The roll-top desk has been an office favorite since the turn of the century. An office worker could close his desk by rolling down its top, a piece of canvas faced with strips of rounded wood. The ...

Today desks have taken a backseat to the computer where so much of what was used on a desk is now internalized in a small machine that can be held on your lap. Even so many like to have a desk and one ...

I have an Oak Roll-Top Desk for sale. The desk is 4′ wide x 28″ deep. Used for approx. 1 month and has been disassembled and covered since for the past 15 years. Purchased for $900, still have the ...

Which rolltop desk is best? Rolltop desks are typically crafted from heirloom-quality wood and as such, they can be a considerable investment. But a good one will last generations, and while today’s ...

Q: I read your column in The Gainesville Sun. I would like your opinion on the value of this large oak roll top desk I have owned for nearly 50 years. When I first obtained it there were some stickers ...

Michael Wells can swivel his oak chair from his great big roll-top desk over to his computer, which is on a stand in his law office. It’s like spinning from one century to the next. I’m sure the ...

“That typology [of a roll-top] was one I’ve never played with,” says Stell, who describes his work as typically involving an unusual negotiation between the piece and the user (see his transformable ...

Q. Do you have a recommendation for a person or company that will fix the tambour on a roll-top desk? The backing is deteriorating. Alexandria A. Companies that specialize in repair of wooden ...