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
Modular Set by Designer Mojmir Pozar for UP Zavody, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
By M. Požár
Located in Praha, CZ
- Wooden veneered construction
- Upper surfaces black opaxite glass
- Glass bears signs of use, small fragments
- Original condition preserved.
- C...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian Paolo Buffa Parchment Veneer Mahogany Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian 1940s parchment veneer desk raised on rectangular mahogany bases with 8 mahogany trimmed drawers (design attributed to PAOLO BUFFA) (probably made by OSVALDO BORSANI)
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Parchment Paper
Floating Modern Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a hand-painted faux horn tiled top with two frieze drawers. Acrylic baton pulls with stainless steel collars accent the acrylic end supports with stainless steel accents.
Dimen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
$8,445 / item
Lacquered wood cantilevered table
Located in New York, NY
Lacquered wood cantilevered desk.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Mahogany French Art Deco Jules Leleu Manner Dining Room Table period 1920s
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FS89
Spectacular rectangular Art Deco table of 1920s Legs in solid mahogany wood. Top laquered cream with decoration blacks rhombus. P...
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1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
Vintage Embossed Leather Desk by Karl Springer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An elegant vintage leather desk designed by iconic designer Karl Springer in the United States in the 1970s. This desk stands out for its minimalist design. It has 2 large drawers that are great for storing documents and office supplies...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Bamboo and polished nickel desk
Located in New York, NY
Bamboo and polished nickel two drawer desk with smoked glass top.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Nickel
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Mid Century Walnut Writing Desk
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration mid-century walnut writing desk.
The desk measures: 60 wide x 24 deep x 29.25 high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches.
All pieces of fur...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Jorge Zalszupin Rosewood foldable Desk, Brazilian Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
Writing desk designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his company, L'atelier. This piece is covered with rectangular pieces of marquetry wood, a creative resource developed by Zalszupin. The technique consists of gluing several pieces of rosewood leaves of different textures and shades on a furniture surface, which forms a beautiful wood patchwork. This feature allows large surfaces to be coated with a larger visual unit, making it easier to combine different furniture together. This writing desk is a dynamic piece, which can be used both in the corporate and domestic places, a characteristic very present in Zalszupin's production.
About his marquetry technique, Zalzszupin affirms:
"I thought about combining several patterns of rosewood, lighter, darker, with different types of veins, that is, creating a new pattern for all desks...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Heavy Gray Slate Top 30x60 Rectangle Bronze Finish Base Work Library Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy Gray Slate Top 30x60 Rectangle Bronze Finish Base Work Library Table MINT. Rag & Bone New York!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Slate, Brass, Steel
Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld for Ahrend De Cirkel, 1960's
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend De Cirkel. Made in the Netherlands, late 1950's, early 1960's. A RARE and hard to find des...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
$1,900 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Chiado Console Table, Red Leather, Stone, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chiado Console, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Chiado console table honors Lisbon’s historic quarter, cap...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite, Onyx, Marble
1940s Paul Frankl Eight-Drawer Desk Art Deco Style By Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Paul Frankl designed eight-drawer desk for the Johnson Furniture Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Re-furbished and newly lacquered cork top, in a satin lacquer white finish.
Body of desk also mahogany brown finish. Handles appear to be Bakelite, with brass brackets, also newly polished.
Exposed concave cut-out to center back of desk for storing books, much like a sculptural effect of a Sol LeWitt or Donald Judd floating square cut-outs piece of art and we say art, because it is an art form to pull off stunning design, with function as the forefront to any furniture, as the body floating has an ethereal quality. As does the body of the desk prove...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Copper State River Table
Located in Frankfurt, KY
A bird's eye view of a desert river, reimagined as functional art. Spalted maple from the Atlantic coast in a unique combination; hand-cut inlaid pacifica blue glass and custom solid copper bowtie keys both divide the glass and join together the two pieces of maple. Completed with bespoke steel frame to complete this one-of-a-kind river table...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Copper
$22,460
Midcentury Sideboard in Rosewood by Omann Jun, 1950s
By Gunni Omann
Located in Lejre, DK
Great looking sideboard in rosewood designed by Gunni Oman for Oman Jun, Denmark in 1960s. Great original condition.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
1960s Bureau, AEJM Møbler
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic bureau from the 1960s. High-quality corpus in teak veneer with hinged writing surface, two internal drawers, three compartments, two large drawers and square wood legs.
Qual...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Brazilian Modern Desk in Hardwood with File Cabinet, Jorge Zalszupin, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this desk with a file cabinet, designed by Jorge Zalszupin and produced by his company L’Atelier in the 1960s, highlights an innovative approach to Brazilian rosewoo...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Midcentury Desk by J.B. Van Sciver Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish Mid-Century Modern desk made by J.B. Van Sciver Furniture Company. Interesting design. Ample storage space, one drawer has an organizer built into it. Please confirm item loc...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,400 Sale Price
30% Off
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Mahogany Campaign Desk
Located in New York, NY
This rare and exquisite French Modern neoclassical Campaign desk or writing table by Maison Jansen is a master work of design and craftsmanship balancing form, function with a subtle...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Teak Wood, Brass & Black Metal Mid-Century Modern Dining Table
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Beautiful dining table made in Italy in the 1950s. Octagonal top in teak wood with geometric design and fluted edge. Black iron legs with shaped brass feet. The table top has been re...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Fine French 1970s Palisander Desk-Console-Commode
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French 1970s desk in palisander with seven drawers and one door.
As all sides of the piece are veneered, it may be placed in the middle of a room. Can also be used as a consol...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Palisander
Desk, Probably France, Mid-20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Desk, standing on three cylindrical chromed metal legs with a rectangular tabletop out of opaque glass.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Bone Tile Mid-Century Modern Wall Console Table Vanity with Chair
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern bone tile dressing table vanity with matching 22 x 23 x 39 armchair.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bone
William Pahlmann Four-Drawer Walnut Desk with Integral Bookshelf
Located in Chicago, IL
Walnut desk by William Pahlmann with four drawers and front shelf. Unusual base of large intersecting dowels. Restored to outstanding original condition. From Pahlmann's 1952 Hastings Square Collection for Grand Rapids bookcase and chair...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Scrittoio Anni 40 in noce e radica
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Scrittoio con cassetti laterali in legno impiallacciato noce e con il piano in legno impiallacciato radica. Buone condizioni.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,282 Sale Price
20% Off
Williams Hairpin Writing Desk Maple Black
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light desk that can be customized to any color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top. The irregular be...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
$840 / item
Danish Mid Century Modern Boat Shape Drop Leaf Rosewood Desk Two Drawers MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Modern Boat Shape Drop Leaf Rosewood Desk Two Drawers MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Dining Table with Black Steel Frame and Sandblasted Glass Top
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very elegant dining table that makes a clear architectural statement with its wonderfully detailed black steel frame. The top consists of two glass plates that have been sandblasted....
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Hidden File Drawer Glenn California Mid Century Modern Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice low profile writing table with a hidden file drawer.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Franco Albini 840 Stadera Wood and Steel Table for Cassina, Italy, new
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the model/finish of the table.
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1954. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This table/writing desk, designed by Franco Albin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TA-11-A Collapsible Work Table / 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, Cedar
Rare Arne Jacobsen Desk
Located in Munich, DE
Rare Arne Jacobsen desk designed in 1955. Wonderful grain.
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
$7,719
Clifford Pascoe White Laminate Desk with Hairpin Iron Base, 1950s
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool and rare Clifford Pascoe white laminate desk with one centre drawer. Formica around solid wood frame mounted on hairpin iron base.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Large Executive Three-Drawer Desk or Writing Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice architectural Mid-Century Modern design desk or writing table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
English writing cabinet, 1960s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Writing cabinet with pairs of side drawers, teak veneer wood. Restaurato.
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
$1,995 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Poul Kjaerholm Desk
Located in Oosterbeek, NL
Very rare Poul Kjærholm custom-made desk from 1964. Desk top made of oakwood. Two black-varnished drawers and tubular steel legs. Stamped E.kold in few ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$14,844
Scrivania Anni 50-60
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Scrivania con cassetti laterali e sotto piano in legno impiallacciato ciliegio e piano in vetro retro trattato.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stained Glass, Cherry
$1,140 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Rare Rosewood and Brass Platform Desk by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A stunning sleek rosewood desk with three minimal drawers that disappear into the apron. This wonderful desk has the very rare brass pedestal legs. Dunbar metal tag is inside the lef...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
1960 Mid-Century Modern Italian Design Brushed Steel Crystal Desk
Located in Brescia, IT
This modern Italian design desk, has been made in Milano, in circa 1960, an item of the ones custom made produced specially for the store Rinascente Milano.
Slim and modern shape, w...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
$1,781 Sale Price
25% Off
Custom Mid-Century Modern Kitchen or Dining Table, Desk, Console in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
This small kitchen table definitely has a Charlotte Perriand vibe to it from the 1960s. The original Perriand tables were made for the famous by the Les Trios Arcs ski resort. This s...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut Desk
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus mid century walnut desk
This desk measures: 46 wide x 24 deep x 29.5 high, with a chair clearance of 24.5 inches
A...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury Portuguese Olaio Oak Desk, 1950s
By Olaio
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Rare desk from the Portuguese factory Olaio. Made in 1950 with oak wood. This desk have 3 drawers, one of them is a file. One drawing board. Removable top with space to store the typ...
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1950s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
$2,327 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century Italian Desk in Wood and Laminate
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful mid-century wooden desk designed and produced by a fine Italian manufacturer in the 1950s.
The desk is typically 1950s with its hard, geo...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
$3,325 Sale Price
20% Off
Iconic Lady Desk by Helmut Magg for WK Möbel, Mid Century Modern, Germany, 1950s
By Helmut Magg
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This is the famous desk designed by Helmut Magg, also known as „Lady Desk”. Produced in Germany by Neue Gemeinschaft für Wohnkultur, WK Möbel in 1950s. The design is simple yet very ...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Cherry
Striking Long Plank Constructed Scrap Wood and Chrome Dining Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
In natural wood grain constructed of planks in sections with chrome banding and resting on shaped chrome supports.
L. 95", depth 46", H. 30 1/2".
Condition: There are some stable ag...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1950's Mid-Century Modernist Floating Top Curved Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Stylize your room with this impressive writing desk. This unusual desk takes its inspiration from Art Deco design. It has a curved design that gives it a distinctive appeal and a lar...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Writing Desk by Stanley
Located in Trenton, NJ
Presented here is a mid-century writing desk by Stanley Furniture, crafted in walnut veneer with a practical faux wood laminate top. Dating from the 1960s, this piece exemplifies the...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak Desk Or Vanity With Floating Top
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century Danish modern teak writing desk. It has both drawers and open space. It features the iconic floating top. It is 26” vertically for the chair. It is in very good...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Italian mid-century modern desk in wood, black metal, laminate and brass, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern desk in wood, black metal, beige laminate and brass, 1960s
Desk with a rectangular wooden top covered in beige laminate. A chest of five wooden drawers is ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Custom French Modern Neoclassical Carved and Cerused Oak Desk, Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant French Miid-Century Modern Neoclassical Desk in the style of Jean Michel Frank for Maison Jansen circa 1930. The writing table is a work combining exceptional design, time...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
Large desk by Gastone Rinaldi for Thema Italy
Located in Brussel, BE
Large desk by Gastone Rinaldi for Thema Italy
Wonderful wood top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Walnut Desk by T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in Miami, FL
1960s Walnut Desk by T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb.
The desk has one center drawer and four side drawers with brass pulls and extra storage behind two sliding doors. Writing s...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Franco Albini "T22" Desks for Poggi, 1958, Set of 2
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Franco Albini "T22" Desks for Poggi, wood, Italy, 1958, set of 2
Designed in 1958, the “T22” desks are among the rarest and most refined creations by Franco Albini for Poggi. Define...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$16,200 / set
Gorgeous Henredon Scene Two Burled Olive Wood Executive Desk Mid-Century Modern
By Henredon
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous Henredon scene two-burled olive wood executive desk. The body of the desk is veneered in burled olive wood with contrasting rosewood veneer accents along the base. The drawe...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Burl
$6,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Italian Manifesto Leather and Chrome Desk and Stool
Located in Aspen, CO
Contemporary Italian Manifesto leather, chrome desk and stool.
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
$4,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid-Century Italian Modern Single-Pedestal Rosewood Desk by Stildomus
By Stildomus
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single-pedestal rosewood desk with ebonized legs and chrome-plated brass recessed pulls by Stildomus (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Features three dove-tailed drawers with interior dimensions...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Willy Van Der Meeren Desk by Tubax Belgium 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Nice Industrial desk designed by Willy Van Der Meeren and manufactured by Tubax, Belgium 1955. This typical fifties Industrial desk has a very nice Industrial look with the black metal folded v structure...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Resin Fractal Inclusion Console Table Desk by Thomas Brant, France, 2014
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Console table or desk massive resin orange inclusion, nice stainless steel feet by the artist Thomas Brant. Monogram TB and date 2014. Edition of 10 exemplary. Different work from the fractal resin of Pierre Giraudon, François Godebski, Marie Claude Fouquières.
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin
Mid-century German Rosewood "Omega" Desk by Hans Eichenberg
By Hans Eichenberger, Haussmann & Haussmann
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful midcentury rosewood “Omega” desk designed by Hans Eichenberger for Haussmann and Haussmann in Germany, circa 1950s. This desk has a Minimalist but highly functional design....
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
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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