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TABLE WIM RIETVELD Ahrend de Cirkel Industrial Dutch Design
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
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
Strafor and Marc Held 1960s-1970s French Wooden and Metal Rare Executive Desk
By Strafor
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Known for the robustness, quality and industrial style of their furniture, I propose here this rare
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Stand/Sit Desk or Worktable
Located in VUGHT, NL
Great industrial eye-catcher as a work station in a hip company or the man cave.
But also as a
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1960s Italian Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Dining or Desk Table with a Palisander Top by Jules Wabbes, Belgium, 1960
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Brussels, BE
Made for "Le Mobilier Universel", circa 1960.
H shape stretched chromed iron central foot, assembled in parallel with "Allen" screws and" Légiano" table skates. Revarnish palissande...
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1960s Belgian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Industrial Design Friso Kramer Reform Table Ahrend Cirkel, 1950s
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in Udenhout, Noord Brabant
Mid-Century Reform table designed by Friso Kramer for Ahrend Cirkel in the 1950s. The table features a black enameled sheet metal frame and a dark grey desktop. Friso Kramer was awar...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Unique Tanker Table with Resin Top and Custom Base
Located in Alhambra, CA
retro-industrial table is a great option for an office or retail space.
Dimensions: 45" W x 30" D x
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1970s North American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
1940 Cast Iron Drafting Table with Extra Large Surface
Located in Hudson, NY
Very large surface cast iron drafting table with solid oak footrest on bottom. Top has been refinished, has typical scuffs and scratches and some pin holes. Iron base works and looks...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
Gispen Industrial Writing Desk by A.R. Cordemeyer
By A.R. Cordemeijer, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gispen Industrial writing desk by A.R. Cordemeyer with double stacked chartreuse enameled drawers
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Gispen Industrial Writing Desk by A.R. Cordemeyer
By A.R. Cordemeijer, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gispen industrial writing desk by A.R. Cordemeyer. Double stacked chartreuse enameled drawers with
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Gispen Industrial Writing Desk by A.R. Cordemeyer
By Gispen, A.R. Cordemeijer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gispen Industrial desk with blue enameled drawers by A.R. Cordemeyer blue enameled double stacked
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Coen de Vries Industrial Writing Desk for Emmein Meubel
By Emmein Staal, Coen de Vries
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Mid-century Coen de Vries industrial metal desk with double stacked drawers.
Beautiful table top
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1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
1970s Set of Industrial Writing Desk and Chair, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- Chair has been newly upholstered
- W: 60 H: 81 D: 62 cm, height of seat: 44 cm
- Desk in good
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Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Coen de Vries Industrial Writing Desk for Emmein Meubel
By Emmein Staal, Coen de Vries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century Coen de Vries Industrial metal writing desk with double stacked drawers. Teak top and
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Coen de Vries Industrial Writing Desk for Emmein Meubel
By Emmein Staal, Coen de Vries
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Midcentury Coen de Vries Industrial metal desk with double stacked drawers. Beautiful table top
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Coen de Vries Metal and Wood Writing Desk or Vanity
By Emmein Staal, Coen de Vries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Industrial writing desk designed by Coen de Vries for Emmein Staal. Grey eneameld metal
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
1950
s Pilastro Style Dutch Industrial Desk
By Pilastro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Colorful and wonderfully designed, 1950s Mid-Century industrial writing desk. A stunning example of
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Industrial Writing Desk Table with Chairs for Kids by James Leonard for Esavian
By James Leonard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern Industrial children's furniture by James Leonard. Bent plywood seating and cast
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1940s European Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Aluminum
Industrial Desk or Workbench with Stool
By Industrial Design
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An Industrial styled desk or work bench with aircraft grade aluminum pedestals with drawers to each
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20th Century American Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Aluminum
Industrial Writing Metal Desk
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
For your consideration, desk from the late fifties in metal, its tapered legs give it that modern
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
Metal Industrial Glass Top Writing Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
Vintage industrial writing table, circa 1960s, rectangular glass top over a metal base, raised on
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1960s American Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Vintage Anco Bilt Folding Solid Wood Industrial Drafting Table Writing Desk
By Anco Bilt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Anco Bilt Folding Solid Wood Industrial Drafting Table Writing Desk. Circa Mid 20th Century
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Industrial Glass Saw Horse Writing Table Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
Fabulous saw horse style industrial age desk painted in bronze finish. Content is metal and glass
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Industrial Bank Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
Unique bank desk with bent metal frame, walnut inserts and patterned glass.
Made in France
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
$3,800
Industrial Factory Slant Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Machine age style Foreman's desk redone in a bare metal style finish. This piece is great for a
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1960s Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Vintage Industrial Metal Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual industrial flat top metal desk, features side shelving units. Completely refinished in a
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1960s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
French Art Déco Iron and Marble Desk / Writing Table in Industrial Design 1940s
Located in Salzburg, AT
French Art Déco Iron and Marble Desk / Writing Table in Industrial Design 1940s
The object is
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1940s French Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
1950s Industrial Green Desk
Located in New York, NY
Mid century modern steel desk with a green painted finish. The desk also has plenty of storage
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1950s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
Large Heavy Iron Industrial Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Heavy duty machine age style iron desk with retractable keyboard shelf. Large side storage areas
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20th Century American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Oxford Industrial Metal Collaspible Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique steel desk has the ability to collapse from a desk to a side table, for easy storage or
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1950s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Industrial Desk with Attached Stool
Located in Pasadena, TX
Industrial desk with attached stool. Measure: 46.5".
Inspired by a machine shop desk, this
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Late 20th Century Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
Vintage Industrial Desk
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage industrial desk made from antique paper cutting machine.
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20th Century American Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Iron, Metal
$3,500
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
Materials
Metal
Deco Industrial Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Foot Rest, amazing Touch. Desk Opening is 26.25". The Drawer Stack is 13.75" wide.
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1940s Dutch Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Teak, Birch
$1,195
Industrial Metal Desk
By Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chocolate enameled metal frame with teak top and small side stacked metal drawers. In good original condition.
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Industrial Midcentury Brushed Steel Police Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, Industrial, brushed steel, police station desk features one center drawer and a
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
Vintage Industrial Steel Desk and Chair
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made vintage industrial steel desk and chair, made in the Netherlands and
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1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
$1,020 / set
Aviator Aluminum, Mahogany and Leather Writing Desk
Located in West Hartford, CT
Handsome aviator style u-shaped writing desk has an aluminum frame with mahogany supports. Desktop
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Late 20th Century Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist Lacquered Steel Desk, Metal Industrial
By GoodForm
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist lacquered steel desk. Metal industrial. All steel industrial desk with faux wood laminate
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1950s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Industrial Architecture
s Desk 20th Century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A really cool industrial architecture's sketching table in black painted wood and metal. Adjustable
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20th Century Swedish Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Industrial Desk / Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
1940's Belgian Iron Base with a Thick Belgian Bluestone Top
Great Writing Desk of Dining
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1940s Belgian Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
Modernist Dutch Industrial Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist Dutch industrial desk with suspended drawer cabinet. Lightly refinished two-toned wood
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Gispen Industrial Metal Desk
By Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Gispen Industrial desk with red enameled metal drawer and linoleum top. Three sliding drawers
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Gispen Industrial Metal Desk
By Gispen, A.R. Cordemeijer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury industrial metal desk by A. R. Cordemeyer for Gispen. Light grey enameled metal desk
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Drentea Emmen Industrial Desk
By Drentea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super Dutch Industrial desk with grey enameled metal frame and white enameled cantilevered drawers
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Gispen Industrial Desk Holland 1950s Model 3803
By A.R. Cordemeijer, Gispen
Located in Den Haag, NL
blue linoleum top. Very good condition. Very good looking desk.
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1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Industrial Brushed Steel Rubber Top Military Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, midcentury, military, office desk features a newly brushed steel finish with original
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
Vintage Industrial Two-Tier Desk
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Industrial, Two Tier Desk. Reclaimed wood top this beautiful Vintage Industrial cast iron
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20th Century American Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Iron
Vintage Industrial Sloped Top Desk
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Large and very solid early 20th century industrial sloped front pine desk.
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20th Century British Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Wood
Small Dutch Metal Industrial Desk
By Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist Industrial desk with grey metal frame and original Linoleum top. 7 drawers with brushed
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Executive Gispen Industrial Metal Desk
By Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool midcentury Gispen Industrial metal desk with linoleum top, light grey enameled metal
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Industrial Machine Age Brushed Steel Work Table Desk
By Norman Bel Geddes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, 1940s, brushed steel, prep work table or desk features rounded machine-age lines.
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
Industrial Brushed Steel Desk By Library Bureau Makers
By Library Bureau Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome, industrial, brushed steek desk by Library Bureau Makers circa 1940's features a single
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Steel
Handsome Industrial Metal Work Desk
By Yawman Erbe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Attractive over-sized metal factory desk made by Yawman & Erbe Mfg Co. ("Y and E") in Rochester NY
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1950s American Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Industrial Architect
s Work Table / Desk
Located in Manhasset, NY
An intriguing Architect's work table, the glass top supported by a heavy industrial metal trestle
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20th Century American Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Metal
Industrial or Modernist Italian Desk
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Magnificent Industrial or Modernist style office
Italy, circa 1970-1980
Material: Lacquered metal
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1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Vintage Mid-Century Industrial Desk
By Warren Platner
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. White Formica top with chrome legs and metal drawers. Warren Platner style.
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1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial Writing Desk
Materials
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Industrial Steel and Copper-Topped Desk
Located in High Point, NC
This robust industrial desk features a striking blend of aged steel construction and a warm copper
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial 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.
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