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Mid-Century Desk from the 1950s with Ash Veneer
Located in Munster, NRW
Beautiful desk from the 1950s. The desk was produced by Behr, Germany. It is made with impressively
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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

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Metal

1950s Metal Desk from Mauser Werke, Germany
By Mauser Werke
Located in Berlin, DE
This metal desk with steeltube frame was produced by Mauser Werke from Germany in the 1950s. It
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal, Steel

German Wooden and Glass Desk, Attributed to Franz Ehrlich, 1950s
By Franz Ehrlich
Located in Berlin, Germany
Desk of the 1950s attributed to Franz Ehrlich for Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau. Construction with
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Beige Metal Desk with Mint Green Plate from Baisch, Germany, 1950s
By Karl Baisch
Located in Berlin, DE
Metal desk with mint green tabletop, beige corpus and black base from the German manufacturer Karl
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

1950s Black Freestanding Ladies Desk by German Architect Reinhold Stotz
Located in Maastricht, NL
Elegant ladiesdesk. Black ebonized beech with brass feet by German Architect Reinhold Stotz. Two
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

1950s Black Freestanding Ladies Desk by German Architect Reinhold Stotz
By Reinhard Stotz
Located in Maastricht, NL
Elegant ladies desk or secretaire. Black ebonized beech frame with brass feet by German Architect
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Free-Form Teak Desk by Hans Hartl for WK Möbel, Germany, 1950s
By WK Möbel, Hans Hartl
Located in Berlin, DE
-form desk with a floating top in a boomerang shape was designed in 1958 by the German architect Hans
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Teak

Ernest IGL Hady 1970s Desk in Plastic Produced by Bayer, Germany
By Ernest Igl
Located in Parma, IT
Rare desk model ‘Hadi’ design Ernest Igl. Produced by Bayer, Germany in the 1970s. In Novodur
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum

1950s Helmut Magg Writing Table Minimalist Form and Design Desk WK, Germany
By Helmut Magg, Vereinigte Werkstätten Für Kunst Im Handwerk
Located in Hamminkeln, DE
Minimalist 1950s writing table by Helmut Magg, Germany, 1950s. The wood is probably ash-tree
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Ash

Swivel Desk Chair in Fiberglass by Schafer for Interlubke, Germany, 1960s
By Interlübke, Schafer Brothers
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Early 1960s Interlubke desk chair in fiberglass with aluminium swivel foot designed by K. Schäfer
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

1950s Mid-Century World Globe Brass Table Alarm Clock by Europa, Germany, 1950s
By Europa Clocks
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A beautiful modernist world globe brass desk clock with alarm from the 1950s. Executed by Europa
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Mid-Century Illuminated Globe
Located in London, GB
German, circa 1950 A stunning illuminated globe on a Mid-Century style brass stand. Re-wired and
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Brass

1950s Desk
Located in Freiburg, DE
Legroom: height: 63cm, width: 49cm material: massive beech (table-top), was probably been renewed some time, corpus: oak (massive and veneered) 2 drawers.   
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Beech, Oak

Fabricius / Kastholm Desk
By Preben Fabricius, Jørgen Kastholm, Kill International
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Writing Desk in Teak with two drawer and chromium plated steel base. Designed by Preben Fabricius
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome, Steel

Bernd Zimmermann Attributed Desk
By Bernd Zimmermann
Located in Belmont, MA
Bernd Zimmermann attributed desk on four colored lacquered metal surfaces. Storage compartment on
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Sedus Desk Chair
By Sedus
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A Sedus desk chair, German, 1960s. Sold as seen, height adjustment system is broken and not
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Wood

1950s Desk, WK, Georg Satink
By Georg Satink
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
A design Classic from the 1950s. Desk version 468 by Georg Satink for WK Möbel. Walnut-faced
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Vase, West Germany, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Copenhagen, DK
West Germany, 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ceramic

" Hommage a Mondrian" Desk by Danilo Silvestrin
By Danilo Silvestrin
Located in New York, NY
Desk in colorful high gloss lacquered wood, " Hommage a Mondrian ", by Danilo Silvestrin for
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Restored 1950s Walnut Desk, Helmut Magg
By Helmut Magg
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
A rare design classic from the 1950s: shapely desk based on a draft by Helmut Magg, 1952, for
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Rosewood Executive Desk with Metal Base
Located in Lijnden, Noord-Holland
Solid executive desk with rosewood top, back and drawers and metal frame. This desk has a built in
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Large Walnut Desk with Chrome Legs, 1960s
Located in Antwerpen, BE
A large directors desk, in walnut veneer with legs in chrome-plated steel. The desk has 2 drawers
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

1960s Macassar Double Side Desk and Stool
Located in Cimelice, Czech republic
Macassar double side desk and stool from the 1960s, Germany. Box-shaped structure on four legs, two
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Velvet, Macassar

1960s Macassar Double Side Desk and Stool
Located in Cimelice, Czech republic
Macassar double side desk and stool from the 1960s, Germany. Box-shaped structure on four legs, two
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Velvet, Macassar

1960s Macassar Double Side Desk and Stool
Located in Cimelice, Czech republic
Macassar double side desk and stool from the 1960s, Germany. Box-shaped structure on four legs, two
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Velvet, Macassar

Executive 1974 Office Desk Sets in Rosewood
By Karl Springer
Located in Lijnden, Noord-Holland
desk system is developed by German manufacturer Stolzenberg and is in very good, working condition
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Chrome

Elegant Desk by Helmut Magg for WK, 1952
By Vereinigte Werkstätten München, Helmut Magg
Located in Munster, NRW
Helmut Magg for Vereinigte Werkstatten, Germany. This desk combines functionality and elegance. The
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Formica, Wood

1960s Secretary Desk by Arne Wahl Iversen, Vinde Møbelfabrik
By Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in Munster, NRW
Beautifully designed desk by Arne Wahl Iversen executed with well crafted details. The desk is in
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Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

1970s Walnut and Metal Stand-Up Desk by Egon Eiermann
By Gustav Veith, Egon Eiermann
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Rare Egon Eiermann stand-up desk made out of walnut, chromium-plated metal and lacquered metal
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Herbert Hirche Teak, Rosewood and Steel Floating Top Executive Desk, circa 1950
By Herbert Hirche
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
executive desk, circa 1950. Rare floating top desk with solid steel frame, teak body with brass and rosewood
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Steel

Desk in Ash with 2 Black Drawers by Helmut Magg for WK Möbel, 1955
By Helmut Magg
Located in Antwerpen, BE
A desk in ash with 2 drawers and a bookshelf lacquered in black. Design by Helmut Magg in circa
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Ash

Otto Zapf Office Chair by Knoll International, Germany, 1976
By Otto Zapf, Knoll
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Otto Zapf office chair by Knoll International, 1976. Wood, metal and leather. Very good original condition with nice patina. We offer a free shipping to your front door into Eu...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

1950s Desk, Walnut, Franz Ehrlich
By Franz Ehrlich
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
Shapely desk from the 1950s, Franz Ehrlich for VEB Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau. Walnut-faced
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Walnut

1960s Vintage German Table Clock from Kaiser
By Kaiser
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
clock face design have are of a Mid-Century Modern look.
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Plastic

1960s Chrome and Red German Table Clock from Kaiser
By Kaiser
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This 1960s Mid-Century Modern tabletop clock was manufactured by Kaiser in Germany. It features a
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Plastic

Helmut Magg for WK Möbel Elm Compass Leg Desk with Drawer and Cubby, 1950s
By WK Möbel, WK Wohnen, Helmut Magg
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 1950s elm desk on compass-style legs with drawer and cubby, designed by German architect Helmut
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Laminate, Elm

1950s Mid-Century German Red Enamelled Desk Lamp
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
German, Mid-Century Desk Lamp In very fine Iridescent Red Enamel and Chrome finishes in fantastic
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Enamel

German Design by Ernst Dieter Hilker for Omnia. Teak 2 Sliding Doors
Located in Hudson, NY
German design by Ernst Dieter Hilker for Omnia. Teak veneer. 2 sliding doors, a flap on the right
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Teak

Ferdinand Kramer Table
By Jean Prouvé, Otto Kind, Ferdinand Kramer
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
This Table was designed by German modernist Ferdinand Kramer in 1959 for Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Preben Fabricius Jorgen Kastholm Bird Chairs Kill, 1964
By Jørgen Kastholm Preben Fabricius, Kill International
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
3-legged version “Bird” office chairs made with brushed steel and leather upholstery (quite recent). Price per item, only one left!  
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather

Vintage Revolving World Globe Music Box 1950s Colibri Table Lighter
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Vintage gold colored metal Colibri table lighter in the form of a World Globe on a stand. The item is music box & the globe revolves as music played. Dates from circa 1950s. The ligh...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Brass

Industrial mid century Swivel Stools or desk chairs in plywood, Germany 1960s
By Friso Kramer
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
We have a stock of vintage German desk swivel chairs or drawing board chairs, labelled Walter (DE
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Metal

Rare set of 6 chairs - MODEL JK 770 - Jørgen Kastholm
By Jørgen Kastholm
Located in Antwerpen, BE
series of very luxurious office furniture produced by Kill International of Fellbach, Germany. The seats
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Stainless Steel

Set of 6 Art Collection Leather Lounge Chairs by Rudolf Bernd Glatzel for Knoll
By Rudolf Bernd Glatzel, Knoll, Jørgen Kastholm Preben Fabricius
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Six mint green leather lounge chairs with polished stainless frame, designed for the Knoll "Art Collection" in the 1980s. Sometimes claimed to be a design from Preben Fabricius & ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

German Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German Desk Lamp
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

1960s Egon Eiermann SE 68 by Wilde Spieth
By Wilde + Spieth, Egon Eiermann
Located in Freiburg, DE
The chairs of the famous German architect Egon Eiermann are not only impressive because of their
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

Office Chair / Executive Chair, Wilkhahn Stereo, 2000
By Wilkhahn
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
High-quality, rotating executive chair by Wilkhahn after a draft of Delta Design, 1968, series 2000. Version without armrests. Black plastic seat shell, brushed aluminium casting fee...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather

Charles Eames Vitra Soft Pad Aluminium Group Black Leather Chair Unused
By Charles Eames, Vitra
Located in Rome, IT
A soft pad chair, designed by Charles Eames in 1969, in black leather. Though the chair is not new, it has never been used.  
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs an...

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Chrome

Vintage Eames Office Chair EA108 Produced by Vitra
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Sint Oedenrode, NL
Vintage Eames office chair EA108 produced by Vitra. Vintage Eames EA108 office chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Vitra. The chairs are totally original and ...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

Erhard Lighter by Bernadotte-Bjorn, 1970s.
Located in Mazowieckie, PL
Erhard Bernadotte-Bjorn lighter from the '70s In original condition, signed and technically efficient. Attractive form.
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Chrome

4 Swivelchair EA108 Table by Charles&Ray Eames for Herman Miller Made by Vitra
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Nürnberg, Bavaria
Seating Set with four Aluminium Swivel Chairs EA 108 and one Segmented table with round tabletop and aluminium frame. By Charles & Ray Eames for Hermann Miller made by Vitra, 1980s. ...
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

Aluminum Swivel Chair EA 108 by Charles Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1980s
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Nürnberg, Bavaria
White Aluminum / Leather Swivelchair EA 108 by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller made by Vitra, 1980s.
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

1960s Egon Eiermann Teak SE 40 Office Chair
By Egon Eiermann, Wilde + Spieth
Located in Freiburg, DE
Beautiful vintage condition (see photos) Measures: Height adjustable from 42 - 53cm Height: 72 - 96cm (including backrest adjustment).
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

Vintage Eames Office Chair EA108 in Chrome by Vitra
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Sint Oedenrode, NL
Vintage Eames office chair EA108 in Chrome by Vitra. Vintage Eames EA108 office chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Vitra. The chairs are totally original and...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Soft Pad EA 208 Chair by Charles Ray Eames for Vitra, 1980s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Gießen, DE
Der klassische Soft Pad EA 208 Stuhl. Dieser Entwurf aus der Eames Aluminium Reihe von Vitra zählt zu den bequemsten Bürostühlen überhaupt und besteht aus einem Fuß und Rahmen aus ve...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum, Chrome

Tian Harlan Color-Time Clock Chromachron, 1989
By Tian Harlan
Located in Basel, CH
Color-Time clock Chromachron designed by German artist Tian Harlan in the late 1980s. Limited
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Slate

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Midcentury Modern German Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the midcentury modern German desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A midcentury modern German desk — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. There are 584 variations of the antique or vintage midcentury modern German desk you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a midcentury modern German desk — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A midcentury modern German desk, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made midcentury modern German desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jørgen Kastholm Preben Fabricius, Kienzle Clocks and Helmut Magg are consistently popular.

How Much is a Midcentury Modern German Desk?

A midcentury modern German desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,087, while the lowest priced sells for $45 and the highest can go for as much as $22,000.

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.