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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Vintage Writing Desk 1960s Mahogany Veneered Enameled Metal
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with double column side drawers in enamelled metal and mahogany veneered wood with Formica-covered top.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Magnificent Peter Protzman Zebra Wood Chrome Desk Mid Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
This iconic desk, designed by Peter Protzman for Herman Miller, was only manufactured for two years from 1970-1971. Making it a rare, limited production item. The smooth, curved edge...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
C.E.O. Cube Leather Desk Designed by Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Poltrona Frau
Located in Zagreb, HR
Highly exclusive CEO cube desk in leather, designed by Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Poltrona Frau, Italy late 90s/00s
The price of the new ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Danish Modern Executive Brazilian Rosewood Desk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Danish modern executive rosewood desk designed and manufactured in Denmark, circa 1960s. This desk has a very particula...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Boomerang desk
By Hans Hartl
Located in Paris, FR
Teak and oak, one top, one shelf, one double-sided pedestal with drawers, one tapered leg incorporating two electrical outlets.
Nordic design
72 x 180 x 100 cm
Category
1960s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
Desk " Conoid " By George Nakashima, USA 1970s
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Desk " Conoid " in Wallnut features a pedestal with three drawers.
By George Nakashima, USA 1970s.
Designer - George Nakashima.
Model - Conoid.
Production period - 1970s.
Meas...
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1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Danish Cabinetmaker, Desk / Dining Table in Oak, Baroque Style, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
This piece is a versatile desk or small dining table crafted in oak, showcasing the elegance of Baroque style with a touch of mid-century modernity. Made in the 1970s by a Danish cab...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Elegant Italian Small Desk in Cherry and Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, cherry, mahogany, brass, formica, Italy, 1950s
Very elegant desk made in Italy in the 1950s. The framework is executed in cherry. The...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
Located in Rome, IT
A French gilt-metal mounted mahogany bureau à cylindre writing desk.
With a grey marble top over three drawers, the fall enclosing a sliding tan lea...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fine French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Directoire Marble Top Mirrored Vanity Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superbly crafted antique French Directoire style brass inlaid and bronze mounted secretaire desk or ladies vanity. The piece is perfect for paying bills or using as a makeup vanity...
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1890s French Directoire Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Rattan Modern BP Desk Lamp Art Deco Bankers Lamp
Located in Oxford, GB
Rattan Modern BP Desk lamp
This unique desk lamp blends the warmth of natural materials with the sleek lines of art deco.
Crafted from organic rattan and abaca, it features a wide re...
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2010s Philippine Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan
Magnificent Rare Kidney Shaped Vladimir Kagan Burl Desk Credenza Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent Vladimir Kagan Burl and Lucite kidney shaped desk credenza. Very few of these unusual desk/ credenzas were ever made and all were custom made for private collectors. This...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lucite, Burl
Rare Marzio Cecchi Writing Desk with Sculpted Bronze Base
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Marzio Cecchi, writing desk, lacquered wood, lacquered iron, bronze, leather, Italy, 1985
Italian-based designer Marzio Cecchi (1940-1990) designed this remarkable office set that ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Arflex Sigmund Writing Desk in White Carrara Top with Metal Base by Studio Asai
By Arflex
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Arflex Sigmund Writing Desk in White Carrara Top with Metal Base by Studio Asai. To remain faithful to this search for interior honesty, the design of t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-20th Century Desk, Italy
Located in New York, NY
A delicate walnut desk, crafted in Italy in the mid-20th century. It features two drawers and brass stabilizing rods, adding both structural integrity and refined aesthetics.
The tab...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Desk and Matching Chair by Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti, Italy1990
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Desk and Matching Chair by Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti, Italy,1990s
Dimensions D: 80 - Chair : 46 cm H: 73 - Chair : 89 cm W: 160,5 - Chair : 65 cm
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Danish Mid Century Teak Box Wooton Folding Desk Writing Table File Cabinet MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Teak Box Wooton Folding Desk Writing Table File Cabinet MINT!
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Unique Italian Large Wall Unit with Writing Desk in Maple and Birch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wardrobe with writing desk, birch, maple, fabric, glass, brass, coated steel, Italy, 1950s
Hailing from a skilled artisan of Italy, this exceptional set embodies a unique combinatio...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Large English Pedestal Desk of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome large English pedestal desk of mahogany, featuring a moulded top inset with an embossed leather, over a frieze with one long drawer fl...
Category
19th Century English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Piano desk black lacqued wood
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A sleek, black-polished, sculptural piece conjuring the presence of a grand piano.
Piano Desk evokes an intricate fusion of the grace in artistic expression and the discipline of w...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand Carved Oak Jacobean Dining Table, Circa 1910s
Located in Germantown, MD
Gorgeous Hand carved oak Jacobean style dining table. Use as a library/office table or desk. Beautiful oak top with substantial hand carved...
Category
Early 20th Century American Jacobean Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Large Desk by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy, 1956
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large desk designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1956 for Bernini, Italy. Walnut wood with two drawers and two spaces in the front side and other four spaces in the back side.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk, Style of Gio Ponti, c 1950s, Refinished
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully refinished Mid-Century Modern desk produced in Italy circa 1950s. Featuring black steel and wood frame with large brass elements and alternating black and white drawer fr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Walnut Pop Up Piano Top Davenport
Located in Reepham, GB
A very attractive 19th Century Davenport Desk.
It is supplied with the original tooled, gilded, leather writing inset and stands on a pair of hand carved cabriole legs.
The desk fe...
Category
19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Exectutive Desk by Osvado Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Almelo, NL
Executive desk by Osvado Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1950s
This exceptional desk was designed by the renowned Italian architect and designer Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno in 1954, showcas...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
50's rationalist style desk in metal and wood with methacrylate covered tops
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2741
Rare rationalist style desk in metal and wood with methacrylate covered tops and drawers in perfect original condition.
Italian manufacture 1950.
135 x 65 h 76 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Desk or Vanity with two Drawers, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful desk, or can also be used as a vanity - dressing table.
Made from bamboo wood and rattan, in Italy in the 1970s.
The desk is beautiful to look at from all sides and can als...
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1970s Italian French Provincial Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
William IV Maple Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular inset green leather with birds eye maple borders. The frieze with two drawers and two opposing false drawers all with decorated brass knobs. Trestle base with flattened b...
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1830s English William IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Pegaso Writing Desk Walnut Wood with Leather
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Writing desk in Canaletta walnut with large drawer with push and pull mechanism, small drawers with metal handles in the upper part. Legs in solid wood in Canaletta walnut tone.
Top ...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Vladimir Kagan Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Vladimir Kagan Desk.
Quilted maple, brass and Leather.
Beautiful Pistachio color Leather.
Label present.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Regency Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a beautiful rectangular green leather inset top with banded edge and two frieze drawers with trestle lyre form base. Turned stretcher. Raised on saber legs with brass paw feet c...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Mid Century Danish Teak Writing Desk with Hutch
Located in Detroit, MI
This exceptional vintage mid century Danish modern teak and mahogany wood secretary writing desk with hutch was made in Denmark circa 1960. The...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ricardo Bofill 1990 Desk
Located in Barcelona, ES
Anabelle d'Huart & Ricardo Bofill Desk
France, 1993
Manufactured by Ricardp Bofill
Veneer
180 x 80 x 76h cm
70,9 x 31,5 x 29,9h in
Private Collection
Category
1990s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South German 1820. This unique and very beautiful secretary desk dates back to the early phase of the Biedermeie...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Mahogany Writing Desk / Dressing Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Mahogany Writing/Dressing Table – Also Ideal as a Desk or Side Table
This elegant antique table, dating from the 19th Century, features clean lines...
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19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Transitional Modern Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Stardust Transitional desk, for moments of reflection, this desk adds a note of glamour in our pearlescent Stardust finish. Platinum-striped beading ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Danish Modern Teak Desk with Bookcase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning Danish modern teak desk designed in Denmark, circa 1960s. This desk features four dovetail drawers and a generous compartment, providing ample storage for all your essential...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Plate Glass and Chrome Dining Table Model 6060 by Leon Rosen for Pace
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish and sophisticated dining table (model 6060) designed by Leon Rosen for the Pace Collection composed of a heavy plate-glass 72" long top supported by two chrome and plate-glas...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Nara Tobacco Desk
Located in Milan, IT
This desk was inspired by traits of Art Deco and architecture typical of the Japanese city of Nara. Its graceful frame in glossy, tobacco-finished walnut boasts slender, tapered legs...
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Set of Daystak Table and Chair - Beech & Beech/Walnut - by Robin Day for &T
By Robin Day, &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Designed in 1951, the Daystak Table exemplifies Robin Day’s meticulous attention to detail and celebration of the material at hand. Showcasing the same striking, A-shaped legs as the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech, Walnut
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
1960's Roger Capron Vallauris Ceramic Tiles & Oak Brutalist Table/Desk France
By Roger Capron
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
1960's French Brutalist Local Carpenter Crafted Solid Oak Table/Desk with Roger Capron Ceramic Herbaria Leave tiles produced by Vallauris
The handcrafted tiles, which were produced...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Süe & Mare rosewood and amboyna burl desk 1921
By Sue et Mare
Located in Paris, IDF
This walnut, rosewood, and amboyna burl veneer desk dates from the early 1920s and was created by Louis Süe and André Mare. It takes us straight to the height of the Art Deco period....
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Amboyna
Early 20th Spanish Desk with Lyre Legs and Carved Edges on Top
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th Spanish desk with lyre legs and carved edges on top
An 20th century Spanish Baroque style desk, or writing table made of solid walnut with lyre shaped legs joined by wrou...
Category
20th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian NeoClassic Oak Parquetry Desk, Natural
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Italian NeoClassic style starburst pattern parquetry desk with tapered legs. It has one center drawer flanked by two smaller drawers with Verde Bronze finished handles.
Shown in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Table Desk with Parquetry Inlay
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood table desk with parquetry inlay and floral marquetry border and a single drawer with gilt bronze trim (signed: LINKE)
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Country Estate Partners Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Deceptively simple at first glance the Country Estate Partners Desk by Niagara Furniture is remarkably sophisticated in its attention to detail throughout. The top section of the des...
Category
2010s Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Walnut Writing Desk in Walnut by Stanley #1
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: USA
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Stanley Furniture
Era: 1960s
Materials: Walnut, Laminate (Top)
Measurements: 46" wide x 18" deep x 30" tall
Knee Hole: 22.5" wide x 14" de...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
A Contemporary Folding Beechwood Desk with Two Drawers and two Folding Chairs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A Contemporary Folding Beechwood Desk with Two Drawers and two Folding Chairs. This practical design can be use for one or two people. It can be used in two sizes to fit into any wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Franco Albini Cavalletto Table, Wood by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1950. Relaunched in 2008.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This table, with its minimal lines and an extremely light look, underscores the ext...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Fine Early Victorian Burl Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in Essex, MA
A rare and hard to find desk of the finest quality. Most likely made by the firm of Gillow of Lancaster and London. With a kidney shaped top with a new tooled green leather top an ex...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Desk, 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Louis XVI brass inlaid mahogany desk with parcel-gilt and green leather inset top. The mahogany veneered on oak.
With a single drawer. Lock not working.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1980s Teal Laminated Over Wood Waterfall Desk Karl Springer Style
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and one of a kind, in the style of Karl Springer, Tiffany teal laminate over solid wood desk you co...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish Rosewood Desk by Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen Writing Table
Located in Uxbridge, GB
We have for sale a very elegant rosewood writing table by Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen c1958. This is a really nice, really well made piece. The piece was originally designed ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Modern Small Desk with White Lacquered Glass Top and White Frame, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Dining table with aluminum legs, structure and drawer.
The top is made of 8 mm thick ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
19th Century Louis XV French Desk with Cabriolet Legs, 1890s
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Louis XV style French walnut writing desk with three drawers and cabriolet legs. Created in France during the 19th century, th...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
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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