Olavi Hänninen, Desk, Oak, Finland, 1960s

An oak, brass and black leather desk designed by Eliel Saarinen for the The Finnish State Railways, Finland, c. 1919. Provenance: Helsinki Central Station.

A jacaranda desk designed by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1960s. Designed and produced for Bloch Editores S.A. Building, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

An oak and brass desk, designed and produced by by Martin Nyrop for the Copenhagen City Hall, Denmark, c. 1900 Dimensions: 29.25” H x 67” W x 31.2” D

A dark-stained oak and teak "Wishbone" desk designed by Hans Wegner and produced by Johannes Hansen, Denmark, c. 1950s. Dimensions: 29.5” H x 67.8” W x 33” D

Olavi Tapio Hänninen (14 December 1920, in Lapinlahti – 16 June 1992 in Espoo) was a Finnish designer and interior architect. Olavi Hänninen's design projects ranged from furniture to trams and church silverware, including total interior designs for many public facilities. His modernist designs also included tables and chairs, and he was well recognized for his work on the Palace Hotel interiors together with Antti Nurmesniemi and Olli Borg. Hänninen designed a renowned plastic chair with metal structure for the hotel's cafe. In the 1970s his designs included the new Valmet Nr I trams for Helsinki City Transport. Before starting his own design office in 1961, Hänninen worked at architect Viljo...

OLAVI TAPIO HANNINEN desk table in black lacquered elm, this is the smallest model in this series. This table is very influenced by the work of Alexandre Noll

Olavi Hanninen primitive coffee table for Aranjou, Wood, France, 1960 This solid wood coffee table, attributed to the French producer Aranjou, showcases a bold, brutalist aesthetic ...

Superb Scandinavian dining table. Entirely handmade, like a sculpture, this elegantly rustic table easily seats 8 people. A large central crossbar and side crossbars held by tenons p...