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Desks For Sale
Period: 1930s
Period: 1940s
French Art Deco Occasionnal Table Oak, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Presenting a captivating and compact French Art Deco dining table that exudes timeless elegance. This exquisite table showcases the beauty of oak wood with a sanded finish, revealing...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Important Art Deco Presidential Desk - André Domin And Marcel Genevriere - Maiso
Located in BARSAC, FR
DOMIN André (1883-1962) and GENEVRIERE Marcel (1885-1967) for Maison DOMINIQUE
Magnificent flat desk in presidential format in thuja burl veneer designed by André DOMIN and Marcel G...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Italian Mid-Century Executive desk designed by Osvaldo Borsani, 1940
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Questa scrivania stupenda è stata disegnata da Osvaldo Borsani negli anni '40 del Novecento. La linea sagomata sul fronte nella parte del cassetto centrale, il retro della scrivania ...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Desk in Wood and chrome, France, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Free shipping in florida" It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)"
Desk
Year 1940
French
Wood and chrome
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Jean Pascaud Student Desk in oak 1930
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Encino, CA
Jean Pascaud (1903-1996)
Jean PASCAUD Oak Student Desk, France 1930
Original oak student desk from the Cite Universitaire of Paris with two drawers.
Measurements:
H 29"1/2 x W 43"1/4...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Suede, Oak
1940s French Art Deco Extendable Oak Table by Dudouyt
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Introducing a remarkable French Art Deco dining table designed by the renowned Charles Dudouyt, a celebrated furniture designer known for his exceptional craftsmanship, innovative de...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
1940s French Art Deco Extendable Oak Table
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Introducing a remarkable French Art Deco dining table designed by the renowned Charles Dudouyt, a celebrated furniture designer known for his exceptional craftsmanship, innovative de...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Rare Desk with Chair by Brown Saltman
Located in Torrance, CA
Brown Saltman, desk with chair, wood, United States, circa 1940s
A cubist desk with chair. This set holds a similar idiom with clear forms and lines. Both the chair and the desk ...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Jean Pascaud Student Desk in wood 1930 - Wooden top
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Encino, CA
Jean Pascaud (1903-1996)
Jean PASCAUD Oak Student Desk, France 1930
Original oak student desk from the Cite Universitaire of Paris with two drawers.
Measurements:
H: 29″1/2 x W: 43″1...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
French Extendable Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a checked marquetry. It rests on tall and Brutalist ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
French Art Deco Occasionnal Table Oak, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Presenting a captivating and compact French Art Deco dining table that exudes timeless elegance. This exquisite table showcases the beauty of oak wood with a sanded finish, revealing...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Stunning Art Deco Burr Walnut 9 Drawer Kneehole Desk
Located in Barnstaple, GB
A fabulous burr walnut 1930s Art Deco 9 drawer desk. Veneered in the most beautiful burr walnut to the drawer fronts with very pale contrasting straight ...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Viking Oak Kneehole Writing Desk with Matching Chair by Romweber
Located in Lafayette, IN
Excellent vintage writing desk in the Viking Oak style by the Romweber Furniture Co. of Batesville, IN. This charming desk features wonderful relief carved details, solid oak constru...
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1940s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
French Extendable Cerused Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a checked marquetry. It rests on tall and Brutalist ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Extraordinary Colorful Rococo Style Painted Secretary Cabinet with Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Custom painted in a striking blue exterior with an electric and contrasting green interior and having a strong form, ornate gilt hinges and pulls, escutcheons (with keys) and Top fin...
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1940s Rococo Revival Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Big Desk Art Deco in Wood and Parchment, with 3 Drawers, 1930, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1930
Material: wood and parchment leather
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Parchment Paper, Wood
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk by André Lurçat, Manufactured by Thonet, circa. 1935
By André Lurcat
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus tubular steel desk designed by André Lurçat and probably manufactured by Thonet. Chrome plated tubular steel, stained oak veneer, circa 1930.
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it uni...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a checked marquetry. It rests on tall and Brutalist ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Italian Designer, Desk, Teak, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak and brass desk or secretaire designed and produced by an Italian Designer, Italy, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Modernist Tubular Steel Desk by Jindrich Halabala, Chromed Metal, Lacquered Wood
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist tubular steel desk model H-180, designed by Jindrich Halabala and manufactured by Spojené UP Závody, Brno, circa 1935.
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1930s Czech Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rationalist Desk by Giuseppe Pagano for Maggioni, Veneered Wood, Italy, c. 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
Rationalist wooden desk designed by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and manufactured by Maggioni, Varedo, circa 1940. The desk was designed for the Bocc...
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Jacques Adnet Table
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Wonderful Jacques Adnet table which could also be used as a desk.
Beautiful slatted oak wood top and signature caramel leather legs with contrast stitch detail
New leather beautif...
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1940s French Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Rare Warren McArthur Two-Tier Desk with Drawers, Reversible, Machine Age 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren McArthur two-tier desk with drawers
Aluminum and black lacquered wood
Warren McArthur Corporation, 1930s
Measures: 48" x 24" x 30" desk height
Desk is reversible, and ca...
Category
1930s Machine Age Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it uni...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Bronze
French Bureau Plat Desk Kingwood Antiques
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This quality bureau plat stands upon elegant shaped legs with ormolu mounts.
circa 1930
The bureau plat features 3 oak lined drawers with decorative ormolu handles...
Category
1930s Vintage Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Modernist Tubular Steel Desk with 2 Chests of Drawers, Chromed Metal, Oak Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist tubular steel desk with two chests of drawers, chrome plated metal, oak veneer, circa. 1935.
Category
1930s Czech Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Modernist Desk in Solid Wood 40s / 50s Bauhaus Style Vintage
Located in Lyon, FR
French desk from the 40s / 50s in modernist Bauhaus style. Structure of the desk in veneered and solid Rio rosewood with a triple tubular base in chromed steel quite rare. The desk i...
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1940s French Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Antique American Oak Cabinet, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique cabinet unit. Made in American oak and metal.
Manufactured by unknown designer, circa 1940.
In good condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
1930s Art Deco Italy in the Manner Pagano Attributed Writing Desk
Located in Biella, IT
Walnut veneer desk Art Deco rationalism years '30 Italy design in the manner of Pagano(attributed)
veener is usured in only the back low zone invisi...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Paul Laszlo, Freeform Desk, Oak, Brown Saltman, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A freeform oak desk designed by Paul Laszlo and produced by Brown Saltman, USA, 1940s.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Vintage WWII Folding Military Field Desk
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage WWII Military Field Desk
A vintage US Military aluminum celadon green painted metal folding field desk. Transforms from a rectangle to p...
Category
1940s North American Industrial Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Table in Solid Oak, Bleached, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco dining table. The table features oak raw wood grain with a stunning patina.
The table is in excellent original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Superb Parchment Covered Desk by Primavera, Art Deco, France, 1930's
By Primavera
Located in Paris, FR
Superb Art Deco desk/secretaire by Primavera. It is made of a beech wood structure, all faces entirely covered with leather (parchment). All angles are reinforced with chromed metal....
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Art Deco "Fletcher Aviation" Executive Desk by Frank Fletcher
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage Art Deco “Fletcher Aviation” designed by Frank Fletcher for Fletcher Aviation in the United States, circa 1940s. Due to its design and...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Desk, Black Lacquer, Leather, Nickel, France circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant straightlined Art Deco Desk from France circa 1930.
Fully restored condition with black high-gloss piano lacquer finish.
Original, newly nickel-plated bronze handles. Original embossed leather plate...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Nickel
Serge Chermayeff One-of-a-Kind Curved Desk from the BBC Building 1930s
Located in Coronado, CA
Spectacular one-of-a-kind curved desk designed by Serge Chermayeff circa 1933 for the BBC building in Manchester, England. This is the original desk t...
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1930s American Bauhaus Vintage Desks
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Burl Ash Writing Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Art Deco burl ash and inlaid writing table, circa 1930's. With an inlaid burl ash top, the front of the desk with a single file drawer on the left side and two drawers on the right s...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Ash
1950s Cerused Oak Desk with Brass Pulls
Located in Dallas, TX
A very well crafted oak desk produced by Huntington Chair Corporation. This incredible example of Art Deco design is a collectible piece. Restored to mint condition. The desk has a cerused finish which highlights the nubian oak wood grain. Slightly shaped rectangular top with three well proportioned drawers to each side and an upper central pencil drawer. Unique round wood insert brass pulls with Art Deco form and design. Resting on angled and tapered wooden feet, clean Modernist lines. Having carved lines to the wood break...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Bentwood Desk by Paul Goldman for Plymold 1946
By Paul Goldman
Located in Oakland, CA
Streamlined midcentury desk of Bentwood construction by designer Paul Goldman for Plymold. This unique and beautiful treatment of wood furniture was developed by Goldman, a master bo...
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1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Bentwood
Important 1939 Walnut Art Deco Modern "Dashboard" Desk by Alexis De Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
If it appears this 1930s Art Moderne desk has a dashboard, that's by design... The design of renowned automotive designer/illustrator and 'master of streamlining', Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky. The count was famous for his wonderfully stylized Industrial designs and worked with major automakers of the day like Auburn, Cord, Packard, Tucker and the White Truck Co. With his design background and deep reverence for anything automotive, it is little surprise he would create a desk with a full car-like dashboard (complete with clock, barometer, thermometer, radio and glovebox!) In fact, the desk was patterned off of Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky's personal desk, which he designed for his office in New York. What makes this desk particularly significant, however, is the fact it is one of only two examples still known to exist and was first shown at Bloomingdale's 'Home of Tomorrow' display during the 1939 New York World's fair.
The desk was manufactured in 1939 by the Red Lion Table Co. of Red Lion, PA. Interestingly, its sister company, Red Lion Cabinet Co, was responsible for the manufacture of all wooden Philco...
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1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Saarinen 1940's Johnson Birch Desk
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Eliel Saarinen for Johnson desk circa 1948. This rare example executed in birch has three drawers, sculptural s shaped legs and formed aluminum pulls. It has been masterfully restore...
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1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Elegant Macassar Art Deco Desk, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elegant Macassar Art Deco desk, circa 1930.
Bronze handles.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Macassar
Circa 1930's Waring & Gillow Ltd Lancaster Oak Desk on Bun Legs & Seven Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this beautiful Waring & Gillow circa 1930's oak desk, dressing table on bun feet.
Made by one of the greatest furniture makers in British Histor...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
French Furniture Art Deco, 1930 with Drawers
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco Desk
Year 1930
French
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Small Art Deco Desk
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco small desk. Amboyna with inlaid details,
red bakelite and brass pulls. Desk features four drawers
a storage cabinet and an additional storage area underneath a lift u...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a marquetry of diamonds. It rests on tall and Brutal...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Ambassador Desk Designed by De Coene Frères
Located in New York, NY
A fine Art Deco Ambassador desk Designed by De Coene Frères.
A partner desk with bowed front and back Black lacquer with
nickeled bronze details, pull...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Nickel
A Jansen desk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A neo classic black lacquer double face , can float in oak circa 1950
Category
1940s French Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
French Large Art Deco Table Oak, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak with a stunning patina.
It rests on tall and Brutalist tapered legs.
The table is in excellent original condition, wit...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Remarkable Art Deco French Streamline Executive Desk C. 1930’s
Located in Bernville, PA
Remarkable French Art Deco Streamline executive desk. Simple chrome accents on the base complements the elegant design. The asymmetric design features a drawer bank with a file drawe...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Chrome
Desk Style: Art Deco, 1930, France, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk
Year 1930
French
Wood
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer.
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic woo...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak sanded wood grain with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with a marquetry of diamonds. It rests on tall and Brutal...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Desk, Rosewood Veneer, Nickel, France, circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful balanced Art Deco Desk in high-gloss lacquered east-indian Rosewood with nickel plated handles. Fully restored, from France circa 1930.
Elegant modernist Art Deco design ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
French Knee Hole Desk Empire Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Very cute French knee hole desk in the Empire manner.
Antique desk we date to circa 1930.
Features intricate marquetry inlay work showing flor...
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1930s Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Large Group incl. Walnut Desk and Sideboards Made by Ove Lander in 1947
By Ove Larsen
Located in London, GB
Group of furniture made to order in 1947 by Ove Lander, Bredgade, Palae, Copenhagen Denmark and a third piece made in 1957 to match the originals pieces. For the avoidance of doubt, ...
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Gilbert Rohde 4140 Vanity for Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
Beautifully refinished mahogany vanity/coiffeuse by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller with original off-white "leather cloth" (Fabrikoid) top and padded drawers.
Kneehole: 26" high x 22" wide x 17.5" deep
See our separate listings for other pieces from this same collection.
See pages from original 1941 Herman Miller catalog.
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
French Large Art Deco Table Oak, Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco dining table. The table features stunning oak with a stunning patina. The top is encrusted with an octogonal marquetry.
It rests on tall and Brutalist tapered legs....
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
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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