Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Clean Lined Modern Desk by Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined modern desk, designed by Paul McCobb, American, circa 1960s. This desk is currently being refinished and can be completed in your choice of finish color. The price noted ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
Mid-Century Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-century desk or dressing table with our Rowan primavera veneered with inset breakfront top with brass finish fittings and sitting on brass finish spla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Low Rectangular Table in Wood and Glass for BNL 1950s Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Low rectangular shaped table with a frontal drawer realized in wood with a glass on top, originally designed for the offices of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) Italian manufactu...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Glass, Wood
Desk with Drawers, 1960s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Architecturally designed desk with side drawers. Made of cherry wood and wooden top covered with wool cloth.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Wool, Cherry
Desk, book-matched pippy English oak, printer and file drawer By Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
The Desk is crafted from solid English pippy oak.
The drawers run on fully extendable, concealed soft close runners.
The bottom drawer can be used for files.
On the left side of the ...
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2010s English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century L-Shape Desk
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual office desk with storage cabinet space. Paul McCobb style maple wood, cone legs and grass cloth cabinet.
Please confirm location.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Maple
1930's Vintage Heavy Cherrywood Writing Desk - Comes Apart Into 4 Pieces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
On offer 1930's USA Made Heavy Cherrywood Writing Desk. Lots of storage with 6 drawers. Can be placed in room with back showing. This very high quality desk comes apart into 4 pieces.
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Danish Modern Teak Desk circa 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Danish Modern Teak Desk, Denmark, circa 1960s. It has been cleaned and Danish oiled and is ready to use. Three deep drawers for lots of storage.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Danish Modern Floating Top Teak Desk by G.V. Møbler
By G.V. Møbler
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Danish modern floating top teak desk manufactured by G.V. Møbler in Denmark, circa 1960s. This desk has an innovative design where you can appreciate the fine attention to ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Teak
Max Sauze Foldable Smoke Glass Dining Table
By Max Sauze
Located in Dronten, NL
This elegant foldable chromed steel table with a floating smoked glass top was designed by Max Sauze, circa 1970, France.
Max Sauze is a renowned French designer and artist celebra...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Steel, Chrome
Midcentury Teak Desk with a Finished Back
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful midcentury desk consisting of teak wood with a dark finish applied. Dovetail-jointed drawers and filing cabinet showing quality craftsmanship. Nice desk surface with mitere...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Teak
Franco Albini Cavalletto Table for Cassina, Italy, new
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Available in Canaletto Walnut, natural ash and black stained ash. Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/finish.
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1950. Relaunched in 2008. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Cantilevered Modern Desk Refinished
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined cantilevered modern desk, designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa 1950s. This desk is currently being refinished and can be completed in your ch...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Desk By Silvio Berrone from the Bialetti building, Omegna, Italy 1955
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk By Silvio Berrone from the Bialetti building, Omegna, Italy 1955
This writing desk is designed by Silvio Berrone for the Bialetti headquarters in Omegna, the renowned producer ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
The desk measures: 62 wide x 28 deep x 28.5 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
The retur...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rosewood and Mahogany Receptionist Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular fully restored and sought-after model #452 'Roll Top' desk was designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar and features beautifully grained Rosewood and Ebonized Mahogany, designed and made in the 1960s. Most examples of this design are regular desk height however this example was custom made to be a receptionist desk...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany, Rosewood
Rare Small Desk for Bloch, by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This writing table by Joaquim Tenreiro is a paragon of Brazilian mid-century modernism, distinguished by its sleek geometry, graceful proportions, and a seamless blend of time-honore...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Hardwood
Sculptural 1970s Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Steel and Marble Desk
By Leon Rosen
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A vintage 1970s large 'Mezzaluna' desk designed by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection. Half-circle desk with a wide chromed steel frame and verde green marble-...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Marble, Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Regency Desk Writing Table and Chair
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and neoclassical midcentury Regency Italian writing table or desk with its paired newly upholstered chair both supported by elegant turned and fluted legs ending with taper...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
20th Century Italian Vintage Walnut Writing Table in the Style of Carlo Ratti
By Carlo Ratti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rectangular, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian writing table, desk made of hand crafted polished Walnut, composed with two drawers in the manner of Carlo Ratti, in good condition....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal, Brass, Iron
Italian 1940's wooden desk attributed to Ignazio Gardella
Located in Milan, IT
Exquisite craftsmanship desk,
Attributed to Ignazio Gardella.
The desk has 3 side drawers and 3 drawers on the top. The top and drawers box are covered with a thick green linoleum.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Desk, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Desk, Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
Alvar Aalto Writing Table Model K81 in Birch & Red Linoleum, Artek 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare Mid-Century Modern writing desk in full birch and red linoleum model K81 manufactured by Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas for Artek. The minimalist design of this table which w...
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1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Birch
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Desk
Located in Gardiner, NY
Authentic vintage mid century Danish / Scandinavian Modern teak desk.
This piece is in excellent refinished condition with very few signs of age-related wear (see photos).
If you w...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Franco Albini Table 840 Stadera Wood and Steel by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1954.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This table/writing desk, designed by Franco Albini consists of two trapezoidal planes, one smaller than th...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Table À Plateau Interchangeable, by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1937. Relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The first model of this historic design low table was crafted in 1937 for Charlotte Perriand’s studio in Montparnasse.
The first example of this table was made in 1937 for Charlotte Perriand’s Parisian studio in Montparnasse. The structure of the base of the Table à plateau...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Elegant desk with drawers and book case
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2642
Attr. Ico Parisi (1916-1996)
Elegant center desk with double top, four drawers and bookcase compartments. Central foot in brass and footboard in burnished brass.
Italian ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century Swedish Teakwood Writing Table - Vintage Office Desk by David Rosén
By David Rosén
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rectangular, vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish writing table, desk made of hand crafted polished Teakwood, designed by David Rosen for Nordiska Kompaniet, in good condition. The S...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stunning desk table in Brazilian Rosewood by Jean Gillon for Italma Woodart.
By Jean Gillon
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
This stunning and rare vintage desk, designed by Jean Gillon and manufactured by Italma Woodart in Brazil in 1965, exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship that define mid-century ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Wood Foldable 6M Desk and Chair, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern wood foldable 6M desk and chair, Italy, 1960s
Measures: Chair : 55 x 50 x 36cm
Seat height : 40cm.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Exquisite Cedar Burl and Brass Dining Table by Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Danville, CA
Super chic 1980s dining table in cedar burl with brass trim by Jean-Claude Mahey. The vibrant matched grain burl top is bordered in brass with brass edges a...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1970s desk by Luigi Colani, Flötotto
Located in Neuss, NW
Space age desk from the 1970s by Luigi Colani for Flötotto. Corpus and height-adjustable plastic frame with a hinged writing surface with wood effect and the original Flötotto lamp.
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plastic
Desk table Patrice Maffei for Kappa brushed steel smoked glass 1970
By Patrice Maffei, Kappa
Located in Paris, IDF
A rare brushed stainless steel desk table designed by French designer Patrice Maffei for Kappa editor in the 1970s, it features two locki...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Rolling Tanker Work Task Desk by Cole Steel
By Cole Steel
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1950s Cole Steel specialty rolling tanker task Desk made from powder-coated durable sheet steel, featuring a sleek, minimalist design.
Cole Stee Renowned for its sturdy con...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Table in Walnut and Iron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, table, walnut, iron, Italy, 1970s
Giuseppe Rivadossi once again proves his great eye for materialization and technicality this table is ex...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Iron
Custom 1950s Wall Mounted Modernist Writing Desk
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique handmade custom wall-mounted writing desk made in the 1950s. Solid birch construction with patinated brass accents and a smooth black laminate desk surface that folds up when ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
George Nelson styled Mid Century Walnut Desk by Vista of California
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A dark walnut desk with three full sized side drawers and a smaller drawer in front of the chair area all with sculptural brushed aluminum pulls . The satin black frame gives the piece a rich modern look which after 60 years is still fresh . Manufactured by the Vista Furniture Company...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Aluminum
Joel's Desk 5 Elegant, Doubles as Writing Table, Two Legs
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Joel's Desk 5 Elegant, Doubles as Writing Table, Two Legs
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
1960's Roger Capron Vallauris Ceramic Tiles & Oak Brutalist Table/Desk France
By Roger Capron
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
1960's French Brutalist Local Carpenter Crafted Solid Oak Table/Desk with Roger Capron Ceramic Herbaria Leave tiles produced by Vallauris
The handcrafted tiles, which were produced...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish Mid Century Modern L Shape Bench Chairs Dining Table Kitchen Dinette Set
By Farstrup
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Modern L Shape Bench Chairs Dining Table Kitchen Dinette Set .
Table is in MINT condition.
Price includes new upholstery work of th...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TA-12-A Secretary Desk / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
This item expresses a specific rawness. There is no need for precise execution or the desire to appear sophisticated. It is simple, self-evident, and direct. It is made out of basic ...
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1950s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Dining Table in Tubular Chrome & Wood by Geraldo Barros, 1970
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this midcentury dining table with chrome tubular base and wood is a showstopper! The wood has been refinished, the metal cleaned up and the overall piece is in excellent condition. The table fits 4-6 people comfortably as shown in the pictures.
This piece has all the fun aspects of a true bold Mid-Century Modern piece -- clean, angular swooping lines that give the piece an almost googie look that is unmistakably Mid-Century Modern.
This table effortlessly flexes into any Mid-Century Modern, modern, Danish modern or contemporary environment. This piece would also look wonderful in a boho chic, chinoiserie, or Hollywood Regency styled home or office as well.
This table was found in a private office in Curitiba (the capital of Parana, a southern state in Brazil) where all the furniture was from Geraldo de Barros for Hobjeto.
About the author: Geraldo de Barros (1923-1998) was one of the key players of the Modernist movement in Brazil in the 1950s. Originally a painter close to the European avant-garde and the Pioneer of abstract photography in Brazil in the 1940s (his works are part of the MoMa collection), Geraldo de Barros went to furniture-making in the early 1950s, seeking a more popular artform that would make his work available to a larger audience - which was more or less the IDEA behind the Bauhaus movement. In 1954, he founded the company Unilabor with a Dominican priest and skilled tradesmen. Unilabor was run by its employees and all benefits shared between them, thus becoming the first communitarian business in Modern Brazil history. Unilabor grew quickly to become one of the most important furniture companies in the country, but internal disputes led to the end of the company in 1967.
In 1964, De Barros went on to found in association with Aloísio Bione another furniture design company called Hobjeto. After Unilabor, Hobjeto was a more capitalistic project but without losing his constructive characteristics. Until his retirement in 1989, de Barros designed and projected in-numerous furniture lines in this Industrial manner. He even built a personal workshop in the factory to project and create his last painting series in Formica. The furniture and the paintings are finally created using the same techniques.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Chrome
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Countryside, IL
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Mid Century Walnut Corner Desk
This desk measures: 52 wide x 42 deep x 31 high, with a chair clearance of 25 inches
?All pieces of furniture can...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Merighi & Dall'Olmo Italian Floating Wall-Mounted Sideboard in Teak 1950s
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Merighi & Dall'Olmo, wall-mounted sideboard, rosewood veneer, teak veneer, mirrored glass, glass, brass, lacquered steel, linoleum, Cantù, Italy, 1950s
This refined floating wall-mo...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mastercraft Mid Century Bronze Writing Desk
By Mastercraft
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive vintage writing desk crafted in bronze with a hip acid washed finish, in a stylized classic form having a black tooled leather top over a case w...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Bronze
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Asymmetrical Z Shape Base Low Profile Desk Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak asymmetrical z shape base low profile desk mint!
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Teak
Elm, Steel, and Laminate Desk by Marcel Gascoin for Universitaire d'Antony
Located in New York City, NY
This modernist desk/table was designed by Marcel Gascoin for the Cité Universitaire Jean Zay d'Antony in 1955; the dorm rooms and public spaces encapsulate post-war French design and...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Steel
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Danish Style Circular Writing Table with Drawer
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a circular mid-century modern table (unattributed) in the Danish style. It is beautiful in form, finish and function. The writing table has been refinished. It has a molded rail fitted with a drawer with two pulls that are original. The table rests on four down-curved legs ending in brass cuffs. It is constructed of cherrywood and is from the 1950s. The restored condition is excellent. The table is otherwise reflective of a vintage piece that presents extremely well for its age. There are no chips, scratches or dings in the wood finish. The table is sturdy and quite solid. We have the perfect complement for this in a Heywood Wakefield chair...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Cherry
Mid-Century Italian Desk with Return in Mahogany and Maple with Turquoise Top
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Attributed to Gustavo & Vito Latis, desk with a return, mahogany, maple, formica, Italy, circa 1960
Made in Italy, this writing desk with return is a testament to the design ethos p...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Formica, Mahogany, Maple
Hardwood and Reclaimed Timber Desk Befit with Five Drawers & Gilded Handles
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Impressive Hardwood & Reclaimed Timber Desk Befit With Five Drawers & Gilded Handles.
The external frame tips it's hat to midcentury, the drawer handle...
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20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Diplomat Desk Made In Rosewood By Finn Juhl For France & Son From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
The Diplomat desk in rosewood, designed by the renowned Danish architect Finn Juhl and manufactured by France & Søn in 1960, represents a striking mix of functionality and aesthetics...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Rosewood
1940s Italian Writing Desk in Ash and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, ash, brass, Italy, 1940s
Made in Italy, this writing desk is a testament to the design ethos prevalent in the 1940s and 1950s. The office table bears witness to the de...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
Vintage Swedish Walnut Desk by Bertil Fridhagen
Located in London, GB
A stylish and beautifully designed vintage Swedish walnut desk by Bertil Fridhagen. This was recently imported from Sweden, it was made by Bodafors and dates from the 1960’s.
This i...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Midcentury Modern MIM Roma Walnut Desk, Italy 1970s
By MIM Roma
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Midcentury Modern Solid Walnut Desk from the 1970s, MIM Rome Italy
This Mid-Century Modern solid wood desk, produced by the renowned Italian company MIM Rome in the 1970s, is a stun...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Mid Century George Nakashima Walnut Coffee Table/Vanity Desk, Origins Series
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very rare coffee table/vanity desk by George Nakashima for Widdicomb, Origins Series, 1963. Beautiful condition, professionally restored by master artist Mark Mendelson.
George Nak...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Charlotte Perriand Marble Center Table à Plateau Interchangeable by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1937. Relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The first model of this historic design table was crafted in 1937 for Charlotte P...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
NONO Desk 18 Large Surface, Multi-functional, Asymmetrical
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
NONO Desk 18 Large Surface, Multi-functional, Asymmetrical
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Modernist Teak Rollup Secretary Desk by Fratelli Proserpio, Italy, 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
Modernist Italian 1960s teak compact rollup secretary desk by Fratelli Proserpio. Writing surface pulls out for ease of use, two trays inside the top. Very good vintage condition, un...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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Mid-century Modern desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desks and writing tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern desks and writing tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desks and writing tables, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Lawson-Fenning, Charlotte Perriand, and Paul McCobb. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desks and writing tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $299 and tops out at $184,000 while the average work can sell for $4,773.