Avant Garde Desk
Jacques Adnet writing desk in leather France 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This stunning avant-garde desk, designed by Jacques Adnet and crafted in his own atelier in France
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Tecnika desk by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova Design Center, Italy, 1970
s
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in TOURS, FR
attributed to Ettore Sottsass, whose collaboration with Poltronova defined much of the company’s avant-garde
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
$3,889
H 29.53 in W 78.75 in D 35.44 in
Highly Ornamental Carlo Bugatti Desk
Chair Set, c.1910
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
tassels, all composed into forms that feel both ancient and avant-garde.
The desk showcases six small
Category
Vintage 1910s Italian Art Nouveau Desks
Materials
Copper, Pewter
1970s Space Age Orange and Black Italian Desk Lamp by Targetti Sankey
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Aci Castello, IT
innovative and avant-garde designs, this desk lamp showcases a captivating blend of vibrant colors and sleek
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$418
H 14.97 in W 14.97 in D 7.09 in
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Sensational Bauhaus Avant-garde tubular steel writing desk by Bruno Weil (BeWe)
By Bruno Weil
Located in PRAHA 4, CZ
Unleash Creativity with the 1936 Bauhaus Avant-garde Writing Desk by Bruno Weil
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
H 30.12 in W 73.63 in D 29.93 in
Gio Ponti’s Avant-Garde Design: 1955 RIMA Desk from Pirelli Tower, Milan
Located in Rome, IT
modern and avant-garde design, highlighting the high-level construction techniques and quality materials
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.93 in W 63 in D 29.53 in
Rare Avant Garde 1930s Bauhaus Germany School Desk Chair, Signed
By Bauhaus
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Ultra rare, museum piece.
Bauhaus era desk chair from Germany.
Signed as pictured with ink
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Wood
Italian suitcase-shaped leather desk in modern style
Located in Milano, IT
suitcases, add a touch of nostalgia and intrigue to this avant-garde masterpiece.
This eccentric desk is
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Modernist Desk from Raniero Aureli
Located in New York, NY
Avant-garde 'Soqquadro' Desk from Italian architect Raniero Aureli in the cubo-constructivist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Desks
Postmodern Burl Wood Laminate and Chrome Etagere With Floating Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
equipped with cabinets and drawers, this piece is a testament to functionality and avant-garde aesthetics
Category
Vintage 1980s American Desks
Materials
Wood
Rei Kawakubo Architectural Granite Top Occasional Table
By Rei Kawakubo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with her 1980's anti-fashion aesthetic of monochromatic hues of black and grey
avant-garde design for
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Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Tables
Materials
Granite, Steel
Jacques Adnet writing desk made in France 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful avant garde desk designed by Jacques Adnet and manufactured in his own atelier in France
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
1940
s French Avant Garde Modernist Desk
By Jean Royère
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant modernist desk with great avant garde features...
One side of the surface is rounded, the
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Vintage 1940s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Avant-garde asymmetrical postmodern desk.
A very unique Geometrical desk with 2" lucite top in mat
Category
20th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Aluminium Minimalist Desk Lamp
Located in Maastricht, NL
Avant-garde 1970s aluminium desk lamp in skyscraper style.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
French Modernist Lamp circa 1950
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
texture in gunmetal grays
offers a touch of avant garde French design for any desk top
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Mid-Century Avant Garde Burl Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern avant-garde desk in high gloss ash burl. Large-scale style features two delicate
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Burl
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Axel Einar Hjorth Wooden "Lovö" Pine Cabinet for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
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By Jules Leleu
Located in Dublin 8, IE
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$43,086
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By Egg Designs
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2010s Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
$9,025 / item
H 33.47 in W 32.29 in D 32.29 in
Werkbund Exhibition Cologne 1914, Original Art Deco Wiener Werkstaette Throne
By Woka Lamps, Heinrich Kathrein, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
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Materials
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Eight Hand Carved Armorial Crest Coat of Arms Antique Jacobean Dining Chairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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$16,592 / set
H 43.12 in W 20.08 in D 19.89 in
Dutch 19th Century Folk Art Architectural Mansion Pigeon / Birdcage
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and unique Dutch Folk art Pigeon/birdcage in the form of a manor . This type of birdcages were made in the North of he Netherlands . They were miniature versions of the ori...
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Materials
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George Nakashima, Conoid Cabinet Headboard and Platform Bed in Walnut, USA 1966
By George Nakashima Woodworkers, George Nakashima
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
George Nakashima
Conoid headboard and Conoid platform bed
Nakashima Studio
USA, 1966
American black walnut
275cm wide x 62cm high, 108cm wide
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Materials
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$42,864
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Midcentury Italian Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Andirons
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By Luft Tanaka
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Oak
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Avant Garde Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic avant garde desk available at 1stDibs. An avant garde desk — often made from wood, metal and oak — can elevate any home. Find 21 options for an antique or vintage avant garde desk now, or shop our selection of 48 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without an avant garde desk — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An avant garde desk, designed in the modern, mid-century modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made avant garde desk over the years, but those crafted by Cassina, Charlotte Perriand and Poul Henningsen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Avant Garde Desk?
Prices for an avant garde desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $600 and can go as high as $42,114, while the average can fetch as much as $5,032.
Questions About Avant Garde Desk
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