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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Modern Eglomise Glass Pink Dust Vanity with Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The églomisé pink dust vanity by Ercole Home has a 5-drawer, with silver leaf wood finish. Hand painted églomisé glass panels are inset on the su...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Modern White Blossom Glass Mosaic Desk with Modern Metal Base by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pavia Blossom desk/vanity by Ercole Home has a 2-drawer, with a painted white wood finish on oak. Handcut glass mosaics in white and silver decorate the drawer fronts in blossom...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Organic bespoke - Menhir Sculptural Table/Desk Designed by Toad Gallery London
Located in London, GB
Named after standing stones, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age and found at archaeological sites solely as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Desks and Writing Tables

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Travertine, Marble, Steel

Large Black Desk Files Drawers, Wood Metal, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Marajoara desk with drawers and files (optional) is a study on Mid-Century Modern utilitarian furniture, with Brazilian Native Arte Reference. I...
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2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Solid Argentine Rosewood Twin Pedestal Luca Table from Costantini - In Stock
Located in New York, NY
The Luca table is one of Costantini’s signature and most specified pieces. It is shown in Argentine Rosewood finish, and is extremely colorful and durable. The design itself is under...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Ashiana, a Marble and Wood Desk, Design by Matang and Natasha Sumant
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular wood and marble desk. The tabletop is made out of Pink marble from Makrana. On a walnut rectangular support on four feet. The table is joined with white marble keys from Makrana and brass dowels. A hatch allows the storing of cables and other electronics devices. Design by Matang and Natasha Sumant...
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

"Gran Torino" 21st Century Desk, Brown Walnut and Maple by Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Designed as a modern elegant and at the same time functional desk, Gran Torino piece is named after the city of Turin, a place rich of culture and history ...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Maple, Walnut

Strata Low Shelf in Powder Coated Aluminum by Fort Standard, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary, three-tier open shelving unit is powder coated aluminum in nude. It features precision milled plate shelves that graduate in thickness from a 3/8” plate on the top...
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2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Lia S Desk Freijo Wood
Located in Rio de Janeiro, BR
A desk table that has everything you need handily available, lining up practicality and beauty. The Lia S is a perfect work station or even a dressing table. With several compartment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Faux Leather

FIJN Desk in Solid Black Walnut
Located in Calgary, CA
Our FIJN desk is handcrafted in solid wood. Both desks pictured were built in figured Oregon black walnut. Solid wood drawers are lined in leather and inserts can be customized to su...
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2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Bridges over Time Originals Custom Orange Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful custom orange and chrome banded desk with three drawers. It is finished on the back as well. It is approximately 57.75 by 27.75 inches in dimension and approximately 30.2...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Dos Gallos Studio Custom Walnut Desk or Dining Table with Wishbone Stretcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is our custom wishbone winery table that can be made in any size and with any finish, in a range of colors and distresses. This particular table was going to be used as a desk s...
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21st Century and Contemporary American British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Lacquered Desk or Dining Table by Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, sculpted desk or dining table by Jacques Jarrige.
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2010s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Scrap Wood

Pillar Dining Table in Walnut and Brushed Brass by Fort Standard, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary dining table features a hardwood walnut top with rounded corners and a continuous bottom bevel that compliments details found on the brass pedestal base. All ba...
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2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Côme Clérino Contemporary Ceramic Tiled Wall Desk Model "Le Solitaire Blue" 2021
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wall desk model "Le Solitaire Blue" Manufactured by Côme Clérino Produced in exclusive for Side Gallery Paris (France), 2021 Polystyrene, stainless, steel, plaster, oakum, ceramic, enamel, tile joint, electronic components, polyester resin, fiberglass, wood and PU foam. Measurements 76 cm x 69 cm x 58h cm (18 cm depth desk shut) 29,92 in x 27,16 in x 22,83h in (7 in depth desk shut) Edition Unique Piece Côme Clérino (1990, Paris) lives in Paris and works in Pantin, France. After graduating from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2016, he developed a multidisciplinary practice shaking up the academic definition of painting and integrating photography, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and installation. In 2017, he presented his first solo exhibition, Voir au verso, at Les Gens Heureux gallery in Copenhagen. In 2018, after a new solo exhibition, Emulsilfy(ing), at the Castellana 22 gallery in Madrid, he was nominated for the International Painting Prize of Vitry-sur-Seine. In 2019, he presented his first solo show in France, Et si on passait les meubles par la fenêtre?, at the Double V Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables

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Ceramic, Resin, Fiberglass, Foam, Plaster, Wood

Modern Black Desk Credenza by Jacques Garcia Baker Rachmaninov
Located in North York, ON
Modern black desk credenza by Jacques Garcia Baker Rachmaninov. Featuring unique modern styling, finished in a black hand polished look. Complemented with sleek brass handles and met...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Custom Modern Walnut Dining Table with Column Pedestals by Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
Custom modern walnut dining table with column pedestals by Carrocel. Hand crafted and made to order, simplistic modern styling with clean grain walnut pattern. Thick top with rectang...
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2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Custom Farmhouse Style Writing Desk with Pencil Drawer by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom farm house style writing desk with pencil drawer. Can be made in any size and finish. As shown here in a light walnut with light to medi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Oak

Writing Desk in Solid English Walnut, Design No 5. Unique.
Located in London, GB
English walnut desk, design no.5, 2019. This Desk was shown by the Connaught Brown Gallery of London at the TEFAF art fair in Maastricht and the Masterpiece Fair in London in 2019. ...
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Early 2000s English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

"Symmetric" Console / Desk, Black Walnut, Patina Steel
Located in North Branch, NY
The "Symmetric" console / desk is a perfectly balanced design of interlocking steel plate joinery and a solid black walnut surface. Customizable to any variation of dimensions, mater...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Custom French Mid-Century Style Cerused Oak Desk, Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Sober, elegant and practical French mid-century desk or writing table in the modern neoclassical spirit. The piece is in oak and has been double cerused with light and dark pigments.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Custom Modern Walnut Starburst Dining Table with Black Curved Pedestals
Located in North York, ON
Custom modern walnut starburst dining table with black curved pedestals. Magnificent sunburst walnut top in a medium walnut satin finish. Comple...
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2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Walnut

21st Century "Synchronicity" Desk, Maple, Brown Walnut and Leather
Located in Turin, IT
The eye-catching Synchronicity desk stands out of all common tables. The extraordinary features of this magnificent handmade desk crafted of maple wood are the two unique, hollow C-s...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Custom French Modern Neoclassical Carved & Cerused Oak Desk, Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant French Miid-Century Modern Neoclassical Desk in the style of Jean Michel Frank for Maison Jansen circa 1930. The writing table is a work combining exceptional design, time...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Fred Desk Top in Saddle Extra Leather Cammello
Located in New York, NY
This desk is a meeting of light, almost ethereal geometries. Roberto Lazzeroni creates a piece of furniture in which the visual pleasure of a continuous saddle-leather surface is underlined by delicate hand-produced incisions and cold markings that create refined graphic decorations. A special procedure makes it possible to curve the front of the saddle-leather without any need for internal supports. The ideal companion of the desk is the Ginger chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Ash

Savignyplatz Desk by Sebastian Herkner in Solid Oak Wood
Located in Toronto, ON
The Savignyplatz in Berlin is an idyllic park and square named after jurist Friedrich Carl von Savigny. Savigny was hailed throughout Germany as the founder of modern jurisprudence a...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Custom Modern Waterfall Desk with Marble Accent
Located in North York, ON
Custom modern waterfall desk with marble accent. Unique modern styling with rich walnut woods. Finished in a satin espresso color. Featuring beautiful...
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2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

American Drafting Table
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable wood top, cast iron base drafting table. This table adjusts in height from tallest position (42") to lowest (30.5") and the to...
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Saki Naka, Table, Matang
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular wood and marble table. The rectangular tabletop is made out of Grey marble from Kishangarh, on eight walnut legs assembled as compasses joined with white marble keys f...
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

"Heritage" White Oak Solid Steel-Leg Coffee Table or Desk with Butterfly Inlays
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made solid steel butterfly inlays interlock book-matched White Oak atop a solid cold-rolled flat bar steel base. Honoring the North American origins of White Oak; a large, tall, imposing tree with wide spreading branches forming a distinctive and beautiful canopy. This unique table perfectly captures White Oak's fine grain pattern, understated figure, and light color. Finished in custom-blended Michael Madley Naked Oil...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

"Heritage" Chilean Mesquite Solid Bronze-Leg Desk with Brass Butterfly Inlays
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made solid brass butterfly inlays interlock book-matched Chilean Mesquite atop a solid bronze base. Honoring the South American origins of Chile...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze, Brass

"Heritage" Midcentury Modern Brass & Sonoran Mesquite Table With Brass Butterfly
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made solid brass butterfly inlays interlock book-matched Sonoran Mesquite atop a solid brass base. Indigenous to the southwest Sonoran Desert, the Sonoran Mesquite has a life...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Teak and Steel Desk or Table by American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
Industrial steel and teak desk or table by American studio craft artist David N. Ebner. Can be crafted to any specification. Note: All works signed by the artist, David N. Ebner. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

"Heritage" Midcentury Modern Copper and Chilean Mesquite Table With Copper Butte
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made copper butterfly inlays interlock book-matched Chilean Mesquite atop a solid patina copper base. Honoring the South American origins of C...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper

Vintage Writing Desk by Bohumil Landsman, 1970s
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A warm beech wood desk, designed by Bohumil Landsman and produced in the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia. This piece showcases the distinctive modernist style typical of Eastern Europ...
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech

Contoured Reveal Bastogne Walnut Dining Table
Located in Frankfurt, KY
This clean lined, contoured-edge Bastogne walnut slab features a stunning array of detail and craftsmanship. Beginning with a hand-selected single slab...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum, Bronze

Copper State River Table
Located in Frankfurt, KY
A bird's eye view of a desert river, reimagined as functional art. Spalted maple from the Atlantic coast in a unique combination; hand-cut inlaid pacifica blue glass and custom solid copper bowtie keys both divide the glass and join together the two pieces of maple. Completed with bespoke steel frame to complete this one-of-a-kind river table...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Copper, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Executive Walnut Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This mid-century modern executive desk exudes timeless elegance and functionality. Crafted from rich walnut and manufactured in the United States in the 1960s, this desk features a s...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Faux Leather, Walnut

Mid-Century Italian Desk, 1950s, Fully Restored with Shellac Finish
Located in Rome, IT
This mid-century desk, designed and produced in Italy in the 1950s, features a fully restored finish that highlights its refined craftsmanship. The ebonized frame and angular legs ar...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Contemporary Resin Dining Table by Sabine Marcelis, SOAP Series, Honey Yellow
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sabine Marcelis’ SOAP Table is a dynamic dinner setting, featuring her signature resin with a soapy matte surface, now with cylinder column legs a...
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2010s Dutch Desks and Writing Tables

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Resin

19th Century Gustavian Buffet with Fall Front Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Magnificent 19th Century Gustavian period buffet of large proportions. With original paint, this buffet features a fall front desk with decorative oval-reeded panels. A very useful...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Mid Century Modern Desk in Hardwood and Marble by Novo Rumo, c. 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, with domestic shipping in NYC metro area included, this Mid Century Modern Desk in Hardwood and Marble by Novo Rumo made in the 1960s is nothing less than gorgeous!...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Metal

Executive Desk by Jules Wabbes for Mobilier Universel, Belgium, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Executive desk designed by Jules Wabbes and manufactured by Mobilier Universel in the 1960s. This exclusive desk bears the hallmark of Jules Wabbes, a celebrated Belgian furniture de...
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1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

1980s French Postmodern "24 Hours" Desk by Elizabeth de Portzamparc
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful lacquered wood and iron "24 Hour" desk by renowned architect, Elizabeth de Portzamparc. The desk consists of five sculptural drawers that vary in size and shape. It's the p...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Odyssey Modern Organic Ancient Wood Live Edge Slab Table, Polished Nickel Base
Located in Papanui, Christchurch
Tréology is about connecting people to nature through functional art. Odyssey was created after a road trip to New Zealand's wild West Coast to observe nature’s craft work. Looking deep into nature, we saw the layered rock formations along the sea coast and rivers of New Zealand to achieve a functional table base. The design progression sought to bring layering metaphors into the piece, but a solid mass would be visually too heavy. The solution was to add volume through the introduction of negative space and deliver an abstract representation of the rocks and boulders we observed. Odyssey introduces the interplay with both positive and negative space so the perspective alters when walking around the piece. The Odyssey Live Edge Slab Table...
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2010s New Zealand Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Nickel

Watson Table
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
The Watson table is named after James Watson, the American scientist famous for discovering the helical structure of DNA. The form is inspired by English ...
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2010s Lebanese Futurist Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch

Italian Designer, Desk, Wood, Metal, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained wood and metal desk designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s. Dimensions: 31.75” H x 58.75” W x 29.75” D 
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1950s Danish Sawhorse Minimalist Desk or Dining Table 1950s Danish Desk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1950s Danish Sawhorse Minimalist Desk or Dining Table 1950s Danish Sawhorse Minimalist Desk or Table based on a design by Bengt Johan Gulberg A attractive and useful classic desig...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Campaign-style Desk in Gloss Lacquer, USA c 1960s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Campaign-style desk on saw horse form supports. Newly lacquered in high gloss black lacquer. Original brass finished hardware. The desk features three drawers, and at 6" deep, allows...
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1960s American Campaign Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Desk " Conoid " By George Nakashima, USA 1970s
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Desk " Conoid " in Wallnut features a pedestal with three drawers. By George Nakashima, USA 1970s. Designer - George Nakashima. Model - Conoid. Production period - 1970s. Meas...
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1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Merighi & Dall'Olmo for Cantù Refined Desk in Teak, Iron and Blue Top
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Merighi & Dall'Olmo for Cantù, black lacquered iron, teak, wood, paint, brass, Italy, 1950s This refined desk by Merighi & Dall'Olmo for Cantù was made in the 1950s in Italy. The ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass, Iron

Desk Boomerang by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, 1960s
Located in Lasne, BE
Wood and metal desk in the shape of a boomerang. Stamped Tecno. 2 modules, one with 3 drawers and another with 3 drawers and storage. Wear due to time and age of the desk.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Custom Genuine Watersnake Python Writing Desk with Stainless Steel X Band Base
Located in New York, NY
Customizable options: Finish textile size hardware.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

Le Corbusier L6 Style Table Base for Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Le Corbusier L6 style table base for Cassina. Selling without glass.
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

"Jomfruhår" Scandinavian Modern Ginkgo Biloba Waterfall Slab Table
Located in Frankfurt, KY
A substantial, single slab of Ginkgo Biloba both simultaneously waterfalls while being supported with a singular, solid brass base. Custom-made Mexican P...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Stone Column Dining Table in Marble and Walnut Wood by Fort Standard, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary, minimal dining table features large diameter round walnut legs and bold trestle supports to give rise to a white Carrara marble stone top. The table top features a...
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2010s American Desks and Writing Tables

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Stone, Carrara Marble

Antique Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A large and very impressive antique leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1900-1910 period. T...
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Early 1900s British Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Wood

Custom Modern Walnut Table with Leaves by Dos Gallos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom modern table with two separate 18 inch extension leaves that slide in on each side. Starting out at 60 inches long and expands to 96 inches. As shown, in Walnut, with custom f...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

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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