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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1940s
1970s Borge Mogensen Refinished Folding Conference / Dining Tables in Oak
Located in Knebel, DK
Refinished oak folding tables designed by Børge Mogensen in 1971 and made by Fredericia Stolefabrik.
The flexible folding tables were originally designed as a conference tables cons...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Expandable Desk by Roberto Pamio, Renato Toso & Noti Massari for Stilwood/Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Expandable Desk by Roberto Pamio, Renato Toso & Noti Massari for Stilwood / Italy, 1970's. Desk top slides open, cabinets swing out on rollers and one ...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Marble Desk with Brass Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
A marble top desk featuring a bamboo formed brass plated base with adjustable feet. A fantastic work desk option or dining table, USA, 1970s.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Large Ate Van Apeldoorn Custom Pine Wall Unit with Desk, Cabinets and Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom designed extra large Ate Van Apeldoorn pine wall unit. Three individual pieces consisting of a lower desk with double storage cabinets, a small storage cabinet with four drawe...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Early Dunbar Leather Curved Desk and Chair by Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An early design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Original lilac leather and bleached mahogany curved desk with built in bookshelves. The drawers are hinged and swing open. The original ...
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1940s Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
DC-3 ‘Dakota’ Wingtip Desk
Located in London, GB
The Douglas DC-3 was designed in the mid-1930s as a passenger and freight aircraft, but built during the war years 1941-1945 in large numbers, as the DC-3 (C47) Transport Plane known...
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1940s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Plexi Glass Desk by Poul Nørreklit, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking desk by Poul Nørreklit, made from plexi glass with a lacquered wood table top and drawers. Thick, translucent sides, a boxy design with an airy expression.
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
'Starblack' Desk and Cabinet by Guido Faleschini, 1970s
Located in London, GB
For i4 Mariani, Italy
Leather topped desk with recessed aluminium channel spanning the width. With companion cabinet with leather-faced drawers and aluminium drawer pulls. Desk legs...
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1970s Italian Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Eugenio & Ermenegildo Soncini Architects Desk, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Architects Desk from the Eugenio & Ermenegildo Soncini Architecture Firm, Milan, Italy, 1940s.
A tubular structure with a wood top and base protection.
Adjustable inclination.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Osvaldo Borsani Desk
Located in New York, NY
7-drawer desk by Osvaldo Borsani for ABV. Rosewood, maple, brass. Curved desk finished on both sides. A variant of an earlier model that originally covered in parchment and designed ...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Carrara Marble Console Table with Chrome Legs by Vittorio Introini, Italy, 1970s
Located in London, GB
An elegant oval shaped versatile console table which can easily become a desk and/or a small dining table Chrome rounded legs base.
Measures: L 195cm
W 70cm.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Karl Springer Lucite, Glass and Gold Plated Over Brass Console, Desk or Table
Located in North Miami, FL
This elegant vintage Karl Springer console table, writing desk, entry table or dining table has 4 arched lucite columns that rest on a 22 carat gold plated over brass angled plinth p...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold, Brass
1970s Glass Wood Chrome Dining Table
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Wonderfully simplistic parsons style 1970s rectangular dining table. Made of glass, wood and chromed steel legs.
Would make for an amazing executive desk or conference table.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Rare Paul Frankl Cork and Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
C. 1940s, American, the mahogany eight- drawer desk encased in cork veneer on four sides, with book storage-well on the reverse. Bakelite and brass pulls....
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Cork
Gio Ponti Style Modern Italian Library or Dining Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sharply tailored mahogany writing or dining table with single side drawer and sculpted legs ending in brass sabots. Measure: Drawer is 20.5" deep and 19.25" wide.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Mid-Century Dining Table/Desk with Leaf
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1940s MidCcentury French dining table with 1 leaf. Splayed leg base. Marked "XXXXVIII" and "48" on bottom. Could make a fabulous desk! Very good looking piece in great orig...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Architectural Mid Century Desk, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Berlin, DE
Architectural mid century desk, 1940s, Sweden.
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Paul McCobb for Calvin MCM Ebonized Mahogany Brass and White Laminate Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin mid century ebonized mahogany brass and white laminate desk
Desk measures: 54.5 wide x 26 deep x 29 inches high, with a cha...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Michel Ducaroy 'attributed to', Desk, Circa 1975
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Tray dimensions: L180 x P90
Desk dimensions: L138 x P65 x H73
Smoked glass top
Good condition, slightly pitted stainless steel.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Unique Red Lacquer and Brass Maison Jansen Dining Table or Desk, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
A rare piece from Maison Jansen, this large dining table was a commission by a private client. With its impeccable design, perfect proportions, and high-end materials like mother of ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Drexel Sandia Collection Jacobean Drop-Front Desk
By Drexel
Located in Chicago, IL
Drexel drop front desk from the Sandia Collection, circa 1960s. Interesting writing desk marrying the form of a Govenor Winthrop drop front desk with early English Jacobean...
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1970s American Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish Västerviks Mobelsnickareskola Fall-Front Desk, circa 1975
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish birch, walnut and burl walnut fall-front desk, circa 1975, the rectangular top above a single long drawer and a fall front writing surface. The interior with numerous small...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Floating Edward Wormley for Dunbar Executive Extending Desks, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare and sleek Mid-Century Modern executive desks by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture. The desks features stunning solid walnut grain and sleek midcentury design. The desk is fi...
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1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nutwood
Desk by Roberto Gabetti, Aimaro Isola and Guido Drocco, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Desk by Roberto Gabetti, Aimaro Isola and Guido Drocco, Italy, 1970s. Manufactured by Arbo. Limited series. Chromed metal, wood. Reference: F. Ferrari, Gabetti e Isola...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Marco Zanuso Large Architectural X-Leg Dining Table in Walnut, Italy 1974
By Marco Zanuso
Located in New York, NY
Marco Zanuso (1916-2001)
A large and striking modernist dining table by Marco Zanuso, in polished walnut. With architectural double X-legs and a beautiful two-tone top, the pure, st...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Outstanding Industrial Iron Desk
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Extraordinary iron desk, vinyl top, nice shaped legs.
Six drawers and very nice sculptural back.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Single Minimalistic Heavy Polished Aluminum Table or Desk Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single minimalistic heavy polished aluminum table or desk base. Add your own wood or marble top to specification. The base dimensions are shown below. They are ideal to create a 96" ...
Category
1970s American International Style Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Espresso Finish Art Deco Style Vanity/ Writing Desk
Located in East Hampton, NY
This Parsons style, simple and stylish desk has an added feature of a flip top vanity area with storage. Perfect for storing a laptop computer! Two push ...
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1970s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Dixie Mid Century 4-Drawer Walnut Single Sided Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Dixie Mid Century 4-drawer walnut single sided desk
Desk measures: 52.5 wide x 19.5 deep x 30 high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we cal...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pair of English Console Tables, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English circa 1940's mahogany console/desk tables with carved details and front drawer. Sold Individually.
Measurements:
Height: 30.25"
Width: 54"
Depth: 32.25"
Category
1940s English Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Willy Rizzo Fiorentina Model Steel and Brass Crystal Top Table, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in IT
Fiorentina Model table by Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s. Steel and brass structure, glass top. Size: 101 x 204 cm, H 75 cm. A video is available upon request. Good conditions, wears cohe...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Multi Laminated and Lacquered Wood Bureau, Argentina, circa 1970
By Stilka
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Multi laminated and lacquered wood bureau. Argentina, circa 1970.
Attributed to Stilka.
Category
1970s Argentine Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
John Widdicomb for Mastercraft Black Lacquered and Brass Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This Classic writing table or desk by John Widdicomb for Mastercraft. Composed of a large black lacquered wood top with canted corners that sits atop a brass frame. Brass legs swoop ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Pierre Chapo B40 Adjustable Solid Elm Desk, France, circa 1970
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Geneva, CH
Solid elm adjustable desk by Pierre Chapo, France, circa 1970
The desks with mobile tops designed by Pierre Chapo offer a volume that is easy to arrange.
The B40 stands out through...
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1970s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Modern Chrome and Black Oak Adjustable Dining Table or Writing Desk
Located in Weiningen, CH
Modern chrome and black oak adjustable dining table or writing desk
Size: 90 x 150 + 2 x 60 = 90 x 270 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Single Minimalistic Heavy Polished Aluminum Table or Desk Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single minimalistic heavy polished aluminum table or desk base. Add your own wood or marble top to specification. The base dimensions are shown...
Category
1970s American International Style Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Rosewood and Gilded Albert Fournier Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brazilian rosewood dining table by Albert Fournier et Cie. Gold leaf harlequin pattern on surface with brass perimeter details and brass sabots. The ce...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Decorative Aluminium Table or Desk
Located in New York, NY
Decorative aluminum table or desk with glass top.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Lucite "Iceberg" Desk, in the Lion in Frost Style
Located in Miami, FL
Impressive and huge desk, composed by two Lucite bases iceberg look and a beveled glass top. In the style of Lion in Frost.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Wood, Fabric and Glass Italian 1940s Rationalist Desk
Located in Varese, Lombardia
A beautiful and rare desk in the style of Franco Albini. It is made from a wooden crossed structure with a chrome-plated rod. A studded octagonal top is covered with red "panno Lenci...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wood Top and Steel Base Desk Table by Formanova, 1970s
By Formanova
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern wood top and steel base desk table by Formanova, 1970s
Table desk with wood top with steel finish on the edge and solid ste...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Executive Desk by Hans von Klier for Skipper Italian, circa 1970
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Desk by Hans von Klier in walnut wood with three drawers, a center leather writing section, and a inset storage space which includes two sliding walnut supply holders. The desk has a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Console Table, Italy 1940s
Located in Greding, DE
Art Deco console table on a U-shaped blackened wooden frame with intermediate metal struts and rectangular table top covered with white goatskin. In unrestored original condition wit...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Embossed Leather Desk by Karl Springer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An elegant vintage leather desk designed by iconic designer Karl Springer in the United States, circa 1970s. Standing out for its minimalist design, this desk has 2 large drawers that are great for storing documents and office supplies...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Postmodern 'Martino' Dining Table by Gigi Sabadin for Emme, Italy, 1973
By Gigi Sabadin, Emme
Located in Antwerp, BE
Gigi Sabadin dining table, Emme Italy, 1970s, beechwood
The table show smart architectural lines and well-considered use of materials, which are clearly visible in the little det...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Beech
Vintage Maitland Smith White Tessellated Marble Scroll Desk/Console Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant desk/console table designed & made by Maitland-Smith in the late 1970s-early 1980s. Its simple, clean lines the scroll top table consists of white tessellated marble arranged...
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1970s Philippine Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
Pair of Lucite Glacier Iceberg Dining Table or Desk Base Style of Lion in Frost
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of Lucite glacier, iceberg style dining table or office desk base. Glass top not included. In the manner of lion in frost.
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Modern Writing Desk by Wolfgang Hoffman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish black lacquer writing desk features the unique vintage design of Mid-Century Modern designer Wolfgang Hoffman. Spacious drawers with tubu...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Golden Burlwood Dining table or Desk Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, 1980s
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Italian top quality manufactured desk or dining table in beautiful golden Burlwood
Most like produced by Saporiti but no maker marks on this table/desk
It has the characteristi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Stunning Rare Rosewood and Brass Platform Desk by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A stunning sleek rosewood desk with three minimal drawers that disappear into the apron. This wonderful desk has the very rare brass pedestal legs. Dunbar metal tag is inside the lef...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bois-Satiné Writing Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A fine French kidney shaped bureau plat desk, having an inset beige leather top. Two side drawers over cabriole legs with ormolu mounts.
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1940s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
1970s Aluminum "Sawhorse" Table or Desk
Located in Highland, IN
An ingenious and attractive design. Two Campaign-style aluminum sawhorse forms support a glass top creating a wonderful desk or table. The original glass shows damage– ordering a new...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Executive Office Desk by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An inset leather top executive desk over cantilevered chrome plate steel legs with accompanying six (6) door leather wall mounted storage unit. ( 10...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Rare Gio Ponti Administrative Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti desk designed in limited edition for city offices of Forlì, Italy. Original red Formica writing surface on European beechwood with 8 floating drawers. Brass base on legs.
...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Beech
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Foldable Metal Dining Table Max Sauze, circa 1970
By Max Sauze
Located in Vienna, AT
This fantastic foldable metal construction with a loose smoked glass plate ( thickness 0.8 cm ) was designed by Max Sauze, circa 1970, France. It is great to use as a dining table or...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Guillerme et Chambron Etudiant Oak Desk, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, "Etudiant" desk in oak. Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970.
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Vilhelm Lauritzen, Desk, Brass, Mahogany, Radiohuset, Denmark, 1945
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and mahogany desk designed and produced by Vilhelm Lauritzen for the Director of the Danish National Radio, Denmark, 1945.
Illustrated in “Vilhelm Lauritzen EN MODERNE ARKI...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Metal Glass Desk by Max Sauze France c 1970
By Max Sauze
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining table, which is a fantastic foldable chromed metal construction with a clear glass top (thickness 0.32 in = 0.8 cm).
This minimalistic Desk or Dinin...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
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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