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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Arts and Crafts
Maya Desk by Dare Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Maya desk by Dare Studio
Dimensions: W 130 x D 71.5 x H 74.5 cm
Materials: European white oak in waxed oil timber finish, black leather
Also available...
Category
2010s British Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Add on, Wall Pocket
Located in Berlin, BE
With the minimalist wallpockets made of canvas you can promote you Fläpps secretary to Secretary of State and provide additional space for unfinished work and stuff lying around. Thi...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Canvas
Fläpps Wall Desk / Secretary, Bubbles Indigo by Pattern Studio
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
Plywood
Shika Desk by A+A Cooren
Located in Geneve, CH
Shika desk by A+A Cooren
Materials: Base in chromed or black lacquered metal. Upper top in green, gray, or beige lacquered MDF Lower top in white lacquered MDF
Dimensions:
Upper she...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Dining Table in Textured Powder Coated Metal
Located in London, GB
Onda table works on the juxtaposition of volumes and finishing.
A Wavy organic extra-thin top on architectural chunky cylindric legs. Like a paper sheet ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Farelle Desk by LK Edition
Located in Geneve, CH
Farelle desk by LK Edition
Dimensions: 180 x 110 x H 40 cm
Materials: Oak and patinated Bronze base.
It is with the sense of detail and requirement, this research of the except...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - 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
Plywood
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.
Information about the covid 19.
At this point, th...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - PS Collage 3 by Pattern Studio
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
Plywood
Custom Oak and Polished Chrome Single Drawer Writing Table
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Made to order single drawer writing table in oak with polished chrome stretcher and hardware.
Available in custom dimensions and finishes.
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Minimalist Modern Desk in Oak
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...
Category
2010s European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Wood, Plywood
Minimalist Modern Desk in Oak
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...
Category
2010s European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Wood, Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary Watercolor Dots by Kind of Style
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
Plywood
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Allegory Desk in Beech Wood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Allegory desk, a perfect handy stand for home office spaces and for the most intimate contract solutions, by the Italian-Danish duo GamFratesi, enriches the furniture proposal of Wiener GTV Design with elegance and simplicity. The wide disk in steam-bent solid beech contains a woven cane screen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Plume Osis Block Desk by Llot Llov
Located in Geneve, CH
Plume Osis block desk by Llot Llov
Dimensions: H 100 x W 90 x D 40 cm
Materials: birch
Pattern: Plume
Also available in mouse, lime, yeti.
With the new OSIS BLOCK EDITION, which is inspired by the shape of various rectangular bodies and is used as coffee tables or desks, the design duo LLOT LLOV presents the new colours of the OSIS surface. Inspired by the first furniture edition of OSIS – these three tables are a further development, which present the OSIS surface very well with particularly large surfaces, as one can dive into the depths of the pattern when looking at them.
Behind the LLOT LLOV brand is the studio for product and interior design as well as the producer of furniture, objects, lighting and surfaces. Since their foundation in 2006 by Ania Bauer and Jacob Brinck, the two Berlin based author designers have established themselves internationally. One of their recognizable features is the reinterpretation of traditional arts and crafts brought into a contemporary design context.
An example of this is OSIS, an innovative surface finish using salt...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Fläpps Wall Desk / Secretary Wild and Free by Ingrid Beddoes
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
Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary, Fading Grey by Monika Strigel
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
Plywood
Fläpps Secretary of State, 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 co...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
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.
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Add on: Wall Pocket 100
Located in Berlin, BE
With the minimalist wallpockets made of canvas you can promote you Fläpps secretary to Secretary of State and provide additional space for unfinished work and stuff lying around. Thi...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary dining table model "Table B" Aluminum Silver Top Wooden legs
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dining table model "Table B" 90cm x 180cm
The Table B, which inaugurated the Extrusions Collection in 2009, can reach up to five metres using a simple profile of extruded aluminium. Its apparent simplicity covers a complex technical development where important engineers have participated. The result is a piece of excelling craftsmanship, carrying the German designers character.
Silver Delta Award 2009 winner.
AVAILBLE MEASUREMENTS
240 x 120 x h. 74cm
300 x 120 x h. 74cm
360 x 120 x h. 74cm
400 x 120 x h. 74cm
500 x 120 x h. 74cm
MATERIALS AND FINISHES
Top in extruded, scotch polished and anodized silver aluminium. Surface laminating available in matte from Fenix or natural oak (Oberflex).
Legs in architectural concrete in grey with steel concrete base fastening plate painted in epoxy polyester, silver color, for both interior and exterior use.
MATERIALS AND FINISHES
Top in extruded, scotch polished and anodized silver aluminium. Surface laminating available in matte from Fenix or natural oak (Oberflex).
Legs in architectural concrete in grey with steel concrete base fastening plate painted in epoxy polyester, silver color, for both interior and exterior use.
Konstantin Grcic (1965) was trained as a cabinet maker at The John Makepeace School for Craftsmen in Wood before studying Design at the Royal College of Art in London. He set up his own office in Munich in 1991. Today, Konstantin Grcic Design GmbH is based in Berlin. The office operate in diverse fields ranging from industrial design projects, exhibition design and architectural collaborations. Amongst his renowned clients are Aeance, Authentics, Cassina, ClassiCon, Flötotto, Flos, Galerie Kreo, Kettal, Laufen, Magis, Muji, Nespresso, Plank, Smart and Vitra.
He is the recipient of numerous awards such as the Compasso d`Oro for his MAYDAY lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x50-1 - Snowdreamer by Monika Strigel
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fläpps wall desk makes the perfect seated or standing workstation depending on the height it is mounted on the wall. When the wo...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 100x60-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
A lot of work requires a lot of space. But only until it is done. That's why we now have the large Fläpps Secretary (100x60-1). After work, this fully-grown desk folds back up so discretely against the wall that you can no longer see anything of your work.
But it's not just a folding wall desk...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Tapperella Desk by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tapperella desk by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina
Dimensions: H 75, D 80, W 127 cm
Materials: Writing desk with “tapparella” sliding shutter for a con...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - Watercolor Stripes by Kind of Style
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
Plywood
Simply Modern Writing Table, Dark
Located in Westwood, NJ
Simply modern writing table. An elegant modern writing table with two singular leather-wrapped drawers, our dark eclipse finish on the veneered frame (and handles) with panel end sup...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Nakamura Contemporary Desk in Metal and Leather
Located in London, GB
The Nakamura desk is an exploration of the possibilities and precision of expert leather-working. Two pieces of leather curve around the table top and me...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Castelo Console Table, Sahara Marble, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Castelo Console, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel
Dolce VITA Marble Console by Dooq
By DOOQ
Located in Geneve, CH
Dolce VITA marble console by Dooq.
Measures: W 180 cm 71”
D 50 cm 20”
H 78 cm 31”
Materials: Structure carved from one solid marble piece
Dooq is a design company dedicated ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Gaby Gradient Desk by Chapel Petrassi
Located in Geneve, CH
Gaby gradient desk by Chapel Petrassi
Dimensions: 125 x 80 x 75 cm
Materials: Polished Aluminium, Tailor made HPL laminate
Chapel Petrassi is a contemporary design and manufacturing company based in Paris and Naples founded by designers Marie-Charlotte Bassi and Diego Petroso specialized in handcrafted furniture and custom projects for residential, commercial and galleries.
The duo met in Rome, Italy while studying, in Art and Literature for Marie-Charlotte and at Academy of Fine Arts for Diego. In 2011 after their studies, the duo travel to Europe for various projects and artistic residencies, including the American Academy in Rome in 2014. These experiences and the meetings generated aroused a curiosity and a great desire to undertake and build a project together. This common desire has naturally materialized in the design and production of contemporary furniture.
Chapel Petrassi is define by its fusion of craftsmanship and art fields with the high sense to detail. Its designs are the result of a permanent mix of different visual codes drawn from contemporary languages and youth culture.
Chapel Petrassi was finalist at AD Design Award in Berlin in 2016 and awarded at ICFF Studio 2019 in New York presenting its innovative designs and unique concepts, the emerging brand was established as a leading talent in the industry. Chapel Petrassi exhibited its collection at 15th Architecture Biennale, Venice in 2016, Design Museum of Helsinki in 2016, FuoriSalone in Milan in 2016, 2017 and 2018, Galerie Le French Design by VIA, Paris in 2019, Jacob K...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Fläpps Secretary of State 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
Stainless Steel
Modern Glass and Oak Dining Table
Located in Denton, TX
White oak curved corners with thick plate glass sides and beveled glass top
Base measures at 30W x 16D x 27.75H.
Category
20th Century North American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Oak
Modern French Desk, Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French two drawer desk with our mangrove beech veneer finish, embossed leather wrapped frieze and drawers with brushed brass finish handles.
Dimensions: 54" W x 28" D x 30" H.
The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Modern Shagreen Leather Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern shagreen embossed leather-wrapped desk with a brass tone iron-framed base. Three drawers with marbleized paper-lined interiors and with brass ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Fläpps Secretary of State, 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
Woa Desk
Located in POLOP, ES
My aesthetic interest lies in our past lives, this first collection inspired by the vedettes and parties of the early twentieth century, the feathers that women wore in their headdre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Handcrafted Modernist Desk Table English Oak
Located in London, GB
A sleek handmade English modernist desk or writing table. Constructed with a traditional 3 wide solid board surface on beautifully visible acute angled leg and frame. Handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Hand Chiseled Tinted Oak Desk by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This hand chiseled desk was designed by Egg Designs for a high end safari lodge in Southern Africa. The robust hand chiseled markings make this a stand ou...
Category
2010s South African Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Modernist Cini Boeri for Knoll International Dining Table Desk
By Cini Boeri, Knoll
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous round 59 inch diameter glass top table which sits cantilevered on a stainless steel base. Internally locked on and with 5 heavy duty weights to counter balance the table. St...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Iron
Chromed Brera Desk by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
Wood brera desk by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Materials: Chromed structure. Desk with drawer. Base in bronze lacquered metal or chromed metal Top in walnut vene...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Industrial Leather Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern industrial leather desk with a solid hammered metal base. It has three drawers accented with cast brass campaign drawer pulls.
Dimensions...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern writing table with a lacquered top on a silver gilt iron cube form base.
Dimensions: 60" W x 25" D x 30 " H.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Castelo Console Table, Sahara Marble, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Castelo console, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel
Contempory outdoor dining table model "Table B" aluminum silver top wooden legs
Located in Barcelona, ES
Table model "Table B"
90 X 220CM
Konstantin Grcic
Anodized silver aluminium
The Table B, which inaugurated the Extrusions Collection in 2009, can reach up to five metres using a simple profile of extruded aluminium. Its apparent simplicity covers a complex technical development where important engineers have participated. The result is a piece of excelling craftsmanship, carrying the German designers character.
Silver Delta Award 2009 winner.
MEASUREMENTS
240 x 120 x h. 74cm
300 x 120 x h. 74cm
360 x 120 x h. 74cm
400 x 120 x h. 74cm
500 x 120 x h. 74cm
MATERIALS AND FINISHES
Top in extruded, scotch polished and anodized silver aluminium. Surface laminating available in matte from Fenix or natural oak (Oberflex).
Legs in architectural concrete in grey with steel concrete base fastening plate painted in epoxy polyester, silver color, for both interior and exterior use.
MATERIALS AND FINISHES
Top in extruded, scotch polished and anodized silver aluminium. Surface laminating available in matte from Fenix or natural oak (Oberflex).
Legs in architectural concrete in grey with steel concrete base fastening plate painted in epoxy polyester, silver color, for both interior and exterior use.
Konstantin Grcic (1965) was trained as a cabinet maker at The John Makepeace School for Craftsmen in Wood before studying Design at the Royal College of Art in London. He set up his own office in Munich in 1991. Today, Konstantin Grcic Design GmbH is based in Berlin. The office operate in diverse fields ranging from industrial design projects, exhibition design and architectural collaborations. Amongst his renowned clients are Aeance, Authentics, Cassina, ClassiCon, Flötotto, Flos, Galerie Kreo, Kettal, Laufen, Magis, Muji, Nespresso, Plank, Smart and Vitra.
He is the recipient of numerous awards such as the Compasso d`Oro for his MAYDAY lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Memphis White and Pink Marble Dining Table by Dooq
By DOOQ
Located in Geneve, CH
Memphis dinner table by Dooq
Measures: Ø 130 cm 51”
H 77 cm 30”
Materials: estremoz rose and white marble
Dooq is a design company dedicated to celebrate the luxury of living...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Bronze Brera Desk by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze Brera desk by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Materials: Bronze Structure. Desk with drawer. Base in bronze lacquered metal or chromed metal Top in walnut veneer on medium or in black lacque...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Wall Mounted Table B Desk by Konstantin Grcic
Located in Geneve, CH
Wall Mounted table B desk by Konstantin Grcic
Dimensions: D 42 x L 180 cm
Materials: Stainless Steel
Also available in Oak, Stained Ash Wood.
...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Art Deco Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Art Deco style desk elegantly styled with golden amber burr veneer and three drawers with subtle stringing inlay. Raised on four tapering sabre leg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Modern Minimalist Oak Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
Modern minimalist oak leather top writing desk. Simplistic modern styling with beautiful textured Oak woods. Finished in a distressed grey wash finish with Italian black leather writing area. This sleek modern desk...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Marble Desk by Jonathan Hansen
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble desk by Jonathan Hansen
9 Editions + 1 AP
Dimensions: 116.8 x 55.9 x 76.2 cm
Materials: Calacatta marble, architectural bronze, Resin
Se...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Handmade Desk in Custom Engraved Leather And Steel Finishes
Located in New York, NY
This desk perfectly fulfills all the functional requirements , taking the form of leather suitcase with folding top in leather and chrome steel legs perfectly adaptable for any space...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Modern Dining Table by Paolo Buffa, circa 1940
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
Italian Design dining table by Paolo Buffa
Material : Oak wood
Dimensions : H 80 x 180 x 82 cm
Year : Circa 1940
A rare piece made in the early 1940's by Paolo Buffa (Italy) refe...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Modern Brushed Oak Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern brushed oak writing table with our light gowan finish. This desk has gently splayed solid end supports and a matte tungsten silhouette and it has tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Custom Modern Walnut Dining Table with Column Pedestals by Carrocel
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
Custom modern walnut dining table with column pedestals by Carrocel. Hand crafted and made to order, simplistic modern styling with clean grain walnut pattern. Thick top with rectang...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Design Desk, French Designer Charly Bounan
Located in Geneve, CH
Charly Bounan, is a Parisian designer renowned for its refined creative style and the important eclecticism of its influences.
As an art dealer and designer he worked closely with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin
Large Turquoise Study Desk with Linoleum Top and Two Drawers, Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large turquoise study desk is made with a powder coated steel frame and a beautiful natural linoleum top made out of linseed oil. This modern minimal desk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Marc Newson Riga Table in Matte Lacquered Woods for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Marc Newson, the Riga table is a writing desk made of Matte lacquered wood (in all of the colors in the collection) with legs in solid beech wood. The feet and knobs are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
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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