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Desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, 1960s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in bruxelles, BE
Wood and metal desk. Composed of a box with 3 lockable drawers with key and storage space, and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Italian Vintage Writing Desk Attributed to Vittorio Dassi (circa 1950s)
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in London, GB
Italian vintage writing desk attributed to celebrated furniture maker, Vittorio Dassi (circa 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Wood

Four drawer lacquered wood panel desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Four drawer wood desk with ivory lacquered drawers and angular legs in the style of Gio Ponti.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

20th Century Italian Rosewood Bernini Writing Table style of Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A freestanding, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian writing table made of hand crafted polished
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass

gastone rinaldi desk chair
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Munich, DE
wonderful mid century desk chair.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

Italian writing desk model 530 by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini - 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Uccle, BE
Italian writing desk model 530 by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini - 1960s Depth 79cm - Width 130cm
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Wood

20th Century, Gio Ponti for Schirolli Wooden Desk
By Schirolli, Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
wonderful wooden desk with laminated wooden top designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Schirolli in 1950
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Wood

Gianfranco Frattini desk Sesamo for Bernini 1980s
By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in bari, IT
Rare writing desk model Sesamo 841 designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini production circa
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Glass, Beech

Desk Accessories - Aquamarine Glass Letter Holder attr. to Fontana Arte, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. It is made in 3-centimeter thick aquamarine glass and metal. It is a
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Metal

Franco Albini Cavalletto Desk Table For Cassina
By Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Albini represents a keystone of the Italian architectonic culture from the early 20th century through his
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

20th Century Italian Small Mahogany Schirolli Mantova Writing Table by Gio Ponti
By Schirolli, Gio Ponti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian writing table made of hand carved Mahogany, designed by Gio
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Laminate, Formica, Mahogany

Vintage Console Table Italian Wrapped Woven Rattan Wicker Desk Drawers Chair
By Bielecky Brothers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage 1970s Italian woven rattan cane desk & matching chair. Two drawers. All sides are finished
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Rattan

Osvaldo Borsani desk mod T333 for Tecno
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in bari, IT
The T333 desk, designed by the famous designer Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, is a masterpiece of
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Midcentury Modern Teak Writing Desk, Console Table, 1950s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful desk with three drawers. The floating top is supported by organically shaped uprights
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Gio Ponti Directional Desk for Egidio Proserpio, 1955
By Egidio Proserpio, Gio Ponti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti Directional Desk for Egidio Proserpio, mahogany, Italy, 1955 Executed by Egidio
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

1950s Curved Rosewood Paolo Buffa Desk
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A superb Italian mid-century rosewood desk, attributed to Paolo Buffa (1903–1970), Milan. The piece
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Vittorio Dassi Monumental Desk Wall Unit for Mobili Cantù, Italy, 1950
By Vittorio Dassi, La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Monumental and very rare desk wall unit by Vittorio Dassi for Mobili Cantù – Italy, circa 1950
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Brass

Large Canaan desk by Marcel Breuer for Gavina - 1962s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent Canaan Desk designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina in the 1960s. Its sleek and practical
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Teak Desk by Ilmari Tapiovaara, around 1960
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Berlin, DE
Ilmari Tapiovaara (1914-1999), a Finnish interior architect and designer, designed this desk around
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Brass Cylindric Table Desk Clock by Ferdinando Loffredo, Italy, 1970s
By Ferdinando Loffredo
Located in Rome, IT
Cylindric table and desk clock in brass by the Italian designer Ferdinando Loffredo made in Italy
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal, Brass

Studio BBPR for Olivetti Spazio Desk with Return
By Studio BBPR, Giorgio Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' desk with return, steel, vinyl, plastic, Italy, ca. 1960 The
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Bbpr for Olivetti, Spazio Table, Desk, 1950s/60s
By Studio BBPR
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large 'Spazio' table or desk with a top covered in green vinyl, resting on a gray and black metal
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Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

20th Century Italian Vintage Walnut Writing Table in the Style of Carlo Ratti
By Carlo Ratti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rectangular, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian writing table, desk made of hand crafted polished
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Brass, Iron

Small central desk with two drawers and open compartment
By Paolo de Padova
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2560 Small central desk with two drawers on the front, open compartment and beautiful document
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

1940 s Small elegant desk with extraordinary side uprights
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2791 Guglielmo Ulrich (1904 -1977) Small elegant desk with extraordinary side uprights, four
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Desk and Stool by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1938
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Hellouw, NL
and visionary stood at the cradle of modern Italian design. His countless projects are characterized
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Rosewood

Desk from the 1960s in Leather Parchament and Ebony Wood, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk with shelves from the 1960s Country: Italian Materials: Leather (Parchament) Wood: is Ebony
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Leather, Wood

Midcentury Modern Wooden Desk by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini
By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini
Located in Madrid, ES
Hardwood writing desk designed by Gianfranco Frattini and produced by Bernini, Italy. The desk
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Hardwood

Studio BBPR Spazio Corner Desk with Movable Cabinet
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' writing desk with various storage compartments, coated steel
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati Desk in Cherry
By Cantieri Carugati, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati, writing desk, cherry, metal, Italy, 1958 This piece of
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Table Black Wood and Marble by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid Century Modern Table Black Wood and Marble by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina Table designed by
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble

Early Franco Albini for Knoll Model 80 Desk
By Knoll, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini for Knoll, model 80, glass, lacquered wood, lacquered steel, Italy, 1949 Franco
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Franco Albini for Poggi Model 840 Stadera Desk
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Milano, IT
. Model 840. Made of noble wood for its shelf, the desk is the perfect modernist element of great Italian
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Travertine Elephant Letter Holder / Sculpture by Fratelli Mannelli
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool mid-century modern Italian travertine elephant letter holder / sculpture by Fratelli
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Travertine

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Desk, circa 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic and rare, circa 1950's Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno desk with teak top. Iron frame with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Platone folding desk by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli , 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Delft, NL
Platone folding desk by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli , 1970s
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Giancarlo Piretti Red "Platone" Folding Desk for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in London, GB
Folding Giancarlo Piretti Red "Platone" Folding Desk for Castelli, 1970s
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Studio BBPR for Olivetti Small Spazio Desk with Drawers
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' desk with drawers, steel, vinyl, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Studio BBPR for Olivetti Sintesis "Arco" Office 3-Drawer Desk, Italy 1960s
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Naples, IT
patinated and used condition. The Arco desk is considered one of the greatest design pieces of the mid-20th
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Iron

Pierluigi Colli 1940 s elegant walnut desk with shaped uprights
By Colli Torino
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2856 Pierluigi Colli Elegant walnut desk with shaped uprights and a scratched wood band and
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Guido Faleschini Mariani L-Shaped Executive Desk-Black Leather, Italy 1970s
By Guido Faleschini
Located in Den Haag, NL
An Italian midcentury L-shaped executive desk by Guido Faleschini by Mariani with a black leather
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Stainless Steel

Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
By Italian Sculptor 19 th Century
Located in Milano, IT
, this Italian chest of drawers from the 18th century is far more than a mere relic of the past; it is an
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Antique 1790s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Marble

Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
$4,261 Sale Price
20% Off
Red Orix Desk by Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina for Molteni
By Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina, Molteni C
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Italian designers who worked together in Milan during the mid-20th century. They were known for their
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Hand-Blown Turquoise Yellow Murano Glass Millefiori Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
This vibrant Mid-Century Modernist hand-blown Murano glass paperweight, crafted in Italy circa 1960
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

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Murano Glass

Mid-century Desk Brass Wood and Laminate Crystal Top Gio Ponti style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
particular desk from the 1950s, made of walnut wood with crystal shelf , brass legs, and drawers with light blue laminate is very reminiscent of Gio Ponti's style.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Crystal, Brass

Large Desk T333 by Eugenio Gerli and Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Italy
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Behold the majesty of this expansive executive desk, crafted by none other than Italian visionaries
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Aluminum

Fratelli Mannelli Travertine Desk Organizer, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Skokie, IL
Fratelli Mannelli Travertine Desk Organizer, Italy 1970s Additional information: Dimensions: 4" W
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Travertine

Franco Albini "T22" Desks for Poggi, 1958, Set of 2
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Franco Albini "T22" Desks for Poggi, wood, Italy, 1958, set of 2 Designed in 1958, the “T22” desks
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Midcentury Giancarlo Piretti "Platone" White Folding Desk for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Anonima Castelli in Italy during the 1970s. The desk is signed on the bottom. In amazing vintage
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Aluminum, Steel

Fontana Arte Desk Set
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
A Fontana Arte desk set consisting of letter knife, ink blotter and pen holder.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Metal

Italian Midcentury Executive Desk Table with chair designed by Gio Ponti, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Traversetolo, IT
extraordinary example of Italian design. Its crescent shape is accentuated by a balanced arrangement of
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Walnut

Luigi Olivieri , rare modernist desk in walnut and blond maple
By Luigi Olivieri
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2136 Luigi Olivieri Rare modernist desk in walnut and blond maple with ground glass top and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Maple

Desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis, circa 1960
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
desk and his lamp by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis, circa 1960 The keys are present, some scratches
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Midcentury Giancarlo Piretti Red "Platone" Folding Desk for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
and produced by Anonima Castelly in Italy during the 1970s. The desk is in amazing vintage condition
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Aluminum, Steel

Sottsass Ettore design in years 70 for Olivetti Italy typewriting desk Synthesis
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Biella, IT
Sottsass Ettore design in years 70 for Olivetti Italy typewriting desk Synthesis the color of the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Metal

Vintage Writing Desk 1960s Mahogany Veneered Enameled Metal
Located in Milano, IT
Desk with double column side drawers in enamelled metal and mahogany veneered wood with Formica
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Sottsass Ettore design in years 70 for Olivetti Italy typewriting desk Synthesis
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Biella, IT
Sottsass Ettore design in years 70 for Olivetti Italy typewriting desk Synthesis
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Metal

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Italian Mid Century Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Italian mid century desk for your home. Each Italian mid century desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and glass. Find 2443 options for an antique or vintage Italian mid century desk now, or shop our selection of 13 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Italian mid century desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An Italian mid century desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Ico Parisi, Osvaldo Borsani and Fratelli Toso each produced at least one beautiful Italian mid century desk that is worth considering.

How Much is an Italian Mid Century Desk?

An Italian mid century desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,309, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $140,000.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

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.