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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
17th Century Spanish "Lyre Leg" Walnut Table with Original Crossed Ironwork
Located in Marbella, ES
17th Century Spanish "Lyre Leg" walnut table with Original Crossed Ironwork.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Continental Walnut Table with Lyre-Form Legs & Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Continental Walnut table with Lyre-Form Legs & Iron stretcher.
Category
18th Century European Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Ico Parisi: Rare Pair of Consoles in Mahogany and Ebonized Walnut, Italy 1950's
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Ico Parisi (1916 - 1996)
A rare and important pair of sculptural consoles by Ico Parisi, their undulating yet modern curves a culmination of the designer's organic mode. The top, in...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Rosewood Desk by Unilabor, Geraldo de Barros C. 1954, Brazilian Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
This desk was produced by the pioneer company Unilabor, with components designed by Geraldo de Barros (1923-1998). Its iron structure supports a top and drawers covered with Formica ...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
French 19th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers with Secretary Drawer
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful walnut chest of drawers with secretary drawer. Impressive design with bronze drawer pullers and fire-plated key plates. Beautifully lived leather. The desk section is large...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TA-12-A Secretary Desk / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
This desk is raw in its simplicity, embodying an expressing the pure ideas of Pierre Jeanneret. It is a very strong piece which I love very much, its limited to the elements it needs...
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good quality George III period mahogany kneehole desk with moulded edge top above a long drawer and arrangement of three graduated small drawe...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Ilmari Tapiovaara Designed Dining Room Table Made by Laukaan Puu, 1950’s
Located in London, GB
An original and early Ilmari Tapiovaara 'Pirkka' dining Table made from ebonised beech and pine by Laukaan Puu in Finland.
Designed in 1955, The 'Pirkka' series was produced betw...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine, Beech
French Writing Table, Desk or Side Table Rocaille Style Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
French Rocaille style writing table, little desk or side table, circa 1950.
Good condition
For shipping:
W 89.5, D 52.5, H 75 8.6kg.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Jules Wabbes Corner Desk with Drawers in Mutenyé
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jules Wabbes, corner writing desk, mutenyé, nickel-plated metal, aluminum, Belgium, 1957
Beautifully designed desk by one of Belgium's most renown...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome, Nickel
18th C. English Architect's Table w/Unique Legs, Expanding Top, & Candle Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English expandable architect's table with candle stands from the 18th century. This antique table from England would have originally been used as an architects work desk, complete with a pair of small shelves that pull out from either side of that table, that would have supported candles for lighting. The rectangular-shaped top rests atop an apron that houses a faux-drawer with single brass handle, that when pulled, reveals an extension to the table. This slide out wood top is lined with leather, creating an additional writing pad surface. The leather top an also be slid back under the main top, keep legs out, granting access to storage within (see images for more details on this). Carved bracket accents adorn the underside of the skirt against each of the squared outer legs, which partially wrap the outer edges of the nicely-turned inner legs (which are slightly longer and terminate into petite caster feet). Needless to say, this piece has very interesting legs! A curvy x-style stretcher bar braces the legs under the bottom center for additional support. Note that the pull out leather top adds an additional 28" x 13" table top work space, with a floor clearance underneath of 24". This 18th century English architect's table, with expanding leather writing top...
Category
18th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Arne Vodder for Bovirke Writing Desk in Teak and Brass
By Bovirke, Arne Vodder
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arne Vodder for Bovirke, desk 'model BO85', teak, brass, Denmark, 1950s
This teak writing desk was designed by Arne Vodder for Bovirke. The table has an organically shaped table...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Table à manger en onyx et noyer d’Ico Parisi, Italie, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Table à manger en pierre d’onyx du designer italien, Ico Parisi, 1950.
Piètement en bois de noyer avec fixations en laiton.
Fait également office ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Rococo Desk/ Table with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
18th century Swedish Antique Rustic provincial rococo table/ desk from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
A very rustic rococo desk with incred...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Louis XVI Mahogany And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat By Martin Carlin
Located in Essex, MA
This desk is by one of the finest makers in France during the fourth quarter of the 18th century under the reign of Louis XVI.
Stamped M.CARLIN and JME on underside. Two commodes...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Italian Mid-Century Indian Rosewood Desk By Dassi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning Italian Mid-Century Desk is crafted in Indian Rosewood with a satin finish. The piece features a floating top, with a center drawer and six side drawers. A delicate fr...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Elegant French Style Writing Desk
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant French style writing desk with Louis XV lines in blond wood with silver leaf-painted table edge and feet. 3 drawers. Fitted g...
Category
1950s American Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
Louis XVI Style Tulipwood and Purpleheart bureau plat. An original furnishing from the Waldorf Towers in New York City. Newly replaced tooled brown leather set...
Category
1770s French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Ole Wanscher Freestanding Desk in Rosewood Made by A.J. Iversen, Copenhagen 1959
Located in Odense, DK
Rare and important desk designed by Ole Wanscher and manufactured at master cabinetmaker A.J. Iversen in 1959. Exhibited at the Danish Cabinetmakers Guild exhibition the same year. T...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Shanxi Province Long Elm Calligraphy Table with Carved Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Shanxi Province Long Elm Calligraphy Table With Carved Legs
Circa: 1950
Dimensions:
W: 112"
D: 29.5"
H: 33.5"
Introducing our Antique Ha...
Category
1950s Chinese Bohemian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm, Lacquer, Paint
18th Century French Marquetry Louis XV Dressing Table or So-Called Coiffeuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XV marquetry dressing table or so-called Coiffeuse
18th century Louis XV vanity dressing table or coiffeuse...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Walnut and Maple Italian Desks Writing Table, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful desk in characteristic Italian style of Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi and Osvaldo Borsani. Very particular design. Right size will perfectly fill a corner of your home.
Vene...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Small Desk Mid-Century Italian Design Laminate Brass Walnut
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Gio Ponti small desk mid-century Italian design laminate brass walnut.
including Certificate of exspertire Gio Ponti Archive.
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Huge Gilded Ebonized Period French Louis XV Marble Top Butlers Desk Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
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This is a very rare, monumental butlers desk or large scale commode in solid oak with incredible hand polished and hand-hewn quarried marble. The piece has been painstakingly gilded and ebonized in a French-polished shellac finish and has a red interior. The piece features two side doors which at one time had adjustable shelves. Take a look at the incredible chunky antique locks...
Category
1770s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Slant Top Desk On Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
The leather writing surfaces on this desk have been newly restored with blind and gold tooling. The inside prospect door has a working lock and key.
Category
1760s English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18thC George II Irish Mahogany Card Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1750
18thC George II Irish Mahogany card table
Having a folding fold over inverted breakfront top raised on shaped legs.
The back leg extending out to support the table to...
Category
18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Rent Desk by Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top with inset red leather and banded edge, over a long drawer opening to A-Z lidded compartments. The pedestals below each with three drawers. All with classic Gill...
Category
1770s George III Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
George I Walnut Kneehole Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely figured walnut, rectangular quarter veneer top over top over a drawer and kneehole with door and small drawer flanked by drawers raised on bracket feet.
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern Walnut Writing Desk, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern writing desk
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
USA, 1950s
Patchwork bleached walnut top, with solid walnut legs and brass-capped feet....
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Louis XV Gold and Bronze Desk, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Small desk with drawers. Finely decorated with gold and fake turtle, Boulle style. handles and details in gilded bronze.
Packaging with bubble...
Category
1950s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vico Magistretti Design Vintage Desk and Chair Light Maple Wood Color Italian
Located in London, GB
A vintage and rare 1950s desk with matching chair Italian Design by Vico Magistretti. Light maple wood desk and chair with the original leather upholstery. The desk has 7 storage uni...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple
Early production Florence Knoll Desk, Classic Modernist design, Knoll New York
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early production walnut and rosewood desk designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll ,features richly grained walnut top rosewood frame, pencil drawer and file drawer. Retains early Knoll ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Umberto Mascagni Dining Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Handsome Italian modern dining table produced in Italy mid-1950's. by Umberto Mascagni of Bologna and imported to the UK by I. Barget Ltd. then retailed through Harrods among other s...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Walnut Two Drawer, Rounded Corner Desk, Italy, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
17th century Italian walnut two drawer desk.
Square column shaped legs.
Subtly rounded corners.
Finished on both sides, so can float in a room.
ARRIVING NOVEMBER.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian 18th Century Satin Walnut Bureau Desk Writing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian 18th century satin walnut bureau desk writing table. Veneer on oak and elm construction. Early satin walnut bureaux are very rare.
This is a lovely bureau, that ...
Category
18th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Antique Table w/Single Drawer Raised on Boldly Carved Legs & Stretchers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved-wood table with single drawer from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique table from Italy has a rectangular-shaped top which overhangs a apron below w...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
George III Period Mahogany Fitted Desk Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An 18th century mahogany desk or sometimes called architects desk, with fitted top drawer containing a baize lined wiring surface below which is a fitted section contains alphabet inlaid letter boxes The double top drawer slides out on hidden rollers and the baize section then slides back.
Original swan neck brass handles and fine flame mahogany. finished with dummy drawers to the back making this a free standing desk.
A model is in the Gillow design...
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18th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Period French Directior Leather Topped Writing Table.
Located in Hudson, NY
This beautiful period writing table was constructed in France circa 1790 to 1800 of rich imported mahogany and the woods have been carefully selected to create an overall pattern of ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Amazing Italian Desk or Dining Table by Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful organic shaped walnut base and silvered glass top. I was not able to get a good picture of the top.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Petite Vanity/Writing Table with Stool Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage mahogany vanity/writing table with corresponding naugahyde stool designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar (ca. 1950s, Indiana, USA).
Angu...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Naugahyde, Laminate, Mahogany
Baker Furniture Georgian Burled Walnut Executive Credenza Desk, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A stately Georgian or Chippendale style executive credenza desk
By Baker Furniture
USA, 1950s
Walnut case, with gorgeous burled walnut drawer fronts and original brass pulls...
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1950s American Georgian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Country French Writing Table ~ End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Writing Table ~ End Table was beautifully hand-crafted from solid indigenous walnut, and features amazing style rendered by capable rural artisans with wh...
Category
1790s French Louis XIV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1950's Stitched Leather Desk by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather desk covered with stitched leather
France
Designed by Jacques Adnet.
Category
1950s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
50° Desk in Wood Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Wood desk from the 50s, Italian.
Desk 1950s
Country: Italian
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated desk.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and ...
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1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Walnut Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century walnut library table from France. The top is made from two planks and is banded with a beveled edge, following down to a simple apron, which contains a single drawer in the front. The table is supported on hand turned barley and vine twist...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Desk in Wood Italian, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Wood desk from the 50s, Italian.
Desk 1950s
Country: Italian
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated desk.
If you have any questions we are at your disposa...
Category
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Mahogany 'TL2' Cavalletto Table / Desk by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in London, GB
A rare mahogany version of the Cavaletto or TL2 table designed by the great neo-rationalist designer, Franco Albini. Designed in 1950 for manufacturers Poggi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Wim Rietveld Pyramid Table Large Ahrend de Cirkel 1959
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large 'Pyramid' table designed by Wim Rietveld and produced in the Netherlands by Ahrend de Cirkel in 1959. The overall condition is good, but as you can see on the pictures, the tab...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Paul McCobb Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Writing Desk, Newly Refinished
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 bras...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Table for Spanish Desk, Pine and Beech Tree Wood, Iron, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bargueñera table with spiral leg. Pine and beech wood, iron. Century XVIII.
Rectangular board table made of pine wood and turned beech wood legs in the shape of spiral columns, whi...
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18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron, Other
Desk in the style of Finn Juhl & Arne Vodder Produced in Denmark
By Finn Juhl, Arne Vodder
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare freestanding desk in the style of Finn Juhl & Arne Vodder. Produced in Denmark.
Measures: Width: 170 ( 226.5) cm.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
High Quality Wood & Hogan William & Mary Style Walnut Writing/Library Table
Located in North Salem, NY
If you are looking for an impressive and unique statement piece of furniture this table is for you! This Wood & Hogan bench-made late 17th century William & Mary style Walnut writing...
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Early 18th Century English William and Mary Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
50° Desk Italian, Material, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
wood desk from the 50s, Italian.
Desk 1950s
Country: Italian
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated desk.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and ...
Category
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century Louis Phillippe Writing Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful and elegant Louis Philippe writing desk in a burl mahogany wood with leather and bronze mounted design details. The desk feature ...
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1950s French Louis Philippe Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Teak Wood, Brass & Black Metal Mid-Century Modern Dining Table
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Beautiful dining table made in Italy in the 1950s. Octagonal top in teak wood with geometric design and fluted edge. Black iron legs with shaped brass feet. The table top has been re...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
1950's Stitched Leather Desk by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's "Campaign Desk " all covered with stitched leather designed by Jacques Adnet.
France.
Category
1950s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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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