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Gispen "356 PQR" Executive Office Chair in Soft Green Upholstery, 1952
By Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive Gispen "356 PQR" executive office chair designed by Christoffel Hoffmann in soft green
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Saarinen Executive Armchair in Gunmetal Velvet on Vintage Swivel Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
We've been restoring Saarinen Executive chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine, right in
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Saarinen Executive Armless Chair in Ivory Weave Saddle Ultrasuede, Swivel Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
Executive Chair is perhaps the most versatile chair known from the Mid-Century Modern design movement
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Knoll Saarinen Executive Arm Chair in Original Ink Blue Leather, Swivel Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Stamford, CT
Executive Arm Chair is perhaps the most versatile chair known from the Mid-Century Modern design movement
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Eames Herman Miller Aluminum Reclining Executive Office Chair - One Piece, 1980s
By Herman Miller
Located in Basel, BS
pad Executive Lounge or Office chair from the 1980s!! Chrome, Wool, vintage aluminum group, Metal
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Magnificent Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This antique 19th century French Louis XV bureau plat desk is a magnificent example of fine
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

1 Herman Miller Time Life Office Executive Leather Chair 4-Star Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
Herman Miller Time Life Executive Chair Originally designed in 1960 for the lobby of the Time
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Midcentury Writing Desk Attributed to Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
This stunning and impressive Italian executive desk with finished brass sabots and seven drawers.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

George III Style Walnut Pedestal Desk – Leather Top
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
study or executive office. This desk looks like a partner’s desk but includes modern features within
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Knoll Pollock Executive Chair in Original Navy Blue, Leather, Matte Black Frame
By Charles Pollock
Located in Wilton, CT
Offering the classic Pollock Executive Chair in its original rare navy blue leather, black steel
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Vintage 1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk C...

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Stainless Steel

Eames Soft-Pad Executive Chairs in Smoke Gray Leather by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Stamford, CT
Herman Miller from which these Soft Pad Executive Chairs were born. It is said that the Soft Pad
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Exectutive Desk by Osvado Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Almelo, NL
elegant design language that characterizes mid-century modern Italian furniture. Borsani, known for
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Italian Modernist Walnut and Brass Writing Desk, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in Uithoorn, NL
: equally suited to stand against a wall, or to be placed freely in the room as an executive desk. With
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Eames Soft-Pad Executive Chairs in Charcoal Maharam Wool by Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Stamford, CT
Herman Miller from which these Soft Pad Executive Chairs were born. It is said that the Soft Pad
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Eero Saarinen Knoll Executive Dining Chair/Armchairs with Tubular Legs, Set of 4
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of four Mid-Century Modern executive dining chair set featuring 2 side chairs and 2 armchairs
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Gio Ponti walnut desk for BNL offices, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A walnut writing desk designed by Gio Ponti for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL), conceived
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Three Italian Mid-Century chairs with armrests by Vittorio Dassi
By Dassi
Located in Buccinasco, IT
executive desk, so one of the chairs is suited for the person writing, as its armrests are less inclined
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Teak

Otto Zapf for Knoll International Leather Executive Chairs, c. 1985, Reupholsted
By Otto Zapf, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
International would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 6 Saarinen Executive Armchairs Tan Italian Leather with Gold Tubular Legs
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Wilton, CT
legs for a touch of warmth and magnificence. The Saarinen Executive Armchair designed by Eero Saarinen
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Saarinen Executive Armchairs in Velvet, Swivel Base, Gold Edition, Set of 6
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
The next generation of Eero Saarinen's famed executive chairs have arrived, 100% authentic Eero
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Guillerme Chambron Desk with Return in Blonde Solid Oak
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, corner desk, solid oak, France, 1960s This executive desk
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Tall Executive Chair in Medium Blue
By Herman Miller
Located in Wilton, CT
Authentic Herman Miller Eames Tall Executive Aluminum Group Soft Pad Medium Blue Leather Chair
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Desk SM 76 in Mahogany by Christian Hvidt Orla Mølgaard, Søborg Furniture
By Hvidt Mølgaard
Located in Lejre, DK
. Made in mahogany with three drawers and dovetailed corner joints. A large and solid executive desk from
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Oval Executive Desk Table by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Stafford, TX
been beautifully restored and is ready to complement your Mid-Century Modern home with a piece of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Chrome

Eames Soft-Pad Executive Chairs in Charcoal Wool by Herman Miller, Set of 6
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Stamford, CT
Herman Miller from which these Soft Pad Executive Chairs were born. It is said that the Soft Pad
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Arne Vodder writing desk model 207 in teak Sibast Denmark 1960
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
A rare and iconic executive desk from the celebrated “200 series” by Arne Vodder, one of Denmark’s
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Guillerme Chambron Free-Standing Corner Desk in Dark Oak
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
desk by French designer duo Guillerme and Chambron. This executive desk shows the fine craftsmanship
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

Ico Parisi for MIM Italian Midcentury Desk 1960 s
By Ico Parisi
Located in bari, IT
Executive corner desk was designed by Ico Parisi for M.I.M Rome in Italy. The wooden top is
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Arts and Crafts Style Solid Teak Partner s Desk, Architectural Studio Made
Located in Rockaway, NJ
-Century Modern studio custom built all solid teak and rosewood architectural executive partners desk
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Teak

Italian Carved Walnut and Rosewood Desk with Matching Chair, 1960
Located in Dronten, NL
A superb Italian walnut and rosewood desk with matching rosewood and leather side chair, made to
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Rare Set of 24 Ward Bennett for Brickel Custom Executive Leather Brass Chairs
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by American design legend Ward Bennett, these chairs were produced in the mid 1980s by
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Finn Juhl Rosewood Diplomat Desk, by France Son, Denmark 1960s
By Finn Juhl, France Søn
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Finn Juhl 'Diplomat' executive desk in rosewood, fitted two drawers to each side with aluminium
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black and White Lacquered Double Pedestal Desk, 1950s
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk By Paul McCobb for
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Trau Arredamenti Metallici S.P.A. large desk in rosewood Italy 1960
By Trau
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Striking large executive desk designed and manufactured by Trau Arredamenti Metallici S.P.A., Italy
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Rosewood Roll top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Model 452. All Original
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Kansas City, MO
it's mid century modern, traditional, hollywood regency, or transitional.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-BU-14-A Executive Desk / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
integrate him in a complex way. P! Galerie’s selection is mainly focused on rare French mid-century modern
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Teak

DANISH ARNE VODDER FOR SIBAST MODEL 419 223 HARDWOOD LEATHER DESK ARMCHAiR
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
framed Executive office chair with matching Model 223 Executive Rosewood desk which are the finest
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black and White Lacquer Double Pedestal Desk and Chair
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern double pedestal executive writing desk and spindle back chair
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1940s Writing Desk by Ico Parisi for Brugnoli Mobili, Cantu, Wax-Polished
By Brugnoli Mobili Cantú, Ico Parisi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant writing desk with legs and frame in solid walnut, veneer teak wood the tops and partridge
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Teak

Danish Oak Two-Sided Desk Attributed to Henning Kjærnulf, 1970s
By Kai Lyngfeldt Larsen, Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Round Top, TX
piece exemplifies the refined simplicity and enduring quality of mid-century Danish design. Constructed
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Late 20th Century Danish Brutalist Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Hugh Acton Chrome and Rosewood Desk
By Hugh Acton
Located in San Diego, CA
Quietly radical and unmistakably Mid-Century, this Hugh Acton executive desk pairs luminous
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Vintage French Empire Style Partners Desk by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Westfield, MA
This remarkable vintage partners desk by Maitland Smith showcases the grandeur of the French Empire
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Mid-20th Century American Empire Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Herman Miller Eames Tall Medium Brown Leather Desk Chair Soft Pad
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
degree smooth swivel seat with manual lift adjustable height and backrest tilt. This classic mid century
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Herman Miller Eames Tall Brown Leather Desk Chair Soft Pad
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
with automatic pneumatic lift adjustable height and backrest tilt. This classic mid century modern
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

4 Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia "Onda” Leather Desk Chairs, 1970
By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Chicago, IL
Set 4 Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia "Onda" Executive Leather Desk Chairs, 1970.  Original
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Herman Miller Eames Tall Navy Blue Fabric Desk Chair Soft Pad
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
with automatic pneumatic lift adjustable height and backrest tilt. This classic mid century modern
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Jacques Quinet, Desk, Cherrywood, Brass, France, 1960
By Jacques Quinet
Located in High Point, NC
A special-order cherrywood and brass desk designed and produced by Jacques Quinet, c. 1960
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

JK810 Kill International desk chair Designed by Jorgen Kastholm
By Jørgen Kastholm, Kill International
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Rare leather executive armchair JK810 designed by Jorgen Kastholm and manufactured by German
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Desk Chair by Charles Pollock for Knoll, 1963
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A vintage Pollack executive chair on five leg pedestal base featuring his ‘rim technology’ of metal
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos Desk Clock Embassy VII
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Chicago, IL
true feat of Swiss engineering. Produced during the mid-20th century, the Embassy VII series is
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

Jens Risom Walnut Carpathian Elm Burl Desk
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
Jens Risom Executive Walnut Desk with Carpathian Elm Burl Top 1990s Featuring 4 drawers and one
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

7ft Dunbar Roger Sprunger Rosewood Chrome Writing Desk
By Roger Sprunger
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage midcentury Roger Sprunger rosewood chrome table writing desk by Dunbar 1970s Executive
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in San Mateo, CA
brushed chrome legs. This desk has a residential feel to it as opposed to the larger executive desks by
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller
George Nelson Desk for Herman Miller
$1,600 Sale Price
50% Off
Pair of Swivel Desk Chairs "Terni" by Ico Parisi for MIM Rome Italy
By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This elegant and incredibly comfortable pair of executive desk chairs from the Terni series was
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Rosewood Diplomat Desk by Finn Juhl
By Finn Juhl
Located in Pasadena, TX
Large rosewood executive Diplomat model desk, model FD-951, designed by Finn Juhl, made by France
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Rosewood Diplomat Desk by Finn Juhl
Rosewood Diplomat Desk by Finn Juhl
$5,056 Sale Price
36% Off
Black on Black Soft Pad Desk Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Signed
By Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic of modernist comfort, these rare color way (black on black) swivel desk chairs by
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Black on Black Soft Pad Desk Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Signed
By Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
as a executive or management desk arm chair or solo statement chair / easy chair. MEASUREMENTS
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

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Mid Century Modern Executive Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic mid century modern executive desk available at 1stDibs. A mid century modern executive desk — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a mid century modern executive desk, we have 970 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century modern executive desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right mid century modern executive desk, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made mid century modern executive desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Knoll, Herman Miller and Charles Pollock are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mid Century Modern Executive Desk?

Prices for a mid century modern executive desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $324 and can go as high as $55,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,471.

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.