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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Xitle Desk
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, MX
The "Xitle" desk is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan Collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archetypical modern furniture...
Category
2010s Mexican Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Regency Mahogany Leather Reading Table with Flanking Candle Slides 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany satinwood and ebony inlaid one drawer reading table with a ratcheted leather top, cross banded tulip wood, flanking candle slides...
Category
1790s English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant French Louis XV style petit writing desk with gilt-bronze mounts, including escutcheon, knees sabots and chutes. One central locking drawer and a nicely embossed brown le...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Gio Ponti Writing Desk in Walnut and Brass for the BNL Offices, Italy 1940s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and collectable walnut desk with brass ferrules designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Schirolli (Mantova - Italy) in the 1940s for the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL - Nation...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Royal Empire Desk/Bureau Plat, Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal Empire Desk/Bureau Plat, Gilt Bronze
Mahogany with gilded bronze fittings in the form of female figures, incense burners, acanthus decoration and garlands.
Rectangular plate w...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Edwardian Quality Freestanding Mahogany Inlaid Pedestal Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality freestanding mahogany inlaid pedestal desk having a quality attractive mahogany inlaid satinwood crossbanded top with a green leather writing surface above ...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
French Desk Art Deco, 1920, Materials: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco Desk
Year 1920
French
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture make it unique. ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Pierre Jeanneret Desk and Office Chair from Chandigarh
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Beautiful set of Pierre Jeanneret desk and chair. The simplicity of the design, yet robust and functional has inspired many versions all over the world, but these original pieces sti...
Category
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cane, Teak, Upholstery
19th Spanish Side Table with Cared Turned Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish side table with cared Solomonic turned legs and iron stretcher.
The top has a carved edges and a beautiful grain and patina.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Gianfranco Frattini Desk Model 530 Bernini Italy 1957
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning medium sized writing desk model 530 designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Bernini, Italy 1957. This desk is made of nicely grained rosewood and cherrywood vene...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Superb Quality Antique Regency Mahogany Free Standing Writing Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique regency mahogany free standing writing desk having a superb quality mahogany top with a reeded edge and a red leather writing surface above two drawers and two...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Other
Danish Oak Writing Desk in the Style of Frode Holm Manufactured by Andreas Tuck
Located in Kastrup, DK
Oak writing desk with a sculptural base and an elegant profiled edge along one long side, designed for comfortable seating.
Danish design in the style of Frode Holm. Manufactured by...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Elegant Neoclassical Writing Table by Maison Jansen, France 1950.
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant Black lacquer writing table with brass details.
Original green leather top.
Two drawers and one key.
Designed by maison Jansen, P...
Category
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern Arco da Augusta Console Calacatta Marble Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Arco da Augusta Console, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Inspired by Lisbon's historical arch and as a homage to the Portuguese architecture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mahogany Pembroke Table, Gordon’s Fine Furniture, Inc.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Mahogany Pembroke table, Gordon’s Fine Furniture, Inc.
A Classic Pembroke table by Gordon’s Fine Furniture, Inc. made of mahogany with...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Desk, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian desk, 1950s.
Dimensions: H=80 cm; W=185 cm; D= 90 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Bureau Plat or Writing Desk with Bronze Mounts
Located in Barntrup, DE
This fine Louis XV-style desk has a leather top framed by bronze borders. The writing desk is raised on cabriole legs headed by floral and leaf cast mounts that have finely finished ...
Category
1950s European Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Modern Walnut Desk by Paul McCobb, c1960s
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Step back in time with this show-stopping vintage mid century walnut desk, artfully designed by the renowned Paul McCobb. This pi...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Desk Style Art Deco in Wood and chrome, 1940, Made in Germany
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Only the wood is restored, not the chrome metal
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it unique. It is an icon of...
Category
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Maitland Smith White Tessellated Marble Scroll Desk/Console Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant desk/console table designed & made by Maitland-Smith in the late 1970s-early 1980s. Its simple, clean lines the scroll top table consists of white tessellated marble arranged...
Category
1970s Philippine Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
A Fine Anglo-Indian Carved Padouk Writing Table, Ceylonese
Located in New York, NY
19th Century
The solid rectangular top with carved gadrooned edge; over two frieze drawers with drop handles flanking an arched kneehole ,rope detail and further linear, raised on b...
Category
19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Padouk
Office desk by Arne Vodder for Sibast Mobelfabrik - 1960s
By Arne Vodder
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Beautiful executive desk designed by Arne Vodder for Sibast Mobelfabrik in Denmark in the 1960s.
It is made of a chromed metal skeleton and beautiful wood finishes.
This desk is in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th C. Italian Console Raised on Urn-Carved Trestle Legs 'or a Great Desk!'
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved wood trestle table from the 18th century. This antique table from Italy features a single board top, rectangular in shape, which is raised on a pair of urn-shaped l...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Bellagio Durmast Desk by Libero Rutilo
By Morelato
Located in Milan, IT
Brimming with luxe flair, this exceptional desk will be a mesmerizing addition to contemporary decors. The durmast-finished ash wood frame comprises four tapered, slender legs sustaining a parallepiped-like table top upholstered with prized leather. A further decorative component enhancing its modern style is the curved, black-finished panel outlining half of the top's perimeter. This sleek desk...
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Leather
Green Onyx Desk with Brushed Aluminum or Brass Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Celebrating nature's inherent beauty, the Oni Desk embraces the irregular shape of a found Green Onyx slab. This desk's innovative design is informed by the unique constraints of the...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Brass, Aluminum
Henrik Tengler, OC 1002 Ezone Desk by One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The Ezone desk was designed in 2004 by Henrik Tengler. Over the years the Ezone desk has proven to be a reliable and durable companion in the daily lives of thousands of hard working...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Elefante Desk 4 Versatile, Serves as Dining Table, Organic Shape
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Elefante Desk 4 Versatile, Serves as Dining Table, Organic Shape
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Introduction: Crafting Elegance with a Modernist Touch
NONO, renowned for its decade-long journey in redefining ...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Functionalist Desk Czech Bauhaus Tubular Steel, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This functionalist desk, with a construction of bent tubular steel was made in Czech Republic during the 1930s. The original chrome has been polishe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Drexel Desk
By Drexel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful walnut Drexel desk with matte black metal handles. Great piece for any office or bedroom.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 38 1/4in W: 32 1/2in D: 18in
This extremely rare and Important 18th Century Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Bureau de Dame Desk By Pierre Migeon is absolutely breathe taking! If you look at the photos provided you will see the attention to detail within the intricately done hand painted Chinoiserie gold and scarlet lacquered decorations as well as the extremely fine and crisp bronze ormolu mounts. The piece is also signed underneath of the desk. Pierre Migeon (1696-1758) Was one of the most prominent furniture makers of the 18th century and was known for for his impeccable quality as well as his ability to work with a variety of other extremely well known cabinet makers of the 18th C. Throughout his career a few very important people took a liking to his works and commissioned pieces from him such as Madame de pompadour and the Master of the Revels! The piece is equipped with a drop front writing area and 6 drawers and a secret compartment on the inside of the desk as well as two lockable drawers on the outside front of the desk. This piece was at one point a part of the inventory of the Hartman Galleries...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-century American Desk in Zebra Wood By Warren Platner
Located in Houston, TX
The desk is made of zebra wood. The table top is reupholstered with brown cowhide. There is a wide drawer for files on the left side and a smaller drawer on the right. The desk is el...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
"Gran Torino Special" 21st Century Desk, Italian Walnut and Maple
Located in Turin, IT
We are happy to present a new version of our bestseller Gran Torino desk - Gran Torino Special.
The new desk has the same recognizable silhouette though wit...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Maple, Walnut
Bauhaus Desk by Erich Dieckmann, Rosewood, Lacquer, Chrome, Germany circa 1925
By Bauhaus
Located in Regensburg, DE
Original, fully restored Bauhaus Executive Desk, attributed to Erich Dieckmann, Germany, 1923-1925 at the Bauhaus in Weimar.
Wonderful rosewood / Palisander veneer with excellent piano lacquer finish. Inside in bright maple in satin finish and high-gloss inside the doors.
Polished decorative stainless steel trims around the top and bottom. Nickel-plated metal fittings and details, galvanized and polished.
Original locks repaired. On the backside there are two book compartments...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
19th Century French Oak Barley Twist Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular 19th century French bureau plat writing table or desk featuring barley twist legs and stretcher. Crafted from oak in the grand Louis XIII style fronted by a large 27 inch...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage Art Deco Desk Period 1920s Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic vintage art deco desk or writing table
Circa 1920 on this on trend piece of furniture
Clean and minimal design - with perfect symmetry - pe...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by André Lurcat, Walnut, New Polish, Czech, 1930s
By André Lurcat
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk
Catalog model: PS 8
Material: Walnut, Chrome-plated Steel
Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia)
Period: 1930-1939
This desk was designed by French modernis...
Category
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vittorio Dassi Desk Minimal Geometric Mahogany and Laminate Midcentury
By Dassi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Vittorio Dassi desk minimal geometric mahogany and laminate midcentury.
The parts in colored laminate have some defects, see photos.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Mahogany
Jacques Adnet, Mahogany Semicircular Desk, France, circa 1936
Located in New York, NY
A grand mid-1930s desk as marvelous for its utility as its striking beauty. Not only do the elegant U-shape and large, receding supports complement the desk's rich mahogany finish, t...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Hepplewhite Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable early 19th century Hepplewhite partners desk having the original tooled leather top in a crossbanded border, a case with three drawers in each side with beechwood...
Category
Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian flame mahogany and satinwood crossbanded pedestal partners desk, circa 1860 in date.
The rectanglular top is satinwood crosbanded and inset with a stunning gold tooled green leather writing surface. One side of the desk is fitted with nine drawers, three drawers in the frieze and three drawers in each pedestal. The other side of the desk has three drawers in the frieze with a cupboard to each pedestal, each cupbpard is fitted with a central shelf.
The drawers are all fitted withbeautiful brass drop handles, the desk is complete with the original brass locks and key, and is raised on plinth bases.
Instill the elegance of a bygone era to a special place in your home with this fabulous antique partners pedestal desk.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished waxed and releathered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 79.5 x Width 166 x Depth 105
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 5 foot, 5 inches x Depth 3 foot, 5 inches
Flame Mahogany
Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works...
Category
1860s English Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Modern organic Solid Oak wood 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
Oscar Writing Desk
By Guerra Vanni
Located in Milan, IT
A remarkable piece of refined taste, this splendid writing desk with 3 drawers and push pull blumotion expertly combines tradition with modernity. The fabulous design of the new Osca...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Silver Leaf
19th Century English William IV Fruitwood Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century English William IV writing table or desk crafted from mixed fruitwood and oak. The table has storage drawers on each end with patinated brass pulls. The top has...
Category
19th Century English William IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Desk by Carlo de Carli
Located in New York, NY
A rare desk
Manufactured by Cassina
Date made: 1950
Material: walnut
Size: H 30.5” x L 63” x D 28.5”
Origin: Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Minimalist Modern Desk in Walnut
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
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, Walnut, Plywood
Sleek Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Writing Table with Green Black Finish
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sophisticated Mid-Century Modern writing table having a mahogany top with a stunning green black finish. The legs have an X design with contrasting light cream finish, black details ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19thC French Oak Bank Counter Desk
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC French Oak Bank Counter Desk, the matching Waiting Bench is also available separately
Ideal for a hotel reception or Lobby, restaurant et...
Category
19th Century Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
20th Century Italian Rosewood MIM Writing Table - Vintage Desk by Ico Parisi
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian writing, office table with a large top, made of hand crafted polished Rosewood, designed by Ico Parisi and produced by MIM Roma, in good conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Very Fine 19th Century Louis XVI Roll Top Desk by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI kingwood and tulipwood marquetry rolltop desk. Fine gilt bronze mounts with a beautiful marble top. Signed Paul Sormani.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Baker Vintage Georgian Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome Georgian style desk crafted in mahogany with a three panel tooled leather top on a two pedestal form with six drawers and two pull out trays featuring flame grained mahogany...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Rounded Italian Executive Desk in Louis XV Style Marquetry Bronze 1950 Inlaid
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Breathtaking & impressive! This rounded Italian Louis XV style executive desk with inlaid wood & bronze.
A desk build to impress and impress she does, truly amazing craftsmanship ...
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19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Glass Modern Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Glass modern desk with gold-plated decorative plates, beautifully designed, gold plated plates gives it that elegant and vintage look.
Category
20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Plate
19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marble Top Library Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand French 19th century library table, writing table, or bureau plat featuring an Italian Carrara marble top inset. Crafted in the neoclassical Louis XVI taste, the frieze is decorated on each side with strands of delicate bell flowers centered by floral reserves. The corners have carved rosettes and are supported by fluted legs having acanthus tops. The legs are conjoined by gracefully curved stretchers centered with an acanthus finial...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet
Olive green and black leather
France
Category
1950s European Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique William IV Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
An outstanding antique William IV writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1830-1840 period.
It is of the utmost quality, this stands on bold legs wi...
Category
1830s British William IV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Burl Maple Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Stylized 1950s Italian burl maple desk with bronze pulls and glass scrivania top.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Curved Walnut Art Deco Executive Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stop asking "who's the boss?" and place yourself at the helm of this stunning Art Deco executive desk. Featuring an eye-catching rounded writing surface atop a unique, yet sturdy, T-...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Modern Eglomise Glass Pink Dust Vanity with Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The églomisé pink dust vanity by Ercole Home has a 5-drawer, with silver leaf wood finish. Hand painted églomisé glass panels are inset on the su...
Category
2010s American Modern 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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