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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Item type: New and Made To Order
Sem In Sync Collection Collage Desk by Zaven
By Studio Zaven, SEM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collage is a family of furniture “accessories” built in wood with natural veneers coated in different colors. The faintly visible presence of the wood’s veins transforms the object i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
U-Disk Desk
Located in Milano, IT
Part of the U-Disk Collection, this desk reflects the playful personality of its designer Federico Pepe. A continuous steel tube, bent up to achieve an efficient and fluid support ba...
Category
2010s Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Launchpad desk & table
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Launched at the ICFF - Wanted design fair in 2022, during the New York design week, the table - desk brings a warm solution to new insulation needs at a home working space through th...
Category
2010s Argentine Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Mexique PRO, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Dining table in two sizes included among the free-form tables designed by Charlotte Perriand between 1938 and 1939. A sinuous, elegant piece whose organic, asymmetrical shape lends t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
The Square Desk, Square Armchair, Carbonized Finish with Shou Sugi Ban, Japanese
Located in São Paulo, SP
The Square Desk was inspired by the design of Brazilian modern furniture from the 1950s and 1960s, featuring straight lines and Indian straw weaving. It's delicate and highly comfortable for everyday use, seamlessly blending functionality and elegance. The wood's ebonization is achieved through the Japanese technique of charred wood known as shou sugi ban. Crafted from solid freijó wood and adorned with a drawer featuring natural Indian straw.
About the designer:
Amilcar Oliveira hails from São Paulo, the capital city. He studied Radio and TV at ECA-USP and worked as a director at production companies like Sentimental Filmes and Your Mamma. Currently, he's part of the directorial roster at Mixer. In parallel, he studied carpentry at the Cosi de Legno school under Piero Calò, carrying on the teachings he received from his father and grandfather, who were both carpenters deeply passionate about this craft. Amidst the pandemic, he created his debut piece, the Square Armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Straw, Wood
Walnut Black MiMi Console or Tiny Desk by Miduny, Made in Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Merging clean lines with warm materials, the faceted geometry of the MiMi console table creates a slender, elegant profile punctuated with painted surface...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Plywood, Birch
Outdoor Coffee Table by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Cassina, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor coffee table that invites companionship, designed for days of outdoor fun lived in the lap of comfort, surrounded by the warmth of natural wood and design elegance.
A soph...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Walnut Maker's Desk by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Maker's desk is made of American walnut or white oak and has three push-to-open drawers. The case rests on a matte black powder-coated base, and features perforated steel detail ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Hemingway Desk, Solid American Walnut Base, Leather Top, Lacquered Iron Details
Located in Fiscal Amares, PT
Crafted from solid American walnut with a natural finish and a sleek leather top, the Hemingway desk is not only beautiful but also built to last. With ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Sculptural Modern Twin Pedestal Desk in Exotic Solid Wood from Costantini, Andre
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Andre Sculptural Modern Twin Pedestal Desk in Exotic Solid Wood from Costantini
Named after the eponymous artist, the Andre Desk's rectilinear form allows nature's beauty to take center stage. Available in any species of wood or finish and in custom sizes.
Measurements are 65" L x 36" W x 30" H as shown.
Finish Options: Solid woods and veneers
Custom sizing, materials, and finishes available.
About Costantini Design
Costantini is a furniture design and manufacturing company founded in 2002 by artist and designer William C Stuart. The name Costantini comes from his maternal grandfather, a first generation Italian-American. Born in New York City and raised upstate, William majored in studio art at Colgate University with a year abroad in Paris, graduating with honors. In 2001, he traveled to Buenos Aires and fell in love with the culture and craftsmanship instantly. He designed his first collection soon after and opened an art and design gallery in Los Angeles. A decade later, he came home to New York and now has a studio in the famed West Chelsea Arts Building where his works blur the lines between art and functional design. The team of artisans continue to produce the majority of the furniture in Argentina. Aside from private collections, some notable public projects include the Hotel Bel Air, the Sultanate of Oman, Bergdorf Goodman, NoMad Hotels...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Solid Stone Desk / Console with Wave Feet Reminiscent of Sottsass
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Two wave-shaped stone feet are the feature of this multipurpose console/desk.
This sculptural piece has a perfect eye for proportion abed form and colour. The piece fits well in co...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Travertine, Limestone
Carbon Aircraft Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Carbon Aircraft made from a Pratt & Whitney JT8D reactor
which was manufactured for McDonnell Douglas
MD-80, Boeing 727 ro 737, Dassault Mercure 100
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Doge Bureau with Red Chinoiserie
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Doge Bureau.
This Porte Italia’s elegant and timeless bureau will inf...
Category
2010s Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
James de Wulf Concrete Leaning Table, Available Now
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A play on balance, this table is constructed entirely of two concrete pieces. The tabletop is singly supported by the leg, while the two merge with gravity to lock into place. Their balance is a sight to behold.
Suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
Color shown in Natural Tone
A perfect complement to the James de Wulf Concrete Leaning Coffee Table...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Midnight Modern Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Midnight Modern Desk with a unique dark cerused greyed finish having a large flat top writing surface, three drawers with metal grommet finger pulls. Rais...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Outdoor Coffee Table by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Cassina, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor coffee table that invites companionship, designed for days of outdoor fun lived in the lap of comfort, surrounded by the warmth of natural wood and design elegance.
A soph...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Tolix Flap Desk Indoor Painted in Black
Located in Shakopee, MN
- The flap desk, imagined by Sebastian Bergne, is the ideal size for small spaces. Store documents and pens out of sight beneath its two flaps. There is also...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Wood Small Desk by Goons
Located in Geneve, CH
Wood small desk by Goons
Dimensions: W 80 x D 50 x H 74 cm
Materials: Wood
Dimensions can be adjusted +/- 10 cm
Goons is located in Paris, France. All of their designs are mad...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Modern kidney top Solid Wood Oak Work table desk with brass inlay & storage
By Esvee
Located in Hyderabad, TG
The Jazba work/writing desk table in solid Oak, is designed thoughtfully to address all the needs in your study/productive spaces. The organic kidney bean shaped top and cylindrical ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bricks, Desk with Lamp E1
By Kueng Caputo
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kueng Caputo is a Zurich, Switzerland based design practice comprised of Lovis Caputo and Sarah Kueng. Their material adventures are often rooted in the complexities of crafts techni...
Category
2010s Swiss Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Midcentury Burl Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Midcentury Burl Desk with an exotic Olive Ash burl veneer top, with a solid oak working pencil drawer and raised on a brass finished modern four ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Colorful Ash Desk by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful ash desk by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: W 140 x D 75 x H 103 cm
Desktop in painted ash veneer • fronts in matte paint finish
Structure in MDF • Metal legs with p...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Minimalist Outdoor Armchair by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
A stylish, minimalist outdoor armchair designed for the younger generation that invites the spontaneity typical of a day to be enjoyed outdoors.
...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Bodil Kjær ScandinOffice Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959.
We are proud to present our first design from a Danish designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in 1959, was the first of its kind with its pure and simplistic design, almost floating mid-air. Bodil Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Arc Desk by Estudio Persona
Located in Geneve, CH
Arc desk by Estudio Persona
Dimensions: l 149.86 x d 76.2 x h 76.2 cm
Materials: Bleached Maple Veneer, Black Stained Maple
Desk with a bleached maple veneer exterior and black ...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Le Corbusier LC16 Writing Wood Desk and Shelve by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
LC16 desk by Le Corbusier for Cassina.
Working closely with the
Fondatiòn Le Corbusier and
maintaining the utmost respect for
its original design, Cassina re-edits
the LC16 Bu...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Oak Niguel Desk by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Niguel desk features brass cap feet and a brass cross-stretcher with lacquered interior drawers. Shown here in Rocky Beach pigmented oak
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is desig...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Colorful Console by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful console by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada.
Measures: W 160 x D 30 x H 110 cm or W 130 x D 30 x H110 cm.
Top in painted ash veneer • fronts in m...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Jacques Pearl Grey Dining Table in Bird's Eye Maple by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Designed with the aim to find the perfect balance between clean lines and warm texture. Consisting of 5 rounded, 50 mm thick slats with bird’s eye maple veneer, the dining or coffee ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Maple, Birdseye Maple
Natural Wood Desk
Located in Barranco, PE
This beautiful desk is made of cachimbo peruvian wood. You can place your favorite lamp on the table and store your personal belongings in the drawers. T...
Category
2010s Peruvian Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk Console, Unique Daté Kan Stone Sculptural Design by Okurayama
Located in Geneve, CH
Desk console, unique Daté Kan stone sculptural design by Okurayama
Materiel: Oak and Daté Kan stone
Sculpted in the Okurayama's Studio in Miyagi's Prefecture, Japan
Each creation ...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
Colorful Console by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful console by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada.
Measures: W 160 x D 30 x H 110 cm or W 130 x D 30 x H 110 cm.
Top in painted ash veneer • fronts in ...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Nestep by DMNTS Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Nestep by DMNTS Design
Dimensions: 20 x 40 x 20 cm
Materials: Recycled fibre-glass and expanded plastic boards
Unique piece.
NESTEP, is based on the reuse of manufacturin...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass
Sculpted Dining Table in Solid Oakwood 'Rustic Style', Custom Size
By Sóha
Located in Paris, FR
Dining table of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
(Outdoor use OK)
SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design and decorative objects in solid oak in an authentic style. Insp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Dining Table, Unique Daté Kan Stone Sculptural Design by Okurayama
Located in Geneve, CH
Dining table, Unique Daté Kan Stone sculptural design by Okurayama
Materiel: Daté Kan Stone and forged iron
Sculpted in the Okurayama's Studio in Miyagi's Prefecture, Japan
Each c...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
Void 03 by DMNTS Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Void 03 by DMNTS Design
Dimensions: 42 x 39 x 50 cm
Materials: Quercus suber cork
Unique Piece
Also available in set of two
Void 03 is a multipurpose object based on the ana...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cork
Work Desk by Goons
Located in Geneve, CH
Work desk by Goons
Dimensions: W 80 x D 50 x H 74 cm.
Materials: Wood.
Dimensions can be adjusted +/- 10 cm.
Goons is located in Paris, France. All of their designs are made ou...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Touch Me Iron Desk Big, White
By MARCO RIPA
Located in Fermo, FM
Touch me is a monolithic desk.
It comes to life from the joining of two sheets of metal, an upper one that gives it its shape, and a lower one that ...
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Colorful Console by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful console by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: W160 x D30 x H110 cm or W130 x D30 x H110 cm
Top in painted ash veneer • fronts in matte pa...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
A.G.Fronzoni Square Fronzoni 64 Table in Metal Top and Wood Top for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
An ode to clean lines, the Fronzoni ’64 table embellishes settings with its absolute rigour and essential elegance. Austere and perfectly functional, the Fronzoni ’64 tables are the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Stainless Steel Materico Desk by Matteo Cibic for Delvis Unlimited
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, Milan
Matteo Cibic offers multiple complementary pieces with a style and color palette the designer defines as “futuristic vintage.” In the style of a painter, Cibic uses his palette to cr...
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Stainless Steel
Knurly Desk Designed by Lotti Gostic Studio
Located in Volčji Potok, SI
Limited edition Knurly elements were inspired by what is known as a function-based surface treatment of metal knobs called knurling. Pushing the process to its limits reveals a new p...
Category
2010s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Colorful Console by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful console by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: W 160 x D 30 x H 110 cm or W 130 x D 30 x H 110 cm
Top in painted ash veneer • fronts in ma...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antonia Dresser by Lorena Vieyra
Located in Geneve, CH
Antonia dresser by Lorena Vieyra
Dimensions: D 120 x W 47 x H 160 cm
Materials: walnut wood, Calcatta marble.
Dressing table made of walnut and steel. Includes mirror without di...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Set of 2 Void 03 by Dmnts Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Void 03 by DMNTS Design
Dimensions: 42 x 39 x 50 cm (each piece)
Materials: Quercus suber cork
One of A Kind
Void 03 is a multipurpose object based on the analysis of ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cork
Bricks, Shelf Desk L1
By Kueng Caputo
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kueng Caputo is a Zurich, Switzerland based design practice comprised of Lovis Caputo and Sarah Kueng. Their material adventures are often rooted in the complexities of crafts techni...
Category
2010s Swiss Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Direttorio Writing Desk
By Morelato
Located in Milan, IT
Strict and classic lines for the small and large Direttorio Writing desks. Pieces, which combine function and elegance making each room unique ...
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Set of 2 Nestep by DMNTS Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 nestep by DMNTS Design
Dimensions: 20 x 40 x 20 cm (each piece)
Materials: Recycled fibre-glass and expanded plastic boards
One of a kind.
NESTEP, is based on the...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass
Big Crocco Desk by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Big Crocco desk by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 60 L X 160 D X 74.5 H cm
Materials: Ardmore ceramics, Glass, Walnut, Genuine Crocodile Skin Handles
Founded by South Africans and life...
Category
2010s South African Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Stacked Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The stacked writing desk is a statement piece for any living space with its irregular stacked drawers in cream shagreen. The mixture of geometry w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Shagreen Stingray
Desk Burr Walnut and Leather Desk with a Hidden Drawer
Located in London, GB
The Fleming desk is a revised version of our famous Fleming console table. The desk feature an hidden middle drawer integrated in the structure openable from underneath. The internal...
Category
2010s British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Confidence of Cloud Writing Desk by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Confidence of a cloud writing desk by Thomas Dariel
Dimensions: D 43 x W 120 x H 147 cm
Materials: Structure in MDF with color-painted ash veneer. Fronts and back in the matte or ...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Le Corbusier LC16 Writing Wood Desk and Shelve by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Writing desk designed by Le Corbusier in 1957. Relaunched in 2010.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Defying the laws of physics, going beyond what we normally understand by the conditions of equilibrium, this bookcase is nothing short of a manifesto for Cassina’s design and construction capabilities. After a lengthy period of research and development, ably assisted by state-of-the-art technology, the company’s designers created a production prototype of the original 1940 piece that architect Franco Albini made as a one-off for his Milan home. Respecting the authentic underlying concept of the design, with its compelling experimental feel, as well as its surprisingly spare, linear looks, today’s model preserves the minimal ideal of the original: a feeling of air and light so that the books and objects seem to float free. Thus does Cassina restore to the contemporary world of design one of its most emblematic artefacts, a piece that has acquired the status of a work of art, as magical now as it was when it was first seen.
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About the designer:
Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was born in La Chauxde-Fonds, in the Swiss Canton of Jura, in 1887; and died in France, in Roquebrune-CAP-Martin, on the French Côte d'Azur, in 1965.
At the beginning of his career, his work was greeted with some reluctance due to its supposed "revolutionary" character and the radical aspect it acquired through his "purist" experiments; In any case, already at that time, he received the recognition he deserved and the admiration of the majority. His message is still being assimilated by an increasing number of people in the profession, but his eccentric avant-garde attitude should be properly taken into account for the use of rational systems in his planning method, as reflected in extremely simple modules and forms based on functional logic.
"A functionalism that does not tend to exalt the mechanical function to the detriment of the symbolic but rather to the rejection of the symbol, which he now considers obsolete and insignificant, and the recovery of the practical function as a symbol of new values" (¹)
In his activities as an urban planner, architect and designer, his method of study continued to develop, sometimes going from one extreme to another in a complex plastic language. Some examples of this are:
Unité d'Habitation, Marseille (1946-52);
the Chapel in Ronchamp (1950-55);
the Dominican Monastery «La Tourette» (1951-56);
the Zurich Center (1964-65)
the Hospital in Venice (1965).
The same dedication will be found in the design of diverse furniture, such as: the furniture of "Equipement intérieur de la maison" (tables, chairs, sofas and armchairs) designed for the Salon d'Automne in 1928 with Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand and “Casiers Standard...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Soft TV Unit Console in Beige with Natural Pine Solid Wood Spheres
Located in Larnaca, CY
SOFT TV unit console in beige color and natural Swedish pine solid wood spheres.
With linear cuts on the front covers for giving access to remote control signals. A custom hole for c...
Category
2010s Cypriot Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Secrétaire Desk in Shagreen and Palmwood by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The secrétaire desk is the perfect functional working unit. The flap top opens up into a desk with several compartments, inlaid in antique black shagreen and wood veneer, to store it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Shagreen Stingray, Palmwood
The Gate #01, Long Table/ Desk by Singchan Design Borderland Series
Located in 广州市, CN
Dimension: L3200 x W1000 x H750
Material: Stainless steel
Limited Edition 20+2AP
The metal surface is not sealed, exposing the true metallic lustre intentionally, giving the tab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Melting" Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The melting writing desk's simple but elegant design, makes for an adaptable neutral piece of furniture. The cream shagreen top is framed with an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antonieta Vanity Table Designed by Tana Karei
By Tana Karei
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
The Antonieta table was thought as a vanity table but can be used as a writing desk. It has an exquisite brass inlay in the cover. It also has five drawers. It has a hand made mirror...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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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