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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Rustic
"Leonardo " Table by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Iconic table by Castiglioni for Zanotta. Adjustable in height.
White laminate top.
Literature: Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-2000, Torino, pag.148.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck Mid Century AT 33 Teak and Oak Sewing Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck midcentury AT-33 Teak and Oak sewing table
This table measures: 25.25 wide x 22.5 deep x 23.75 high. When expanded the width of the table is 46.5 inch...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rattan, Oak, Teak
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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Large 19th century Scandinavian solid pine work table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large 19th century solid pine work table circa 1890.
Impressive and large table which offers many possibilities for use. Such as in the garden room, kitchen or the ideal solution f...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish 19th century painted baking table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted baking table circa 1880.
Hand painted multi use table, which would have been used for baking and light use food preparation.
Rectangular top with half ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Early 20th c. Distressed Factory Rolling Worktable/Cart c.1930-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A beautifully distressed factory rolling worktable/cart with large cast iron wheels. The body is thick wood covered with sheet metal on the top. All four wheels rotate for eas...
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Early 20th Century Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron, Sheet Metal
Eliot Noyes Rolling Work / Dictating Table for IBM
By Eliot Noyes
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A classic Mid Century industrial form , a rolling small scale telephone , dictating machine desk table . Manufactured by IBM for in office use when you needed a portable work surface , a great piece that can be used for a laptop , cell phone or gaming stand...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique Country Swedish Work Bench in Old Paint and Structurally Sound c1800's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Swedish Woodworkers Bench or Work Table who apparently did an excessive amount of paintwork, or at least judging by the layers of old Swedish paint. Unfortunately, we were not the importers of this Swedish work table and only because it was in a building with numerous other Antique Swedish furniture that we assume it's also from Sweden. Structurally, the antique painted Swedish table...
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Early 1900s Swedish Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Central European Carpenter’s Bench
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage Central European wooden work table. Constructed from stout wooden beams, crafted with the owner’s livelihood in mind. This ultimate sturdy table’s newest craft is turning f...
Category
20th Century Czech Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
French workbench in worm-eaten oak with a superb patina of age
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
An old wooden workbench manufactured in France, with a superb patina of age. This piece has incredible charm thanks to the material, which is steeped in history. It's wonderful to be...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Italy Mid-19th Century Kitchen Pinewood Dining Table
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a table totally handmade by the Italian master craftsmen in the traditional Italian style of the Mid-19th Century, widespread in the Northern part of Italy. This model was ti...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Jean Prouvé Compas Direction Desk in Natural Oak and Black Metal for Vitra
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Glendale, CA
Jean Prouvé Compas Direction desk in natural oak and black metal for Vitra. Originally designed in 1953, Prouvé's iconic desk is based the design on t...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel, Metal
Vintage Large Set of Industrial Furniture in Wood and Metal, Italian Made, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Industrial furniture from the fifties and the sixties is making a strong comeback, because finally its high design qualities are being recognised and awarder even if most of the time...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
1900s French Wooden Patinated Table
Located in High Point, NC
Crafted in France circa 1900, this charming antique table flaunts an original, slightly weathered patina in a muted light green hue, adding to the textural richness of its appearance...
Category
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Herman Miller Rolling Table Base with Custom Solid Walnut Top
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1970s
Vintage Herman Miller aluminum group table base on casters- with a custom made solid American black walnut top. The top was added to the base circa 2016 and is oiled walnu...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Rattan "Triple Arch" Dining Room Table with Mahogany Top
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rattan "Triple Arch" dining room table with mahogany tabletop featuring unique table legs each with 3 single pole rattan arches.
We only purchase and sell only the best and finest ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Vintage Bakers Work Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Created in the early 20th century, this wooden table exudes a farmhouse style charm with its traditional joinery, showcasing a thick and enduring build. The table has developed a bea...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Carpenter Work Bench 6 Drawer
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 6 drawer Swedish carpenter work bench. its been restored,sanded and waxed. the top lifts off the bottom so it can be moved. both wood screws do ...
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1880s Swedish Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Carpenter Work bench
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Carpenters work bench in Incredible condition! the top lifts off the bottom so that it can be moved.
Category
1910s Swedish Rustic Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Birch, Pine
Large 19th century Scandinavian pine painted table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large 19th century Scandinavian pine painted table circa 1870.
Hand painted work table with a 3 plank top. Straight leg base with stretchers top and bottom all the way round.
Idea...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Italian mid-century modern wood and metal industrial work table, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern wood and metal industrial work table, 1960s
Industrial work table with wooden top and small side tray top. The structure is made of tubular metal. The larger surface and the height of the table are directional and adjustable via two butterfly nuts...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Belgian Worktable
Located in High Point, NC
Built in the early 20th century, this charming antique work table stands on sturdy A-shaped legs with large square feet for added support. The long, narrow table top features a deep ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Desk by Joaquim Tenreiro, Bloch Editors, Brazilian Midcentury, 1965
Located in New York, NY
This bloch desk was designed by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992), the “father” of Brazilian modernism, in 1965. The desk offers an interplay of rosewood tones and its elegance is complem...
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Pine Copper Lined Rustic Plant Stand
Located in Garnerville, NY
This one is for the house plant enthusiast. A copper lined long and narrow plant stand dating from the late 19th Century. A nice, dark patina on steel casters. The recessed front and...
Category
Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Copper, Steel
Mid-Century Modern 4 Drawer Writing Desk by Baumritter
By Baumritter
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Mid-Century Modern writing desk from the Birchcraft line by Baumritter features hardwood construction, original light finish, durable formica top, and four dovetailed drawers. ?...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th century French folding metal garden table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century French folding metal garden table circa 1920.
Desirable bare rusted metal top with small parasol hole. Standing on fold...
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Store Counter 50s-60s
Located in Milano, IT
Bench with under-top drawer made of mahogany veneer wood with polyester finish and legs with 'grissin'.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Butcher Block Pedestal Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique butcher block made of wood, which is smaller than most traditional butcher blocks and has a tripod pedestal base. It would be a great addition to a small kitchen space and could be used for chopping herbs or as a pedestal for displaying a sculpture or other decorative object. The block shows signs of age with splits in the wood, which is to be expected given its vintage nature...
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1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Central European Carpenter’s Bench
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage Central European wooden work table. Constructed from stout wooden beams, crafted with the owner’s livelihood in mind. This ultimate sturdy table’s newest craft is turning f...
Category
20th Century Czech Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Iron and Oak Backgammon Table
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage rustic iron table with zig zag style legs and rustic thick oak with painted backgammon design.
Other measurements:
painted board size: 13.5 length x 12.5 width
whole boa...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Sleek Danish Mid-Century Johannes Andersen Style Console Table in Pecan Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This midcentury pecan wood console table has slender tapered legs and a light warm tone. A great console or entry table. This table has been lightly refinished with remaining wear vi...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Hickory
Antique Central European Carpenter’s Bench
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage Central European wooden work table. Constructed from stout wooden beams, crafted with the owner’s livelihood in mind. This ultimate sturdy table’s newest craft is turning f...
Category
20th Century Czech Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Central European Carpenter’s Bench
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage Central European wooden work table. Constructed from stout wooden beams, crafted with the owner’s livelihood in mind. This ultimate sturdy table’s newest craft is turning f...
Category
20th Century Czech Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Central European Carpenter’s Bench
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage Central European wooden work table. Constructed from stout wooden beams, crafted with the owner’s livelihood in mind. This ultimate sturdy table’s newest craft is turning f...
Category
20th Century Czech Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Farm House Dining or Work Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
This rustic antique farm house work, dining harvest table, once painted but much of the residue of the original paint still remains for added charm ...
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19th Century American Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Desk Brazilian Midcentury Design by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Original condition.
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Handmade Solid Maple Carpenter's Workbench c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Beautifully constructed handmade solid Maple carpenter's workbench with two working steel vices, an inlay section for carpenter's tools, two metal "dogs", twelve "dogs holes" ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
20th Century French Wooden Patinated Folding Table
Located in High Point, NC
A 20th century wooden dining table produced in France, this lovely patinated folding table is a gem of simplicity and functionality. Exhibiting a rich palette of forest green with ja...
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20th Century French Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid 1980s Wood and Steel Table by Will Stone
By Will Stone
Located in Bridgeport, CT
In Mahogany Veneer on Wood and Steel, an Elemental Mid 1980’s Table by Will Stone. Known for his Squiggly Leg Steel and Glass Pedestal Tables, this Wood top design is seen more rarel...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage American Architectural Wire Metal Garden Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Green weathered painted metal wire architectural table with four circular holders that can accommodate planters perfect for a garden or outdoor table. Because of the age the green pa...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Drawer Stand for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A small stand with a single apron drawer mounted on the carved base. The recessed frieze raised on turned legs mounted on a shaped trestle base with two square stretchers.
L. 33", Depth 19 1/4", H. 28 1/2"
Condition: The Drawer Stand is time-worn overall, the top with stains, scratches, old rings...
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19th Century Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
A.R.P. Writing Desk Edition Minvielle France, 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare and collectible desk designed by A.R.P. (Atelier de Recherches Plastiques) and manufactured by Minvielle, France 1955. Studio A.R.P. was an association between three talented de...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Gray Formica Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, 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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Rustic 19th Century Spanish Pine Work Bench Table
Located in Forney, TX
Patina perfection!! A rustic 19th century hand-crafted Spanish work table, in a distressed, weathered painted finish. Having a rectangular two board wooden plank top with beautiful, ...
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19th Century Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Central European Carpenter’s Bench
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage Central European wooden work table. Constructed from stout wooden beams, crafted with the owner’s livelihood in mind. This ultimate sturdy table’s newest craft is turning f...
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20th Century European Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Pine Drapers Table Store Display
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 19th century French drapers table or store display table featuring 10 work drawers. This large table was used in cloth merchant shops for...
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19th Century French Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Tavern/ Work Table With Breadboard Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Primitive Work Table with plank construction on the overhanging bread board edge top with separate carved and attached side ends. A single tool drawer an...
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19th Century Rustic Antique Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Wim Rietveld Pyramid table black Ahrend de Cirkel 1960
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Minimalist and industrial designed small sized 'Pyramid' table designed by Wim Rietveld and manufactured by Ahrend de Cirkel, The Netherlands 1960. It has a fantastic shaped structur...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Artist Ira Yeager's Studio Painting Palette Work Table
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic English work table belonging to artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). This painted table served as Ira's palette in his bucolic Calistoga barn in N...
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20th Century English Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Maple Carpenter's Workbench, C.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original mid-century carpenter's workbench. The base is stamped "Made in Finland" and has two working steel vices, a pull out draw, large bottom storage, an inlay section f...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Poul Kjaerholm Professors Desk by Rud Rasmussen, Denmark
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Experience the beauty of Scandinavian design with this stunning professors desk by Poul Kjaerholm, manufactured by Rud Rasmussen in Denmark. The sleek wood and linoleum tabletop pair...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Rosewood Desk with Painted Glass Top by Joaquim Tenreiro, Bloch Editors, 1960s
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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Glass
Elegant Italian Desk Convertible into Sewing Machine
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant Italian desk convertible into sewing machine from the 1950s. The desk through its shapes and lines is very reminiscent of Gio Ponti's design line. The desk is made by the Vigorelli ( of Pavia) manufactory. The small desk has in the left side five pull-out drawers and the top one has a key. In the right leg we have a door that can be opened by knob with the sewing machine mechanism inside. At the base we find a cast-iron riser...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
Rare Herman Miller Action Office Standing Desk and Drawing Table, 1960s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A rare and hard to find Herman Miller - Action Office standing desk and drawing table, circa 1960s.
Large working surface, which can be tilted into any max 90-degree angle position ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Charlotte Perriand, Mid-Century Modern, Wood Metal Cansado Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, 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 aluminum, 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...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
1900s Central European Wooden Work Table
Located in High Point, NC
A rustic design in natural wood gives this vintage table an appealing simplicity. Made in Central Europe at the turn of the century, the form indicates that this piece was one used a...
Category
20th Century German Rustic Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
American Designer, Organic Work Table, Painted Iron, Walnut, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An iron and walnut organic work table designed and produced in the United States, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique and Vintage Industrial Tables and Work Tables
From drafting tables to preparation tables to kitchen islands and more, the collection of antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables on 1stDibs features a wide range of robust furnishings that fit seamlessly into modern interiors.
Work tables, just like most tables, have evolved considerably over the years.
More than 1,000 years before iconic American furniture brand Herman Miller would help shape the way we work — and later, how we live at home — monks who lived and worked in medieval-era monasteries stood at what you might call crude writing desks, translating religious texts and copying them by hand.
While those who practiced the art of handwritten letters definitely needed a suitable writing desk, the world wouldn’t see proper roll-top desks and the like until the 19th century. Owing to the work of architects such as Antoni Gaudí, these monastery “desks” were essentially work tables. (Chairs, much less actual desk chairs, weren’t a part of the workspace until the Renaissance.) It was a far cry from the cozy home office that affords many of us the opportunity to work remotely today.
Near the end of the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution brought with it the founding of mills and factories, and hand production methods gave way to machinery and mass production. Factory workers needed sturdy industrial tables to perform tasks that required precision and to support the manufacturing industry. Spare work tables — durable and easy to clean — were constructed of metal and wood and became essential on assembly lines and in packing facilities. Today, industrial-style furniture celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn.
Aside from how well antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables will fit in your industrial-style interior — think raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors — these furnishings have practical uses. They’re a must-have item for a number of creative endeavors: They’re an ideal food-prep surface in your kitchen or an efficient work surface for any kind of hands-on workshop or painting and drawing studio. With some creativity, you can turn a vintage wood industrial table or work table into a desk, dining room table or coffee table.
At 1stDibs, we love the industrial-style furniture trend, and here you can find a wide range of antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables as well as other furnishings that will look wonderful in your heavenly loft space.
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