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Black Metal Base Desk with Travertine Top, Italy
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage Italian desk or entryway table featuring a black metal base with four curved legs, each
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Travertine, Iron
Italian Midcentury Desk by Trau
By Trau
Located in bari, IT
Executive desk from the 1960s by Trau Mobili d'Ufficio Torino Italy. Need a restoration the wood
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Vintage Mayline Architect Drafting Table Desk with Chair
Located in West Hartford, CT
1950's/60's Mid-century architect drafting table. Solid oak with metal base and cast iron hardware
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Pierre Paulin Model "CM 141" Desk for Thonet
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This stunning mid-century modern Pierre Paulin Model "CM 141" desk for Thonet features fabulous
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Italian Boomerang desk by Renzo Schirolli, 1960s
By Schirolli
Located in Baambrugge, NL
to the sophistication of the desk. The desk is solidly built with a cylindrical cast iron and brass
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Iron
French Midcentury Steel and Brass Desk with Leather Desk Chair by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Sober, elegant, French modern Neoclassical desk or writing table in handwrought iron with iron
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Italian Industrial Iron and Wood Folding Table, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian industrial iron and wood folding table, 1950s. Industrial folding desk, equipped with a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Series 62 Desk by Greta M. Grossman
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Glenn of California
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage series 62 desk with a rare top storage unit designed by Greta M. Grossman for Glenn of
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Paul McCobb Drop Lid Desk Cabinet, Winchendon Furniture, 1950s
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Mid-Century Modern maple, brass and iron drop lid desk / secretary or bar cabinet, designed by
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Fully Restored 1950s Desk by Studio PFR Ponti Fornaroli Rosselli
Located in Rome, IT
Mid-Century Modern desk table with chest of drawers manufactured in Italy since the 1950s
This
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
Desk by Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati, Italy 1954
By Cantieri Carugati, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Berlin, DE
Desk by Gianfranco Frattini, Cantieri Carugati, Italy 1954
total height is 82 cm, second height
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
French Midcentury Cerused Oak Desk
Located in New York, NY
A French midcentury cerused oak desk with floating drawer at right of the underside with original
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Desk with Drawer from Cité Cansado by Charlotte Perriand
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Desk by Charlotte Perriand, designed for a project in the African mining town of "Cansado
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Greta Grossman Desk
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare and desirable "California Modern" design walnut desk by Greta Grossman for Glenn Furniture Co
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wrought Iron
$6,800
Fully Restored Italian Teak and Beech Desk Table, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Fully restored writing desk, Italy, 1950s.
This little gem of the 1950s has a light but
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Arco Series Typing Desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis 60s, 70s
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Padova, IT
Desk designed in the 1960s by Studio BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis.
The desk is complete with a five
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Midcentury 1950s Italian Desk by Giuseppe Postiglione
Located in London, London
Desk by Giuseppe Postiglione
Colored laminate drawers and top
Enameled iron rod frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Mahogany
1960
s Solid Iron Beam Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of 1960s very heavy solid iron beam bookends.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Tyrolean Style Ornate Pine Desk or Table with Locking Drawer from Austria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, almost folkloristic, Tyrolean style desk with pine wood frame and lower locking drawer
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage Italian Desk - 1950s Design with Dark Stained Teak and Brass Details
Located in Rome, IT
design with a touch of modernity. The desk features a black lacquered iron frame, complemented by brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Writing or Laptop Table or Desk in Polished Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and compact writing or laptop table, in polished wood with black iron stretchers and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Designer Writing Desk with Bookshelf, Italy, 1960s
Located in Greding, DE
An extraordinary desk from 1960s Italy on iron feet with a red laquered writing surface with an
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
PK 52 Desk by Poul Kjærholm
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Copenhagen, DK
iron frame. Maker RUd. Rasmussen.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Handsome Neoclassical Style Desk or Writing Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is a handsome Maitland Smith desk or writing table with an unusual combination of materials
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Midcentury Desk with Armchair and Waste Paper Basket by Jacques Adnet
By Compagnie Des Arts Français, Jacques Adnet
Located in Uccle, BE
Elegant desk, with metal structure sheathed of green saddle stitching leather, pivoting drawers
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Medea Swivel Desk Chair by Vittorio Nobili
By Vittorio Nobili
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful Medea office chair by Vittorio Nobili. Produced by Fratelli Tagliabue in Italy circa 1955.
Teak plywood seat with black base adjustable and 360 ° swivel.
Adjustable seat he...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Corner desk in oak by Guillerme and Chambron, 1950s
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in PARIS, FR
customized. The desk rests on four small hammered iron feet. In excellent overall condition.
Combining
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard, Sliding Table Desk, Denmark, 1960
By Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard teak system desk, Denmark, 1960. The two-part articulated tray slides
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Ray and Charles Eames Series One ESU Desk for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very early series 1 ESU desk with hollow core birch top, angle iron zinc frame with primary
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Jay Spectre Desk, circa 1970-1980
By Jay Spectre
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning Jay Spectre for century writing desk that dates to circa 1970-80. The desk
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Iron
Vista of California Desk
By Vista of California
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid century modern classic by Vista of California. This piece features an iron frame with walnut
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Birch
$1,596
Rare Restored Italian Executive Desk in Walnut with Brass Details
Located in Waalwijk, NL
multiple design influences from the leading Italian mid-century designers. In its strong geometric
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
WH Gunlocke Walnut
Leather Swivel Desk Chair
By Gunlocke
Located in New York, NY
A vintage office or library desk chair with walnut wood frame, leather-upholstered seat and iron
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vista of California Desk
By D. R. Bates
Jackson Gregory Jr., Vista Furniture
Located in Oakland, CA
Modern Iron frame desk with floating original black formica top and mahogany drawers from Vista of
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
$2,600
Swivel Desk Chair by Clifford Pascoe
By Clifford Pascoe
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and hard to find form. Swivel desk chair, designed by Clifford Pascoe. Veneer bent wood
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Italian Desk Chair in Black Metal and Leatherette by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Rome, IT
Italian desk chair with armrests black enameled metal and black leatherette, 1950s
The modern
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pair of Eero Saarinen Upholstered Tulip Swivel Desk Chairs for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Utrecht, NL
Lovely pair of white pivoting Tulip desk chairs in beautiful original mixed tweed wool fabric on
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Exceptional Ebony Executive Desk Designed by Fabio Lenci for Bernini in 1974
By Bernini, Fabio Lenci
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Executive and exceptionally rare ebony executive desk designed by Fabio Lenci for Bernini in 1974
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ebony
William Katavolos Iron
Leather Swivel Office Chairs, USA 1950
s
By William Katavolos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-brown leather has a great patina, as do the iron frames. A few markings and spots of denting are shown
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Cream-Coloured Office Swivel Chair with Iron Base, Italy 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This office chair is made of cream-coloured fabric upholstery and a frame and base of lacquered steel. The shape of the base is remotely reminiscent of designs by Ray and Charles Eam...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Greta Magnusson-Grossman Desk for Glenn of California
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Glenn of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
consist of solid black iron and spherical wood feet. The side compartment of the desk contains two drawers
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Iron
Mel Abitz Desk and Swivel Chair for Scope Inc
By Mel Abitz
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Indianapolis with Forest Wilson. This is the only known example of this desk. It features a minimalist iron
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Iron
$3,700 / set
Jean Gillon Office Chair in Louro Preto Wood and Iron, Brazil, Late 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Beautiful office chair designed by Jean Gillon and produced in Brazil by Italma, late 1960s. Solid Louro Preto wood feet. The chair doesn't swivel.
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Iron
Boomerang Desk by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, the desk sits upon two tripod iron bases with brass glides. Rotating three-drawer pedestal floats on
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Carl Auböck Modernist Ball Clock, Walnut, Cast-Iron, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful desk or table clock, designed and executed by Carl Auböck, Austria, 1950s. Has a round
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Iron
Greta M. Grossman Desk with Pencil Box for Glenn of California
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Glenn of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
because it’s design was said to be 10 years ahead of its time. A functional and classic Mid-Century modern
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Iron
Fully Restored Executive Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in Rome, IT
original natural leather upholstery.
Mid-Century Modern design.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Italian 1960s Desk Bench with Seat and Small Top in a Red Fabric
Located in bari, IT
A typical small Italian 1960s desk bench with seat and small top and carries magazines.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Iron
MCM Black Vinyl Rolling Desk Chair Wood Arms by Arthur Umanoff for Madison #2635
By Madison Furniture, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage Mid-Century Modern Space Age black vinyl desk armchair no. 2635 with wood arms and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Drop Front Desk / Dresser by Raymond Loewy for Mengel
By Raymond Loewy
Located in New York, NY
A drop-front desk over drawers designed by Raymond Loewy for Mengel. Circa 1940.
Features
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
1930s Vintage Oak Desk by Maggs
Co, English Pedestal Library
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
mid 19th century (1850) in Bristol, England as a manufacturer of beds. The company displayed it's iron
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
American Federal, Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This is a very fine American Federal Period Slant Front Desk of Mid-Atlantic origin, crafted in
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Desks
Rare Midcentury Paul McCobb #1562 Drop Lid Desk on Low Credenza Maple White
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful Paul McCobb planner group #1562 drop lid desk and sliding white doors 2 adjustable
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
Rare Midcentury Paul McCobb #1562 Drop Lid Desk W/Organizer Maple T Pulls
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
. Very rare beautiful designed desk on Low #1504 four drawer dresser or credenza on Iron legs, all solid
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
1950s Modernist Vanity Table with Integrated Drawers - Black Lacquer and Brass
Located in Rome, IT
functionality with style. Originally conceived as a petineuse, this versatile item features an integrated desk
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Upholstered Wrought Iron Side Chair
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, desk or side chair features a wrought iron frame with contrasting copper vinyl
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Greta Grossman
By Glenn of California, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Rare Desk by Greta Grossman for Glenn of California. Retains its original top storage.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
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Mid Century Modern Iron Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mid century modern iron desk for your home. Frequently made of metal, iron and wood, every mid century modern iron desk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century modern iron desk, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A mid century modern iron desk, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made mid century modern iron desk over the years, but those crafted by Greta Magnusson-Grossman, Glenn of California and Josef Hurka are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Mid Century Modern Iron Desk?
A mid century modern iron desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,958, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $61,139.
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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