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
Italian Table in the Style of Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A wonderful example of Italian design. This table is composed of lacquered wood, black glass top, and brass accents. It would make a wonderful desk as seen in the last photo. In very...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Brass "X" Base Desk by Jonathan Adler
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Brass "X" Base "Channing" Model Desk, designed by Jonathan Adler after a Milo Baughman design, American, circa 2000s.
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early production Florence Knoll Desk, Classic Modernist design, Knoll New York
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early production walnut and rosewood desk designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll ,features richly grained walnut top rosewood frame, pencil drawer and file drawer. Retains early Knoll ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Le Corbusier L6 Style Table Base for Cassina
By Le Corbusier
Located in New York, NY
Le Corbusier L6 style table base for Cassina.
Selling without glass.
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Desk with Drawers, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Desk with Drawers, Italy, 1960s
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
$3,990 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Small central desk with two drawers and open compartment
By Paolo de Padova
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2560
Small central desk with two drawers on the front, open compartment and beautiful document holder on the top.
Italian manufacture, ca. 1960.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Desk with 6 Drawers, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern wooden desk with 6 drawers, Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Unique French Modern Solid Rosewood Desk, Pierre Chapo, 1950s
Located in Queens, NY
Unique French Modern Solid Rosewood Desk, Pierre Chapo, 1950s.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
DANISH Mid Century Modern TEAK Double Sided DESK + Drop Leaf, 1960's
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Absolutely Stunning Mid Century Modern Danish Teak Double Sided Desk, Made in Denmark, c. 1960's. This beauty offers a modular drawer cabinet that can sit on either the left or right...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
French Bamboo Desk + Chair Attributed to Louis Sognot
By Louis Sognot
Located in North Miami, FL
Attributed to Louis Sognot (1892-1970), this mid-century French desk or writing table, is constructed of bamboo and features a mica plateau and drawer fronts. Features three drawers ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Laminate
Wonderful Milo Baughman style Black Lacquered Rosewood Desk Chrome X Base
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Milo Baughman style West Michigan Furniture (from their 'Dimension 1' collection) black lacquered and rosewood desk with chrome X base. We actually love the original finish...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Olivetti Desk 1960's
By Olivetti
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
Founded in the early 20th century in Italy, Olivetti is an iconic office equipment manufacturer that set new standards in industrial design.
Beyond functionality, the company consist...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$2,400
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-BU-19-A Administration Desk / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
This item is raw and sturdy. Its rugged textures and bold lines define that radical character. Its presence is uncompromising and captivating. Each piece is slightly different, where...
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Early 1600s Indian Antique Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century French Desk in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French desk
Desk is rectangular table top, re-upholstered in a new graphite cowhide. It has a chrome trimming at the edges and beautiful wood grain is displaying on th...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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
Materials
Teak
Flow Desk - Light Beige by Hermhaus
By hermhaus
Located in istanbul, TR
The Flow desk brings an aesthetic touch to your workspace with its elegant and fluid lines. The organic lines created by nature inspire the calm structure of this desk. Its compact d...
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2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-R-07-A Magazine Holder / Authentic Mid-Century
Located in Zürich, CH
The relationship between the different shapes ensures a balanced composition. The careful alignment and proportions create an equilibrium, giving a sense of coherent design. Both ten...
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1960s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Freestanding Desk Made In Teak, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Freestanding desk in teak wood with 3 drawers on each side, as well as a drawer in the middle of Danish design from around the 1960s. Key included.
Dimensions in cm: H:72 W:130 D:70...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Bodil Kjaer Rosewood Desk with Cabinet for E. Pedersen & Son
Located in New York, NY
Bodil Kjaer rosewood desk with cabinet for E. Pedersen & Son and Jason Mobler Denmark. The desk features four drawers with keys. Cabinet feat...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Steel Chromed and glass desk by Mirto Zocca for Tisettanta Halifax , 1980s
Located in Padova, IT
Conditions: wear consistent with age and use.
You are what you do. When it comes to Mirto Zocca (Zurich, 1959), the saying is perfect. He was not “born” a designer, but after finis...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Rosewood Desk by Joaquim Tenreiro, Bloch Editors, 1960s, Brazilian Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely crafted Rosewood Desk designed by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) belonged to BLOCH EDITORES S.A. BUILDING, a Brazilian publisher founded in 1952 and closed in 2000, wh...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Rosewood
Mid Century Writing Table - Silent Black
Located in Westwood, NJ
Slender lines form a light and airy design in this modern table. A graceful combination of burl wood in a silent black polished finish atop an organic faux bois base in a silvered br...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
$3,897 / item
Rectangular Table or Desk in Solid Wengé
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining table or desk, solid wengé, Northern Europe, 1960s
This rectangular shaped table is completely executed in solid wengé. The corpus is structured in a horizontal manner, whic...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wenge
Italian Burl Wood & Brass Desk in Green Malachite Stain
Located in North Miami, FL
This magnificent malachite green stained burl wood desk with small drawers and ample writing space, sits atop a metal frame with brass stretchers. It is Italian and possibly made by ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Secretary by Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati, 1954
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful secretary by Gianfranco Frattini from 1954 was made out of rosewood.
Frattini was an italien architect and designer.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Monumental Leon Rosen Pace Collection Burl Walnut Steel Desk Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Monumental executive desk by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection. Crisply framed in polished stainless steel, the vintage desk oozes success in rich walnut burl. Three hidden drawers on one side and two pull out shelves on the other. We do have the matching credenza...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Brazilian Mid-Century Foldable Desk in Hardwood by Jorge Zalszupin, c. 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, with domestic shipping in the NYC metro area included, this Brazilian Mid-Century Foldable Desk in Hardwood by Jorge Zalszupin, c. 1970s, is nothing less than gorgeo...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
1960s, Danish Roswood Wall-Mounted Bar / Desk by Erik Buch for Dyrlund
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
Closed dimensions - height: 55cm, depth: 39cm, width: 127cm
Open dimensions - height: 78cm, depth: 70cm, width: 127cm
A beautifully figured 1960s Danish rosewood wall-mounted bar or desk by Erik Buch...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Custom Midcentury Style Curved Walnut Desk by Adesso Imports
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom midcentury style curved kidney shaped American walnut desk with three drawers. Made in Los Angeles by Adesso Imports. Can be done in different w...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Oiled Oak Ojai Desk by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Ojai desk has four drawers and features solid American walnut or white oak trestle legs. The drawer handles are made of solid carved wood.
The Lawson-Fenning Ccollection is des...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$6,685 / item
20th Century Italian Modernist Writing Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century Italian writing table of simple Modernist form.
With a tortoiseshell lucite drawer and trim and smoked glass top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Splendid Reed Bamboo Desk Chair Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Splendid split reed bamboo desk with its original rattan chair. We just adore the unusual pill shape and hidden central drawer. The Asian style r...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Rattan
$3,880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Vintage Desk in Style of Anonima Castelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian mid century desk in style of Anonima Castelli. Top is Formica, Oak veneer total of nine drawers with the brass hardware.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nutwood
$4,453 Sale Price
25% Off
Bureau "Pigeonnier"
Located in Paris, FR
Library desk in teak wood with vegetable leather covering by Swiss designer Pierre Jeanneret, 1950-1959.
70.5 x 122 x 82.5 cm
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20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Teak
$26,720
Important Desk in wood and glass by Melchiorre Bega (Attr.), Italy, 1950s
Located in Argelato, BO
Melchiorre Bega (1898-1976), attributed to
Desk
Cherry, glass, rubber and brass
Model created around 1950
H 78 × W 151 × D 65 cm
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$6,175 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Mid-Century Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage writing desk made in Denmark features three drawers and plenty of small storage compartments. This desk is normally in a rosewood, so this item is a rare find.
Please co...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
$2,200
Early George Nelson Desk / Return, Child's Desk, Modernist, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early George Nelson desk / return, child's desk, Modernist, Herman Miller, Retains original Herman Miller foil label, 4 drawers, pencil dividers, steel frame, minor pitting (lower right side bottom). Original designed for larger desk, return, typewriter desk...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Restored Modern Original Desk by Widdicomb, c. 1950
Located in Wilton, CT
Offering a beautifully restored Art Deco desk by Widdicomb, USA, one of America's great names in mid-century furniture making. This rare desk fr...
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1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
American Mid-Century Modern Rosewood & Metal Frame Dining Table/Desk
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful rosewood parquet top with black painted square pipping square tube metal frame , circa 1970's we have refinished the top and left the frame with its original finish looks g...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$3,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Bauhaus "B21" Side Table Desk by Marcel Breuer Produced by Thonet, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and early Bauhaus "B21" desk / side table in black stained wood with chromed tubular steel base by Marcel Breuer produced by Thonet in Germany, 1930s. In good original cond...
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1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Guillerme & Chambron Corner Desk in Dark Oak and Black Stone
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, corner writing desk, oak, stone, France, 1960s
A design by Guillerme et Chambron, featuring a corner desk crafted primarily from dark stained...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone
Harvey Probber Desk in Mahogany 1950s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Desk in mahogany with alternating grain top and brass sabots by Harvey Probber, American, 1950s (label in drawer reads "designed by Harvey Probber"). This desk is beautifully made.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
Table by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A Dining table by Joaquim Tenreiro made of solid Imbuia with beautiful grain and veins.
A wide solid wood border underlines the modernity of the lines.
The table can be use as a ...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Jens Risom Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Large vintage Jens Risom solid walnut desk. Has a single pull-out drawer. Desk has a glass top. Great for an office or home.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Glass, Walnut
$7,700
Italian Mid-Century Modern Small Desk and Chair Attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Cute and stylish Italian midcentury modern desk, with a graceful chair, attributed to Paolo Buffa.
This teakwood desk it is a splendid example of the Italian class design of 1950.
B...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Paul McCobb "Planner Group" #1560 Desk for Winchendon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A timeless example of Paul McCobb’s iconic “Planner Group” series for Winchendon Furniture, this vintage desk showcases the designer’s signature blend of simplicity, functionality, a...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Wood Desk from Avalon, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This classic desk or dressing table was probably manufacturer by English maker Avalon, which produced Danish design furniture. This piece was created during the 1960s. The desk has a...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Teak
$2,370 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid century Italian Desk by Dassi in Macassar Ebony
By Dassi
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Mid century Desk by Dassi
An Italian mid century Desk designed and produced by Vitorrio Dassi in the 1950’s in Italy, with stunning grain of Macassar ebony the desk has four large dr...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Glass, Macassar
Farsø Stolefabrik Desk for Maurice Villency
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning rosewood desk made by Farsø Stolefabrik For Maurice Villency. Deep wood grain throughout with accenting metal pulls, and finished back.
Ple...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Restored Rattan and Mahogany Secretary Desk W/ Side Shelf
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Finished in rattan and mahogany, this Mid-Century era desk has an attached single drawer for storage and two-tier side shelf built in for further storage.
...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
$1,710 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Walnut Desk
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very practical vintage walnut desk, made in England and dating from the 1960’s.
The quality is superb, this is beautifully designed with ...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,095
"Davenport" type desk in Wood and Genuine Leather - Italy - 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Keywords: Davenport, mid-century writing desk, leather, Cantù, Brianzolo, La Permanente Mobili, 1950s, rolling desk, veneer wood, Mid-Century Davenport desk, leather top, Cantù, Ital...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
George Nelson Walnut Executive and Typewriter Desk Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, Executive Office Group desk model 9959 and typewriter return desk model 4751 by George Nelson for Herman Miller features a dark walnut finish with steel legs, alu...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
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
$2,200
Mid-Century Desk with Leather Top, Italy, 1940s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Desk with Leather Top, Italy, 1940s
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid-Century Walnut Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern desk made by the Indiana Desk Company. Large walnut desktop and five drawers with brass handles.
Please confirm location NY or NJ.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,800
Merighi & Dall'Olmo Italian Desk in Teak, Iron and Turquoise Blue Top 1950s
By Cantu
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Merighi & Dall'Olmo, lacquered iron, teak, painted wood, brass, Cantù, Italy, 1950s
This refined desk by Merighi & Dall'Olmo was made in the 1950s in Italy. The teak wood, brass, an...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
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.
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