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1950s Vintage Metal Desk
Located in Freiburg, DE
Metal desk with dark green plastic finish.
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Fläpps Box Desk 100x60x20 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
100x60x20. That is, if you can actually make a decision among the many sensible wall desk solutions from
Category
2010s German Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Plywood
$944 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary, Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Frankfurter” desk Designed by Mauser
By The Mauser Corp.
Located in London, GB
A rare desk designed between 1929 tom1949 and produced by Mauser, Germany.
original enamel paint
Category
Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Enamel, Metal
Osis Block Desk by Llot Llov
By LLOT LLOV
Located in London, GB
or desks, the design duo LLOT LLOV presents the new colours of the OSIS surface. Inspired by the
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
$3,681 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$386 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$350 / item
Grunderzeit Bureau with wood Inlays, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Below its desk top, the writing desk features a drawer which can be locked. The desk top rests on
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Small Modernist Desk Hansen Berlin, 1950
By Hansen
Located in Berlin, DE
From the Berlin top-manufacturer Hansen comes this practical, small desk. With the three on wheels
Category
Vintage 1950s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
1940s Bauhaus Steel Tube Desk Purple Red
Located in Berlin, DE
A beautiful recently restored Bauhaus writing desk with one container.
Category
20th Century German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 100x60-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
Fläpps Secretary (100x60-1). After work, this fully-grown desk folds back up so discretely against the
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$528 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 100x60-1 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Fläpps Secretary (100x60-1). After work, this fully-grown desk folds back up so discretely against the
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$587 / item
Antique Austrian German Painted Dowry Table, circa 1875
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful antique German Austrian painted pine trestle table from Austria, circa 1875 having legs
Category
Antique 1870s German Country Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Art Deco Style Executive Desk in Ziricote
By Cygal Art Deco
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Imposing Art Deco style executive desk by German fine furniture maker Cygal Art Deco. This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
1960s Macassar Double Side Desk and Stool
Located in Cimelice, Czech republic
Macassar double side desk and stool from the 1960s, Germany. Box-shaped structure on four legs, two
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Velvet, Macassar
Solid Wood Desk Console Handmade in Organic Design
By Eckehard Weimann
Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria
Solid wood desk or console in organic design.
Manufactured by German carpenter and sculptor
Category
2010s German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
$4,400 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 100x60-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
Fläpps Secretary (100x60-1). After work, this fully-grown desk folds back up so discretely against the
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
1820s Modern Design Biedermeier Roll Top Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY
trim, inlaid with ebony. Original hinges, brass pulls, lock. Pull-out writing surface over the large
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry, Ebony, Maple, Pine
Contemporary Brown Wooden Desk by Johannes Hock
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By BDDW
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Desk by contemporary German artist Johannes Hock.
Its archetypical and reduced form in interaction
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x80-2 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
What would a library be without a small place to study? So what would the Fläpps shelves 80x80-2 and 80x80-3 be without the small workplace of the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2 with integ...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$587 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x80-2 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
What would a library be without a small place to study? So what would the Fläpps shelves 80x80-2 and 80x80-3 be without the small workplace of the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2 with integ...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$528 / item
Small 1920s Vintage Side Table or Desk
Located in Freiburg, DE
Polished and oiled
non-toxic wood-worm treatment.
Category
Vintage 1920s German Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fir
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary Sunrise by Joa Herrenknecht
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary Alps by Joe Mania
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$409 / item
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary Vallunaraju by Joe Mania
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Desk or Console Handmade in Organic Design solid wood
By Eckehard Weimann
Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria
Solid wood desk or console in organic design.
Manufactured by German carpenter and sculptor
Category
2010s German Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary White 80x80-2
Located in Berlin, BE
What would a library be without a small place to study? So what would the Fläpps shelves 80x80-2 and 80x80-3 be without the small workplace of the Fläpps secretary 80x80-2 with integ...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fläpps Wall Desk / Secretary, Bubbles Indigo by Pattern Studio
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary, Fading Grey by Monika Strigel
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Standing Desk
Lettera
by GüNther Uecker for Rosenthal Einrichtungen
Located in Berlin, DE
Standing desk 'Lettera'. Design by Günther Uecker (1983). Manufactured by Rosenthal Einrichtungen
Category
Vintage 1980s German Desks and Writing Tables
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary 80x50-1 - Snowdreamer by Monika Strigel
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fläpps wall desk makes the perfect seated or
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk / Secretary Wild and Free by Ingrid Beddoes
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - Puerto Natales by Joe Mania
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary Watercolor Dots by Kind of Style
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Antique German Louis XVI French Painted Table with Drawer, circa 1790
Located in Houston, TX
bedside table or writing table desk.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
American Reclaimed Steel Blue Office Desk in Industrial Design
Located in Dusseldorf, NRW
Part of a set with a desk, chair and shelf.
Original design and a real one of a kind with welded
Category
Vintage 1960s German Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Sheet Metal
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - Watercolor Stripes by Kind of Style
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Fläpps Wall Desk/Secretary-1 - PS Collage 3 by Pattern Studio
Located in Berlin, BE
Wall Art, Workstation
Functional and discreet, this Fla¨pps wall desk makes the perfect seated
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
Contemporary Brown Wood and Rosewood Desk by Johannes Hock
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By BDDW
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Desk by contemporary artist Johannes Hock, veneered tabletop in diamond pattern with thirty
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Desk Secretary COM:POS:ITION 1.6 Minimalist Design Customizable
By Martin Mestmacher
Located in Wietze, DE
COM:POS:ITION 1.6 is a thinking space. The minimalistic interpretation
of an desk or an secretary
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Desk and Armchair Bruno Paul Austrian Jugendstil Birch and Pearwood circa 1907
By Bruno Paul, Vereinigte Werkstätten Für Kunst Im Handwerk
Located in Vienna, AT
Desk and armchair Bruno Paul Austrian Jugendstil Birch and Pear Wood, circa 1907 manufactured by
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Pearwood
Fläpps Box Desk100x60x20 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
100x60x20. That is, if you can actually make a decision among the many sensible wall desk solutions from
Category
2010s German Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Plywood
$1,122 / item
Add on, Wall Pocket
Located in Berlin, BE
With the minimalist wallpockets made of canvas you can promote you Fläpps secretary to Secretary of State and provide additional space for unfinished work and stuff lying around. Thi...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Canvas
$219 / item
Fläpps Secretary of State 80x50-1 - Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation!
When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a statesman and you can hardly suspect his full potential. Unfolded however, diplomacy come...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$587 / item
Fläpps Secretary of State, White
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation!
When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a statesman and you can hardly suspect his full potential. Unfolded however, diplomacy co...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$825 / item
Fläpps Secretary of State, Black
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation!
When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a statesman and you can hardly suspect his full potential. Unfolded however, diplomacy co...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$884 / item
Add on: Wall Pocket 100
Located in Berlin, BE
With the minimalist wallpockets made of canvas you can promote you Fläpps secretary to Secretary of State and provide additional space for unfinished work and stuff lying around. Thi...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Canvas
$326 / item
Fläpps Secretary of State-1 - White
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation!
When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a statesman and you can hardly suspect his full potential. Unfolded however, diplomacy co...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Plywood
$564 / item
Fläpps Secretary of State White
Located in Berlin, BE
Load and fold your Workstation!
When folded away the Secretary of state is restraint like a statesman and you can hardly suspect his full potential. Unfolded however, diplomacy co...
Category
2010s German Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Schreibtisch
Rollschrank HOMBRE Massivholz von B. Vogtherr für Rosenthal 70er
By Burkhard Vogtherr, Rosenthal
Located in Mainz, DE
Rosenthal Studio Line, ein "Hombre"-Tisch aus der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts, entworfen von Burkhard Vogtherr Hergestellt in den 1970er und 1980er Jahren Massive und robuste Struktur...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Small Dresser Marcel Breuer 1926 with Foldable Top
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Berlin, DE
Marcel Breuer used the roll-top in the early days for famous institutions in Berlin, among others: Erwin Piscator and the Haus am Horn in the 1920s. In the early 1980s, manufacturer ...
Category
Vintage 1980s German Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Bentwood
Felix Console Table with Brass Trim Detail
By Birgit Israel
Located in London, GB
Black (RAL 9004) satin lacquered console table with brass trim, push-to-open wood lined drawers and brass sabots. Also available in white (RAL 9001) satin lacquered finish on request...
Category
2010s German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$6,374 / item
Cylinder Desk with a Extendable Writing Plate, 1880, Germany
Located in Homburg, DE
Cylinder desk with a extendable writing plate
- birchwood veneer
- star inlays
- shellac
Category
Antique 1880s German Neoclassical Desks
Materials
Birch
Simon Writing Desk
By Birgit Israel
Located in London, GB
Simon writing desk - B.I. MADE IN GERMANY COLLECTION
High gloss lacquer finish
143cm wide x
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Desks
$9,250
Simon Writing Desk
By Birgit Israel
Located in London, GB
White (RAL 9001) satin lacquered writing desk with wood lined drawers and nickel key locks. Also
Category
2010s German Desks
Materials
Wood
$8,019 / item
Fruitwood Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
point later in that century it was turned into a writing desk with two flap lids on each side for
Category
Antique 19th Century German Desks
Materials
Fruitwood
$3,000
Bureau/Writing Desk Walnut Biedermeier, circa 1840
Located in Uppingham, GB
Bureau/writing desk walnut Biedermeier, circa 1840.
Roll top front, opening to a draw out
Category
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Desks
Materials
Walnut
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German Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic German writing desk available at 1stDibs. A German writing desk — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are 204 variations of the antique or vintage German writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 41 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer German writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A German writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made German writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Helmut Magg, Marcel Breuer and ClassiCon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a German Writing Desk?
Prices for a German writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $737 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,664.
Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You
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.
Questions About German Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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