This Week's Top 5 Favorite 1stdibs Items: Mid-Century Modern Desks!

Whether you work from home or travel each day to an office for work, you probably need a desk of some sort to conduct your tasks. Just because a desk is for work doesn't mean it can't be good-looking! We've gathered some great looking desks of the Mid-Century Modern variety out of today's newest 1stdibs listings. Simple, with great lines and a lot of style, these desks just might help you do better work!

1) Desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
From the 1960s, this Italian Mid-Century Modern desk not only looks good, it features quite the fancy details! It is composed of two pivoting elements, each with 3 drawers, which allows you to arrange this desk how you need and like it. You can even keep things interesting by changing the arrangement every few weeks.
Price: $6,857
Dealer: 1stdibs Paris

2) Alain Richard Custom Order Mahogany Executive Desk
French and from the 1950s, this desk is such a great simple example of a typical executive desk, it's almost iconic. Quite spacious with lots of drawers for storage, it also features a desktop that overhangs longer on one side to allow for an extra person to work if needed.
Price: $4,800
Dealer: Galerie Sommerlath

3) Robsjohn-Gibbings desk
From 1950, this desk is a simple, compact, light and cheery desk, perfect for those who don't need a lot of space to work or just like a nice, uncomplicated desk. We love the lopsided feel of the desk---it gives it interest. The tapered one leg on the side has a great Mid-Century feel to it and the simple drawer pulls aren't distracting.
Price: $6,500
Dealer: Pascal Boyer Gallery

4) Desk attributed to Ico Parisi
Another Italian Mid-Century Modern desk, this piece features all sorts of stylish details, from the organically shaped legs and supports, to the simple and fluted drawer fronts to its great green original Formica top.
Price: contact dealer
Dealer: Caira Mandaglio

5) A "Diplomat" desk by Finn Juhl
This piece comes from Denmark from the 1960s, and is made of Rosewood and aluminum details. We love that it has such a retro, office-feel and like all the simple Danish details that are still quite evident. A great addition to an office of any style!
Price: $5,400
Dealer: NOHO Modern

Don't forget to check out the rest of this week's listings from 1stdibs, where you can find more fabulous, one-of-a-kind show-stopping pieces, as well as a number of other great pieces!