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Desks and Writing Tables For Sale
Vintage Børge Mogensen Desk and Chair in Teak and Steel, Denmark, 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Børge Mogensen
Denmark, Vintage
Teak desk with chair.
Desk H 71 x W 130 x D 80 cm (w/Flip W 180 cm)
Chair H 75 x W 49 x D 36 cm (Seat H 46 cm)
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Rattan Cane Two Drawers Brass Pulls Decorative Desk
By Ficks Reed, McGuire
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Rattan Cane Two Drawers Brass Pulls Decorative Desk MINT.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Luciano Frigerio Presidential Writing Desk in Walnut, Italy 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Luciano Frigerio Presidential Writing Desk in Walnut, Italy 1960s
This is a rare presidential mid-century desk designed by Luciano Frigerio for the "Norman" series, manufactured i...
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1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Granite
Nordiska Kompaniet, desk in beech from Hotel Knaust, Sweden 1931.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Desk in beech from Hotel Knaust by Nordiska Kompaniet / NK, Sweden 1931.
With brass details and signed with NK badge and tracking number (easy to see who ordered the furniture and w...
Category
1930s Swedish Empire Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
Contemporary sculptural 'knotted' desk hand carved in natural or ebonized ash
By Tom Vaughan
Located in London, GB
The 'Nodum Desk' by British designer-maker, Tom Vaughan, is part of a series of work tracing three-dimensional paths of movement through a solid, functiona...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
Mid-Century Italian Post Modern Marble Dining Table or Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking marble dining table or desk from Italy circa 1990's. It features beautifully grained marble slab construction.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
Writing Table or Desk in Teak Veneer Wood, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Writing desk, teak and veneer with many drawers, Italy, circa 1970
Dimensions are: 41.3" x 23.62 x 37.8".
Perfectly sized desk with 2 large and 4 small drawers. It’s in style or mi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Rosewood desk by Arne Jacobsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Desk in rosewood with black lacquered drawers, chromed steel legs and solid rosewood shoes. Arne Jacobsen / Fritz Hansen
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
20th Century Elegant Black Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in Louis XV, Beech
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century elegant black bureau plat / writing desk in Louis XV, beech
Exclusive bureau plat / desk in Louis XV style
Solid beechwood ebonized/blackened. Very fine, floral bron...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Writing Desk used by Charles Dickens, circa 1800
Located in Dorking, GB
This is the desk on which Dickens began his famous writing career. He was in fact a solicitor’s clerk working from number 1 Raymond Buildings at Grays Inn, London.
This is where this actual desk was used by Charles Dickens in 1827. The Charles Dickens desk is made of solid mahogany. It is a good quality standing clerk's desk.
It was made in the Georgian period of about 1800. It has four fine turned legs, raised on brass castors. They are linked by an under tier, which was probably useful for storing the work in hand. It has a hand dovetailed single drawer with turned knob handles.
The sloping leather top adjoins a flat galleried shelf...
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Freestanding Writing Desk by Valdemar Mortensen, 1960s
Located in Ranst, VAN
Beautiful vintage writing desk in teak produced by Valdemar Mortensen, Denmark 1960s. There are six drawers and a bar area. This desk is...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style.
Direct from France, a lovely antique French carved “drop front” secretary/desk with quintessential French ...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Rustic Neoclassical Executive Desk ~ Conference Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Rustic Neoclassical Executive Desk ~ Conference Table was crafted on a truly grand scale from dense, old-growth oak which has been painstakingly stripped by our expert...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Fratino Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian fratino desk with lyre legs and iron stretcher from the 18th century. This antique table from Italy, in typical fratino style, features a rectangular-shaped wood top raise...
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18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Amorph Astra Desk in Metallic Gold Lacquer
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amorph Astra desk solid Wood with metal finish, dimension: 60" L x 24" D x 30" H.
It is available in different finishes and custom sizes.
About Am...
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Danish Modern Teak Executive Desk by Ib Kofod Larsen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing Danish teak executive desk designed by Ib Kofod Larsen for Faarup Møbelfabrik in Denmark, circa 1960s. This desk has a versatile and functional design. fine attention to deta...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Italian Design Desk from the 50s, Restyled with Modern Flair by RETRO4M
Located in Rome, IT
Introducing our meticulously restored and restyled Italian desk from the 1950s. This exquisite piece showcases a harmonious blend of timeless design and contemporary aesthetics. Our ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Renaissance Walnut Desk ~ Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Renaissance walnut desk ~ Bureau plat was found along the southern coast of France, and emulates the styles of Italian...
Category
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
"Gran Torino Special" 21st Century Desk, Italian Walnut and Maple
Located in Turin, IT
We are happy to present a new version of our bestseller Gran Torino desk - Gran Torino Special.
The new desk has the same recognizable silhouette though wit...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Maple, Walnut
Vintage Herman Miller Table or Desk with Knoll Walnut Top
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage dining or conference table or a desk. Beautiful Knoll top made of American Walnut on a Herman Miller aluminum segmented base. We have 8 available.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
This desk was purchased by me at the closure of the Whitbread Archive Museum in 2001. It comes with their supplied provenance - together with several later lines of research.
Includ...
Category
Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Touch Me Iron Desk Big, White
By MARCO RIPA
Located in Fermo, FM
Touch me is a monolithic desk.
It comes to life from the joining of two sheets of metal, an upper one that gives it its shape, and a lower one that ...
Category
2010s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Walnut Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
18th century walnut library table from France. The top is made from two planks and is banded with a beveled edge, following down to a simple apron, which contains a single drawer in the front. The table is supported on hand turned barley and vine twist...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Sapele Desk No.1 by Kirby Furniture
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Desk No.1 is a highly detailed and functional writing desk featuring traditional joinery that has been lost in today’s fast built, throw away furniture. Although there have been mult...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Sapele Wood
Brass Bound Leather Top Louis XV Bureau Plat Baker Collector's Edition Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1980s American Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
MASSLESS Long Desk, Stainless Steel, White Marble, by Todomuta Studio
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This recent collection by Todomuta Studio responds to a specific code that can navigate the ocean of design and get lost in its confines, beyond already mapped currents, to explore the unknown and bring back the simple and tough freshness of a new approach. To blend form and structure into unity. It is taming the alleged rigidity of metal. Conjugating the harmony of materials. Demonstrating the strength of lightness. Evoking non-existent masses. Or substantiating design in a section. These are some of the proposals...
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2010s European Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Secretary by Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati, 1954
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful secretary by Gianfranco Frattini from 1954 was made out of rosewood.
Frattini was an italien architect and designer.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Hon Stephen Tenant`s Writing Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
This superb and unusual pedestal writing desk was formerly owned and used by Stephen Tenant. It came from his home where he lived until his death in 1987 - being Wilsford Manor in Wi...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Dropside Lyre or Harp Desk
Located in Annville, PA
Yet another item in the lyre collection, our Dropside Lyre or Harp Desk has a beautifully crafted top featuring figural mahogany and satinwood, all of which ...
Category
2010s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Ormolu Writing Table Desk, 18th C
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV ormolu-mounted kingwood-veneered writing table, 18th c and later, apparently unsigned, with shaped rectangular top with tooled leather inset and giltmetal molded border abov...
Category
18th Century Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Kingwood
Italian 18th Century Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very lovely 18th century Writing Table - Desk from Bologna, Italy. Wonderfully constructed from handsome walnut with a conforming solid board top with handsome edge finish over d...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Country Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk Table, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic antique French desk. The desk is in good condition and measures 19 inches deep x 31 wide x 30 inches tall. The desk dates to teh 1920s.
Category
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
1950s French Executive Desk: The Epitome of Mid-Century Elegance and Function
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevate your work setting with the sheer sophistication of our 1950s French executive desk. A true masterpiece, handcrafted from the finest mahogany, this desk stands as a testament ...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Colorful Ash Desk by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful ash desk by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: W 140 x D 75 x H 103 cm
Desktop in painted ash veneer • fronts in matte paint finish
Structure in MDF • Metal legs with p...
Category
2010s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti Zeno Beech and Ebony Desk, 1990s
Located in London, GB
Designed by Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti in 1994, the Zeno desk is a fantastic example of modern Italian design.
The desk is construc...
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1990s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
1930s Antique White Neoclassical Writing Table or Vanity
Located in Stamford, CT
1930s neoclassical writing table or vanity table. Newly painted in an antique white finish. New vintage brass ring pulls have overall unpolish...
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1930s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Iron and Burgundy Leather Writing Desk, Contemporary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iron and burgundy leather writing desk in the manner of Jean-Michel Frank. Contemporary. Two drawers with brass handles.
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Early Georgian Chippendale Bureau Bookcase Desk in Carved Mahogany
Located in Dorking, GB
An unusual and possibly unique example of a Chippendale design for a carved mahogany bureau bookcase.
See included photos of scans of the designs from Chippendale’s - The Gentleman...
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Late 17th Century English Georgian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Antique L. & J.G. Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk, Newly Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts quarter sawn oak writing desk, library table, or center table.
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 40" W x 26" D ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Louis XV Rococo Style Walnut Writing Desk Table Circa 1960s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very unique desk and perfect for your office. The desk measures 50 wide x 24 deep x 30 tall and is in good condition.
Category
1960s North American Louis XV Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Writing Desk From Frank Lloyd Wright's DeRhodes House
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts writing desk or library table with built-in bookcases
Recently procured from Frank Lloyd Wright's DeRhodes House
In the manner of ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Cork
19th C. Refinished Regency Walnut and Maple w/ Tooled Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Refinished Regency Style Walnut and Maple, tooled leather top Partners Desk that has been recenlty hand-rub refinished. All drawers and door with functional lock...
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Late 19th Century American Edwardian Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Birdseye Maple
Faux Crocodile Leather Desk Bronze Glass Inset
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning faux crocodile clad desk with a bronze glass inset. The leather is beautifully hand sewn on the desk and features striking graining. The clearance of the desk is 27.5 inch...
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20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Glass
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Writing Desk by Mainline
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant, functional, and full of mid-century quality, this vintage writing desk by Mainline stands out with its rich walnut woodgrain and stylish design. Spacious compartments allow ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Müller Desk TB229 in Metal 'Reseda green'
Located in Tilburg, NL
Müller Desk TB229 in Metal 'Reseda green'. Germany, current production.
Beautiful classic looking Müller Desk TB229 showing great craftmanship and quality.
The CLASSIC LINE models ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Stadera Writing Desk Model 840 Franco Albini for Poggi
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Rovereta, SM
Rare and important writing desk model Stadera designed by Franco Albini for the Poggi manufacture in 1959.
Model 840.
Made of noble wood for its shelf, in perfect preserved conditi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
MASSLESS Long Desk, Stainless Steel, White Marble, by Todomuta Studio
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This recent collection by Todomuta Studio responds to a specific code that can navigate the ocean of design and get lost in its confines, beyond already mapped currents, to explore t...
Category
2010s Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Handsome Antique French Louis XV Style Writing Table or Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very beautiful maple desk in Louis XV style from the beginning of the 20th century. Elegant curved legs supporting sculpted frieze with five finely dovetailed drawers, each with gold...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Style Black Lacquered Desk
By Aldo Tura
Located in New York, 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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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau plat. A French, walnut and boxwood writing desk in Louis XV revival taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 19...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Walnut
Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Multifunctional Table
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' table, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, 1960s.
In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hir...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
18th Century George II Walnut Writing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
George II walnut writing table, Mid-18th Century, the molded top having a tooled green leather inset writing panel, fitted with a genuine and false frieze drawer to either side, rais...
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18th Century British George II Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Outstanding French Art Deco Desk
Located in Munich, DE
This desk is by far the most amazing piece i came along since many years. I saw it and was directly in love with the shape and all details. The dimensions are so special and it can b...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Oak Partners Desk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century oak partners desk with its original tooled red leather writing surface on top, surrounded by a cross banded border.
Three drawers in the frieze on one side, with a bank...
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19th Century English Country Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Rococo Style Walnut & Gilt Bronze Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant French rococo style bureau plat writing desk made in walnut with ormolu accents.
Features a top with a tooled leather writing-surface w...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Reguitti Italy design in years '60 rare children desk school in wood
Located in Biella, IT
Reguitti Italy Brescia design in years '60 rare children desk school in wood
good structure with little sign of use and wood worming, your see in photo's detail please
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1960s Teak Wood Executive Desk by Arne Vodder for H.P. Hansen
Located in Media, PA
A beautiful teakwood executive desk by Arne Vodder, complete with a bookshelf and locking bar cabinet on the back. The front of the desk has three d...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Chinese Antique Lacquered Wooden Desk with Four Drawers and Curling Scrolls
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese late Qing Dynasty period wooden desk from the 20th century, with four drawers, carved curling scrolls, horse-hoof legs and custom black and red lacquer. Created in...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Desks and Writing Tables
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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