Mid Century Floating Desk
to
22
317
59
376
6
1
334
31
3
2
1
375
7
305
57
1
2
57
166
52
345
171
156
102
83
211
151
148
129
113
383
378
382
24
22
17
13
11
Sort By
Vintage Modern Floating Top Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish Italian modern desk features quality teak construction, floating top design, and six
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Custom Floating Top Mid-Century Modern Executive Desk in Walnut by Carrocel
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
Coupling both classic and modern elements into one stylish design, this writing desk from the
Category
2010s Canadian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pewter
Large Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Executive Desk Two Sided with Floating Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large teak wood desk from Denmark circa 1960's. Beautiful floating top design with tons of storage
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Kai Kristiansen Style Danish Teak Floating Top Desk
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This double-sided teak desk features wonderful Mid-Century design, with raised edges, curved
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Italian Midcentury Desk with Floating Top
By Antonio Fornaroli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous teak desk with Antonio Fornaroli design. Long teak top, floating attached drawers, iron
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Unique Midcentury Italian Floating Top Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern Italian desk features a floating top, sculpted drawer pulls, and
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
William Watting Style Floating Top Desk
By William Watting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
William Watting style teak desk with six drawers, floating top, and bookshelf cubbies on the back
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Small Floating Kidney Shaped Writing Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small floating kidney-shaped writing desk. Great for a small desk space in the living room or the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Fruitwood
1950s Fabulous Floating Desk Mexican Mahogany
By Michael van Beuren, Eugenio Escudero
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mexico 1950s Refined Floating Desk in Mahogany Wood
Quality build in Mahogany with Plywood on
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Plywood
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Minimalist Executive Floating Desk by Biltrite
By Paul Evans, Biltrite
Located in Lafayette, IN
base, and a unique minimalist design that makes the desk appear to be floating above the floor. This
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Minimalist Desks
Materials
Chrome
Stylish Midcentury Floating-Top Desk by Hooker
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The perfect mid-century workspace for any setting, this floating top desk features a number of
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Kai Kristiansen Floating Top Teak Executive Desk
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1960's Large Kai Kristiansen for Feldballes Mobelfabrik floating top Teak executive desk
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Cees Braakman Executive Floating Desk for Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury executive desk designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe. Lightly refinished teak. Floating
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Boomerang Floating Desk Tijsseling, the Netherlands, 1960
By Tijsseling, Cees Braakman
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Very nice boomerang shaped floating desk manufactured by Tijsseling, the Netherlands, 1960. This
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Striking Two-Tone Floating Italian Executive Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in Houston, TX
Fabulous executive desk in a two-tone finish. Sleek black glass desk top nicely contrasts the warm
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood and Steel Floating Top Desk by Ganddal Møbelfabrikk
By Ganddal Mobelfabrik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern rosewood and steel floating top desk by Ganddal Møbelfabrikk.
Category
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Danish Teak Desk by Pedersen with Floating Top
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic Danish midcentury desk. Floating top, teak wood, signed Pedersen. Versatile size- 26" D
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Midcentury Walnut Floating Top Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful vintage modern desk with a floating tabletop and a double pedestal base. The unique
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Milo Baughman Floating Top Desk
By Milo Baughman
Located in St. Louis, MO
Milo Baughman for Glenn of California desk with floating top, bookshelf in front, file drawer on
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury Italian Floating Top Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern desk features a floating top, a sled leg base, and a vintage teak
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Large Walnut Chrome Floating Executive Desk, circa 1960
By Pace Collection, Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With its floating tabletop and mounted body, this modern executive desk attributed to Pace
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
1970s White Lucite Wood Floating Desk Console Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
this piece a delightful mid century design, assuring a striking proportioned profile view from all
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Danish Teak Floating Top Desk / Bookcase by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well designed teak wood desk with floating top and six drawers with sculptural pulls and key
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Floating Top Teak Desk by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen, Feldballes Møbelfabrik
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning Danish modern teak desk designed by the famous cabinet maker Kai Kristiansen for
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
William Watting Floating Desk Fristho Franeker, the Netherlands, 1960
By William Watting
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
from age and usage. If you are looking for a unique desk from mid-century then this will be a great
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Kai Kristiansen Floating Teak Executive Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking floating teak desk by Kai Kristiansen features six drawers on the front side with
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Floating Top Rosewood Desk by Johannes Sorth
By Bornholm Møbelfabrik
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Introducing a stunning Danish modern floating top rosewood desk, expertly designed by Johannes
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Midcentury Modern Desk in Hardwood
Floating Drawers by Sergio Rodrigues Brazil
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
, back and sides.
This mid-century gem would look great in any midcentury modern, or postmodern type
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Hardwood
Early Floating Top Desk by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Glenn of California
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An early and rare floating top desk designed by Milo Baughman for Glenn of California. Features two
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Executive Large Desk by Vittorio Dassi with Floating Glass Top
By Dassi
Located in North Miami, FL
Exceptional original piece, green glass lower level and thick shaped top glass in perfect vintage condition by Vittorio Dassi. Four drawers and brass sabots to feet.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Impeccable George Nelson Floating Desk with Return
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in South Charleston, WV
computers. All aluminum in brushed finish. L brackets give a floating appearance to desk top. Features J
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Premier George Nelson Floating Desk with Return
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in South Charleston, WV
-brackets above the pedestal and return give a floating appearance to desk top. Features J-pulls and round
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Danish Modern Floating-Top Desk with Bookshelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Versatile Danish modern desk designed and manufactured in Denmark, circa 1960s. This stunning desk
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Danish Mid Century Desk Model FM59 by Kai Kristiansen
By Feldballes Møbelfabrik, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A mid century floating top rosewood desk model FM59 designed by Kai Kristiansen and produced in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Caned Back Overhanging Floating Banded Top Large Brass Hardware Executive Desk
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
American walnut banded top executive desk on tapered legs.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Three-Drawer Floating Top Teak Desk
Located in San Diego, CA
This Danish modern floating top desk features a beautifully cornered teak slab desk space. One bank
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Modern Italian Two-Tone Eight-Drawer Floating Executive Desk, Paolo Buffa Style
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern Italian executive featuring two sets of four drawers and a floating top. In the
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Danish Modern Floating Teak Desk with Bookshelf
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern desk in teak, circa 1960s. This piece features a floating desk top with external
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Rosewood Floating Executive Desk by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar, c 1970, Signed
By Dunbar Furniture, Roger Sprunger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
desk in a mid-century modern home, or it can work great in other styles such as post-modern
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Danish designed 1960
s teak minimalistic floating desk
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Markington, GB
This vintage Danish designed teak floating desk features a slim and organic shape and offers
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
M.F. Harty for Stow Davis "Tomorrow" Floating Pedestal Executive Desk, Signed
By M. F. Harty, Stow Davis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
desk would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Danish modern home or penthouse
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Danish Modern Floating Top Desk by Kai Kristiansen
By Feldballes Møbelfabrik, Kai Kristiansen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing Danish teak executive desk designed by Kai Kristiansen for Feldballes Møbelfabrik, model
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Patch Burl Wood Work Medium Size Low Profile Floating Desk Writing Table Drawers
By Paul Evans
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative Mid-Century Modern patch burl work writing table or desk or a large console. Three
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Burl
Danish Teak Floating Bookshelf Desk by IB Kofod Larsen
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
and the the bookshelf front that makes these floating desks extra special. There are 3 drawers on the
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Vintage Floating Top Desk by Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard
By Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century desk by Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard in teak. This piece features a floating desk top with
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Oak, Teak
Danish Modern Floating Top Teak Desk by Johannes Sorth
By Bornholm Møbelfabrik
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful Danish modern floating top teak desk designed by Johannes Sorth for Bornholm Møbelfabrik
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Floating Top Teak Desk by Johannes Sorth
By Bornholm Møbelfabrik
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing Danish modern floating top teak desk by Johannes Sorth for Bornholm Møbelfabrik in Denmark
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
John Keal Executive Floating Top Walnut Desk with Backside Bookcase
By George Nelson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A dark walnut floating top executive desk with three drawers to the left for storage and a large
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Vintage Floating Top Executive Desk by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century executive desk designed by Kai Kristiansen in teak. Includes six dovetailed drawers
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Floating Top Teak Desk by G.V. Møbler
By G.V. Møbler
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning Danish modern floating top teak desk manufactured by G.V. Møbler in Denmark, circa 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Floating Top Teak Desk Model #75 by Gunni Omann
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik, Gunni Omann
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful Danish floating top desk model #75 by Gunni Omann for Omann Jun Mobelfabrik in Denmark
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Floating Top Teak Desk Model #75 by Gunni Omann
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik, Gunni Omann
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful Danish floating top desk model #75 by Gunni Omann for Omann Jun Mobelfabrik in Denmark
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Floating Top Teak Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen
By Niels Peter Nielsen, Lovig Dansk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A stunning Danish modern teak desk designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen for Løvig Dansk in Denmark
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Floating Top Teak Desk by G.V. Møbler
By G.V. Møbler
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning Danish modern floating top teak desk manufactured by G.V. Møbler in Denmark, circa 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Floating-Top Teak Desk with Bookcase by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stylish modern executive desk designed and manufactured in Denmark by Dyrlund circa 1960s. This
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Expertly Restored - Danish Cantilever Floating Rosewood Desk by Georg Petersens
By Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Danish Teak Floating Executive Desk by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century executive desk designed by Kai Kristiansen in teak. Offers a desktop with plenty of
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
- 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Mid Century Floating Desk", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
Mid Century Floating Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mid century floating desk for your home. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and teak, every mid century floating desk was constructed with great care. Find 376 options for an antique or vintage mid century floating desk now, or shop our selection of 8 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a mid century floating desk — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each mid century floating desk bearing mid-century modern, Scandinavian Modern or industrial hallmarks is very popular. A well-made mid century floating desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Kai Kristiansen, Milo Baughman and Drexel are consistently popular.
How Much is a Mid Century Floating Desk?
The average selling price for a mid century floating desk at 1stDibs is $3,731, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $120,000 for the highest priced.
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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.
Read More
A Basket-Weave Pattern Adds Country Charm to Paolo Buffa’s Elegant Cabinet
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
This Paavo Tynell Chandelier Is a Radiant Bouquet
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
End Your Quest for Fire with This Handmade Majolica Chimney
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Who Were Guillerme et Chambron? French Veterans of WWII with a Knack for Clever, Quirky and Livable Furniture
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
39 Incredible Swimming Pools
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
The 21 Most Popular Mid-Century Modern Chairs
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Iconic Furniture Makes This 1958 Midwestern Home a True Mid-Century Gem
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.
The Ultimate Guide to Types of Tables for the Home
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
More Ways To Browse
Gunnar Tibergaard Nielsen
Hansen And Guldborg
Hansen Guldborg Mobler
Horn Tile
Open Back Bookcase
Teak Wall Unit Desk
Milo Baughman For Drexel
Ib Kofod Larsen Desk
Teak Two Drawer
Danish Wall Unit Desk
Vintage Wood Cubby
Drexel Vanity
Tri Bond Vintage Furniture
Tri Bond
Vintage Wood Riser
Drexel Perspective
Mengel Table
Milo Baughman Drexel Perspective