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.
Brilliant Pair of Modern Chippendale Style End Tables in Bamboo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A dazzling pair of modern Chippendale style bamboo end tables or night stands, circa 1970s. Beautiful, graphic jewelry which displays fabulous warmth and texture. Stout and expertly ...
Bamboo
Pristine Pair of Cane and Chrome End or Side Tables, circa 1975
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb examples produced by the Design Institute of America, Circa 1975. Tubular chrome frame with cane insert and glass top. Excellent Vintage Condition. The price noted is for t...
Chrome
Stellar Italian Steel, Cane and Brass Dining or Writing Table, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous dining or writing table, circa 1970. Stunning polished stainless steel frame with a lovely cane and brass inset detail, clear glass top. An exquisite piece of jewelry desi...
Brass, Stainless Steel
Rare Restored Pair of End Tables by John Wisner for Ficks Reed, circa 1954
By Ficks Reed, John Wisner
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional pair of vintage end tables from a nearly impossible to find series. These unusual examples are a part of the boutique Far Horizons Collection, produced by long time Fi...
Oak
Magnificent Pair of End Tables by Renzo Rutili in Birdseye Maple, circa 1955
By Johnson Furniture Co., Renzo Rutili
Located in Atlanta, GA
If a piece feels like Tommi Parzinger, but is marked Johnson Furniture, there can be only one answer as to its Designer: Renzo Rutili. Mr. Rutili was a seminal furniture designer of ...
Brass
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By Betty Cobonpue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A remarkable Tromp L'oiel style dining or center table by the wickedly Talented Betty Cobonpue, circa 1980. Steamed reed rattan with a stunning ribbon detail over solid mahogany cons...
Rattan, Mahogany
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Iron Side Tables by Claudio Rayes
By Claudio Rayes
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Mid-Century Italian two tier iron & glass side tables by Claudio Rayes. Circa 1960 - 1970.
Iron
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By Pierre Vandel
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of coffee tables in Lucite, gold-plated brass, and glass shelves. Signed « Pierre Vandel Paris ». Packed separately. Story Pierre Vandel was a French luxury furniture company...
Brass
1970s Pierre Vandel French Side Tables Paris
By Pierre Vandel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, A pair of side tables, designed and signed by Pierre Vandel. Fabulous clean modern lines. Paris France circa late 1970s. Maker signature present. Dimensions...
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Claudio Rayes Iron Side Tables
By Claudio Rayes
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A pair of Italian two-tier iron side tables with clear glass tops. Signed Claudio Rayes. In the style of Giacometti.
Iron
A Pair of French Paris Mid-Century-Modern Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous Pair of French Paris Mid-Century-Modern Side Tables, possibly Jansen. Each table has a rectangular black marble top with a polished surface and straight edges. The tops a...
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Pair of Steel & Glass End or Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our stunning Pair of Steel & Glass End or Console Table, a must-have addition to any stylish home. Crafted from high-quality metal and finished in a sleek black paint, th...
Steel
