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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1780s
Milo Baughman Style Burl Wood and Macassar Ebony Executive Desk by Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco style executive writing desk
In the manner of Milo Baughman
By Henredon, "Scene Two" Collection
USA, Circa 1970s
Stunning bo...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Burl
Mariani for Pace Grey-Green Leather Executive Desk and Credenza
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian executive desk by Mariani for Pace Collection. Modular desk assembles in pieces for easy adjustments and moving. Teal grey leather has tooled borders where the hides are join...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Laminate
"Etudient" Oak Desk by Guillerme et Chambron, France, c. 1970
Located in New York City, NY
"Etudient" Oak Desk by Guillerme et Chambron, France, c. 1970.
This spectacular desk consists of a solid oak construction, faux leather top, three drawers with cut-out handles, and...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Pierre Paulin for Baker Art Deco Birdseye Maple Leather Top Executive Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and exceptional Art Deco executive desk designed in 1984 by Pierre Paulin for Baker Furniture. The desk features gorgeous birdseye maple and a leather top writing s...
Category
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Birdseye Maple
Large Italian Rosewood and Leather Conference Table/Desk By Hans Von Klier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning, large conference table/executive desk designed by Hans Von Klier for Skipper (ca. 1970, Italy).
Composed of a wrapped black leather middle section flanked by resin-coated...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Rosewood, Lacquer
Philipp Plein office brown desk in split leather with a crocodile skin effect
Located in Oirlo, LI
In a luxurious penthouse, nestled in the heart of a bustling city, stood a desk unlike any other. It was the creation of Philipp Plein, a designer whose name was synonymous with bo...
Category
1970s German Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Floating Edward Wormley for Dunbar Executive Extending Desks, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare and sleek Mid-Century Modern executive desks by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture. The desks features stunning solid walnut grain and sleek midcentury design. The desk is fi...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nutwood
Philippe Starck Square Mahogany Dining Table M 'Serie Lang' for Driade Aleph
Located in Hanover, MA
A stealth bomber-like sleek square book-matched ribbon mahogany veneer top dining table over four sharply angled polished cast aluminum legs, each having the signature and manufacturer's mark: Aleph by Starck.
Designed by Philippe Starck in 1987 for Aleph France: a division of Driade, from the limited series Lang...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Karl Springer "Ming Writing Desk" in Embossed Leather 1980s
Located in New York, NY
“Ming Desk” in color embossed textured leather with 2 drawers by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The craftsmanship and materials are superb and this is a wonderful example of Karl Springer’s work. This is a pared down version of the Chinese Style Series which preceded it.
Reference:
Karl Springer LTD red binder catalog published in the 1980’s, section “Coffee Tables and Bar Carts”, on page 9 there is a photo of the coffee table model of this desk with the page titled “KARL SPRINGER LTD CHINESE STYLE COFFEE TABLE...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Frank Gehry "Easy Edges" Dining Set, 1970s
By Frank Gehry
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare experimental corrugated cardboard dining table with 4 matching side chairs from the "Easy Edges" series, designed by Frank Gehry for Vitra, c. 1970s.
Gehry's experimentation...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Masonite
Elinor McGuire Model 226c Writing Desk
Located in Highland, IN
This exquisite design by Elinor McGuire for McGuire of San Fransisco is an exercise in subtle beauty and refined detailing. With a body covered in cane, slightly splayed legs, and so...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Kittinger Colonial Williamsburg Collection Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a Kittinger Williamsburg collection desk. The desk is in good used condition with minor signs of age and wear as shown.
Category
1970s American Chippendale Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pietra Serena' Inca' Desk or Dining Room by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 1978
Located in Almelo, NL
Pietra Serena' Inca' Desk or Dining Room by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, Italy, 1978
The "Inca" range represents an advancement of the previously established "Eros" system, main...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Wood Lovig Desk
Located in Phoenix, AZ
The iconic Løvig teak flip top desk designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen, 1960s, Denmark. It’s versatile in that the back shelf can flip down on its brass hinges to create a larger work s...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Stunning Scene Two Henredon Waterfall Desk Burl Olivewood Wood Mid-Century
By Henredon
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning Henredon olivewood burl “Scene 2” series waterfall desk with rare matching chair. Macassar ebony wood detail and waterfall edges!! Absolutely stunning book-matched olive...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Burl
Vintage Teak Desk, Scandinavian Design, Fully Restored
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This gorgeous desk is a great example of Scandinavian design in its best - simple in form yet very functional, crafted from high quality materials with great attention to details.
M...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Directors Desk in Marble Look Fiberglass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernest 'Igl' Hofmann for Wilhelm Werndl, corner desk, model 'Jet', painted fiberglass, Germany, designed in 1970
This design truly fits within the ethos of the seventies – a bright...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Dixie Mid Century 4-Drawer Walnut Single Sided Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Dixie Mid Century 4-drawer walnut single sided desk
Desk measures: 52.5 wide x 19.5 deep x 30 high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we cal...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
President Senior Frosted Green Glass and Chrome Desk by Gallotti and Radice
Located in Miami, FL
President Senior desk with frosted sea-foam green glass (12mm) and a chrome plated steel frame. Originally designed by Gallotti & Radice in 1971, this piece is from the 1990s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Guillerme et Chambron Etudiant Oak Desk, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, "Etudiant" desk in oak. Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Victorian Desk Kidney Form Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Come view this in our Hertfordshire showroom - just 25 minutes north of London
Absolutely stunning walnut Victorian style kidney desk
Swivel chair is not included - but is available ...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Executive Burl Wood Desk by Hekman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This mid-century modern executive desk by Hekman, crafted in the United States during the 1970s, is a true testament to timeless design and functionality. The desk features a stunnin...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Space Age Orix Orange Writing Desk by Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina for Molteni
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Rare tangerine Orix Desk by Nani Prina & Vittorio Parigi for Molteni, 1970's. Molded out of ABS plastic. The troughs are intended as letter holders or utensil holders. No chips or cr...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plastic
Glass, Painted wood & Chrome Plated Metal 1990s desk by Gallotti e Radice
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Minimal Desk with wheeled chest of drawers in white lacquered wood, thick cut glass and chrome plated metal.
Minimal and elegant Desk with chest of drawers on wheels in white lacqu...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1980s Postmodern Marble Stone Executive Two Sided Desk
Located in Madison, WI
Incredible 1980s Postmodern Marble designer desk. Great for use as an executive desk or a two sided desk. The black pieces supporting the marble writing...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Kittenger Wood Lawyer's Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Dallas, TX
A Kittinger solid wood lawyer's desk. The desk is made of solid mahogany wood. The desk has a long thin drawer in the center flanked by four drawers to the sides. The desk has ornate...
Category
1980s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Pen Shell Desk or Writing Table by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic sleek Mid-Century Modern desk crafted in a pen shell mosaic with three drawers in the case having brass highlights on elegant legs with ball feet. Signed Maitland-Smith in drawer.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Shell
French Louis XV Style Kidney Shaped Leather Top Bronze Mounted 3 Drawer Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Kidney Shaped Leather Top Bronze Mounted 3 Drawer Desk. Item features finished back with bronze accents, beautiful wood grain, very pretty desk. Circa L...
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Danish Modern Style Five-Drawer Teak Partners Desk With Built-In Bookshelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish Modern Style Five-Drawer Teak Partners Desk with Built-in Bookshelf
The two-sided Danish Modern teak partners desk features five drawers (one of which holds file folders) on o...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Pierre Paulin Bird's-Eye Maple and Walnut Inlay Executive Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Pierre Paulin executive desk for Baker. Bird's-eye maple veneers inlaid with dark walnut in the signature motif for the Paulin Collection. Drawers are fitted to give a floating ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastholm Executive Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
An executive desk made of Wenge-veneered wood and chrome-plated steel. Three drawers, key included.
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
1 of 20 British Military Army Stacking Desk Tables Full Sized Stainless Steel
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 20 British military Army stacking desk tables
A well made suite, this listing is to buy one with the option to ...
Category
1980s English Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Chippendale Style Double Sided Leather Top Executive Partners Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chippendale Style Double Sided Leather Top Executive Partners Desk. Item featured separates in 3 parts for ease of transport, large impressive size, double sided partners des...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Space Age Yellow Chapter One Desk by Broyhill Premier, 1970's
By Broyhill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Space Age Yellow Chapter One desk by Broyhill Premier, 1970's. In good vintage condition.
Category
1970s American Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
1970s Milo Baughman Burlwood Chrome Curved Executive Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and one of a kind, sculptural Burlwood solid wood desk you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. Chrom...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Very Rare 18th Century Maggiolini Desk
Located in Montreal, QC
Very rare 18th century Italian neoclassical desk attributed to the workshop of Giuseppe Maggiolini. The piece is composed of extensive inlay ...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1970s Chinoiserie Hand Painted Malachite Green Desk Stool, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, hand painted desk and matching stool you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful...
Category
1970s Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Plato Desk / Writing Desk with "Plia" Chairs G.Piretti, Anonima Castelli 60's
Located in Milano, MI
Set Sedia Plia con Scrivania Pieghevole Platone disegnati alla fine degli anni 60 da Giancarlo Piretti per Anonima Castelli. The desk, because of its compact size and the possibility...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Bruce Burdick for Herman Miller Desk
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Distinctive and functional, this furniture system with a unique character was available in preconfigured options or could be customized using flexible modular components to create L,...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Neo-Classical Style Patchwork Burl Writing Desk
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1970s Neoclassical style Italian burl desk with ebonized x-base. The burl is beautiful, and it is finished on all sides. The cross stretcher is brass. The piece is unmarked...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Blue Iroko Wood Executive Desk by Giorgio Armani for Armani Casa, Italy 1990
Located in Renens, CH
This elegant and impressive desk has been designed by Giorgio Armani in the spirit of Jean Michel Frank, the iconic French designer who nowadays is still considered as the master of ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
David Parmelee for Founders Staved Rosewood X-Form Desk or Table, Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
Mid-century modern writing desk featuring a staved rosewood top over an X-form chrome base, designed by Dave Parmelee for Founders Furniture, circa 1970s.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
English Oak X-Framed Farmhouse Refectory Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa late 20th century
English Oak X-Framed Farmhouse Refectory table
Measures: W201 x D101 x H77 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1970s desk, Interlübke
By Interlübke
Located in Neuss, NW
Wonderful desk from the 1970s. High-quality corpus in white lacquered wood with three drawers.
Quality Features:
very good workmanship
high-quality materials
metal hand...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Executive Abbondi Desk, 1970s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian executive desk in a dark Rosewood. Three pull-out drawers flank each side. Lockable drawers with original locks. Solid aluminum frame with unusual, rounded corners o...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Stylish Tubular Steel Executive Desk
Located in Athens, Attiki
Stylish design!
Glass-top executive desk on elegant tubular steel structure with 2-sided sliding drawer.
Excellent condition.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Original classic President Desk Glass and gold brass, Gallotti & Radice Italy
Located in Berlin, DE
Original classic President Desk Glass and gold brass, Gallotti & Radice Italy
President Desk made of safety glass with a stainless steel frame. Originally designed by Gallotti & Rad...
Category
1980s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Charlotte Perriand Wall Table for Les Arcs
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent condition Charlotte Perriand wall table in pinewood. Very rare!
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Fine French 1970s Extendable Oak Dining Table by Guillerme & Chambron
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Guillerme (1913-1990) and Jacques Chambron (1914-2001) :
A fine French mid-century solid oak extendable dining/writing table.
Length with the two center leaves is 82 5/8".
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Vittorio Introini Rare Sculptural Fiberglass Desk for Saporiti Italy
Located in Padova, IT
This sculptural free-standing desk was designed by the Italian designer Vittorio Introini. Due to its all-white design and the distinct shapes, this desk has a strong sculptural look...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
Secretary Desk ‘Entremanos’ by Spanish Artist Andrés Nagel for Akaba, 1988 Spain
Located in Zagreb, HR
Postmodern anthropomorphic form secretary desk 'Entremanos' made of cut steel and wood
Stunning avant-garde sculptural surrealist design by Spanish ...
Category
1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Desk, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1960
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak desk, Edition Votre Maison circa 1960.
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazaurien Lake. A stalag, a wooden camp... Gathered by the absurd consequences of war, men from different universes are here. Among them, Jacques Chambron and Robert Guillerme struggle daily to preserve what matters most to them : human dignity.
The war is endless. To bear the present they design a project for future.
Winter 1944 : the war comes to an end. With other companions in exile, Chambron and Guillerme escape and cross the Nazi line, and join the port of Odessa, the Bosphore and Marseille in France.
It is now 1946 and war –torn France is a land of severe restrictions in need of reconstruction. Both men return to their original occupations. Guillerme with a 1934 major from “Ecole Boule” moves back to Lille to design furniture for Atelier Rogie. Chambron, who holds an art degree, returns to his studio in Paris to paint. Because of time and distance contact is limited between them.
In 1948 Jacques Chambron and his family move to Lille and the initial project begins to take shape. Chambron and Guillerme meet Emile Dariosecq, a furniture manufacturer, and in 1949 the company Votre Maison sees the light.
Guillerme designs the furniture, Chambron markets it and Dariosecq manufactures it. Together they define a new style and impose a new concept. The originality of their collaroration reflects on the furniture. Quickly the style Votre Maison is defined as quality furniture that is easy to leave with. Guillerme designs chests, sideboards, chairs, sofas, lighting, all complementing one another and manufactured in limited editions. Wood, leather, ceramic and fabric, all design are sincere and authentic.
Chambron plays an important part in making the public accept this new furniture and convinces them to move away from the common place. Distribution of the furniture is done primarily through the company itself, on some occasions by architects and interior designers.
In the early seventies, Hervé Chambron, Jacques'son, joins the Votre Maison company. Also a graduate from Ecole Boule, he becomes Robert Guillerme's assistant and creates his own designs from 1983, bthe year when Jacques Chambron and Robert Guillerme retire.
Today, the designs of Robert Guillerme are referred to as “French wood furniture...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Plexi Glass Desk by Poul Nørreklit, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking desk by Poul Nørreklit, made from plexi glass with a lacquered wood table top and drawers. Thick, translucent sides, a boxy design with an airy expression.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Countryside, IL
Kipp Stewart for Drexel declaration mid century walnut corner desk
This desk measures: 52.5 wide x 40.25 deep x 31.5 inches high, with a c...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Duba Mobelindustri Desk
By Duba
Located in London, GB
This incredible desk was manufactured by Duba Mobelindustri in the 1970s. The combination of stunning hardwood and metal accents create a juxtaposition throughout the piece that resu...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Osvaldo Borsani Style Exotic Wood Midcentury Directorial Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Great design and exceptional rosewood quality for this directorial Italian desk.
(Removable in 3 parts ) the top and two feet.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Romweber Spanish Baroque Carved Pine Writing Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Spanish Baroque style writing desk
By Jim Peed for Romweber
USA, Circa 1990s
Carved pine, with original brass hardware. Middl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
U-Shape Burdick Desk for Herman Miller with Floating Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage U-shaped desk designed by Bruce Burdick for Herman Miller. This enormous desk has three separate surface tops: 84"x 44" glass top, a round onyx top, and a dark granite Geig...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Aluminum
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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