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Vintage Industrial Adjustable Height Metal School Writing Desk With Laminate Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Vintage Industrial Modern Adjustable Height Metal School Writing Desk With Laminate Top. Item features
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Late 20th Century Unknown Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

Materials

Metal

Dutch Midcentury Industrial Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch midcentury industrial black metal desk with a rectangular wood top and three cupped ring
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1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

Materials

Metal

Industrial Live Edge Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Absolutely fantastic writing desk, seamlessly blending nature and machine. A sturdy live edge slab
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

Large Industrial Work Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large and sturdy work table is full of weathered charm and Mid-Century details. Raised edges keep items from falling or rolling off the surface, and additional drawers add funct...
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Vintage desk industrial 1970s desk
Located in Lemmer, NL
Vintage desk industrial 1970s desk period 1960s design unknown condition good with minor
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1960s Belgian Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Gispen Industrial "7804" Desk with Blue Drawer Fronts and Linoleum Writing Top
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gispen industrial desk with blue drawers, blue linoleum top and grey enameled metal frame. Part of
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Desk by General Fireproofing GoodForm, Industrial
By General Fireproofing Company
Located in Miami, FL
Desk by General Fireproofing with eight drawers. Comes with glass top. Good condition with some
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1950s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Steel

Friso Kramer Style "Werzalit" Industrial Desks
By Friso Kramer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small industrial work desks with teak toned formica top and dark gray frame by Werzalit, Austria
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Outstanding Industrial Iron Desk
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Extraordinary iron desk, vinyl top, nice shaped legs. Six drawers and very nice sculptural back.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Iron

Vintage Outstanding Industrial Iron Desk
Outstanding Industrial Iron Desk
$3,063 Sale Price
37% Off
Industrial Zinc Architects Desk Trestle Table Stamped AJD
Located in Buxton, GB
This industrial zinc Architects desk trestle by AJD is a stylish and versatile piece of furniture
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20th Century British Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Zinc

Vintage Industrial Jean Prouvé Style One Seat School Desk
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful Vintage Industrial school desk. In the style of Jean Prouvé Striking French design from
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

1950 s Post Office Steel Industrial Mail Sorting Desk Workstation Table
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage industrial salvage USPS Post Office steel mail sorting station desk circa 1956 with single
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Steel

Rustic Industrial Aged Patina Wooden Desk with Metal Accents
Located in High Point, NC
This vintage wooden desk exudes rustic industrial charm with its weathered green patina and
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Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Wood, Paint

1960 Rare Industrial desk by Marc Held for Strafor
By Marc Held
Located in London, Lambeth
Well balanced in function and form this rare desk by Marc Held Combine into Materials metalcvand
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Aluminum

Italian Industrial Metal and Wood Desk with Drawers, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian industrial metal and wood desk with drawers, 1970s Wooden desk with metal frame, with satin
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Industrial Portuguese Oak-wood Tambour Door Desk, 1940 s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Industrial Portuguese Oak-wood Tambour Door Desk was designed and produced in Portugal during
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1940s Portuguese Art Deco Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

1950s Italian Industrial Metal and Umakart Desk — Mid-Century Modern Workstation
Located in Praha, CZ
Original 1950s industrial desk from Italy, constructed with a sturdy metal frame and a durable
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1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

1980s Herman Miller Burdick Group Post Modern Industrial Design Modular Desk USA
By Herman Miller, Bruce Burdick
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
underside. The desk is very robust and is therefore in super period condition. Both writing surfaces have
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Aluminum, Steel

Industrial 7900 series Economy desk by André Cordemeyer for Gispen, 1960 s
By A.R. Cordemeijer, Ontwerpbureau N.V. Gispen
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This industrial desk was designed as a writing machine desk by André Cordemeyer for N.V. Gispen. It
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal, Aluminum

Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld for Ahrend De Cirkel, 1960 s
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend De
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal, Steel

Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld for Ahrend De Cirkel, 1960 s
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Dutch Industrial Design Desk by Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend De
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal, Steel

Trau Turin Desk, 1950s
By Trau
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Vintage metal desk made by Trau in Turin in the 1950s. 5 drawer gray metal structure with red faux
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Trau Turin Desk, 1950s
Trau Turin Desk, 1950s
$1,555 Sale Price
27% Off
Rationalist Italian Desk by Giuseppe Pagano
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milano, IT
This desk, designed by Giuseppe Pagano between 1937 and 1942, is much more than just a piece of
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1940s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Vintage Desk by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax, 1950s
By Willy Van Der Meeren, Tubax
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century school desk designed by Willy Van Der Meeren and produced by Tubax in Belgium
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1950s Belgian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Bbpr for Olivetti, Spazio Table, Desk, 1950s/60s
By Studio BBPR
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large 'Spazio' table or desk with a top covered in green vinyl, resting on a gray and black metal
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Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Vintage Industrial Anco Bilt Cast Iron and Oak Drafting Table with Steel Surface
By Anco Bilt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial drafting table/desk in oak with steel surface, fully adjustable via cast iron hinges
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Cut Steel, Iron

Painted Aluminum Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted aluminum desk with laminate top from Carlotti, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal, Aluminum

Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal, Aluminum

Painted Aluminium Desk with Laminate Top from Carlotti, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted aluminium desk with laminate top from Carlotti, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal, Aluminum

A.R. Cordemeyer for Gispen "3803" Desk or Vanity with Linoleum Top
By A.R. Cordemeijer, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century gray enameled desk or vanity designed by A.R. Cordemeyer for famed Dutch manufacturer
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Clean Lined Chrome Sawhorse Table Bases for Desk Console or Dining Table or Bar
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Chrome Sawhorse Bases, American, circa 1960s. Would be great bases for a desk, console
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1960s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

ORIGINAL STAMPED GIANCARLO DE ASTIS T-28 A TROJAN AEROPLANE WiNG AVIATOR DESK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, fully restored original Giancarlo De Astis Aviator Aeroplane wing desk made from a T-28 A Trojan
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20th Century English Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Painted Metal Desk with Brown Leatherette Top from Mermelada Estudio, 1960s
By Mermelada Estudio
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Painted Metal Desk with Brown Leatherette Top from Mermelada Estudio, 1960s
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1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Palisander Desk with a Three Drawers Unit by Jules Wabbes, Belgium, 1960
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Brussels, BE
fifties -meubel in Belgïe ( Mil De Koning-Fresie Floré) page 118 for a similar desk.
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1960s Belgian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Set of Desk and Stool in Oak with Green Blue Patina, Spain 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Industrial Desk and Stool, Oak, Spain, 1930s A lovely set composed by an industrial desk with Art
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20th Century Spanish Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Oak, Pine, Wood

1950s Teak Writing Desk, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished.
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

Materials

Teak

Osvaldo Borsani Writing Table Desk for Techno
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
Rosewood top with leather writing surface. Measures: Top 2" thick. Insert 36 3/4" x L x 30" W.
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1960s Italian Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

Materials

Wood

Vintage Cast Iron Pedestal Base Drafting Table
Located in Newtown, CT
Vintage Cast Iron Pedestal Base Drafting Table. It has leveling shelf and 2 drawers underneath that shelf. The table surface raises from 30" to 40". The top is 26" x 22" and the s...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Danish Modern Four Drawer Mid Century Writing Desk in Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 49.5" wide x 28″ deep x 29″ tall Kneehole: 18" wide x 14" deep x 28" tall
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Teak

Scrivania in ferro e laminato di palissandro di Mobiltecnica Torino anni 70
Located in Premariacco, IT
Importante scrivania direzionale italiana anni '70 circa, produzione Mobiltecnica Torino. Si presenta con una struttura in ferro corredata di tre cassetti scorrevoli sul lato sinist...
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1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Iron

Green Leatherette and Metal Cabinets, 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Pair of green leatherette and metal cabinets with shelf, Italy, 60s. Provenance Gabicce Mare city hall. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden pack...
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1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Writing Desk Designed by Architect M. Požár, Retro Style Brusel, 1960s
By M. Požár
Located in Praha, CZ
Czechoslovakia. The item is made of veneered and varnished wood, on upper surface is black opax glass, corpus is varnished quality polyurethane varnish. Drawers and legs are varnishe...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Glass, Wood

Vintage Boho Steel Writing Desk With Bronze Snake Detail
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exceptional vintage writing desk, blends industrial strength with artistic elegance, making it
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Steel, Bronze

Strips of Wood Glued Together Unique Pattern Table Top Industrial Base Desk Mint
By George Nelson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Strips of Wood Glued Together Unique Pattern Table Top Industrial Base Desk Dining Writing Table
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Birch

1950s industrial Children s School Desk Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
Midcentury Vintage children's school desk chair. Untouched paint and original parts. Great
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1950s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

Vintage Industrial Steel Tanker s Desk USA, circa 1950
Located in Houston, TX
top of the desk has the original green material that has a slight give when writing with a ball point
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Steel

American Reclaimed Steel Blue Office Desk in Industrial Design
Located in Dusseldorf, NRW
Part of a set with a desk, chair and shelf. Original design and a real one of a kind with welded
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1960s German Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

Materials

Sheet Metal

AHREND de Cirkel / vintage industrial Result desk by Friso Kramer, 1950s
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Deventer, NL
Vintage industrial steel “Result” desk designed by Friso Kramer and produced by Ahrend de Cirkel
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1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

Materials

Metal

1950s-1960s Remington Rand France Industrial Style Desk
By Remington Rand
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1950s - 1960s Remington Rand France Industrial Style desk composed of an all in metal structure
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Metal

industrial oak desk table with red patina and slate rivets
Located in Lyon, RH-Alps
industrial desk table with red patina in oak wood and slate rivets We put the top on the table
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20th Century French Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

Petite Writing Table by General Fireproofing
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Oakland, CA
Stylish polished steel desk by General Fireproofing. This is from the mode modern line designed by
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1960s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

French Industrial Table
Located in New York, NY
totally in demand use it as a desk or whatever it is so versatile
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20th Century French Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Steel

Industrial iron kitchen table from the 1950s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This industrial kitchen table was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1950´s It´s made of
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Iron

Metal Desk from the 1940s by Ribeauville Brussels
By Ribeauville Demolder
Located in Cologne, DE
Beautiful writing desk, manufactured in the 1940s in Belgium by Ribeauville Demolder Brussels. The
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1940s Belgian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

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Brass, Steel

Teacher Desk and Revolt Chair by Friso Kramer
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Paris, FR
Rare set of Teacher desk and its Revolt chair. Friso Kramer started working with Wim Rietveld in
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1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

Materials

Sheet Metal

Vintage Industrial Wooden Painting Table, 1960s
Located in Chesham, GB
This wooden painting table is height adjustable and was made in Europe during the 1960s.
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1960s Portuguese Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

Materials

Metal

TABLE WIM RIETVELD Ahrend de Cirkel Industrial Dutch Design
By Wim Rietveld, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
TABLE WIM RIETVELD Ahrend de Cirkel. Super Industrial style desk ore table. Designed by Wim
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk

Materials

Metal

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Vintage Industrial Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage industrial writing desk for your home. Each vintage industrial writing desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and steel. Your living room may not be complete without a vintage industrial writing desk — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right vintage industrial writing desk, those designed in Industrial, Mid-Century Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one vintage industrial writing desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ahrend de Cirkel, Gispen and Friso Kramer produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Vintage Industrial Writing Desk?

Prices for a vintage industrial writing desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $333 and can go as high as $32,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,684.

Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You

Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.

Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.

Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.

Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.

The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.

From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.