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
Mid Century Modern Italian Two Part L Shaped Desk, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid Century Modern Italian two part L shaped desk, rosewood with metal drawers. The desks rest on a base of curved metal legs. The smaller desk offers two open shelves and three dr...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Rosewood
Gianfranco Frattini Mod. 804 Rolltop Desk
Located in Munich, DE
Walnut writing desk model 804 designed in 1961 by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy. Tambour top that hides small drawers and a pull out leather writing surface. Front side with...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Restored Post-War Hawaiian Koa Wood Desk W/ Rattan Border
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Stacked Koa Wood secretary desk with Koa Wood top and rattan accents, center drawer with four drawers on each side of the desk.
Measures: 29.5" high x 49" wide x 25" deep
United St...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Rattan
$2,280 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid-Century Modern Dutch Design Desk, Netherlands, 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dutch Design Desk, made in the Netherlands 1960's. In the style of Pierre Guariche designs. Laminated white top on black s...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
$1,555 Sale Price
30% Off
Gae Aulenti for Zanotta "Gaetano" Writing Table, Italy 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Zanotta
Located in Naples, IT
Gaetano work table by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta with original glass top supported by two folding trestles in black and red enamelled metal.
Timeless object. With its dry and essential ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
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
$2,210 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Vladimir Kagan Custom Order Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
A early Vladimir Kagan custom order desk made by Grosfeld House. Incredibly well crafted. A fine important example of the designer's work.
Note: Cane Modesty Panel shown in some p...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Cane, Wood
“Leonardo” height adjustable wooden table by A. Castiglioni for Zanotta , 1970
Located in Padova, IT
Achille Castiglioni, son of the sculptor Giannino and Livia Bolla, he graduated from the Milan Polytechnic in 1944; after graduating he worked in the studio of the older brothers Liv...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
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
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Metal
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
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Steel
Sleek Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Writing Table with Green Black Finish
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sophisticated Mid-Century Modern writing table having a mahogany top with a stunning green black finish. The legs have an X design with contrasting light cream finish, black details ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Mahogany
Italian mid-century modern wood double desk by Campo and Graffi for Home, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern wood double desk by Campo and Graffi for Home, 1960s
Desk with two rectangular wooden tops. The upper top has two short rounded sides, and underneath there...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Mid-Century Modern Desk with 6 drawers in Hardwood & Iron, Geraldo de Barros
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Mid Century Modern Desk with 6 drawers in Hardwood & Iron designed by Geraldo de Barros in the fifties is nothing less than spectacular!
The desk is ...
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Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Hardwood
Gianfranco Frattini Desk Model 530 Bernini Italy 1957
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning medium sized writing desk model 530 designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Bernini, Italy 1957. This desk is made of nicely grained rosewood and cherrywood vene...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Rosewood
Danish Teak and Chrome Hairpin Desk from Danflex
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Midcentury Danish teak and chrome-plated steel hairpin desk by Danflex. Under each leg it's engraved 'Made in Denmark'. Desk measures: 63" wide, 33.5" dee...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Steel
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
Original rosewood desk by Angelo MANGIAROTTI
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Magnificent and atypical rosewood desk by Angelo MANGIAROTTI
Dimension: Length 200 cm x width 80 cm x Heigth 72
Good condition
fully restored
Angelo MANGIAROTTI was a leading Ital...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Rosewood
Monumental Italian Freestanding Desk with Architectural Design Walnut 1950s
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing table, walnut, iron, Italy, 1950s
Both visually and structurally remarkable, this exceptional piece of office furniture exemplifies the pinnacle of Italian mid-century moder...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Iron
Gaetano desk glass table by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta 70s
By Zanotta, Gae Aulenti
Located in Padova, IT
Gaetano work table by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta with original glass top supported by two folding trestles in black and red enamelled metal. Timeless object. With a dry and essential de...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Ico Parisi Rectangular Midcentury Italian Writing Table Desk, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
Charming desk from the characteristic Italian style of Ico Parisi. The table has a very clean line and architecturally a beautiful design.
The wooden structure of the desk is comple...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
Large L Shape Walnut Desk with Return by Harvey Probber
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern executive desk by Harvey Probber.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Action Office Writing Desk by George Nelson and Robert Propst for Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Action Office desk, designed by George Nelson & Robert Propst for Herman Miller from the 1960s. Base made of chrome-plated aluminum with white plastic protectors. Lockable hinged cov...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal, Aluminum
Kipp Stewart American Design Foundation MCM Solid Cherry Corner Desk
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Countryside, IL
Kipp Stewart American Design Foundation Mid Century solid cherry corner desk
This desk measures: 47.5 wide x 36.25 deep x 22.25 inches high...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Cherry
Mid-Century Pen Shell Desk or Writing Table by Maitland-Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic sleek Mid-Century Modern desk crafted in a pen shell mosaic with three drawers in the case having brass highlights on elegant legs with ball feet. Signed Maitland-Smith in drawer.
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Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Shell
Desk Made In Teak, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This desk is an example of Danish design from the 1960s and is made of teak wood, which gives it a natural and timeless look. The beautiful golden color and unique wood grain add cha...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Teak
NONO Desk 13 Modern, Spacious Design, Solid Wood
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
NONO Desk 13 Modern, Spacious Design, Solid Wood
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Introduction: Crafting Elegance with a Modernist Touch
NONO, renowned for its decade-long journey in redefining everyday beauty,...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood, Hardwood, Oak
$12,732 / item
Bodil Kjær Office Desk Table, Wood and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959.
We are proud to present our first design from a Danish designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær. The iconic desk, designed in 1959, was the first of its kind with its pure and simplistic design, almost floating mid-air. Bodil Kjærs’ design has been called ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$10,332 / item
President Senior Frosted Green Glass and Chrome Desk by Gallotti and Radice
Located in Miami, FL
President Senior desk with frosted sea-foam green glass (12mm) and a chrome plated steel frame. Originally designed by Gallotti & Radice in 1971, this piece is from the 1990s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Chrome
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black and White Lacquered Double Pedestal Desk, 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Solid black and white lacquered birch,...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early production Florence Knoll Desk, Classic Modernist design, Knoll New York
By Florence Knoll, 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
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Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Bespoke Long Writing Table, High Gloss Lacquered Walnut Veneer, 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Hand crafted long writing table manufactured in Italy, c. 1960.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Mid 20th Century Vintage Heywood Wakefield Writing Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Upgrade your workspace with the Vintage MCM Heywood Wakefield Writing Desk. This iconic mid-century modern piece combines sleek lines an...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Executive partner desk in rosewood by Florence Knoll, 1970s
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Florence Knoll’s Executive Partner Desk, designed in 1961, is a hallmark of mid-century modern office furniture, combining functionality with minimalist elegance. This iconic desk fe...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Steel
Edward Wormley for Dunbar MCM Model 452 Rosewood Tambour Door Executive Desk
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar mid century Model 452 Rosewood Tambour door executive desk
This desk measures: 74.5 wide x 28 deep x 35 high, with a chair clearance of 24 inches
All ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
Mid-Century Modern Tolomeo Table by Ico Parisi and Ennio Fazioli - Italy, 1958
Located in Girona, Girona
Table or desk "Tolomeo" with stained beech feet and mahogany veneer top, French polish. System under top to possible addition of drawers.
Design: Ennio Fazioli...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Beech, Mahogany
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black and White Lacquer Double Pedestal Desk and Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk and spindle back chair
By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group"
USA, 1950s
Solid bla...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Brass
Early Bauhaus "B21" Side Table Desk by Marcel Breuer Produced by Thonet, 1930s
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
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
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Steel
Wonderful minimalistic italien prototype desk
By Ico Parisi
Located in Munich, DE
Great italien prototype desk from an architects estate full of wonderful mid century design and prototypes. we are very happy to offer this iconic italien desk , that has an breathta...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal, Brass
Custom Italian Mid-Century Style Black Lacquered Desk in the Style of Aldo Tura
Located in Queens, NY
Italian mid-century style black lacquered desk with brass trimmed edge and 4 drawers supported on 2 rectangular pedestals centering a v...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Lacquer
Architectural Desk In Walnut By Carlo de Carli, Italy 1950's
Located in Hellouw, NL
Architectural Desk in walnut by Carlo De Carli.This desk has a very solid and a kind of determined look with the unmistakable charm of the Italian design of the fifties. According to...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Walnut
Baker Country French Black Lacquer Gold Trim Leather Desk Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black lacquer embossed green lather top French Provincial writing table or desk with three drawers by Baker. Stunning looking piece.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Hardwood
Boomerang Desk Made In Teak & Brass By Peter L. Nielsen For Hedensted Furniture
Located in Lejre, DK
Boomerang desk designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen in 1956 and manufactured by Hedensted Møbelfabrik in the 1960s. The desk is made of teak with elegant brass details and has a character...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Teak
Mid Century Modern Solid Oak Desk with Laminate Top
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Solid Oak Desk with Laminate Top
Good vintage condition with one leg having a portion split away from the bracing screw which leads to some give in the leg.
Addi...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak, Laminate
Presidential Executive teak desk by Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in Brussels, BE
Elevate your workspace with this iconic presidential executive desk designed by Arne Vodder. Crafted from rich teak, this mid-century masterpiece showcases Vodder’s signature clean l...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Teak
Desk Made In Teak, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This desk, crafted from teak wood and embodying Danish design principles from the 1960s, is a superb example of mid-century modern furniture. The desk features three drawers on each...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Teak
Early 20th Century Spanish Desk or Work Table in Oak Wood with Lateral Wing, 192
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20Th Century Spanish Desk or Work Table in Oak Wood with Lateral Wing
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Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
Standard Furniture Co. American Dark Wood Veneer & Brass Executive Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary Mid-Century-style dark wood veneer executive desk with an angular desktop supported by two column drawers with front privacy panel, resting on four tapered wood and bras...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal, Brass
Bowed Front Solid Cherry Desk with Suspended Drawers Maine Studio 1980s
By Thomas Moser
Located in Camden, ME
Bow front cherry desk with two suspended drawers studio built in Portland Maine in the 1980s in the style of Thomas Moser.
A hand pegged construction with different radius arcs for the ends of this beautifully grained solid cherry planked desk...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Cherry
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Black and Grey Cansado Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood with formica, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris.
After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed.
In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminium, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Charlotte Perriand Desk for Les Arcs with Matching Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Charlotte Perriand desk for Les Arcs. Circa 1960s. Comes with matching stool. This solid pine table can be used as a console or writing desk. Beautiful vintage condition and wea...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Pine
Cees Braakman Boomerang Desk with Triangle Legs for Pastoe, Dutch Design, 1950s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid-century desk by Cees Braakman for Pastoe with Fat Hairpin Legs, This Version has two cabinets with three drawers on both sides, top drawers can be locked with one key.
In origin...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Steel
Contoured Reveal Bastogne Walnut Dining Table
Located in Frankfurt, KY
This clean lined, contoured-edge Bastogne walnut slab features a stunning array of detail and craftsmanship. Beginning with a hand-selected single slab...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Aluminum, Bronze
Black Desk with Drawer, Wood and Metal Legs, Brazil Mid-Century Modern Designer
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Marajoara design desk with drawers is a study in Mid-Century Modern utilitarian and luxury furniture, featuring minimalist details and inspired by Brazilian native art. The design reflects the pure heritage of Brazilian modernist furniture; created by the designers at Atelier BAM Design, and represented by the Firma Casa design gallery.
The luxury modern design style is one of the most influential movements in contemporary Brazilian design. Among the main names of modernist designers are Lina Bo Bardi, Vilanova Artigas...
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2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Steel
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
Oversize Large Important Vladimir Kagan Art Deco Executive Desk
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual rare Vladimir Kagan Art Deco style executive desk. Desk is equipped with space lights projecting light through elaborate pair of lucite shades that are also part of the desk ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Lucite, Hardwood
Rare Hand-Painted Lacquered Console/Desk by Allesandro for Baker, circa 1980
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent console is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready.
A ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Hardwood, Leather
Danish Vintage Desk by Nanna Ditzel for Soren Willadsen
Located in London, GB
An extremely stylish and iconic Danish vintage desk by Nanna Ditzel for Soren Willadsen. Originally designed in 1955, this dates from the 1960’s.
It is of outstanding quality, it is...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
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
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Oak
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
Charlotte Perriand Set of Two Tables À Plateau Interchangeable by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two tables 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 Perriand’s studio in Montparnasse. The Table à Plateau Interchangeable, now part of the Cassina I Maestri...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
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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Regency Kidney Desk
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Usm Haller Desk
Vernis Martin Desk
Walnut Parsons Desk
White Wicker Desk
William And Mary Walnut Writing Desks
Williamsburg Desk
Baker Rosewood Desk
Bobbin Leg Desk
Chinese Pedestal Desk
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