I picked up one of these desks recently and have been trying to determine if T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings may have designed it. He apparently worked with Widdicomb from 1943 to 56, and this line came out in the late 40's, so the timing is right. But a brochure for the collection from 1949 (excerpt in 2nd photo) makes no mention of him. If such a prominent designer had been involved, you'd assume the marketing dept. would make sure it was highlighted. So my conclusion was he was not associated with this line.
But then I came across the desk pictured here, listed by an auction company with a picture of a tag they said was in the top drawer, naming Robsjohn-Gibbings as the designer. The tag in my desk is the one below it that just says "Modern Original". Is their tag a fake? There was a member here years ago named azurechicken who seemed confident Robsjohn-Gibbings had nothing to do with Modern Originals. I tend to agree but looking for confirmation.
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