Modern Desks Photos

Various designers have created new directions for desks in the 19th & 20th Century.

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Desk of hard rubber showcased Goodyear's vulcanization at Crystal Palace in London & in Paris at Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, CT.Details of hard rubber desk by Charles Goodyear at Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, CT.Wall Desk by Carlo Bugatti, Milan, at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Desk & chair by Henry van de Velde at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Desk of hard rubber (c1851) showcased Goodyear's vulcanization at Crystal Palace in London (1851) & in Paris (1855) at Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, CT.Details of hard rubber desk (c1851) by Charles Goodyear at Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, CT.Wall Desk (1890-1900) by Carlo Bugatti, Milan, at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Desk & chair (1897-9) by Henry van de Velde at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Swing writing desk by Charles Rohlfs at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Oak fall front desk by Charles Rohlfs of Buffalo, NY at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Art Nouveau desk & chair by Jacques Gruber of France below van Gogh painting at McNay Art Museum. San Antonio, TX.Study with Modernista desk in museum apartment at Casa Milà. Barcelona, Spain.
Swing writing desk (model #500) (c1899-1901) by Charles Rohlfs at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Oak fall front desk (c1900) by Charles Rohlfs of Buffalo, NY at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Art Nouveau desk & chair (c1900) by Jacques Gruber of France below van Gogh painting at McNay Art Museum. San Antonio, TX.Study with Modernista desk in museum apartment at Casa Milà. Barcelona, Spain.
Modernista desk by Antoni Gaudí at Gaudi House Museum in Parc Güell. Barcelona, Spain.Detail of Modernista desk by Antoni Gaudí at Gaudi House Museum in Parc Güell. Barcelona, Spain.Desk with leaning legs at Maxim's Art Nouveau Collection 1900. Paris, France.Art Nouveau writing desk & bookcase c1900-5 by Hector Guimard of France with French glass collection at McNay Art Museum. San Antonio, TX.
Modernista desk by Antoni Gaudí at Gaudi House Museum in Parc Güell. Barcelona, Spain.Detail of Modernista desk by Antoni Gaudí at Gaudi House Museum in Parc Güell. Barcelona, Spain.Desk with leaning legs at Maxim's Art Nouveau Collection 1900. Paris, France.Art Nouveau writing desk & bookcase c1900-5 by Hector Guimard of France with French glass collection at McNay Art Museum. San Antonio, TX.
Writing desk designed to represent Japanese kimono & chair by C.R. Mackintosh with architect's signature rows of squares in drawing room at Hill House. Helensburgh, Scotland.Chair by C.R. Mackintosh originally designed for his own house plus Hill House writing desk in drawing room at Hill House. Helensburgh, Scotland.Desk by Koloman Moser & made by Gebrüder Jacob & Josef Kohn of Vienna at Leopold Museum. Vienna, Austria.Shop of the Crafters desk & chair by Pál Horti at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.
Writing desk (1904) designed to represent Japanese kimono & chair by C.R. Mackintosh with architect's signature rows of squares in drawing room at Hill House. Helensburgh, Scotland.Chair (1904) by C.R. Mackintosh originally designed for his own house plus Hill House writing desk in drawing room at Hill House. Helensburgh, Scotland.Desk (c1901) by Koloman Moser & made by Gebrüder Jacob & Josef Kohn of Vienna at Leopold Museum. Vienna, Austria.Shop of the Crafters desk & chair (c1905) by Pál Horti at LACMA. Los Angeles, CA.
Writing table by Richard Riemerschmid for Dresdner Werkstätten für Handwerkskunst of Dresden at Pinakothek der Moderne. Munich, Germany.Writing table by Richard Riemerschmid for Dresdner Werkstätten für Handwerkskunst of Dresden at Pinakothek der Moderne. Munich, Germany.Display cabinet & writing desk by Karl Bertsch made by Munich Workshop for Home Furnishings at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.Desk of cherry wood, leather & glass from Schröder House, Hagen by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.
Writing table (1905) by Richard Riemerschmid for Dresdner Werkstätten für Handwerkskunst of Dresden at Pinakothek der Moderne. Munich, Germany.Writing table (1905) by Richard Riemerschmid for Dresdner Werkstätten für Handwerkskunst of Dresden at Pinakothek der Moderne. Munich, Germany.Display cabinet & writing desk (1907-8) by Karl Bertsch made by Munich Workshop for Home Furnishings at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.Desk of cherry wood, leather & glass from Schröder House, Hagen (1908) by Peter Behrens at Hamburg Decorative Arts Museum. Hamburg, Germany.
Art nouveau desk & chair from Guimard Hotel by Hector Guimard at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.Armchair & desk with metallic flower inserts by Henri Rapin at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.Lady's tiered writing desk by Jean-Charles Moreux of Paris at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.Metal tube desk & chair by Robert Mallet-Stevens for Labormetal of Paris plus desk lamp by Jacques le Chevallier at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.
Art nouveau desk & chair from Guimard Hotel (1909-12) by Hector Guimard at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.Armchair & desk with metallic flower inserts (1920s-30s) by Henri Rapin at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.Lady's tiered writing desk (c1925) by Jean-Charles Moreux of Paris at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.Metal tube desk & chair (c1927) by Robert Mallet-Stevens for Labormetal of Paris plus desk lamp (1927) by Jacques le Chevallier at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.
Desk of polished zinc by Michel Dufet at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.Desk & bookcase by Paul Theodore Frankl of New York City at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Manager's office desk & seating by Michel Roux-Spitz of Paris at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.Desk & armchair by Emile Guillot & articulated desk lamp by Edouard-Wilfrid Buquet at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.
Desk of polished zinc (1928) by Michel Dufet at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.Desk & bookcase (1928) by Paul Theodore Frankl of New York City at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Manager's office desk & seating (1930) by Michel Roux-Spitz of Paris at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.Desk & armchair (c1930) by Emile Guillot & articulated desk lamp by Edouard-Wilfrid Buquet at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.
Steel & Formica desk for Johnson Wax Co. of Racine, WI by Frank Lloyd Wright & made by Steelcase, Inc., at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Steel & Formica desk for Johnson Wax Co. of Racine, WI by Frank Lloyd Wright & made by Steelcase, Inc., at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Desk for Robert Frank House of Pittsburgh by Marcel Breuer & made by Schmieg & Kotzian at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Artificial leather chair & desk by Jacques Adnet from France at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.
Steel & Formica desk for Johnson Wax Co. of Racine, WI (1936-9) by Frank Lloyd Wright & made by Steelcase, Inc., at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Steel & Formica desk for Johnson Wax Co. of Racine, WI (1936-9) by Frank Lloyd Wright & made by Steelcase, Inc., at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Desk for Robert Frank House of Pittsburgh (1940) by Marcel Breuer & made by Schmieg & Kotzian at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Artificial leather chair & desk (c1950) by Jacques Adnet from France (shown Brussels EXPO 1958) at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.
Amphitheater seat with writing desk by Jean Prouvé from Nancy at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.Desk & cantilevered chair at Philip Johnson Glass House. New Canaan, CT.

Amphitheater seat with writing desk (1952) by Jean Prouvé from Nancy at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.Desk & cantilevered chair at Philip Johnson Glass House. New Canaan, CT.

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