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Desks For Sale
19th Century Hampton & Sons Chinese Chippendale Cylinder Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely gorgeous mid-late 19th century British Chinese Chippendale style cylinder desk from the renowned maker of Hampton & Sons, of Pall Mall, London.
This stunnin...
Category
Late 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Biedermeier Style Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Antique Biedermeier Style Desk – A Timeless Masterpiece
Enhance your interior with this exquisite antique desk, crafted in the Empire and Biedermeier style and dating back to the ye...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Birch
Antique Davenport Desk Walnut Victorian Secretaire 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Victorian Davenport desk
Hand crafted from burr walnut with amazing patina
Lovingly restored and refinished brown tooled leather writing surface with gilt ...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Macassar and Bronze Desk Attributed to Marc Du plantier
Located in Montreal, QC
Macassar and bronze desk attributed to Marc Du plantier inset with leather top and sliding extension with brass side compartments Galerie Themes, Saint-Ouen Property from a Private N...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Macassar
Antique Writing Table, English, Regency, Mahogany, Davenport, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing table, an English, Regency, mahogany, open Davenport dating to the early 19th century, circa 1820.
Of quality craf...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XV style fruit wood desk with brass mounts and leather top, circa 1900. With a rectangular top with rounded corners, inset with leather, 3 frieze drawers with brass hardware, resting on cabriole legs ending in brass sabots. Hand dove tailed drawer construction. Probably imported by John Nelson Antiques...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Minimalistic Vintage Totally Free-Hanging Teak 1960 Retro Desk
Located in Markington, GB
Totally free-hanging large teak 1960 retro desk, super minimalistic. It has two shelves and and a drawer unit. Height can be adjusted as required, it is ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
$2,113 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Regency Mahogany Butlers Secretary c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
This exquisite English Regency mahogany butler’s secretary, dating to circa 1820, captures the grandeur and functionality of early 19th-century desig...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Double Pedestal Brass Hardware Walnut Desk File Drawer Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Double Pedestal Brass Hardware Walnut Desk File Drawer Mint
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Buffet Secretaire, Escritoire Cabinet Cherrywood, France
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique buffet escritoire secretaire cabinet, made circa 1900
Desk very convenient to store and close in a room with several functions
A good quality centre work and writing table: t...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Cherry
$3,212 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Paul McCobb Model #1560 Writing Desk and Chair
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century writing desk model #1560 and chair both designed by Paul McCobb, circa 1950s.
Part of McCobb's iconic Planner Group series, this desk embodies the clean lines and minima...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal, Nickel
1940s French Art Deco Extendable Oak Table
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
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...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
$3,100 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Roll Top Desk
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
This Danish Modern Mid-Century Teak Rolltop Desk is perfectly compact yet contains an abundance of storage. Stamped "Made in Denmark" on the back.
Measurements: 36" wide, 17.75" dee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Hekman Furniture Mid Century Desk with Cylinder Roll
Located in Countryside, IL
Hekman Furniture mid century desk with cylinder roll
The desk measures: 53 wide x 28 deep x 33 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vintage c...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Desk Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Traditional 18th Century Italian desk commode from the Piemonte region made from solid walnut.
A fine Italian walnut and inlaid bureau with drop leaf dating back to 18th century, w...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
1920s Italian Console Art Deco by Osvaldo Borsani Blond Walnut and Burl Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Console Art Deco by Atelier di Varedo, by Gaetano & Osvaldo Borsani in blond walnut and burl walnut veneer. Top and bottom black ebonized. Wide drawer with original handles of the p...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Drop Side Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
George Nelson for Herman Miller Mid Century Drop Side Desk
This desk measures: 40 wide x 24 deep x 28.75 inches high, with a chair clearance of 27.75 i...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Desk Designed by Severin Hansen for Haslev
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Model 36, designed by Severin Hansen in 1958 and produced by the esteemed Danish manufacturer Haslev, is one of the most exquisite desks to emerge from the Danish Modern period. Craf...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Large Oak Wood Desk with Antler Decorations by Rudolf Brix 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large antique oak wood desk decorated with several antler pieces from the deer and the Virginia deer as well as wild boar tusks. The doors and sides carry animal heads (staghound and fox) made of pottery. A rare rustic furniture manufactured in Austria ca. 1900 by Rudolf Brix...
Category
19th Century Austrian Black Forest Antique Desks
Materials
Antler, Wood
Antique Italian Neoclassical Painted and Découpage Ladies Desk, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
Known as a bonheur du jour, this beautiful Italian ladies desk dates to circa 1890. Bonheur du jour was designed specifically for women, serving as a writing desk and a cabinet to st...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mahogany Chippendale Partner Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This is the Niagara Furniture version of the Mahogany Chippendale Partner Desk. It is a true partner’s desk in every sense of the ph...
Category
2010s Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$3,990 / item
Maitland Smith Style Polished Tessellated Stone Desk With Brass Inlay
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Maitland Smith Style Polished Tessellated Stone Desk with brass inlay detailing and spacious surface, perfect for a sophisticated office or stud...
Category
1990s Philippine Desks
Materials
Brass
Minimalist “Popova” Desk in Brushed Stainless Steel with Mahogany Drawers. U.S.A
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking a perfect balance between function and form, the “Popova” desk exemplifies minimalist contemporary design. Constructed in brushed stainless steel,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Oak Executive Desk from the 1930s
Located in Opole, PL
Oak Executive Desk from the 1930s
This piece features three drawers on each side and one centrally placed drawer. The fronts of both the doors and the drawer are adorned with decora...
Category
1930s Polish Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Oak desk with two solid drawers and shelf in mid century modern style
Located in ZIELONA GÓRA, PL
Desk in mid-century style with two drawers, shelf and brass handles. The tapered legs are finished with brass plated aluminum feet. Desk made of solid oak wood and wood covered with ...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Two Tier Kidney Shaped Bureau By François Linke
François Linke
The upper case with shaped top, surmount...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Les Cordes, Buffet by Marc Dibeh
By Marc Dibeh
Located in Geneve, CH
Les Cordes - buffet by Marc Dibeh
2020
Materials: French Oak, Hemp Rope, Brass
Dimensions: W300 x H85 x D65 cm
Beirut based designer Marc Dibeh narrates his cultural environme...
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
$36,376 / item
Bernt Peterson Double Drop Leaf Table Desk with Free Standing Return
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Bernt Peterson designed minimalist drop-leaf office table desk in oak. This is a substantial and well constructed table finished with spare but eleg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
Maison Jansen Attributed Neoclassical Steel Quartz Marble Top Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent stainless steel mahogany writing table, bureau plat, or desk attributed to Maison Jansen, France. The desk features a thick slab of quartz Carrara style marble on top with thick polished brass trim. The case is crafted from rich radiant grained mahogany and covered with stainless steel. Fronted by three drawers and two large, locking storage...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Quartz, Brass, Steel
English Tooled Green Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable antique George III style partners desk with the original tooled green leather top on a mahogany case with four drawers on either ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Desk with Drop Leaves and File Cabinet in Dark Finish
Located in St. Louis, MO
Uncommon Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley model no.301-A designed compact desk for Dunbar, with two drop leaf extensions and model no.302-A pedestal file cabinet on wheels. Desk has...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Theodore Alexander Louis XVI Style Writing Desk from Althorp Collection
Located in Westfield, MA
This Vintage Theodore Alexander Louis XVI Style Writing Desk from the Althorp Collection exemplifies the timeless elegance of French Louis XVI design, beautifully executed by the ren...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
1960 Retro Pilastro Tomado shelving Grey Metal Desk Unit with Drawer and Shelf
By Tjerk Reijenga, Tomado
Located in Markington, GB
1960 retro Pilastro Tomado shelving grey metal desk unit with drawer and shelf designed by Tjerk Reijenga for Tomado, Holland. The wall unit is in very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
$308 Sale Price
30% Off
Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Wood and Brass Tube Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
"American Mid-Century writing desk with a rectangular top with a wooden frame and deep brown laminate desktop with three drawers with circular brass drawer pulls, resting on a brass ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
AIMARA Small Brass Photoframe
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The waves on a choppy lake, rough by the wind, inspire the design of alpaca boxes and picture frames of this family, whose name comes from the tribe that dwelled in the North Argenti...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
$275 / item
19th Century George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany bureau bookcase. Having two glazed doors in the top, both opening to reveal adjustable shelves. Below this is the bureau section, with ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
A fine quality Mahogany Partners Desk from Niagara Furniture with raised door panels and a rich brown color finish similar to that found in English antiques. The three-paneled writin...
Category
2010s Federal Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$4,675 / item
Antique French Louis XVI Desk Cabinet Fine Kingwood Parquetry
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Louis XVI style bonheur du jour desk. Fine kingwood parquetry inlay. Gilt bronze mounts. Figured marble top. Circa 1850. Please, contact Joseph Dasta Antiques for shipping op...
Category
19th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
French 18th Century Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Three-Drawer Commode en Arbalète
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut slant-front desk on commode from the 18th century, with star inlay, crossbow front and quadrilobe motifs. Born in France during the 18th century, this...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
A W N Pugin Attri, Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with Linenfold & Floral Carving
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin attributed,
A Gothic Revival Oak Davenport with finely executed carved gallery to the top and a sloping writing area opening to reveal storage...
Category
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Desks
Materials
Oak
Teak & Chrome Base Mid Century Danish Modern Petit Desk Console Writing Table
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Teak & Chrome Base Mid Century Danish Modern Petit desk Console writing table.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Chrome
19th century Biedermeier Empire/Neo-Classical st. Desk by Francois Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality Continental 19th century Biedermeier Empire/Neo-Classical st. Burl Walnut, Ebonized Fruitwood, Giltwood and Ormolu Bureau Plat by Francois Li...
Category
19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Kidney-shaped design desk by C. F. Christensen Silkeborg, Denmark 1970
Located in Breda, NB
Kidney-shaped desk by C. F. Christensen Silkeborg, Denmark 1970. This kidney-shaped desk, manufactured by C.F. Christensen of Silkeborg, Denmark in 1970, is a beautiful example of Da...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Italian Modular Book Case, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Remarkable bookcase with steel and brass details.
Composed by two modules with 4 shelves, 3 drawers, 2 cabinets with doors and 1 cabinet with a folding writing table...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
$6,141 Sale Price
20% Off
Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, late-17th century / early-18th century, fall front bureau with gilded Chinoiserie Japanning & faux tortoishell ground.
“Before Japan was made in England, the imitation of tortoise-shell was much in request for cabinets, tables and the like“. John Stalker and George Parker, a treatise on Japanning and varnishing (originally published in 1668), Alec Tiranti, 1998, p. 75.
- This bureau is decorated in one of the most fashionable styles of the Baroque period, Chinese lacquer with gilded decoration and tortoiseshell imitation ground and would have been a statement piece within the interior.
- The colours, which have become muted from atmospheric conditions over time, are still striking and colourful evoking warm and richness.
- It has come from a private collection where it has reputedly been for many generations which explains why it is in such original condition retaining the original hinges, lock and catches.
- Pieces of imitation tortoishell with gilded lacquer decoration are rare, the last piece I handled was a chest of drawers about 20 years ago.
- Tortoishell furniture was only affordable by royalty and the elite and the height of fashion in the 17th century, as was producing things that were not what they seemed. One of the oldest examples of faux material from the Baroque period is at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen where, in 1667, the royal bed...
Category
17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Antique Desks
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Maison Regain Pine Desks, France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Pair of pine desks with a single drawer. Ideal as nightstands or end tables next to a substantial sofa.
Category
Late 20th Century French Brutalist Desks
Materials
Pine
$18,500 / set
Vintage American of Martinsville Desk
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Vintage 3-drawer desk in bleached mahogany with a faux bamboo front. This design features an architectural-inspired linear silhouette with open-side shelving. From the sought-after a...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French Riviera Style Bamboo Desk Italy 1960s
By Dal Vera
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant French Riviera style desk made of bamboo and wicker with two side drawers with recessed brass handles by the well-known manufacturer Dal Vera, Italy 1960s. A timeless desk wh...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid century Executive Table Desk attributed to Osvaldo Borsani , 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Beautiful Italian Midcentury Desk of great executive quality, the front is characterised by the presence of six drawers with a refined " grissinato " design and elegant brass handles...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Black Lacquer Writing Desk Art Deco, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An impactful Black Lacquer Art Deco writing desk with walnut and chromed cast iron detailed base with three large drawers and side extensive platforms.
Ideal for a design oriented ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Metal
$6,977 Sale Price
24% Off
Deco Birch Desk by Saarinen for Johnson, 1940's
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...
Category
1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum
Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Writing Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Danish Modern Desk. Finished back. Sculptural Legs. 48w 27.5d 28.5h
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
William and Mary Kneehole Desk Walnut Bureau 1700
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William and Mary walnut kneehole bureau
Here we have a very unusual designed kneehole bureau
Having an arrangement of 6 oak lined drawers and a central cupboard with decorative drop ...
Category
Early 1700s William and Mary Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Sheraton Ladies Desk Bureau Mahogany 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A delightful Sheraton style ladies desk dating to 1890
Rich flame mahogany wood with deep patina
Sheraton style tapering legs typical from this period
Seven drawers giving ample room...
Category
1890s Sheraton Antique Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman Mid Century Basket Weave Bleached Oak Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman Mid Century Basket Weave Bleached Oak Desk
This desk measures: 63.5 wide x 18.5 deep x 28.25 high, with a chair...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Oak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Co. Rosewood and Mahogany Roll Top Desk
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century rosewood and mahogany desk with two tambour roll top outer sections with brass hardware that open to reveal workspace and compartments, with an open central work...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Acerbis Ghostwriter Wall-Mounted Desk/Bookcase in Matt Lacquered Dark Green
By Acerbis, Giacomo Moor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Suspended home-office cabinet. The opening of the unit, characterized by the Dual-Flap® system (patented Acerbis) in which the large door and a portion of the top open simultaneously, transforms the door into practical desk and reveals the interior, finished in eucalyptus wood and perfectly arranged with shelves, small drawer for pens and power plugs (2 Shuko and 2 USB). At the same time, the small top remains open with the right angle to facilitate access to the compartment and illuminate the interior with a continuous beam of light, thanks to a LED lamp perfectly integrated in the thickness of the top.
Finishes:
- Door and top glossy or matt lacquered.
- Sides and internal uprights matt lacquered in the colour of the door.
- Interior in Eucalyptus veneer.
Colors: Black, White, White SW, Ghiaia Grey, Pietra Grey, Fumo Grey, Lino, Sabbia, Warm Grey, Argilla, Red NY, Red Vico, Blue Iseo, Green Iseo.
Born in Milan in 1981, Giacomo Moor, after graduating in Design with a final dissertation on wood published by Abitare, opened his studio with his partner. With his multidisciplinary team, designers and woodworkers, he designs products for companies, he creates limited editions for galleries, produces unique pieces for private clients, and he is engaged in every step of the process. Giacomo Moor unites the precision and the formal rigour of the design with the sensitivity of manual craftsmanship, his empirical and resolving approach, and his capacity to combine technical and aesthetical skills, managing the production process, are constant elements of his working method.
Additional Information:
Material: Solid wood
Frame finish: Matt lacquered dark green LO90
Dimensions: 154 W x 68 D x 23 H cm
Available in other frame finish options: Glossy lacquered white LL02, Glossy lacquered SW white LL09, Glossy lacquered linen LL10, Glossy lacquered sand LL12, Glossy lacquered clay LL15, Glossy lacquered mustard yellow LL23, Glossy lacquered brick red LL24, Glossy lacquered burgundy LL20, Glossy lacquered pink LL21, Glossy lacquered dark green LL22, Glossy lacquered Navy blue...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Desks
Materials
Wood
Danish Modern Executive Teak Desk by Arne Vodder for H.P. Hansen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The stunning Danish modern executive teak desk was designed by Arne Vodder for H.P. Hansen in Denmark, circa the 1960s. This rectangular desk shows wonderful details that are very well executed. Features a pull-out dovetailed drawer and a file drawer, all integrated with original solid steel handles. On the opposite side of the desk, there's a modesty panel, showcasing teak...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Antique Louis XV Ormolu Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Desk Roger Vandercruse 1780
Located in Portland, OR
Antique French Louis XV transitional ormolu-mounted tulipwood & marquetry Bonheur Du Jour, Roger Vandercruse (dit Lacroix) , circa 1770.
The desk is finely inlaid on all sides, ther...
Category
1770s French Louis XVI Antique Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Pierre Jeanneret Pigeonhole Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierre Jeanneret Pigeonhole desk.
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
$33,000 / item
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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