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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1990s
Next General Desk by Jonathan Nesci in Wax Polished Aluminum Plate
Located in Columbus, IN
Next General desk made in three eights inch thick waxed aluminum. The tiered top has cord drop offsets in the back as well as the bottom. Variations, leather and powder colors are av...
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2010s American Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Pegaso Writing Desk Walnut Wood with Leather
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

Dança Desk
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
The Desk Dança is a reinterpretation of the work “A Dança” by Henri Matisse, one of the most innovative artists of the century. XX. It is believed that the idea for the composition a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Doge Large Dining Table designed by Carlo Scarpa. Manufactured by Cassina (Italy) ULTRARATIONAL EMBLEM A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademar...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Doge Large Dining Table designed by Carlo Scarpa. Manufactured by Cassina (Italy) ULTRARATIONAL EMBLEM A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademar...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Doge Large Dining Table designed by Carlo Scarpa. Manufactured by Cassina (Italy) ULTRARATIONAL EMBLEM A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademar...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

Touch Me Iron Desk Big, Black
Located in Fermo, FM
Touch me is a monolithic desk. It comes to life from the joining of two sheets of metal, an upper one that gives it its shape, and a lower one that gi...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Iron

Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Doge Large Dining Table designed by Carlo Scarpa. Manufactured by Cassina (Italy) ULTRARATIONAL EMBLEM A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademar...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

French writing Table 2 drawers in Solid Cherry Wood - Louis XVI Directoire style
Located in Landivy, FR
This writing table is part of the Mélanie collection, a modern interpretation of the French Directoire style of the late 18th century. This style is famous for its straight, classi...
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2010s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Cherry, Oak

Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Doge Large Dining Table designed by Carlo Scarpa. Manufactured by Cassina (Italy) ULTRARATIONAL EMBLEM A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademar...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Custom Clad Mirrored Desk, Custom Design
Located in New York, NY
The desk / vanity is mirrored clad, has five pull-out drawers with an Art Deco style.
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2010s Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mirror

Doge Large Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Doge Large Dining Table designed by Carlo Scarpa. Manufactured by Cassina (Italy) ULTRARATIONAL EMBLEM A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademar...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Weave Desk from Ringvide, Birch Wood, natural oil, Scandinavian
Located in Visby, SE
Weave Desk Birch desk, made of solid birchwood and birchveneér. Modern yet classic, bold yet modest the desk serves as a great example of Scandinavian cont...
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch, Oak

Minimal Writing desk Office Table Red Travertine Marble Crystal Glass Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
'PD V2' is a table designed and created by Atelier Barberini & Gunnell in Italy. The base is made up of two solid monoliths of premium red travertine and the top in finest extra-clea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Crystal, Travertine, Marble

Mid Century Leather Top Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern leather top square game table. The gilt-tooled leather top is ready for play, with pivoting hinged drawers on the fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Katsura 60" Desk
Located in San Jose, CA
The bold Katsura Collection is inspired by the understated luxury of Asian heritage palace architecture that combines both feelings of modern and traditional design. Our Katsura Desk...
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2010s Asian Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm

Mid Century Glamour Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Glamorous storage comes to life in this elegant creation. With a touch of femininity, its graceful design creates a place for everything and somewhere to keep everything in its place...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Cloud Desk by Francesco Profili
Located in Geneve, CH
Cloud Desk by Francesco Profili Dimensions: W 150 x D 50 x H 78 cm Materials: Multilayer and MDF. Linear, sinuous and essential desk, made in curved wood ...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Other

Blade/S Modern Wooden Desk with Chest of Drawers by Casamanara
Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza
Blade/S is a wooden desk with bronze finishes, whose left leg is parallel to the surface, creating a discreet passage for outlets and electrical cables. Designed by Piero Manara - Ca...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Handcrafted English Desk
Located in London, GB
A totally unique handcrafted modernist desk designed and made in England by our craftspeople using traditional woodworking and cabinetry techniques. The beautifully figured surface i...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Soriana Armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Soriana armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. Manufactured in Italy. The idea of comfort itself becomes a sofa. Soriana came into being in 1969, thanks to an intuitive vision...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Walnut Orange MiMi Console or Tiny Desk by Miduny, Made in Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Merging clean lines with warm materials, the faceted geometry of the MiMi console table creates a slender, elegant profile punctuated with painted surface...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch, Walnut, Plywood

Modern Chiado Console Table, Red Leather, Stone, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chiado Console, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Chiado console table honors Lisbon’s historic quarter, cap...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Granite, Onyx, Marble, Brass

Soriana Armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Soriana armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. Manufactured in Italy. The idea of comfort itself becomes a sofa. Soriana came into being in 1969, thanks to an intuitive vision...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Kidney Shaped Desk in Walnut by Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
The kidney-shaped desk in solid walnut was designed and made for a client's bay window home study; it has three main drawers of different depths that run on fully extendable Blum run...
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2010s English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Soriana Armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Soriana armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. Manufactured in Italy. The idea of comfort itself becomes a sofa. Soriana came into being in 1969, thanks to an intuitive vision...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Venezia Laguna Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Showcasing natural grains through the polished and mirror-brushed finishes of the rectangular wooden shape, this writing desk boasts a handmade inlay work painted by hand in a delica...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Robby Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Robby with structure in solid ash wood in walnut stained finish with metal frame in bronzed finish. With leather top in genuine leather in dark grey color. Desk with 2 drawers ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Secret Desk Cabinet
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Cabinet Secret with structure and 2 doors in solid walnut in natural finish outside and with maple inserts inside in natural finish. Internal elements and base in metal in matt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Amorph Astra Desk Graphite Walnut stain on Ash wood with Top leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amorph Astra desk solid ashwood with top leather, Dimension: 60" L x 24" D x 30" H. About Amorph: Amorph is a design and manufacturing company base...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Niguel Writing Desk by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Niguel writing desk features solid turned legs, brass cap feet and lacquered interior drawers. The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade in Los Angeles, California....
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Venezia Mestre Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Venezia Mestre series inspired by the namesake city near Venice, Italy, this stunning writing desk is an icon of contemporary design. Showcasing natural grains through th...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Linea Desk in Solid Walnut
Located in Paris, FR
Desk Linea all handcrafted in solid Walnut wood, with 1 drawer and with 2 compartments with totally hidden cable Management.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Live Edge "Satin Walnut" Table on Cast Pedestal Black Wishbone Base
Located in Birmingham, AL
This Live Edge "Satin Walnut" Table on Cast Pedestal Black Wishbone Base is Hand-cast at a National Historic Landmark, Sloss Furnaces. The Legacy base c...
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2010s American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Coast Table Square by Sun at Six, Nude Minimalist Dining Table or Desk in Wood
Located in San Jose, CA
Sun at Six is a contemporary furniture design studio that works with traditional Chinese joinery masters to handcraft our pieces using traditional joinery. Handcrafted using traditio...
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2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Coast Table by Sun at Six, Sienna, Minimalist Dining Table or Desk in Wood
Located in San Jose, CA
Sun at Six is a contemporary furniture design studio that works with traditional Chinese joinery masters to handcraft our pieces using traditional joinery. The coast table can be use...
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2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Touch Me Iron Desk Big, Peach Pink
Located in Fermo, FM
Touch me is a monolithic desk. It comes to life from the joining of two sheets of metal, an upper one that gives it its shape, and a lower one that gi...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Table Monta in Black Wood and Marble by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1970. Relaunched in 2023. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. An ode to fine artisanal craftsmanship in the form of a table. Table Monta is the...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

Mid Century Burl Top Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Slender lines form a light and airy design in this modern table. A graceful combination of burl wood in a warm brown polished finish atop an organic faux bois base in a satin bronze ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Mid Century Writing Table - Silent Black
Located in Westwood, NJ
Slender lines form a light and airy design in this modern table. A graceful combination of burl wood in a silent black polished finish atop an organic faux bois base in a silvered br...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Metal

Mid Century Marble Top Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Slender lines form a light and airy design in this modern table. A graceful combination of white bianco marble atop an organic faux bois base in a satin bronze finish. Dimensions: 7...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Metal

Oiled Oak Ojai Desk by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Ojai desk has four drawers and features solid American walnut or white oak trestle legs. The drawer handles are made of solid carved wood. The Lawson-Fenning Ccollection is des...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Shave Console Desk, Hand-Sculpted and Signed by Cedric Breisacher
Located in Geneve, CH
Shave console desk, hand-sculpted and signed by Cedric Breisacher Hand-sculpted and signed by Cedric Breisacher Materials: Oak, Oxyde black Dimension:...
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2010s French Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Ebonised English Oak Writing Desk. one of a kind by Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
Desk in ebonized English oak, Design No 5, 2018. One of a kind. Made of solid English oak that has been ebonized, the finish is a brushed textured grain surface and oil finish. A s...
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2010s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Limited Edition Table Monta in Wood and Blue Granite by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Limited Edition Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1970. Relaunched in 2023. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. An ode to fine artisanal craftsmanship in the form of a table. Ta...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

21st Century Antigua Writing Desk in Carbalho by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Antigua desk, with its sculptural design and its luxurious charm, is the perfect centerpiece for prestigious working spaces. In this version, features a top and chest of drawers with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Organic Modern Armona Desk, Oak Root, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Armona modern desk pays homage to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Freestanding Console - Desk, Reception Writing Table in Bright Yellow
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary console with integrated writing desk and matching stool, from the Silös collection by Spinzi. It's been designed to offer a compact yet comfortable solution in small ro...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Brights of Nettlebed, Stunning Double Side Pedestal Desk
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful and well made partners desk , it is double side , the front has eight drawers , the double side sims to have the same formation however th...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Big Sur Desk by Fogia, Clear & Anthracite Glass , Wenge Legs
Located in Paris, FR
Big Sur Desk by Fogia Designers: Simon Klenell & Kristoffer Sundin Width: 120 cm 47 in Depth: 72 cm 28 in Height: 75.5 cm 30 in In picture: Clear & Anthracite glass and wenge oa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Oak

Organic Modern Armona Desk, Walnut, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona Desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Armona modern desk pays homage to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Organic Modern Armona Desk, Walnut Onyx, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona Desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Armona modern desk pays homage to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Onyx

Organic Modern Castelo Desk, Green Marble Brass, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Castelo Desk, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Castelo modern desk table pays h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Wave Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
This sculptural desk is a sublime multi-functional piece that combines straight lines and intriguing curves in a design that will be the focal point of a modern study or an elegant o...
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2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Writing Desk In Solid Wood and Glass Worktop
Located in New York, NY
The "Writing" desk, a distinguished creation by Giovanna Azzarello for Riva 1920, elegantly combines functionality and style. Constructed from robust solid walnut, this desk offers a...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Modern Washed Walnut Desk
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Modern Washed Walnut Desk by Noir Furniture. Boasting a unique and stunning silhouette, this desk features twelve drawers on glides, each adorned with h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Marble Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a grey and taupe color stone top and shelves, on a modern openwork iron frame in a silver antique finish. Dimensions: 62" W x 26" D x 29" H
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Iron

Table À Plateau Interchangeable, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1937. Relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. The first model of this historic design low table was crafted in 1937 for Charlot...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass

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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