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Period: 2010s
Period: 1940s
Beluga Leather Writing Desk by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Beluga leather writing desk by Madheke
Dimensions: W 150 x D x 60 x H 86 cm
Materials: Leather, fabric, metal, veneer
The minimalistic desig...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Revised Edburton – solid oak desk
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Edburton: a desk crafted from solid wood featuring a perforated powder coated metal screen (sand or rust), an open front and a hidden cable compartment. The top and frame are finished with a matt lacquer and available in oak or walnut.
Design by Sjoerd Vroonland & Casper Vissers
Revised
From generations, for generations
Our aim with the design label Revised is to create timeless atmospheres and emotions by exploring our most inspiring legacies with present day knowledge.
We all want to revise our lives at a certain moment in time, take a new challenge on board. Keep the good things in life and add another layer of inspiration. The word “REVISED” is a different story for each of us. What we share is the human ability to review, reconsider, reflect and refresh. That is exactly what makes us feel wonderful and take charge of life.
We, Suzy & Casper Vissers, are the founders of Revised. Suzy is an interior architect and Casper is the co-founder of the design brand Moooi. Designer Sjoerd Vroonland created the first collection in close collaboration with Christopher Mc Guigan and ourselves.
We strive to bring intense feelings of warmth, calmness and belonging into your home, your office, your present world. From furniture to lighting, from wall to floor decorations, through our designs we create atmospheres with a contemporary flavour, promoting a more serene and soulful way of living.
Our artisan products are made in The Netherlands, Italy and Germany. Artisan cabinetmaking techniques are efficiently produced. We deal directly from the factory to you. Revised products are designed and made in such a sustainable way that they will last for generations. We have a repair service...
Category
2010s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Modern Walnut Odin Desk from the Signature Series by Pompous Fox
Located in Barrie, ON
The Odin desk has been designed to be as minimal as possible without reducing the functionality generally required by a desk. Many modern desks come without storage - we saw this as a huge drawback (who doesn't need desk storage?!) A simple top with high angle bevel create a lightness to the desk while the cabinet appears to be be floating.
The standard configuration for the cabinet is a lower filing drawer with two general purpose drawers above. The configuration of the cabinet may be changed (left or right side of the desk) and you may also customize the drawers. Examples include fully custom gaming desk with the computer integrated into the cabinet or maybe you want to add some storage for your favourite whiskey.
Each piece in the Signature Series...
Category
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Bodil Kjær Office 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
Charlotte Perriand Set of Two Tables À Plateau Interchangeable by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two tables designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1937. Relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The first model of this historic design table was crafted in 1937 for Charlotte Perriand’s studio in Montparnasse. The Table à Plateau Interchangeable, now part of the Cassina I Maestri...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Blue and Brass Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue and brass Rockconsole, royal stranger.
Dimensions: width 160 cm, height 90 cm, depth 50 cm
Materials: lacquered body suspended by stainless steel coated in brass leg, docked o...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
White Oak Worth & Worth Table Slatted
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This molten grain walnut table spans in magical chamfered edges.
Handcrafted in solid oak, a perfect setup for a desk.
This was designed for the interior of a storefront gallery space to serve as a desk with two side cabinet...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Berlin, DE
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 Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Vanity Desk in Estremoz Marble & Polished Brass
Located in New York, NY
The distinctive marble desk initiates a design tension between rough and smooth, straight lines and faceted shapes. It’s novel metal structure is the foundation from where mountains ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 100x60-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
A lot of work requires a lot of space. But only until it is done. That's why we now have the large Fläpps Secretary (100x60-1). After work, this fully-grown desk folds back up so discretely against the wall that you can no longer see anything of your work.
But it's not just a folding wall desk...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
French Art Deco Writing Table with Two Side Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
French Art Deco writing table or desk with two side drawers, maple parquet top, rounded (subtly octagonal) oak legs with elegant feet, in...
Category
1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Oak
EM207 Desk by Eero Moss
Located in Geneve, CH
EM207 desk by Eero Moss
One of a kind
Dimensions; W 215 x D 76 x H 75 cm
Materials: Walnut, ash, India ink.
Finish: Natural oils.
18 Brut Collection
The latest collection by the ar...
Category
2010s Romanian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Walnut
Venezia Rialto Writing Desk
By Morici
Located in Milan, IT
Effortlessly enriching any modern interior - from a conference room, office, home study - this sculptural piece will create a timeless and elegant focal point. Entirely crafted of wo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Exotica Desk
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
Exuding feelings of fantasy, this highly coveted desk is bold, daring and seductive. Her wooden frame is cloaked in an exotic fabric with a complementing metal top, juxtaposed with the mesmerizing movements of shimmering glass...
Category
2010s Portuguese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Black Design Desk by French Designer Charly Bounan
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Design desk by French Designer Charly Bounan
Dimensions:
Height: 80 cm.
Width: 240 cm.
Depth: 80 cm.
Charly Bounan, is a Parisian designer renowned for its refined crea...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin
Mrs. Note Desk - Walnut - 190cm
Located in Monte-Serzedo, 13
Following the principles of the “rational design,” Mr. And Mrs. Note Desks embody timeless elegance. Design to reflect the identity of the brand, where function creates attractive pu...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Plywood
Lifting Desk by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Lifting desk by kar
Dimensions: W 120 x D 45 x H 75 cm
Materials: MDF Frame
Available in black.
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetitio...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Colorful Green Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: Width 160cm, height 90cm, depth 50cm
Materials: lacquered body suspended by stainless steel coated in brass leg, docked on a matte ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Nove Table, Marquinia with F. Wooden Case by Sissy Daniele
Located in Geneve, CH
Nove table, Marquinia with F. wooden case by Sissy Daniele
Dimensions: W 220 x D 110 x H 75 cm
Materials: marquinia, bronze
Also available: Fumigated wooden case packing.
A m...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Revised Edburton – solid walnut desk
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Edburton: a desk crafted from solid wood featuring a perforated powder coated metal screen (sand or rust), an open front and a hidden cable compartment. The top and frame are finished with a matt lacquer and available in oak or walnut.
Design by Sjoerd Vroonland & Casper Vissers
Revised
From generations, for generations
Our aim with the design label Revised is to create timeless atmospheres and emotions by exploring our most inspiring legacies with present day knowledge.
We all want to revise our lives at a certain moment in time, take a new challenge on board. Keep the good things in life and add another layer of inspiration. The word “REVISED” is a different story for each of us. What we share is the human ability to review, reconsider, reflect and refresh. That is exactly what makes us feel wonderful and take charge of life.
We, Suzy & Casper Vissers, are the founders of Revised. Suzy is an interior architect and Casper is the co-founder of the design brand Moooi. Designer Sjoerd Vroonland created the first collection in close collaboration with Christopher Mc Guigan and ourselves.
We strive to bring intense feelings of warmth, calmness and belonging into your home, your office, your present world. From furniture to lighting, from wall to floor decorations, through our designs we create atmospheres with a contemporary flavour, promoting a more serene and soulful way of living.
Our artisan products are made in The Netherlands, Italy and Germany. Artisan cabinetmaking techniques are efficiently produced. We deal directly from the factory to you. Revised products are designed and made in such a sustainable way that they will last for generations. We have a repair service...
Category
2010s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Desk in Solid Black Ash and White Carrare Marble - om34 by Mjiila
Located in PARIS, FR
Om34 is a radical geometrical desk in solid brushed wood whose board is pierced by a piece of white Carrara marble.
The contrast of the two noble mater...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Graphite Secretaire Desk, Pols Potten Studio
By Pols Potten
Located in Geneve, CH
Graphite secretaire desk - Pols Potten Studio.
Dimensions: W119 x D59 x H75.5 cm.
Materials: Black powder coated iron frame, graphite plated aluminium top
Pols Potten products...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Nove Table, Marquinia by Sissy Daniele
Located in Geneve, CH
Nove table, Marquinia by Sissy Daniele
Dimensions: W220 x D110 x H75 cm
Materials: Marquinia, Bronze
Also available: Fumigated wooden case packing,
A marble block that rolls,...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Finn Juhl Nyhavn Desk Wood Black Lino
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Desk designed by Finn Jhul
Manufactured by one collection Finn Juhl, (Denmark)
When Finn Juhl established his first studio at the exclusive address of 33 Nyhavn in central Copenhagen in 1945, he designed a very simple desk with burnished steel legs, which came to shape his furniture design during the 1950s. When Finn Juhl moved his studio to 38 Sølvgade in 1957, these same tables were still used...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Le Corbusier LC16 Desk and Shelve and Cabanon Stools Set by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Writing desk designed by Le Corbusier in 1957. Relaunched in 2010.
Maison du Brésil and Cabanon Stools designed by Le Corbusier in 1952-59. Relaunched i...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Traditional English Leather Top Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
Traditional English leather top black lacquered writing desk. Newly made in the USA with iconic English traditional styling. Featuring imported Italian burgundy leather top with a po...
Category
2010s American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Charlotte Perriand Desk "Petit Bureau en forme libre" for Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Price given applies to the piece as shown in the first picture. Prices vary dependent on the chosen material. Available in Mahogany or American walnut or a lacquered version (differe...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Beauty Desk, Makeup Table, Writing Table, Mirror, Oak, Brass Medulu
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Beauty desk with simple lines and sophisticated
details. Vivian is ideal for intimate environments such
as a boutique-hotel or a private residence.
A brass box contains two jewel boxes.
The white lacquered wooden shell houses...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary Sunrise by Joa Herrenknecht
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated or standing workstation depending on the height it is mounted on the wall. When the ...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Design Desk, Curved Top, Piano Lacquer, Chrome, France, 1950s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Extraordinary curved (kidney-shaped) designer desk from the 1950/60s.
Asymmetrical shape similar to that of a grand piano. Walnut, high-gloss black finish with piano lacquer. Octagon...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x80-2 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
What would a library be without a small place to study? So what would the Fläpps shelves 80x80-2 and 80x80-3 be without the small workplace of the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2 with integrated folding shelf? The three modules with the square design now make it even easier to plan full walls with Fläpps.
But even without the square relatives, the double secretary...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Minimalist Modern Desk in Walnut
Located in Lisbon, PT
A stylish desk for home or office. The clean look is achieved by using the drawers almost hided, and as a part of the desk’s structure, as well as cable storage under the tabletop. F...
Category
2010s European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Walnut
Ziricote and Amaranth Wood Desk by Antonio Aricò for Delvis Unlimited
Located in Milan, Milan
This small wood desk with simple shapes acquires sophistication through the different types of natural wood. A stylistic choice that brings out the cra...
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Purpleheart, Ziricote
Bodil Kjær Office 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
Antique Spanish Architect Table, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Spanish architect table, circa 1940.
Manufactured by Certex, from Spain.
In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautiful patin...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Enea Desk by Studio Nove.3
Located in Milan, IT
In line with Studio Nove.3 style, Enea is an essential desk where metal and hard leather are combined in the most refined way. Made of a tubular metal frame lacquered in different finishes, including gold, champagne, and bronze. It has a cowhide top and a set of three hard leather-upholstered drawers...
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Colorful Pink Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful pink Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: Width 160cm, height 90cm, depth 50cm
Materials: lacquered body suspended by stainless steel coated in brass leg, docked on a m...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Supernova, Recycled Cast Aluminum Table Leg in Black by Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
The contemporary supernova is a dynamic, self-levelling trestle cast entirely from entirely recycled aluminium in a fully sustainable closed-loop factory. Simple and versatile to ori...
Category
2010s British Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x80-2 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
What would a library be without a small place to study? So what would the Fläpps shelves 80x80-2 and 80x80-3 be without the small workplace of the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2 with integrated folding shelf? The three modules with the square design now make it even easier to plan full walls with Fläpps.
But even without the square relatives, the double secretary...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Blue and Brass Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue and brass Rockconsole, royal stranger
Dimensions: Width 160cm, height 90cm, depth 50cm
Materials: lacquered body suspended by stainless steel coated in brass leg, docked on a ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Blue and Brass Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue and brass rock console, Royal Stranger.
Dimensions: width 160cm, height 90cm, depth 50cm
Materials: lacquered body suspended by stainless steel coated in brass leg, docked on ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mais, Desk by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Mais - Desk by Alva Design
Materials: Wood, MDF, Formica, Leather details
Dimensions: 190 x 87 x 74 cm
ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, form...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Monolith Slab Table by Phaedo
Located in Geneve, CH
Monolith slab table by Phaedo.
Dimensions: W 30" x L 60" x H 16" inches.
Materials: white-washed ash.
The Monolith slab takes the Monolith motif and creates a visually striking surface.
The wood of the table top has been carved away to allow the grain to roll over the rim and down into the cylinder.
Phaedo is a sculpture and design company founded by Morgan Spaulding.
At once playful and restrained, somber and lively, Spaulding’s art and furniture personify the ambiguous curvatures of ethereal in-betweens: dreamstates, memories in recession, thresholds in passing.
In balanced practice, Spaulding’s ornamental sculpture...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
Fläpps Secretary of State 80x50-1 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation!
When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a statesman and you can hardly suspect his full potential. Unfolded however, diplomacy come...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Cantilever Desk by Phaedo
Located in Geneve, CH
Cantilever desk by Phaedo
Dimensions: W 60" x D 24" x H 45" inches
Materials: Natural Black Walnut
The Cantilever Desk draws upon the form and function of the seating in this series of work.
Phaedo is a sculpture and design company founded by Morgan Spaulding.
At once playful and restrained, somber and lively, Spaulding’s art and furniture personify the ambiguous curvatures of ethereal in-betweens: dreamstates, memories in recession, thresholds in passing.
In balanced practice, Spaulding’s ornamental sculpture...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
"Locust" Wood Desk by Alexandre Caldas
Located in Geneve, CH
"Locust" Wood desk with "Nest" chair by Alexandre Caldas
Desk:
Width: 120 cm
Depth: 80 cm
Height: 76 cm
The design can be inspiring for those who deal with it in a day-to-day use. In this case, the comfort and the organization frees us for the creative process, while is functionality tries to be unobtrusive and restrained, without harming the environment that surrounds it. Without great effort, its user can easily reach everywhere and access the tools of work…LOCUST Working Desk
The construction of the legs in an “X” mode, confers an extreme stability without further lockups, since the locking is already part of the design.
Also the way the top trapdoors are designed conceals the hinges, making imperceptible the way they open and close.
The fact of being higher in the back create a slope which allows a better reading and writing.
This difference combined with the 48 degree tilt of the front drawers, creates an illusion of thickness that completely eliminates the viewing of all the front storage when we are standing at it.
The inner hole in one leg carries internal electric power...
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Blue maple writing desk
Located in Milan, IT
Masterfully executed using century-old techniques, Leone Intarsi's master artisans meticulously create the stunning floral motif of this desk in light blue-stained birdseye maple woo...
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Maple
Paestum Writing Table / Desk
Located in Banbury, GB
A finely carved and simulated cork decorated large writing table or desk with a thick glass top.
Category
2010s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Luxury Modern Table Made from Sustainable Ancient River Rescued Wood
By Tréology
Located in Papanui, Christchurch
The subtle expression of natural beauty and craftsmanship, the Umber table was created by taking a trapezoid form and establishing juxtapositions with the base and top elements.
The Umber table is made from matai, a New Zealand native...
Category
2010s New Zealand Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Puff Armchair by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
A design puff with soft, generous contours, designed to bring home casual, sophisticated comfort that opens the door to new, freer lifestyles.
The idea for this puff that changed t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Minimalist Brazilian Handcrafted Peroba Desk ''Cantilever'' by Dimitrih Correa
Located in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Cantilever is a minimal working desk designed to offer great usability and pleasure.
The aesthetics proposes a clean approach by using a cantilever system to hold the table surfac...
Category
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Riald Brass and Glass Console, Signed by Stefan Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Riald brass and glass console - Signed by Stefan Leo.
Forged iron, Top pâte de verre.
Brass, Pâte de verre.
Measures: 140 x 38cm, H:85 cm.
Atelier Stefan Leo has a remarkable r...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fokker Airplane Wingflap Writing Desk
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Fokker Airplane Wingflap writing desk
Desk made from the left and right wing flab of a Fokker F50.
Fokker was one of the pioneers in Airplane design and manufacturing.
The Founder...
Category
2010s Dutch Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Directoire Style Desk Solid Cherry with Leather Pad and Covered Storage Space
Located in Landivy, FR
This desk belongs to the MELANIE collection that proposes handcraft modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century.
T...
Category
2010s French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Wood, Cherry, Oak
Lily Marble Console, Signed by Stefan Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Lily marble console, signed by Stefan Leo
Lily marble console
Forged iron, top marble
Measures: 140 cm x 38 x H 85cm
Atelier Stefan Leo has a remarkable reputation thanks to its uni...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Lily Glass Console, Signed by Stefan Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Lily glass console - signed by Stefan Leo
Lily glass console
Forged iron, top pâte de verre
Measures: 140 cm x 38 x H 85cm
Atelier Stefan Leo has a re...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Add on, Wall Pocket
Located in Berlin, BE
With the minimalist wallpockets made of canvas you can promote you Fläpps secretary to Secretary of State and provide additional space for unfinished work and stuff lying around. Thi...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Canvas
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated or standing workstation depending on the height it is mounted on the wall. When the ...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
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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