Desks
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Chrome
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Leather, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Grasscloth, Maple, Lacquer
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Hardwood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Bamboo
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Palisander
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Stone, Brass
19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Wood, Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Bamboo, Rattan, Plywood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Pine
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Ash, Walnut
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Teak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood, Pine
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Bamboo
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Elm
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Mahogany
1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Desks
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Desks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal, Brass
1980s Colombian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood, Coconut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Walnut
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Chrome
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks
Metal
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.