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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Antique Louis XVI Writing Desk, Cognac Leather, Bonze & Brass
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique Louis XVI style desk with cognac leather top and gold embossed frieze, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs.
Three dovetail drawers with brass details.
The locks wo...
Category
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Art Nouveau Wood Side Table Writing Table Glass Top One Drawer, c 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique wood and glass side or writing table, circa 1920.
Made in the art Nouveau period : the legs are typical of the lines of this artistic movement inspirated by nature.
Th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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
$1,800 Sale Price
25% Off
Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Gustavian style 3 drawer desk. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1920s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Edwardian Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5596 Elegant antique writing desk / writing table of bow fronted design, having green tooled leather writing surface (showing minor signs of usage)and string inlaid and satinwood c...
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$2,057 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th century English leather top desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century leather top mahogany desk circa 1910.
Original red leather writing surface with gold tooling, with obvious signs of use. Fitted with 3 drawers above the the knee...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine French 1930s Dining / Writing Table by Dudouyt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Dudouyt: A Fine French Art Deco stained oak pedestal dining / writing table / desk.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique L. & J. G. Stickley Mission Oak Library Writing Table Desk & Chair 1902
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American Mission oak library table or desk and matching chair, L & J.G. Stickley, circa 1902.
The table and chair are made of solid quarter sawn oak, the table with an overha...
Category
Early 1900s American Mission Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian 1930's Burl Walnut Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
A very fine Italian 1930's burl walnut writing table or desk, the large rectangular surface is supported by an elegantly curved apron consisting of two large drawers atop robust angl...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Dressing Table in Carved Walnut, France, circa 1930
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Elegant dressing / vanity table.
Structure in walnut.
2 drawers beautifully sculpted with flowers (stylized roses in the style of Charles Rennie Mackintosh) and beautiful silvere...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$2,492 Sale Price
20% Off
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware....
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Cast Iron Drafting Table by A. Hoffman Co. 1910 Rochester, NY
By A. Hoffman Co.
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
1910 drafting table by A. Hoffman Co. blackened cast iron and steel with wood. Stamped "Peerless" "ROCHESTER NY" "A HOFFMAN CO". Cast iron tripod base. Fu...
Category
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
French Art Deco Desk/Vanity
Located in Austin, TX
Desk, vanity, from France made of figured walnut. This piece is finished in a lustrous French polish finish and features a dovetailed single drawer hidden in the apron.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Louis Style Inlaid Wood Bronze Brass Serpentine Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated early 20th Century with this exquisite inlaid Louis desk with bronze and brass hardware. The ultra rare desk exudes an air of l...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Sensational Bauhaus Avant-garde tubular steel writing desk by Bruno Weil (BeWe)
By Bruno Weil
Located in PRAHA 4, CZ
Unleash Creativity with the 1936 Bauhaus Avant-garde Writing Desk by Bruno Weil
Step into the world of Bauhaus design with our sensational 1936 Avant-garde Tubular Steel Writing Des...
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Amazing Desk Art Deco 1930 France Wood Zebrano
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk
Year 1930
French
Wood is Zebrano
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk. It has a large work surface.
The quality of the furniture and the e...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ebony, Zebra Wood
Restored Art Deco Stacked Rattan Secretary Desk w/ Mahogany Top
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired stacked rattan secretary desk with a mahogany top, center drawer with two sets of drawers on each side of the desk all encased in stack...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
$5,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Cotswold School Writing Table c. 1930's
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cotswold School Writing Table C. 1930's. Can also be used as a side table, pedestal, or console.
Category
1930s English Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Danish Art Nouveau, Dining / Desk Table made in Oak, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Introducing a striking rectangular dining or desk table that summarizes the essence of Danish Art Nouveau craftsmanship, hailing from the early 20th century. Crafted with meticulous ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
George II Style Leather Top Walnut Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
George II Style Leather Top Walnut Desk, 20th century, with red leather inset writing surface, three frieze drawers above two pedestals each with three graduated drawers on four brac...
Category
Early 20th Century George II Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art deco chest of drawers after renovation , simple and nice art deco chest of drawers :)
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Desk in Macassar Ebony by Bruno Paul for Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau
By Bruno Paul
Located in Budapest, HU
Bauhaus Desk by Bruno Paul, 1935, from Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau Dresden
This exceedingly rare piece of furniture hails from the Art Deco period and was designed as part of a me...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Ebony
$3,833 Sale Price
20% Off
SUPERB Gustav Stickley Antique Chalet Desk, circa 1902-03, W7312
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
SUPERB Gustav Stickley Antique Challe Desk, circa 1902- 03 marked with red box decal as pictured.
This is a great looking Gustav Stickley Chalet Desk. Its marked with the smaller r...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Fine Quality Paint Decorated English Adams Satinwood Carlton House Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Adams style desk with beautiful wood quality and incredibly paint decoration of sprays of flowers and is in good condition with a minor crack on one cubby drawer t...
Category
1910s English Adam Style Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Anthroposophical Children's Desk by Felix Kayser for Schiller Möbel, circa 1930
By Schiller Möbel, Felix Kayser
Located in Berlin, DE
Anthroposophical children's desk designed by Felix Kayser made of handcrafted ash wood. The desk was probably made by Schiller-Möbel, Stuttgart, Germany, c. 1930.
Literature: Reinhol...
Category
1930s German Other Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Wood
Swedish early 20th century carved birch pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish early 20th century carved birch pedestal desk circa 1900.
Elegant Scandinavian pedestal desk comprising of 3 sections. Slightly over-sailing writing surface with 3 drawers b...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
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
Edwardian Shapland & Petter Mahogany Kidney Shaped Writing Table/Desk
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
ST057 Edwardian Shapland & Petter mahogany kidney shaped writing table/desk, with original black leather tooled writing surface (showing minor signs of usage) and ornate brass galler...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$4,051 Sale Price
20% Off
Bauhaus Desk by Erich Dieckmann, Rosewood, Lacquer, Maple, Germany circa 1925
Located in Regensburg, DE
Original, fully restored Bauhaus 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 stainless steel trims around the top and bottom. Nickel-plated metal fittings and details, galvanized and polished.
Original locks repaired and galvanized. On the backside there are two book compartments...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
Art Deco Rosewood Palisander Desk by Jules Leleu, 1930s
By Jules Leleu
Located in Zurich, CH
This original and rare desk can be found in the design book by V. Jutheau JULES ET ANDRÉ LELEU on page 89 and 92. "Édition Vecteurs".
It has been completely refurnished and is in a...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
1930's Thonet Desk B 282By Bruno Weill with Unique Dutch Family Provenance
By Bruno Weil, Thonet
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
1930's Thonet B282 desk by Bruno Weill with unique family provenance of history and including its original Thonet key
This desk comes from the family Brandt Corstius who lived right...
Category
1930s French Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Spindle Writing Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak spindle writing desk or library table
By Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 48"W x 29.75"D x 28.88"...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Stunning French Empire Style Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer sell this stunning large French Empire style walnut desk having a gilt tooled green leather top with a ormolu edge and scrolling mounts flanked by an arrangement ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
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
English Kidney Shaped Kneehole Writing Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English kidney shaped kneehole writing desk from the Edwardian era, featuring a demi-lune top with original leather writing surface decora...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Writing Desk or Library Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table
By Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with original hammered copper hardware.
M...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Petite Chinese Seven-Drawer Desk, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite elmwood desk charms with its unusual blend of east and west styles. Made in Northern China, the desk dates to the late 19th century, a period that saw great cultural exch...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Louis XVI Style Desk, circa 1900
Located in Greding, DE
Louis XVI style desk, crafted around 1900. The tabletop features burgundy leather with a surrounding brass trim. Three shallow drawers with refined brass fittings offer practical sto...
Category
Early 1900s Louis XVI Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Lady's Secretary Desk, Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very fine French 19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Fruitwood Parquetry Kidney-Shaped secrétaire de dame (Lady's desk or writing table) with an enam...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Bauhaus Restored Beech Writing Desk Made in 1930s by Robert Slezak, Czechia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Completely restored writing desk with a frame in tubular chromed steel.
Designed by Robert Slezak in the 1930s.
Material: beech, chrome-plated steel.
Wood is completely restored.
New polish and professionally cleaned chrome.
8 drawers and locks are fully functional.
Tubular steel with original chrome plating...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by Robert Slezak, Beech, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Dimensions of the table:
Height: 74 cm (29.1 in)
Width: 145 cm (57.1 in)
Depth: 72 cm (28.3 in)
Leg space:
Height: 69 cm (27.2 in)
Width: 72.5 cm (28.5 in)
This table was designed ...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Steel
George I Style Burl Walnut and Walnut Writing table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique George I Style burl walnut and walnut writing table, circa 1920's.
With a book matched burl walnut top with yew wood crossbanding, the front of the frieze with a drawer with brass hardware the sides and back of the frieze with burl walnut, resting on walnut cabriole legs. With an old paper label indicating this writing table was made in England. Also with a label indicating this table was sold at one time by legendry Los Angeles design firm Cannell and Chaffin...
Category
1920s English George I Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Rare Jacobean Style Tapestry Covered Desk on Barley Twist Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Unusual and magnificent trunk shaped desk covered in gorgeous rich tapestry needlepoint and brass nailheads. The top piece opens to reveal a drop down writing surface with red leath...
Category
1920s English Jacobean Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tapestry, Oak
Fine French Art Deco Palisander Dining/Writing Table Attributed to Dominique
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco rectangular dining or writing table attributed to Dominique (André Domin & Marcel Genevrière)
Provenance: Lazard bank in Paris.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Small Art Deco Cubist Desk in Solid Oak The Style Francisque Chaleyssin- France
Located in Girona, Girona
Small Art Deco cubist and double sided desk, solid oak and oak plywood, French polish. Three drawers and a shelve under the top, nickel plated steel tube and handles.
In the style of...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Antique Edwardian Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique Edwardian desk, made in England and dating from around the 1900-1910 period.
This is of superb quality, it is extremely well made and is a lovely size. The wood ...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
$2,433
1930s "Record" desk by Axel Einar Hjorth, NK, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Luxurious “Record” desk by Axel Einar Hjorth, with birch root top and sides and framed with contrasting zebrano. Asymmetric design with drawers on the right and elegantly curved left...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Zebra Wood
Fa. Drilling Art Deco Amsterdamse School Ladies Desk, 1924
By Fa. Drilling
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School ladies desk.
Design by Fa. Drilling Amsterdam.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid American walnut base with original lacquer...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Macassar, Walnut
Restored Art Deco Writing Desk, by J. Divíšek, Repolished, Walnut, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Maker: Jaroslav Divíšek - Týniště nad Orlicí
Desk dimensions:
Height: 80 cm (31.5 in)
Width: 205 cm (80.7 in)
Depth: 83 cm (32.7 in)
Space for legs:
Height: 63 cm (24.8 in)
Width: ...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Wood, Walnut
Ernesto Valabrega for Vittorio Valabrega Art Deco Desk in Walnut Briar
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Vittorio Valabrega Studio, executive desk, briar walnut, walnut, brass, Italy, 1930s
This stunning desk, designed by Ernesto Valabrega in Italy in the 1930s, c...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Original Italian Art Deco Desk in Walnut and Briar Root, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Amazing Italian Art Deco desk in walnut and briar root original, 1930.
In very excellent condition.
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Petite Demilune Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Petite Demilune Writing Desk. Item features marble top, green leather pull out writing surface, inlaid al...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk by Bruno Weil for Thonet, Stained Wood, Germany, 1930
By Thonet, Bruno Weil
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus tubular steel desk designed by Bruno Weil (Bèwè) and manufactured by Thonet, Germany, c. 1930
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Kidney Shaped Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique burr walnut leather top kidney shaped desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1920’s period.
The quality is outstanding, this has a beautiful de...
Category
1920s British Queen Anne Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk or Library Table, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts library table or writing desk
By Charles P. Limbert Co.
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quartersawn oak, with original copper hardware.
Meas...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Edwardian Writing Table or Desk of Mahogany with Leather Top from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English writing table or desk of mahogany from the Edwardian Era, featuring an inset embossed leather top, with moulded edge around the circumference, over a frieze of two dra...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Deco Tubular Console Table or Small Desk by Royal Chrome
By Royal Chrome
Located in Chicago, IL
A nice period chrome tubular table by quality company. Makes for a nice writing desk, console or sofa table. Of the manner of The Bauhaus Marcel Breuer...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
1930s Antique White Neoclassical Writing Table or Vanity
Located in Stamford, CT
1930s neoclassical writing table or vanity table. Newly painted in an antique white finish. New vintage brass ring pulls have overall unpolish...
Category
1930s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
A French Art Deco Mahogany 5-Drawer Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
the inset leather top within a a stepped molded frame above an apron fitted with 5 drawers with oak secondary wood; the side panels centering carved floral clusters; the finished pan...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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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