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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Arts and Crafts
Modern Minimalist Home Office Writing Desk Oak Wood and Brushed Stainless Steel
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
Simple but sophisticated is the best way to describe the VOID Collection. Furniture with a void, reinforced by the existence of an exoskeleton, captures our attention to this space. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel, Metal, Brass, Steel, Cut Steel

Modern Home Office Writing Executive Desk Ebony Macassar Wood and Brushed Brass
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The Executive Desk ExCentric 2.0 listed here is made in ebony macassar wood and brushed brass. However, we can produce this in customized options: Structure: Stainless steel (polished or brushed); brass (polished or brushed). Tabletop: Another kind...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel

Antique Brass-Plated Desk, Pols Potten Studio
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, aluminum, antique brass-plated top. Pols Pott...
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2010s Dutch Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Iron, Aluminum

4-Drawer Bodil Kjaer Desk for E. Pedersen & Son of Denmark in Brazilian Rosewood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We present a very nice example of the 4-Drawer Bodil Kjaer Desk for E. Pedersen & Son, finished in Brazilian rosewood. The table has been freshly oiled. There are some signs of wear ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Italian Industrial Metal and Wood Desk with Drawers, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian industrial metal and wood desk with drawers, 1970s Wooden desk with metal frame, with satin finish, top with 45 degree cut corners and ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x80-2 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
What would a library be without a small place to study? So what would the Fläpps shelves 80x80-2 and 80x80-3 be without the small workplace of the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2 with integrated folding shelf? The three modules with the square design now make it even easier to plan full walls with Fläpps. But even without the square relatives, the double secretary...
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2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Plywood

Danish Desk
Located in New York, NY
A very handsome Danish desk with wooden sabots.
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1960s Danish Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Palisander

Modern Home Office Writing Executive Desk White Lacquer Brushed Stainless Steel
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The Executive Desk ExCentric 1.0 is made of white lacquered wood and brushed stainless steel and can be placed in contemporary executive offices and home offices. This piece would ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel

Fläpps Secretary of State 80x50-1 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation! When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a statesman and you can hardly suspect his full potential. Unfolded however, diplomacy come...
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2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Plywood

Writing Desk with Cabinet by Mojmír Požár for UP Závody Bučovice
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Writing desk with cabinet by Mojmír Požár for UP Závody Bucovice in very good original condition with slight traces of usage. Dimensions of cabinet W:60cm...
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1960s Slovak Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Opaline Glass, Wood

Finn Juhl Nyhavn Desk Wood Black Lino
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Desk designed by Finn Jhul Manufactured by one collection Finn Juhl, (Denmark) When Finn Juhl established his first studio at the exclusive address of 33 Nyhavn in central Copenhagen in 1945, he designed a very simple desk with burnished steel legs, which came to shape his furniture design during the 1950s. When Finn Juhl moved his studio to 38 Sølvgade in 1957, these same tables were still used...
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2010s Danish Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Colorful Pink Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful pink Rockconsole, Royal Stranger Dimensions: Width 160cm, height 90cm, depth 50cm Materials: lacquered body suspended by stainless steel coated in brass leg, docked on a m...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

A. G. Fronzoni Square Fronzoni 64 Table in Anthracite Top & Base 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 Fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Tilde '~' Coworking Desk by Vintage on Point
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Measures: W95 D36 H30.5 KC25.5 Tilde (~) Coworking desk handcrafted in house, made in a mix of solid wood and birch veneer. Unsealed so that you can choose your own stain and fini...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Birch

Luxury Modern Table Made from Sustainable Ancient River Rescued Wood
Located in Papanui, Christchurch
The subtle expression of natural beauty and craftsmanship, the Umber table was created by taking a trapezoid form and establishing juxtapositions with the base and top elements. The Umber table is made from matai, a New Zealand native...
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2010s New Zealand Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Blue and Brass Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue and brass Rockconsole, royal stranger Dimensions: Width 160cm, height 90cm, depth 50cm Materials: lacquered body suspended by stainless steel coated in brass leg, docked on a ...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Monolith Slab Table by Phaedo
Located in Geneve, CH
Monolith slab table by Phaedo. Dimensions: W 30" x L 60" x H 16" inches. Materials: white-washed ash. The Monolith slab takes the Monolith motif and creates a visually striking surface. The wood of the table top has been carved away to allow the grain to roll over the rim and down into the cylinder. Phaedo is a sculpture and design company founded by Morgan Spaulding. At once playful and restrained, somber and lively, Spaulding’s art and furniture personify the ambiguous curvatures of ethereal in-betweens: dreamstates, memories in recession, thresholds in passing. In balanced practice, Spaulding’s ornamental sculpture...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash

Minimalist Modern Desk in Walnut
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 the tabletop. F...
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2010s European Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Plywood, Walnut

Blue and Brass Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue and brass rock console, Royal Stranger. Dimensions: width 160cm, height 90cm, depth 50cm Materials: lacquered body suspended by stainless steel coated in brass leg, docked on ...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Minimalist Modern Desk in Walnut for Home or Office
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. Front desk is available in ash, oak and walnut...
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2010s European Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Plywood, Wood

Cantilever Desk by Phaedo
Located in Geneve, CH
Cantilever desk by Phaedo Dimensions: W 60" x D 24" x H 45" inches Materials: Natural Black Walnut The Cantilever Desk draws upon the form and function of the seating in this series of work. Phaedo is a sculpture and design company founded by Morgan Spaulding. At once playful and restrained, somber and lively, Spaulding’s art and furniture personify the ambiguous curvatures of ethereal in-betweens: dreamstates, memories in recession, thresholds in passing. In balanced practice, Spaulding’s ornamental sculpture...
Category

2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary, Black
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 ...
Category

2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Riald Brass and Glass Console, Signed by Stefan Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Riald brass and glass console - Signed by Stefan Leo. Forged iron, Top pâte de verre. Brass, Pâte de verre. Measures: 140 x 38cm, H:85 cm. Atelier Stefan Leo has a remarkable r...
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2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Oak Arts & Crafts Pedestal Desk by Alexander J. Kropholler, 1890s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Arts & Crafts pedestal desk. Design by Alexander J. Kropholler. Striking Dutch design from the 1890s. Executed in solid oak and original wrought iron, this stunning and one of a kind museum piece has a hand-carved quotation " A Little Learning Is A Dangerous Thing" by Alexander Pope (1688-1744), one of the leading Neoclassical or Augustan poets of the first half of the 18th Century. Two original hand-carved owls and hand-carved elements on top of the desk. Original lock and key and in good working order. Measurement from ground to writing top is 76 cm or 29.92 in. This wonderful Arts & Crafts desk by Alexander J. Kropholler is in very good refinished condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. We offer the matching bookcase...
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1890s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Danilo Silvestrin for Rosenthal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A desk by Danilo Silvestrin edited by Rosenthal in the 1980. Mouvement against the modernism protest Very basic form. Five rectangul...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Old Fir Wood and Iron Desk / Console, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) Desk / Console with essential design made of Old Fir and particular leg in Iron. A com...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Modern Painted Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern painted desk with a lacquered top section with three drawers, the center drawer fold out for keyboard surface, on a silver gilt iron cube form base...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Asymmetrical "Linda Marie" Writing Desk with Leather Top by Kate Duncan
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Riffing on a traditional writing desk, our writing desk is made to order in a variety of sizes, wood types and finishes. A small drawer done u...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather

Mais, Desk by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Mais - Desk by Alva Design Materials: Wood, MDF, Formica, Leather details Dimensions: 190 x 87 x 74 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, form...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Contemporary Sitting Standing "Work" Desk in Solid White Oak by Casey Lurie, USA
Located in Chicago, IL
Work desk is the smaller sibling of our WORK table, a contemporary take on the traditional working tables used by artists and designers for centuries. The choice of materials combine...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Custom Two Drawer Lacquered Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
Petite custom, made to order, two drawer lacquered writing table with Lucite and chrome handles. Designed and made by Venfield. This item is made to order in your dimensions and color.
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Barbara Barry for Baker Mahogany Writing Desk or Console, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous contemporary mahogany console sofa table or writing desk By Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture USA, circa 1990s Measures: 32" W x 20" D x 25" H. Newly refinishe...
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1990s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Mrs. 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

Lily Marble Console, Signed by Stefan Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Lily marble console, signed by Stefan Leo Lily marble console Forged iron, top marble Measures: 140 cm x 38 x H 85cm Atelier Stefan Leo has a remarkable reputation thanks to its uni...
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2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Lily Glass Console, Signed by Stefan Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Lily glass console - signed by Stefan Leo Lily glass console Forged iron, top pâte de verre Measures: 140 cm x 38 x H 85cm Atelier Stefan Leo has a re...
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2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass

"Moleskine" Portable Atelier Stool Designed by Philippe Nigro for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stool adjustable in heigh. Black matt painted steel structure. Seat and components in massive oak. Indoor use only. Philippe Nigro designed a light looking desk: a top in birch pl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Black Design Desk by French Designer Charly Bounan
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Design desk by French Designer Charly Bounan Dimensions: Height: 80 cm. Width: 240 cm. Depth: 80 cm. Charly Bounan, is a Parisian designer renowned for its refined crea...
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2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Resin

Elevado Desk in Cerused Wenge Wood by Kelly Wearstler
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The elegantly scaled Elevado desk has a simple architectural silhouette and utilizes our signature ivory cerused and wire brushed Wenge finish. Below the ...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Famed Brass & Wood Desk with Marble Drawers
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The Famed Desk was designed with the aim of allowing you to work with more elegance and more simplicity. Measures: Length: 47.2'' / Depth: 27.5'' / Height:...
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2010s Turkish Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Burgundy Study Desk with Natural Linoleum Table Top and Drawer, Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This study desk is made with a beetroot powder-coated steel frame and a burgundy coloured natural linoleum tabletop. The linoleum for our desks is selected for the ecological propert...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Oslo Writing Desk in Ash by Studio Moe
Located in Portland, OR
Look to the clean lines and natural keep-it-simple design of the Oslo Writing Desk, to bring inspiration to your next idea or project. A single spacious dovetailed drawer provides ut...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash

Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary Vallunaraju by Joe Mania
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

Gentile Solid Wood Desk, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
Aesthetics and functionality combine in the Ideale solid wood desk. A piece of high quality craftsmanship tailor-made for everyday use as well as to fu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary White 80x80-2
Located in Berlin, BE
What would a library be without a small place to study? So what would the Fläpps shelves 80x80-2 and 80x80-3 be without the small workplace of the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2 with integrated folding shelf? The three modules with the square design now make it even easier to plan full walls with Fläpps. But even without the square relatives, the double secretary...
Category

2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pagodic Desk
Located in DE MEERN, UT
The style of this standing desk is a mix between Japanese pagodas and modern skyscrapers. It is an artisanal piece consisting of: A curved top, with inlaid motifs and high-quality ...
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2010s Dutch Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Bamboo, Padouk, Purpleheart, Teak

Hand, Sculpted Desk, Signed by Lukasz Friedrich
Located in Geneve, CH
Hand, sculpted desk, signed by Lukasz Friedrich Desk “Gloomy Sunday” Measures: 110 x 50 H 76 cm Finish: raw, waxed steel with brass drawer knob ...
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2010s European Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Mrs. Note Desk - Walnut - 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...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Plywood

Giorgio Armani Casa Ebonized Writing Table Desk or Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional writing table desk or console table made by Armani Casa for Giorgio Armani. Features a dramatic ebonized wood finish with a subtle geometric pattern design on the finish....
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20th Century Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Ebonized Oak and Antique Copper Small Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A solid oak top with an ebonized finish and antique copper steel frame dining table with simple and modern lines. Pairs well with the Inherita...
Category

2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

‘Klab D’ Contemporary Ebony High-Gloss Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
KLAB D is a desk, manufactured by CAVIO, with a structure made in solid wood and features 3 drawers, a fixed top in leather and ground ferrules in metal. Indoor use only. This modern and elegant design returns contemporary Italian craft to the office desk or compact table...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - Puerto Natales by Joe Mania
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

Folding Table by Giovanni Offredi for MC Selvini Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Table by designer Giovanni Offredi and produced by MC Selvini, 1970s. Works excellent as a freestanding table, desk or against a wall and it can be ...
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20th Century Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Laminate

Fläpps Secretary of State-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation! When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a statesman and you can hardly suspect his full potential. Unfolded however, diplomacy co...
Category

2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Plywood

Modern Waterfall Desk in Dark Walnut Finish with Painted Brass Accents
Located in North York, ON
Modern Waterfall desk in dark walnut finish with painted brass accents. Beautiful modern minimalist design with sculpted waterfall accent. Satin dark walnut finish with hand painted ...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique L. & J.G. Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak writing desk, library table, or center table. By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 40" W x 26" D ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Sculptural Green Wood Segment Desk by David Vu - Customizable
By David Vu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from the conceptual forms of Hiroshi Sugimoto, the Segment desk by Brooklyn designer David Vu starts with the exploration of simple geo...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple, Plywood

Mrs. Note Desk - Oak - 190cm
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...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Plywood

Venezia Rialto Writing Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Effortlessly enriching any modern interior - from a conference room, office, home study - this sculptural piece will create a timeless and elegant focal point. Entirely crafted of wo...
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2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

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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