Best known for creating groundbreaking fashion designs from the 1950s onward, Pierre Cardin enjoyed great success in other design fields, most notably furniture. Cardin’s chairs, cabinets, tables and other pieces share many of the keynotes of his clothing designs. They are simple, geometric, elegant and cool.
Cardin was born in a village near Venice, Italy, and raised in central France. Always interested in fashion, he left home at age 17 to train with a Vichy tailor. After the end of World War II, Cardin moved to Paris and worked for a succession of couture houses, before taking a job with Christian Dior in 1946. Cardin went solo in 1950, and quickly won attention for his novel style.
Unlike Dior’s famous New Look, Cardin’s clothes de-emphasized a woman’s curves; his breakthrough pieces like the Bubble dress had, instead, a sculptural quality. In the following decade, Cardin introduced bright tunic dresses and shifts, marketed as the Space Age look and accessorized with vinyl hats and visors.
In the 1970s Cardin expanded his design work into furniture, jewelry and automobiles. (Later, licensing agreements would put Cardin’s name on goods ranging from perfume to sunglasses.) Cardin’s furniture pieces — inspired, perhaps, by the rediscovery of Art Deco design in that decade — feature simple, symmetrical forms, lacquer and figured veneer finishes, and accents in metals such as aluminum and brass.
Whether you are looking for a vintage cocktail dress or a chest of drawers to keep it in, as you will see on 1stDibs, Pierre Cardin offers an option in either that is timelessly chic.
Coffee Table in 3 Different Parts by Pierre Cardin and Francesco Bocola
By Pierre Cardin, Francesco Bocola
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Low table part of the desk set in 3 parts that could be combined to form different combinations. Lacquered wood designed by pierre Cardin and Francesco Bocola. Shows some trace of ...
Wood
Storage unit by Pierre Cardin
By Francesco Bocola, Pierre Cardin
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pierre Cardin and Francesco Bocola . One of a kind storage unit made by Fransesco Bocola and Pierre Cardin . 4 doors and 4 drawers. Signed pierre Cardin in the wood at the base. Probably unique piece and made for a special command with the rest of pierre Cardin pieces . I would prefer to sell the entire set comprising desk low table and chair...
Wood, Lacquer
Dining Table Christian Krekels Style
By Christian Krekels
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Big dining table in welded brass. Unique piece not signed but probably made by christian krekels during the seventies. Very high quality of fabricat...
Copper
Mid century modern dining or gaming table
By Dal Vera
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Interesting table that can be either a dining table or a gaming table. Unknown designer but some details show that it’s a a reconstruction area furniture just after the war very efficient at low budget. So some kind of typicalities that can remains to French architect of the same period like prouve...
Wood
Triangular coffe table by Alfred Hendrickx for belform
By Alfred Hendrickx
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare F 460 AG Triangular Coffee Table by Alfred Hendrickx for Belform, Belgium, 1950s An exceptional and rare Mid-Century Modern coffee table, model F 460 AG, designed by the renowne...
Copper
Three Parts Console in Black Wood from the Eighties
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large console in the form of a nestle table. Very decorative piece of furniture. Large and modulable piece of furniture.
Wood
Italian Modern Desk Designed By Sandro Petti
By Sandro Petti, Aldo Tura, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Karl Springer
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Desk Designed By Sandro Petti. Offered is an large handsome desk with brass trim and three drawers designed by Sandro Petti in the 1970's. This stunning desk is finis...
Brass
Folio Table by De Castelli
Located in Geneve, CH
Folio Table by De Castelli Dimensions: W 298 x D 110 x H 75 cm Materials: DeDeep Stainless Steel Other dimensions and versions are available. Please contact us for any request. The ...
Stainless Steel
Cavalletto Table Desk by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina, Italy 1970s
By Gavina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare project by the Japanese architect and designer Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina. Metal base, top covered with billiard cloth. It can easily be used both as a desk and as a dining t...
Metal
Desk "Battista" serie FLORENCE 1960
By Poltronova, Sergio Cammilli
Located in Forest, BE
Sergio Cammilli was an Italian entrepreneur and the founder of Poltronova in 1956. A true visionary, he collaborated with leading figures such as Ettore Sottsass to develop a bold an...
Leather, Wood
Postmodern vintage Italian small lacquer dining table / desk by Cidue, 1980s
By Cidue
Located in Hastings, GB
Postmodern small dining table / desk by Cidue, Italy 1980s. Deep red lacquered top with sharp angled edges; triangular matt black legs . Condition is overall good- a very tiny ding ...
Metal
PD V2 Desk by Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Geneve, CH
PD V2 Desk by Barberini & Gunnell Limited Edition of 6 Dimensions: D 100 x W 230 x H 75 cm. Materials: Polished Persian red travertine, extra-clear crystal glass, stainless steel. T...
Travertine, Stainless Steel
