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Two Pedestal Mid-Century Modern Desk by Gibbings
By John Widdicomb, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb double pedestal desk.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Walnut

Paul McCobb Solid Birch Double Pedestal Desk
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice double pedestal desk by Paul McCobb.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Art Deco Dark Birch Pedestal Birch
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stained birch pedestal writing desk, circa 1930. Burr birch writing surface with single drawer
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Eliel Saarinen Desk, Expertly Restored, Dark Stained Birch, Brass Pulls
By Eliel Saarinen, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare desk designed by Eliel Saarinen and produced by Johnson Furniture Co. The desk has been
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Sweden Mid Century Modern, Sculptural Wabi Sabi Desk, 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
A charming Sweden Mid-Century Modern desk crafted in the 1940s, featuring a sculptural organic
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Pine

Mid Century Heywood Wakefield Trimiline desk by Kem Weber design
By Bruce Weber
Located in Asheville, NC
A vintage Mid Century desk designed by Kem Weber and made by Heywood Wakefield. A chrome tubular
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Classic Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Desk and Chair, Bookcase Side
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield desk and chair, Amazing design, Superior quality and
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Paul Frankl Rare Kidney Desk in Mahogany, Birch, Leather and Brass, USA, 1950s
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Company of Grand Rapids rare exquisite desk from Station Wagon
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Swedish Karelian Birch Writing Table, Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Karelian birch writing table, second half of the 19th century, the dark blue inset
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Kneehole Desk Circa 1950
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid-Century Modern desk by Heywood Wakefield offers birch construction with frieze drawer over
Category

Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Birch

Mid Century Planner Group Double Pedestal Desk by Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern Planner Group desk designed by Paul McCobb for Winchendon. This piece is
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

John Van Koert Walnut and Birch Roll Top Desk
By Drexel
Located in Phoenix, AZ
John Van Koert for Drexel walnut and birch desk, circa late 1950s. This stunning example has a
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Nickel

Paul McCobb Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Desk in Dark Espresso
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in St. Louis, MO
Paul McCobb Planner Group desk in dark espresso stain, with bank on drawers on left side and two
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Paul McCobb Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Desk in Dark Espresso
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in St. Louis, MO
Paul McCobb Planner Group desk in dark espresso stain, with bank on drawers on left side and two
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

20th Century Inlaid Birch and Mahogany Swedish Grace Bureau
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
20th century inlaid birch Swedish grace bureau, circa 1930. Fine example of Swedish grace
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks

Materials

Birch

Mid-Century Modern Desk EB02 Designed by Cees Braakman for USM Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Elegant writing desk designed in 1952 by Cees Braakman for USM Pastoe. The desk is made of plywood
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Alvar Aalto for Artek Birch Dining or Writing Table
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Brooklyn, NY
features the signature Aalto bent birch L-shaped legs, and can be used as a desk, dining or game table. It
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Plywood, Birch

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Industrial Trimline Executive Desk by KEM Weber
By Heywood-Wakefield Co., Kem Weber
Located in Lafayette, IN
This is a wonderful example of KEM Weber's classic Trimline desk design for Heywood Wakefield. This
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Paul McCobb Winchendon Planner Group Mid-Century Modern Desk in Dark Espresso
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in St. Louis, MO
Paul McCobb Planner Group desk shown in dark espresso stain, with bank of drawers with polished
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Sigurd Göransson, Dressing Table in Stained Birch, Swedish Modern, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Beautiful sculptural dressing table in solid stained birch, made by Sigurd Göransson for AB
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Flip Top Partners Desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen
By Peter Løvig Nielsen, Dansk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish Modern, mid century desk. This Flip top Desk finely crafted with attention to detail designed by
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Birch, Teak

Vintage Louis XVI Italian Biedermeier Writing Desk
By Jean-Jacques Werner
Located in Forney, TX
. Born in Italy in the mid-20th century, finely hand-crafted in Louis XVI style, Biedermeier taste, large
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Mid-20th Century Italian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Alvar Aalto Birch Dining or Writing Table with Blue Top and Cabinet
By Design Research, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
-birch legs. Fantastic, original blue linoleum top (looks and feels more like leather), which shows
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Classic 1950s Heywood Wakefield Desk, Wheat Finish
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning 1950s Heywood Wakefield desk, Classic Mid-Century Modern design, wheat finish, beautiful
Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Mid Century Modern Model 541 Walnut Writer s Desk by Folke Ohlsson for DUX 1960s
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a true Scandinavian Modern treasure: a rare Model 541 Writing Desk designed by the
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Wood, Birch, Walnut

Mummenthaler and Meier Rosewood "Magic Box" Hideaway Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, rosewood, "Magic Box" hideaway, folding desk by Mummenthaler and Meier
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Birch

Maurizio Tempestini Iron Desk for Salterini
By Maurizio Tempestini, John Salterini
Located in San Mateo, CA
This desk designed by Maurizio Tempestini features two birch drawers floating on an iron frame with
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Black Lacquer McCobb Double Pedestal Desk Five Drawers
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid birch planner group black lacquer desk writing table by Paul McCobb.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Nisse Strinning String System Wall-Mounted Desk
By Nils Nisse Strinning, String Design AB
Located in London, GB
Scandinavian shelving system. This incredibly rare is the only example we have ever seen and has birch ply
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Plymodern Desk/ Vanity by Paul Goldman
By Paul Goldman, Plymodern
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Streamline modern style birchwood desk by Paul Goldman for Plymodern. An interesting use of
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Heywood-Wakefield Streamlined Roll Top Desk, 1960s
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Classic American midcentury Heywood-Wakefield Petite Tambour Desk. With finished back. Featuring
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Architectural Modernist Desk in the Style of Alvar Aalto
By Clifford Pascoe, Alvar Aalto
Located in Rochester, NY
White oak / figured maple or birch desk with beautifully a designed architectural modernist form
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Maple, Oak

Coen de Vries Desk for Devo the Hague, 1954
By Coen de Vries, Devo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Little writing desk in birch with ebonized X-base, baby blue colored drawer and formica top. Coen
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Wood

Coen de Vries Desk for Devo the Hague, 1954
By Coen de Vries, Devo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coen de Vries for Devo / Netherlands. Great little writing desk in birchwood with ebonized X
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Formica

Biedermeier Pedestal Partners Desk Swedish Antique Ormolu Posts Mahogany Veneer
By Continental Art Deco
Located in Lewes, England
Rare antique Swedish Biedermeier style pedestal partners desk with the finest grade of quilted
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Double Pedestal Desk, Newly Refinished
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk By Paul McCobb for
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Double Pedestal Desk, Newly Refinished
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk By Paul McCobb for
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Kneehole Desk in New Black Piano Lacquer Finish
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Stunning T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings kneehole or double pedestal desk in new black piano lacquer finish
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Walnut, Lacquer

Pastoe Style Multicolored Drawer Desk
By Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool Little Mid Century Drawing Desk with Multicolored Drawers which Slide From Left To Right
Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Birch

Mid Century Modern Alvar Aalto 81B Birch Table Desk for ICF
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Alvar Aalto 81B birch desk table for ICF. This lovely little accent table features a very simple
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Birch

Paul McCobb Planner Group Desk
By Paul McCobb
Located in St. Louis, MO
Paul McCobb Planner Group desk, bank on drawers on left side with two tapered angular dowel legs on
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Cees Braakman EB04 Desk for UMS Pastoe
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Desk, in birch and maple by Cees Braakman for UMS Pastoe, the Netherlands, 1950s. Mid-Century
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Birch, Maple

Paul McCobb Planner Group Desk
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in New Windsor, NY
Solid Maple construction and great lines. Finished on all sides for open floor plan. Featuring two large deep drawers, tapered dowel legs, beveled edge and solid brass cone pulls. St...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Milo Baughman Writing Desk for Murray Furniture
By Murray Furniture, Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1950’s. This lovely compact desk features a birch wood construction with brass hardware, which include
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Paul McCobb Secretary Desk for Winchendon Furniture Company, circa 1950s
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Famed Mid-Century Modern Designer Paul McCobb is celebrated for his unique ability to combine sleek
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Grasscloth, Birch

Vintage Scandinavian Teak Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern secretary desk in teak designed by Egon Ostergaard for Svensk Mobelindustri
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Birch, Teak

Early George Nelson Eog Executive Desk with Return for Herman Miller, 1950s
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Culver City, CA
Available right now we have this absolutely stunning Mid-Century Modern desk designed by George
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Birch, Walnut

Industrial Adjustable Rolling Toledo Drafting Chair
By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, rolling, drafting stool by Toledo Metal Furniture Co., features a birch, plywood seat
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Scandinavian Secretaire, Writing Desk, 19th Century, Light Colored Oak, Birch
Located in Greven, DE
Scandinavian secretaire Denmark Oak, birch Second half of the 19th century Dimensions: H x
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Secretaires

Materials

Birch, Oak

Birch Small Desk or Console Table by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern petit fine bent birch plywood laminated top small desk or console table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Midcentury Temde Table Lamp or Desk Lamp, 1950s in Birch with Brass
By Temde Leuchten
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp, 1950s from Temde, Austria, foot in boned birch wood, with brass lamp arm and fittings
Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1950 s Dressing Table and Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant 1950's dressing table crafted of birch wood, with blackened and varnished wood veneer top
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Charming , diminutive desk / drafting table, , Classic Modernist Design.. Storage
By Modern Age
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming ,diminutive desk / drafting table,,Classic Modernist Design.. Art Storage .. Wonderful
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal

Poul Cadovius Cado light oak wall unit with shelves dressers desk cabinet
By Poul Cadovius
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid Century Poul Cadovius - Cado light oak wall unit with shelves desk drawers glass cabinet
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Birch, Oak

Pair of American Modern 4 Drawer Chests / Desk, Russel Wright, Conant Ball
By Russel Wright, Conant Ball
Located in Buffalo, NY
. Solid birch wood construction, stunning 1930s transitional design, from Art deco to Modern. Unusual
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Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto, Rare Rectangular Dining Table / Desk, Made at O.Y.Huonekalu, 1930s
By O.Y.Huonekalu, Alvar Aalto
Located in Odense, DK
An early rare dining table in a lacquered birch. Designed by Alvar Aalto for O.Y. Huonekalu- ja
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Early 20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Birch

Early Alvar Aalto Desk or Side Chair 66
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Miami, FL
For him who loves patina, great early Alvar Aalto chair.
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Birch, Plywood

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Mid Century Desk Birch For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mid century desk birch for your home. Frequently made of wood, birch and metal, every mid century desk birch was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mid century desk birch — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A mid century desk birch, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made mid century desk birch has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Cees Braakman, Paul McCobb and UMS Pastoe are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mid Century Desk Birch?

A mid century desk birch can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,700, while the lowest priced sells for $395 and the highest can go for as much as $21,500.

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.