Desks and Writing Tables
Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Color: Beige
Melting Vanity Table in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass 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 shagreen inlaid surface is fram...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern Toscana Vanity Table Oak Beige Leather Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Toscana Vanity Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The organic modern Toscana vanity table is a captivating blend of natural beauty and c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx, Brass
French Tin & Slate Secretary with Chair
Located in Asheville, NC
Romantic French hand painted anodized tin with slate table top and wrought iron chair with intricate scroll work.
Category
19th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Slate, Tin, Iron
Green Onyx Desk with Brushed Aluminum or Brass Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Celebrating nature's inherent beauty, the Oni Desk embraces the irregular shape of a found Green Onyx slab. This desk's innovative design is informed by the unique constraints of the...
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2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Brass, Aluminum
20th century Bamboo & black lacquer desk - E Murio
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very stylish and extremely well made desk by E Murio. The bamboo gives this a great design that will work well in a huge number of interiors and is a...
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Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Long Study Desk / Large Console Table in Beige Linoleum and Steel
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large Study desk / Console Table is made with a butternut beige powder-coated steel frame and a pearl linoleum top made from all-natural ingredients, such as flax, wood flour, a...
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2010s English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Italian Marble Travertine Dining Table, Desk, Polished & Chip Carved Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made in Italy in the 1970s, a large dining table or desk made entirely of travertine marble. The top is a large single slab of polished travertine, with a warm and pleasing natural g...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Travertine
Czechoslovak Midcentury Chrome and Formica Writing Desk, 1950s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Midcentury writing desk with three plastic drawer. It has a construction of chrome pipes and a formica plate.
Very simple design, typical for the period of the 1930s–1950s in the ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Travertino Glossy Legs Isotopo
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 supports...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage Regency Hand Painted Gladiator Writing Desk
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic Vintage Regency writing desk. Beautiful hand painted detail with scenes of gladiators. Passed down through three generations in one family. A real collectors piece. Acqui...
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Late 20th Century North American Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Paint
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
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
Rare 1970's Jorge Zalszupin L'atelier Space-Age Plastic Desk
Located in Norwalk, CT
Rarely seen and even more rarely available Space-Age molded plastic desk manufactured by L'atelier, São Paulo, Brazil. Design attributed to Jorge Z...
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1970s Brazilian Space Age Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
21st Century Elena Salmistraro Table Polyurethane Classic Travertino 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
Hollywood Regency Faux Marble Desk
Located in Pasadena, CA
A faux marble Hollywood Regency desk with a single drawer and horned legs.
Playing off Hellenic design, this heavy solid wood desk will add a...
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Sonia Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Sonia writing desk is the perfect piece for your room. A more subtle version to her sister the iconic writing desk, the Sonia has elegant legs i...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco 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
Parchment 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
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
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Shagreen Stingray
Brass Etched Dining/ Desk Table by "Georges Mathias"
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Brass Etched dining/ desk table by "Georges Mathias".
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Galaxy Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Galaxy writing desk in cream shagreen, is a classic and sculptural piece with its beautifully shaped bronze-patina brass legs. This piece has t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Marble & Parchment & Nickel End Table, Italy 1960's
Located in New York, NY
End table in marble & parchment on a V-shaped nickel plated base can also be used as a writing table.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Nickel
Iconic Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The iconic desk is the perfect piece for your room. An incredible “duo” between the cream shagreen top and dark bronze-patina brass base. The inlay w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1950's Stitched Leather Desk by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet.
Metal is in vintage condition.
See pictures for details.
Other pics on request, overall very good condition.
Category
1960s French Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Dining Table , Italy 1950s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Dining Table , Italy 1950s
A rare shaped 1950s vintage dining table, suitable for six people. Iron design structure and beige formi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite French Provencal antique campagne Campaign High-end ...
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18th Century French Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Four Drawer Butternut Study Desk with Linoleum Top, Cream Desk - Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The four-drawer Study desk is made with a butternut powder-coated steel frame and a pearl-coloured natural linoleum tabletop. The linoleum for our desks is selected for the ecologica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Shagreen Desk & Matching Stool with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Laurens Writing Desk and matching Stool are both graphic and minimalist with their asymmetry overlay of cream shagreen sitting on top of a bronze-patina brass structure. The desk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Charlotte Perriand Wall Table for Les Arcs
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent condition Charlotte Perriand wall table in pinewood. Very rare!
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Shagreen Writing Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the original Rhapsody lamp, by her fiancée Patrick Coard Paris, Kifu Paris designs a sculptural writing desk as an ode to his iconic lighting...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century French Four Drawers Rattan Desk, C 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very decorative mid-century French rattan desk, four drawers, C 1950.
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan
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
Italian Vintage Office or Desk Swivel Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage swivel chair not adjustable in height with star-shaped base. Ideal in the office to receive your clients! Original leather covering in good aesthetic condition, iron structur...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Cream Study Desk with Natural Linoleum Table Top and Drawer, Customisable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This study desk is made with a pearl powder-coated steel frame and colour matched natural linoleum tabletop. The linoleum for our desks is selected for the ecological properties of t...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Lucite and Inset Mirror Top Desk
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary lucite desk with 3 inset antiqued mirror squares on the top surface, a shallow glass compartment/shelf, and geometric scroll-shaped ...
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20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Lucite
Table Desk Writing Home Office Orange Onyx Mirror Steel Contemporary Collectible
Located in Ancona, Marche
The 'Bangles Desk' is an important desk with structure in mirror polished stainless steel and top in rare orange onyx.
Dimensions are customizable. Every single bangle is welded and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx, Stainless Steel
Desk, TARA by Reda Amalou, 2019, Beige Lacquer Top, Walnut, 160 cm
Located in Paris, FR
The perfect interior writing desk. Size: 160cm
Flat surface, smooth, purity of the line only asking to be inhabited. If it is a
console or a desk, TARA is a piece that distinguish it...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Desk, TARA by Reda Amalou, 2019, Beige Lacquer Top, Walnut, 140 cm
Located in Paris, FR
The perfect interior writing desk. Size: 140cm
Flat surface, smooth, purity of the line only asking to be inhabited. If it is a
console or a desk, TARA is a piece that distinguish it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Butternut Study Desk with Natural Linoleum Table Top, Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The study desk is made with a butternut powder-coated steel frame and a pearl coloured natural linoleum tabletop. The linoleum for our desks is selected for...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Table Desk Writing Home Office Pink Onyx Gold Mirror Steel Modern Collectible
Located in Ancona, Marche
The table 'Bangles Desk Gold' is an important desk with structure in mirror polished stainless steel with 24 Kt gold galvanic special finish and top in rare pink onyx. The 24 Kt gold...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Onyx, Stainless Steel
Secrétaire Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass 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 shagreen and wood veneer, to store items and once c...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Dinning Table B 90cm x 160cm Aluminum Anodized Silver Top Wooden legs
Located in Barcelona, ES
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 t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Limited Edition Desk by Charles Hollis Jones, Signed, Dated and Numbered
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This desk is in stock and ready to ship.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/11.
Beautiful desk in Lucite and solid brass with a bronze finish designed and manufactured by Charles Hol...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Genuine Shagreen Desk with Polished Chrome X-Band Base
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Genuine shagreen desk with polished chrome X-band base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Iconic Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The iconic desk is the perfect piece for your room. An incredible “duo” between the Cream Shagreen top and dark bronze-patina brass base. The inlay w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Iconic Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The iconic desk is the perfect piece for your room. An incredible “duo” between the cream shagreen top and dark bronze-patina brass base. The inlay w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Miami Table Designed by Nika Zupanc for Ghidini, 1961
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Desk in stainless steel finished in polished brass designed by Nika Zupanc.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Augusto Savini for Pozzi Drop Leaf Gate Leg Desk with Matching Pamplona Chair
By Pozzi, Augusto Savini
Located in Chicago, IL
Uncommon desk form to come across. Original ivory white lacquer over wood with leather insets. Pozzi label attached. 3 drawers with locks (no keys included-should be easy to replace ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
"Phantom Table" Polished Brass Console Table Entry Table by Zhipeng Tan
By Zhipeng Tan
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This drip-cloth shape console table is designed and made by renown artist Zhipeng Tan. Size and color is customizable upon request, lead time is 45-60 days.
Since graduating with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Glass Top Bamboo Desk/Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Glass top bamboo desk/table.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
Paris Bureau Black and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Paris Bureau Black and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic is an extraordinary console/writing table, with two drawers. It is available in a ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin
21st Century Two-Drawer Mirrored Glass and Brass Writing Desk or Console
Located in Miami, FL
This is one of five exclusive pieces.
Two-drawer mirrored glass and brass writing desk
Beautiful and elegant design
Perfect finished.
Overall dimensions: 127 cm W x 51 cm D x 8...
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2010s European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Paris Bureau Red and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Paris Bureau Red and White Study Desk Writing Table by Matteo Cibic is an extraordinary console/writing table, with two drawers. It is available in a rang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin
OT57 Table
Located in Milan, IT
Elegance and functionality come together in this writing table. The delicate frame of this piece is crafted in sheets of steel and is fashioned with different folds forming the edges...
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
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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