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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1960s
Midcentury Danish Modern Drop Front Desk in Teak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek modern desk from Denmark, circa 1960s. It features all teak wood construction with drop Front Design. Very good vintage condition.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Hans Wegner, Wishbone Desk, Oak, Teak, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained oak and teak "Wishbone" desk designed by Hans Wegner and produced by Johannes Hansen, Denmark, c. 1950s.
Dimensions: 29.5” H x 67.8” W x 33” D
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
"Corall" Dining Table/Desk, Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant 1930s library / dining table or desk by Axel Einar Hjorth, from the “Corall” series. Clean, compact lines. Made from birch with darker wood inlays and details.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Inlaid Teak Writing Desk from India
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful writing desk, handcrafted in India out of aged teak wood and responsibly sourced animal bone inlay. Late 20th Century (1990-1995). Narrow apron, bottom stretchers in H p...
Category
1990s Indian Anglo-Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bone, Teak
Vintage 1950's Oak Combined school Desk and Chair "George M Hammer & Co London"
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Vintage 1950's Oak Combined school Desk and Chair "George M Hammer & Co London." It will transform your workspace featuring sturdy black steel legs that combine durability with moder...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Trestle Library Table or Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts trestle library table or writing desk
By Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 48"W x 30"D x 29"H.
Professionally res...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1960s John Stuart French Provincial Style Console Sofa Table or Desk
By John Stuart
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Midcentury French Provincial style console sofa table by John Stuart. Base features a white painted finish with curved cabriole legs and one single drawer. Top is stained wood. Table could also be used as a long desk.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
€625 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Dining Table Desk Conference Table, Leather, Chrome
Located in Miami, FL
Great leather top table with chrome base. Leather has a green brown color with a rich patina. Please see pictures. High-quality. Ready for a new home.
Category
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
late 1940s desk by Gio Ponti in walnut wood
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigevano, PV
late 1940s desk by Gio Ponti in walnut wood and formica top.
this desk was made for a house in milan, designed by gio ponti and emilio lancia.
Category
1940s Italian Minimalist Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Walnut
Swedish Modern Mahogany Desk, Jarnforsens Kontorsmöbler, Stockholm, Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Modern freestanding writing desk, in striking mahogany, Circa 1960s, produced and sold by JKM - Järnforsens Kontorsmöbler, Stockholm, Model name : Continental. The rectangu...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Modern G-Plan Desk Console Table, Black, Brass, Tola
By G-Plan
Located in Miami, FL
G-Plan Desk or Console Table, black wood base with brass stretcher and details, the top is African Tola Wood. Table has two drawers. The drawer pulls were replaced at some point.
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Superb Highly Figured Rosewood Leather Top Brass Campaign Style Executive Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, highly figured rosewood executive desk. The desk is made of the finest rosewood and is a gorgeous amber hue. The black leather top is in good used condition with mi...
Category
1970s English Campaign Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Figural Maple Burl Writing Desk Napoleon Bureau Plat 72"
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Louis XV / Napoleon III style office desk. A serpentine form made from birdseye maple with three large dovetailed drawers in the frieze and long tapered cabriole legs. Fea...
Category
1980s Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
€4,515 Sale Price
20% Off
Jacques Adnet, Art Deco Modernist Desk and Chair, Lacquered Wood, Opaline Glass
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Exceptional semi-circular Art Deco desk by Jacques Adnet.
Made of black lacquered wood, featuring a rounded-cut top with an inset black opaline desktop. It rests on two cabinets wit...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Opaline Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Rosewood
1940's Traditional style 9 Drawer Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1940's Traditional style 9 Drawer Mahogany Writing Desk. Finished all the way around and can be placed to show the whole.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
€2,066 Sale Price
20% Off
Gorgeous Antique English Inlaid Walnut Carlton House Desk Circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
W.F Greenwood & Sons. Inlaid. 2 drawers bottom. 41 1/2" h x 47 3/4" w x 25 1/2" d.
Condition
Finish loss. Scratches. Inlay missing. Veneer missing, Dents along edges. No key.
Dimensi...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Amsterdamse School Oak Pedestal Desk, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School pedestal desk.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid oak and original oak veneered base with re-upholstered black leather writi...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Macassar, Oak
Antique Architect's Drafting Table Keuffel & Esser Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Architect's Drafting Table Keuffel & Esser Company
Unmarked attributed to German company Keuffel Esser New York
Adjustable. One drawer.
42.5 h x 47.25 w x 35.5 d height adjus...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Paolo Buffa grissinato wood desk with four drawers, Italy 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid and essential Paolo Buffa Desk in grissinato wood with four drawers and saber legs.
Iconic Paolo Buffa design manufactured by Galdino Maspero, Italy 1940s
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Bureau vintage en bois de chêne des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bureau vintage des années 60, en bois de chêne, 4 tiroirs avec jolies poignées design, pieds compas. Très bon état général, plateau poncé et verni. Peut être utilisé au centre d’une ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Baker Furniture French Louis XV Pink Lacquered Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Pink lacquered cherry wood, with original brass hardware.
Measures: 50.5"W x 23.5...
Category
1960s American French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Boomerang Desk by Maurice Calka
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Iconic fiberglass Boomerang desk designed by Maurice Calka for EDITION LELEU DESHAYS
Published in Xavier De Jarcy's book "Maurice Calka Le Sculpteur Du Design"
page 222.
Category
1960s French Futurist Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid Century Modern Compact Drop Down Secretary Desk . Circa 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Compact Drop Down Secretary Desk . Circa 1960s
Features a sleek Mid Century Modern Design, the perfect compact size to fit in any small area or room, a dro...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Italian Table Desk Design I.S.A. Bergamo Style
By ISA Bergamo
Located in taranto, IT
Original 60s curved desk, probable production I.S.A. Bergamo.
Structure in fir wood with veneers and top in beige formica, feet in metal structure with brass terminals.
Front w...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
French Louis XV Style Leather Top Writing Desk with Matching Desk Chair
By Drexel
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This lovely Drexel vintage writing desk in the French Louis XV style includes a matching Louis XV style chair and displays lovely French Provincial style having curvaceous cabriole l...
Category
1970s American Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cane, Wood
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: An Exquisite Ormolu and Églomisé Bureau Plat
Located in Queens, NY
A Timeless Masterpiece:
The Exquisite Bureau Plat of The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
In the world of fine art and antiques, certain pieces transcend time, becoming symbols of opul...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Baker Furniture Burl Walnut Regency Style Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
C. 1980’s. A Vintage Baker Writing Table with handsome chosen Burl Walnut Wood. Suitable also as a Console, the Writing Table has two drawers, a Line-Inlaid top surface, Wreath form ...
Category
20th Century Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak library table or writing desk with built-in bookcases
In the manner of Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Measures:...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1970s Renato Zevi Vintage Chrome Brass Glass Console Table Desk Romeo Rega Sofa
By Renato Zevi
Located in London, GB
This is an amazing console table in large proportions that came from a grant residence in Hyde Park London and used to decorate one of their entrance rooms. The table ordered on this...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
€6,113 Sale Price
20% Off
Restored Rare Early Florence Knoll Model 17 Louvered Maple Desk Signed Madison
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare desk was designed in the 1950s by Florence Knoll with a simplistic profile that has proven to be timeless! Of solid maple construction, it features tapered dowel legs and a...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Bureau Plat
Located in Forney, TX
French Perfection! A most impressive and very fine quality vintage Louis XV style ormolu mounted marquetry inlaid bureau plat.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in the manner of important...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Modern Contemporary Italian Dining Table "METRA" by Makio Hasuike for Seccose
By Seccose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
For your consideration a beautiful sculptural dining table designed by Makio Hasuike for Seccose, Italy, circa 1980s. The name is METRA and is built with a super light yet super-stro...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
€1,911 Sale Price
50% Off
Larkin Solid Antique Oak Quatersawn Table, circa 1900s
By Larkin & Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful Solid Antique oak Quarter sawn library table with drawer by Larkin. Original label present. Sturdy construction.
Stretcher shelf is 9"H. Beauti...
Category
Early 20th Century American Colonial Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Ebonized and Gilded Chinoiserie Karges Leather Top Writing Executuve Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb French Louis XV style Chinoiserie desk by the country's finest furniture manufacturer Karges. Karges of Evansville, Indiana has always made the best furniture our co...
Category
1960s American Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
€2,289 Sale Price
20% Off
French 1970’s designer desk
By Roneo, Paris
Located in London, GB
A chrome and metal French designer 1979’s desk by Roneo, Paris.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Torbjorn Afdal executive desk in rosewood Bruksbo Norway 1960
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful executive desk designed by Torbjørn Afdal for Bruksbo, crafted in Norway in the 1960s. This masterwork of Scandinavian design, exemplifies the harmony of functionality and ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
1930s Mahogany Circular Reception Desk / Bar, Attributed to Donald Deskey
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Circular Reception Desk / Bar, Attributed to Donald Deskey, Circa 1930s
By repute, the reception desk came from Rockefeller Center.
A masterwork example of American Art Deco/ Machin...
Category
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
€24,321 Sale Price
20% Off
'Orix' Desk by Molteni. Italy c1968
Located in London, GB
Original 'Orix' desk by Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina, Molteni & Co
Light has been rewired.
Fully functional and in great condition.
Height of desk when closed 75cm (29.5 inches)
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Louis XV Style Black Ebonized Brass Mounted Leather Top Desk By John Widdicomb
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 29 in W: 53 1/4 in D: 25 1/2 in
A stunning Louis XV-style black ebonized and brass-mounted three-drawer desk by John Widdicomb, exuding timeless elegance and superio...
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Writing Desk in Walnut
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Walnut
Measurements: 52.5″ wide x 24.5″ deep x 28.5″ tall
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Coen de Vries Petite Writing Desk, 1954
By Devo, Coen de Vries
Located in Dronten, NL
Beautiful designed, original Mid-Century Modern petite writing desk with black dye birch X-base, red dye birch drawer and a formica top. Coen de Vries is among the Dutch pioneers of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Birch
Antique Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware.
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
1940s colonial style mahogany desk with faux bamboo detail
Located in London, GB
A striking yet understated mahogany Swedish desk from 1940s with a simulated Faux bamboo border to the top and rattan style side panels in a warm mid brown colour.
The knee hole is f...
Category
1940s Swedish Colonial Revival Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
1940s Classic Green Marble Dark Wood Bank Table
Located in New York, NY
1940s one sided bank table featuring dark stained wood, a green veined marble top and brass plates at the base. It features seven compartments in the front. This piece was recently r...
Category
1940s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Small Folding Desk Cantieri Carugati Gianfranco Frattini 1959 in Italian Walnut
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small folding desk Cantieri Carugati Gianfranco Frattini 1959 in Italian Walnut, open depth 83 cm, completely restored with natural paints as in the past.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
€7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Cees Braakman for Pastoe "Made to Measure" Series Executive Desk
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, lightly refinished, Cees Braakman for Pastoe executive "Made to Measure" desk. This desk features a black enameled metal riser, brushed st...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Svend Aage Madsen Bow Front Desk in Teak for HP Hansen, Denmark Circa 1960's
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a beautifully curved front teak desk designed by Sven Aage Madsen. Incrediably elegant, this desk features beautiful tapered exoskeleton legs in Afromosia (African teak). Dra...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
€3,300 Sale Price
20% Off
1970's Writing Desk Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina Steel Plastic Blue Italian
Located in Milano, IT
Orix desk, designed by Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina for Molteni (Italy, 1970).
Crafted from steel and plastic, this piece embodies the clean, functional lines characteristic of 197...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Bernhardt Pedersen Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Roll Top Desk
Located in Plainview, NY
A rare Bernhardt Pedersen & Son Danish Mid Century Modern roll top writing desk crafted from beautifully grained rosewood, the desk emanates a warm and inviting aura, drawing attenti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
€2,508 Sale Price
24% Off
Vintage Italian Walnut Burl Louis XV Bombay Style Serpentine Writing Desk VGC
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hand-made in Italy, circa 1950s or 60s, this gorgeous 5-drawer Louis XV or Bombay style desk in Italian walnut burl with antiqued brass hardware. This desk has been in my collections...
Category
1960s Italian Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Clean Lined Chrome Mid Century Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Mid Century Chrome Desk, in the style of Florence Knoll, American, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Osvaldo Borsani Desk for Tecno Milano, Italy 1950
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Wilnis, UT
Beautiful large executive desk designed by Osvaldo Borsani, manufactured by Tecno Milano in Italy, circa 1950.
This eye-catching desk has a unique design with the integrated drawer ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1980's Cerused Oak Three Drawer Desk
By Jay Spectre
Located in New York, NY
1980's cerused oak desk with 3 large drawers and claw feet legs, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Minimalist Solid Desk in Oak France 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Minimalist dark stained oak desk with dovetail construction connecting the top to the side panels in solid oak with a floating part for 2 drawers. A beautiful piece of craftsmanship ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
€1,696 Sale Price
34% Off
Clean Lined Danish Modern Rosewood Desk by Riis Antonsen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Danish Modern Rosewood Desk, designed for Riis Antonsen, Denmark, circa 1960s. Branded with manufacturer's name underneath. Beautiful graining to the rosewood throughout....
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Lifetime Furniture Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk With Built-In Bookcases
By Lifetime
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases
By Lifetime Furniture
USA, Circa 1900
Beautiful quarter sawn oak, with original ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Early American Style Oak Single Drawer Sofa Table, Circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early American Style Oak Single Drawer Sofa Table or child desk. Knee clearance is 22".
Measures 31.5" in width x 16.5" in depth x 28.5" in height .
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Jules Leleu- A French 1950s 3 Drawer Walnut Writing Table with Brass Details
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu - A fine French Mid-Century three drawer walnut desk with brass details.
A similar desk is shown page 137 of the book "Jules et Andre Leleu" by Vivianne Jutheau - Edited...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Paul McCobb Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional minimalist Mid-Century Modern writing desk
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Black lacquered solid maple, with original brass hard...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Severin Hansen 1950s Danish Rosewood Desk
Located in London, England
Severin Hansen Jnr. - Model 36 Writing Desk
This iconic desk was designed by Severin Hansen Jnr. in 1958 when he was in his early 20s. The desk was produced by cabinetmakers Haslev ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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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