French Régence Antique Desks
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Desks
Mahogany
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1980s North American Renaissance Vintage Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Federal Desks
Brass
Late 19th Century American Regency Antique Desks
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century European Antique Desks
Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Desks
Steel
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Burl, Lacquer
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1960s Vintage Desks
Beech
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Desks
Mahogany
1980s Vintage Desks
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Formica, Walnut
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
19th Century Unknown Federal Antique Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
1880s Antique Desks
Wood
2010s Indonesian Desks
Brass
2010s Indonesian Desks
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Ash
Vintage and Antique Desks for Sale — Shop Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Desks, Art Deco Desks and Other Desks and Tables on 1stDibs
There’s no reason that the corner of your home you’ve dedicated to work shouldn’t also reflect your personality and sense of style. A collection of unique vintage and antique desks can be found on 1stDibs today.
The right desk can be a good fit for your space and help keep you organized when you need it most. For many, the word “desk” can have a negative connotation. Derived from the Latin desca, meaning “table to write on,” the word can understandably evoke memories of stuffy classrooms or monotonous workdays.
As working from home has become more widespread for part of the workforce, many professionals who work remotely park themselves at the dining-room table or at the kitchen countertop to do so. If you’ve got the space, it's healthy to set aside an area in your home designated for work. A good desk can keep you on track and keep your newly minted home office free of clutter and distractions.
Within your own walls, an office area can be both personal and productive, decorated exactly to your taste or just an unobtrusive addition that aligns with the energy of the space as is. When shopping for a desk, keep height, space and specs in mind. It’s helpful to know if you’ll need the desk to offer storage, such as drawers or a hutch, or if it should fit alongside your bedroom wall as cleanly as possible.
An antique writing desk, for example, will offer a spacious, streamlined work experience with a desktop that affords real estate for your notebooks, pens, laptop and research materials. Secretary desks reveal small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — when their hinged leaves are folded out.
Maybe you'd prefer a vintage mid-century modern desk that seamlessly incorporates drawers for storage.
Nebraska-born designer Don S. Shoemaker became inspired by Mexico’s tropical woods, such as cocobolo, a Mexican rosewood, and he decided to work with the material in the postwar years to create desks and other furnishings. Elsewhere, made according to the same high standards as the company’s chairs, celebrated mid-century manufacturer Herman Miller produced desks over the years in a number of versions, created by designers like George Nelson, Gilbert Rohde and Bruce Burdick.
Whether you want a dramatic rolltop-style furnishing akin to the 18th-century secretary commissioned by Louis XVI or a contemporary piece made of everything from linoleum to fallen trees, a new desk and clever arrangement of desktop accessories can brighten the workday in any home.
For every passion project, year-end report or spontaneous million-dollar app idea, find the desk you need on 1stDibs.
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