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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Art Deco
Elm Double Desk in the Manner of Charlotte Perriand, France, circa 1940
Located in New York City, NY
Unique, impressive desk in the manner of Charlotte Perriand. The beautifully aged, warm-toned elm lends itself beautifully to the organic yet defined shapes of the double desk top an...
Category
1940s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Jacques Pearl Grey Dining Table in Bird's Eye Maple by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Designed with the aim to find the perfect balance between clean lines and warm texture. Consisting of 5 rounded, 50 mm thick slats with bird’s eye maple veneer, the dining or coffee ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Maple, Birdseye Maple
Colorful Console by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful console by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: W160 x D30 x H110 cm or W130 x D30 x H110 cm
Top in painted ash veneer • fronts in matte pa...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Colorful Console by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful console by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: W 160 x D 30 x H 110 cm or W 130 x D 30 x H 110 cm
Top in painted ash veneer • fronts in ma...
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Void 03 by Dmnts Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Void 03 by DMNTS Design
Dimensions: 42 x 39 x 50 cm (each piece)
Materials: Quercus suber cork
One of A Kind
Void 03 is a multipurpose object based on the analysis of ...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cork
Bricks, Shelf Desk L1
By Kueng Caputo
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kueng Caputo is a Zurich, Switzerland based design practice comprised of Lovis Caputo and Sarah Kueng. Their material adventures are often rooted in the complexities of crafts techni...
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2010s Swiss Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Ron Seff Cantilevered Desk
By Ron Seff
Located in Miami, FL
Ron Seff Mid-Century Modern "Cantilevered" desk with ostrich style brown leather wrapped top and stainless steel polished drawer fronts and base.
Category
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Nestep by DMNTS Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 nestep by DMNTS Design
Dimensions: 20 x 40 x 20 cm (each piece)
Materials: Recycled fibre-glass and expanded plastic boards
One of a kind.
NESTEP, is based on the...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass
Big Crocco Desk by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Big Crocco desk by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 60 L X 160 D X 74.5 H cm
Materials: Ardmore ceramics, Glass, Walnut, Genuine Crocodile Skin Handles
Founded by South Africans and life...
Category
2010s South African Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Desk, 1920s France, Restored Ebony and Oak
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Walnut Art Deco writing desk made in 1920s France. Restored by our team.
Completely restored to high gloss.
Material: Oak and Ebony
Period: 1920-1929.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Ebony, Oak
Confidence of Cloud Writing Desk by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Confidence of a cloud writing desk by Thomas Dariel
Dimensions: D 43 x W 120 x H 147 cm
Materials: Structure in MDF with color-painted ash veneer. Fronts and back in the matte or ...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
The Gate #01, Long Table/ Desk by Singchan Design Borderland Series
Located in 广州市, CN
Dimension: L3200 x W1000 x H750
Material: Stainless steel
Limited Edition 20+2AP
The metal surface is not sealed, exposing the true metallic lustre intentionally, giving the tab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
A.G.Fronzoni Square Fronzoni 64 Table in Metal Top and Wood Top for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
An ode to clean lines, the Fronzoni ’64 table embellishes settings with its absolute rigour and essential elegance. Austere and perfectly functional, the Fronzoni ’64 tables are the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French MidCentury Modern Neoclassical Ebonized Sycamore Desk by Leon Jallot 1936
Located in New York, NY
Important Late French Art Deco / Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical double level writing table / desk in Ebonized solid Sycamore by Leon Jallot, 1936. This rare, early modern piece was ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Sycamore
Antique Brass Plated Desk, Pols Potten Studio
By Pols Potten
Located in Geneve, CH
Antique brass plated desk, Pols Potten Studio.
Dimensions: W 120.5 x D 51 x H 75.5 cm.
Materials: Black powder coated iron frame, aluminium, anti...
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2010s Dutch Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Big Desk Art Deco in Wood and Parchment, with 3 Drawers, 1930, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1930
Material: wood and parchment leather
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Parchment Paper, Wood
Alvar Aalto 60's Beech Desk and White Drawer
By Alvar Aalto
Located in 東御市, JP
Alvar aalto design beachtop desk and drawer set in white paint.
You can expect yellowing to amber in the future, and it has a beautiful aging feeling.
Category
1960s Finnish Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Birch
Stacked Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The stacked writing desk is a statement piece for any living space with its irregular stacked drawers in cream shagreen. The mixture of geometry w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Shagreen Stingray
Secrétaire Desk in Shagreen and Palmwood by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The secrétaire desk is the perfect functional working unit. The flap top opens up into a desk with several compartments, inlaid in antique black shagreen and wood veneer, to store it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Shagreen Stingray, Palmwood
"Melting" Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The melting writing desk's simple but elegant design, makes for an adaptable neutral piece of furniture. The cream shagreen top is framed with an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Iconic Writing Desk is both elegant and minimalist with its classic aesthetic that showcases the purity of the beautiful Augousti craftsmanship...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Small Functionalist Desk
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Small functionalist desk around 1930s professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Outstanding French Art Deco Desk
Located in Munich, DE
This desk is by far the most amazing piece i came along since many years. I saw it and was directly in love with the shape and all details. The dimensions are so special and it can b...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Whitetravertinetop Glossy Legs
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni
Limited Edition
A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
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
ClassiCon Jean Fold Out Table by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Jean, named after Eileen Gray‘s intimate friend of many years, the architect Jean Badovici, stood in various modeis in their summer villa E 1027. "Every room has at its disposal one ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Ron Seff Substantial Gun Metal Bronze & Brass Table, circa 1980s
By Ron Seff
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Ron Seff substantial gun metal bronze & brass table circa 1980s
Offered for sale is a very heavy substantial table by Ron Seff in gunmetal and brass. The table is quite el...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Table or Writing Desk in Maple Wood with Ebonized Accents, circa 1930
Located in Detroit, MI
This lovely Art Deco table or writing desk circa 1930 is expertly handcrafted from maple wood and features a rectangular tabletop with curved edges and tall apron, a trestle base and...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Wood
Modernist Steel and Glass Desk, French Early-Mid 20th Century
By Le Corbusier
Located in London, GB
A sculptural statement desk in patinated black enamelled steel, with new floating frosted glass top. Le Corbusier-esque in it’S Form - a nod to both modernism and industrialism. Fren...
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Modern Leather Wrapped Dressing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern leather wrapped dressing table with an embossed leather-wrapped table top with three drawers on a modern gilded frame meta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern Armona Desk, Oak Root Onyx Brass, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Herringbone Waterfall Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Herringbone Waterfall Desk, create a serene space for work and moments of reflection with this parsons style desk, engaging the senses with its fluid f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rails Functional Sculpture Plywood Trestles Table Desk
Located in London, GB
Composition of x2 RAILS 750 with a tabletop.
Bespoke accessories can be made to order in various materials and finishes.
A modern system for fluid living.
RAILS® is a unique con...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Desk in the Style of Jacques Emile Ruhlmann, 1960s
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Very elegant large Art Deco desk, curved on all its faces.
Opening by 4 drawers and resting on an elegant base with white nets and hooves.
inspired by the Ambassador desk...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lacquer
21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Nero Marquinia Marble Mat Legs
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni
Limited Edition
A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Pierre Jeanneret Student Desk and Library Chair
Located in New York, NY
Excellent example of a student desk and library chair from Chandigarh India circa late 1950s.
Exceptional patina on the wood including various name inscriptions from young studen...
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1950s Indian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Modern Walnut and Black High Gloss Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
Modern walnut and black high gloss writing desk. Beautiful walnut wood grains finished in a high gloss espresso color. Featuring accented high gloss black lacquer painted trim. Compl...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
21st Century Desk Wight Ebony and Black Leather with Metal Leg by Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
A semi-circular black lacquered metal legged desk with a white ebony veneer top and black leather desk blotter. The top of the back legs ends with a LED light.
Do not hesitate to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Laurens Writing Desk is both graphic and minimalist with it’s asymmetry overlay of cream shagreen sitting on top of a bronze-patina brass structure. This piece includes 2 drawers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Macassar Executive Desk
Located in North York, ON
Art deco macassar executive desk. France, circa 1940’s. This iconic, stunning art deco creation is out of this world. Rich, luxurious macassar ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Grigio Billiemi Stone Glossy
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni
Limited Edition
A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Shanghai Desk in Ziricotte Wood, Leather Top and Silver Patined Leg
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Shanghai desk in Ziricotte wood, leather top and silver patined leg. The inside is made in Sycomore.
PLease ask for a shipping quote to get the best offer.
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane White Carrara Marble Mat
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Isotopo table design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni
Limited Edition
A vibrant round top is combined with a sculptural base made of three rounded conical suppo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Pencil Reed Coffee Table in the Style of Gabriella Crespi, circa 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Boho chic pencil reed rattan square coffee table in the style of Gabriella Crespi, circa 1970s newly lacquered in white with a new glass top...
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1970s Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Reed, Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Parchment Vanity with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The melting vanity table's simple but elegant design, makes for an adaptable elegant piece of furniture. The cream parchment inlaid surface is fra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated or standing workstation depending on the height it is mounted on the wall. When the ...
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2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Modern French Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French two drawer desk with our Rowan beech veneer finish, embossed leather wrapped frieze and drawers with brushed brass finish handles.
Dimensions: 54" W x 28" D x 30" H.
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Finn Juhl Nyhavn Desk Walnut Black Lino, 1945
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table desk designed by Finn Juhl in 1945, relaunched in 2009. Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark.
During his career, Finn Juhl designed a series of different tables with ...
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2010s Danish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mr. Note Desk - Oak - 160cm
Located in Monte-Serzedo, 13
Following the principles of the “rational design,” Mr. And Mrs. Note Desks embody timeless elegance. Design to reflect the identity of the brand, where function creates attractive pu...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Plywood
Art Deco Writing Table
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art Deco writing table in beautiful original condition.
Category
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Locust desk by AROUNDtheTREE
Located in Agualva-Cacém, PT
Locust desk designed by Alexandre Caldas to AROUNDtheTREE was created to be a memento to those, who by simple liberation, just have a go on doing things! T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Walnut
French Maison Jansen Attributed Cerused Oak Desk
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen Attributed Cerused Oak Desk.
Stunning French cerused oak or limed oak desk, writing table, bureau plat or center table with a single drawer attributed to Maison...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Modern Desk "Little Shanghai" by Aymeric Lefort Black and Santos Wood
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Little Shanghai desk in santos wood and black saycomore silver painted leg. There are two drawers on each side.
This desk is hand build in or workshop in Paris and can be made in ot...
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it uni...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Dish Solid Wood Contemporary Sculptural Carved Conference Desk Dining Table
By Grain
Located in Bainbridge Island, WA
Taking inspiration from hand-carved African stools, a solid wood tabletop with a sloping underbelly is created with a little help from technology. A CNC router is used to cut away th...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
Desk Art Deco, 1940, Materials: Wood and Bronze, Made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French Desk style: Art Deco
Year: 1940
Material: Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dream desk.
The quality of the furniture and the exotic wood used make it uni...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Waterfall Parchment Console Table Handmade in UK Contemporary 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Jean-Michel Frank inspired console table in parchment by Simon Orrell Design
Measures: Width 160cm Depth 58cm Height 75cm
Finish: Parchment - Goat Skin
Made bespoke with a 12 - 14...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Goatskin
Minimalist Modern Desk in Ash
Located in Lisbon, PT
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...
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2010s European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Walnut
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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