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Danish Modern Executive Desk with Floating-Top by Peter Lovig Nielsen
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish modern executive desk with floating-top by Peter Lovig Nielsen.
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Milo Baughman Floating-Top Desk with Bookshelf for Glenn of California
By Milo Baughman, Glenn of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern desk designed by Milo Baughman for Glenn of California in the United States
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Jens Risom Left Hand Return Floating Desk and Wall Storage Unit
By Jens Risom
Located in South Charleston, WV
more akin to a CSS Nelson unit with floating desk.
The desk houses within the pedestal a file drawer
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
Vintage Scandinavian Floating Teak Writing Desk by Dux of Sweden
By Dux of Sweden
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern office desk in teak manufactured by Dux of Sweden, circa 1960's. This unique
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Teak, Wood
Executive Floating Desk in Teak by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1960
s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Minimalist and stylish desk designed by Cees Braakman for UMS Pastoe, The Netherlands in the early
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Executive Floating desk in Teak by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1960
s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Minimalist and stylish desk designed by Cees Braakman for UMS Pastoe, The Netherlands in the early
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Dansk Floating Top Teak Writing Desk, Denmark circa 1962
By Peter Løvig Nielsen, Dansk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exceptional sculpted teak desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen for Dansk Design of Denmark, it is notable
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
1950s Floating Desk by D.R. Bates
Jackson Gregory Jr. for Vista of California
By Vista of California, D. R. Bates
Jackson Gregory Jr.
Located in Southampton, NJ
-find 1950's modernist desk designed by D. R. Bates
Jackson Gregory, Jr. for Vista of California
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Iron
Large Teak Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern teak desk with floating top. Five drawers with sculpted handles.
(Please
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
$3,000
Whimsical Lucite Paperweight with Floating Watch Parts
Located in Palm Desert, CA
lucite!
Makes the perfect unique gift or desk accessory!.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Danish Teak Desk, Randers Mobelfabrik
By Randers Møbelfabrik
Located in London, GB
Stylish floating surface midcentury Danish teak desk. Twin drawers and with library shelf to rear
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Floating Pennies in Lucite Cube Paperweight in the Style of William Rolfe
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool floating uncirculated 1969 pennies in lucite cube paperweight in the style of William
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Copper
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Mindoro and Leather Desk
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning example of the rare Mid-Century Modern floating top desk from the Perspective collection
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Mindoro and Leather Desk
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning example of the rare Mid-Century Modern floating top desk from the Perspective collection
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Mindoro and Faux Leather Floating Top MCM D
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern, MCM, restored Drexel Mindoro wood and faux leather floating top desk
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Vintage Peter Protzman Zebrawood and Chrome Executive Desk for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Peter Protzmann
Located in San Jose, CA
Midcentury floating executive desk designed by Peter Protzman for Herman Miller, circa 1970-1971
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Milo Baughman Desk Vanity Perspective for Drexel
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this rare Mid-Century Modern floating top desk from the Perspective
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Industrial Portable Floating Desk Table Lamp
By Dazor
Located in Wilmington, DE
drafting table or desk. This lamp features a weighted base, adjustable head and an articulating arm that
Category
Vintage 1950s American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern G Plan Fresco Floating Top Teak Vanity Desk by Victor Wilkins
By G Plan Furniture, Victor Wilkins
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Discover the Timeless Elegance of the Mid-Century Modern G-Plan Fresco Floating Top Vanity Desk by
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Wall Unit with Floating Desk for Cado
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Pasadena, TX
elegant with adjustable six shelves and a drawer floating desk.
Measures: 78.5" H x 63" W x 5.5" D
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
Gilbert Rohde Art Deco Vanity Table and Stool by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Miami, FL
Herman Miller, dating from the late 1930s to the early 1940s. The mid-century desk features a floating
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Glass
Mid-Century Modern Calcutta Oval Floating Desk
By Florence Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern floating Calcutta marble-top desk with walnut frame base, circa 1960s.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Mid-Century Modern Floating Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1960s Mid-Century Modern-style floating desk is made from walnut wood and has been stained in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Floating Teak Desk, Mid-Century Design, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Functional desk made of teakwood from the Danish, 1960s. This rare desk features a floating desk
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Ib Kofod-Larsen G Plan Floating Desk
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, G Plan Furniture
Located in Bridport, CT
Ib Kofod–Larsen for E Gomme Ltd. UK. This is an incredible teak and walnut trim Mid-Century Modern
Category
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak, Walnut
Mid Century Rosewood
Steel Floating Top Desk circa 1970
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Mid century rosewood & steel floating top desk circa 1970
Magnificent mid twentieth century
Category
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Floating Desk
By H.P. Hansen
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful Scandinavian modern writing desk in teak wood manufactured by H.P. Hansen in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Floating Desk
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful scandinavian modern desk in rosewood manufactured in Denmark in then 1960's
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Floating Writing Desk
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful scandinavian modern desk manufactured in Denmark in the 1960's.
This exquisite
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern Teak Desk with Floating Top and Drawers
Located in Berlin, Germany
Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern Teak Desk with floating top and drawers
Beautiful and elegant
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Floating Teak Wood Desk, circa 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Mid-Century Modern style floating desk is made from teak wood stained a rich walnut color with
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Danish Floating Rosewood Desk
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Nyborg, DK
Rosewood floating desk manufactured in Denmark in the 1960s. This freestanding desk features a
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Floating Wood Desk
Located in Miami, FL
ALL WOOD CONSTRUCTION WITH WALNUT VENEER FINISH.DESK COULD BE SET FLOATING IN THE SPACE.ONE SIDE
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Floating Desk by Gunnar Falsig
By Gunnar Falsig
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful scandinavian modern rosewood desk by Gunnar Falsig Mobelfabrik, Denmark, 1960's
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Mid Century Danish Gunni Omann Model-75 Floating-Top Desk for Omann Jun
By Gunni Omann, Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Brussels , BE
Danish Model 75 writing desk by Gunni Omann for Omann Jun's Møbelfabrik
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Danish Teak Executive Floating Desk
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Nyborg, DK
Large executive desk manufactured in Denmark in the 1960s with six drawers, two lockable and shelf
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak "Fm60" Floating Desk by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is the large version of the sought after Scandinavian Modern executive floating desk Model
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Floating Desk by Clausen and Søn
By Clausen
Søn
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a rare and beautiful Scandinavian Modern desk in teak wood manufactured by Clausen and Søn
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Floating Desk Attributed to Svend Madsen
By Svend Åge Madsen
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful scandinavian modern desk in teak manufactured in Denmark in the 1960's and
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modernist Desk
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Hudson, NY
Solid maple mid-century modern desk. Floating top and files compartments in drawers. Classical
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Wood
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Floating Desk Model 75 by Omann Jun
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in San Marcos, CA
Scandinavian modern desk in teak features a sculpted frame-legs supporting seamlessly two floating banks of
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Floating Desk Model 75 by Omann Jun
By Gunni Omann
Located in San Marcos, CA
floating banks of drawer on the front and three storage/display cubbies on the back. Desk comes with one
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Jens Risom Executive Floating Top Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Bridport, CT
Newly refinished, incredible style, Jens Risom executive desk. Floating top, locking hardware
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Teak Desk with Floating Top, Germany, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Teak wood desk with floating top and open shelves, three drawers and a door. The top drawer and the
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Teak Executive Floating Desk with Bookshelf
Located in Farnham, Surrey
A gorgeous substantial midcentury teak executive floating desk with bookshelf. Stunning grain on
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Floating Desk in the Manner of Kai Kristi
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful Scandinavian modern writing desk in teak reminiscent of Kai Kristiansen's
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Danish Teak Floating Executive Desk, 1960s, Denmark
By Arne Vodder
Located in Nyborg, DK
Executive floating desk in teak manufactured in Denmark in the 1960s. Featured six drawers (two
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Floating Rosewood Desk by Dyrlund 1970s
By Dyrlund
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Danish mid-century rosewood desk by Dyrlund circa 1970s. Beautiful rosewood grain covering entire
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Kai Kristiansen Teak Floating Desk
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Floating teak desk by Kai Kristiansen, circa late 1950s. On the back side of this desk there is one
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Danish Midcentury Rosewood Floating Desk
Located in London, Greenwich
A superb quality Danish midcentury rosewood floating desk in the manner of Arnie Vodder.
We have
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Danish Midcentury Rosewood Floating Desk
Located in London, Greenwich
A superb quality Danish midcentury rosewood floating desk in the manner of Arnie Vodder.
We have
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Mid Century G Plan Teak Desk
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Hull, GB
TEAK DESK
Stunning midcentury Teak floating desk made by G Plan fresco range circa 1970 .
The
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Walnut Floating Top Tambour Door Desk, circa 1969
By Sligh-Lowry Furniture Co.
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Walnut floating top tambour door desk, circa 1969. Professionally restored in showroom condition
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Floating Top Walnut Desk by Hooker, circa 1965
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Floating top walnut desk by Hooker, circa 1965. Professionally restored in showroom perfect
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Danish Teak Desk with Floating Top by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Belmont, MA
Danish teak desk with floating top by Kai Kristiansen. Three open cubbies on opposite side.
This
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Omann Jun Floating Top Midcentury Desk in Rosewood, 1950s
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Media, PA
two bookcase alcoves, this desk is packed with storage. The floating design also allows for convenient
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Floating-Top Rosewood Desk by Kai Kristiansen, Denmark 1960s
By Kai Kristiansen, Feldballes Møbelfabrik
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Rosewood writing desk by Kai Kristiansen for the Copenhagen manufacturer Feldballes
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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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.
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