Writing: functionalist before the letter
The writing desk is a box closed by a flap and concealing lockers and drawers to store the necessary to write: goose feathers or metal feathers, inks, sealing waxes and blotters, according to the times and the modes of writing. The flap can be used as a desk and be covered with leather. It was possible to produce writing boards in more or less precious materials, inlay decorations, sheet metal covered with a varnish imitating the lacquer of the Orient, mahogany or magnifying glass of "elm. There are beautiful examples of "Louis XV period" with
...Writing a beautiful writing object
Calligraphy lovers and those who love everything related to writing always appreciate the old writing desk that is now available in mahogany, leather, painted wood or inlaid wood. The most modernist creations prefer natural wood and a minimalist design, in accordance with a functionalist furniture before the letter, small portable desk that can be taken everywhere with you.