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.
Romeo Rega Dining Table in Chrome & Brass with Smoked Glass Top & Amber Lucite
By Romeo Rega
Located in Cheyenne, WY
This rectangular dining table by Romeo Rega stands on four chromed and brass legs, with a smoked glass top. Rega produced many entertainment-focused pieces that have been favored by ...
Brass, Chrome
Console in Goatskin Parchment with Brass Detailing for Salpol, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Cheyenne, WY
The luxe materials and exceptional craftsmanship of this parchment console mark an unequivocal nod to the style of Aldo Tura, whose modern furniture designs often tilted towards glam...
Brass
Parchment Faceted Desk with Brass Details, 1970s
Located in Cheyenne, WY
This 1970s desk achieves a modest stateliness, its mottled parchment & faceted brass corners showcasing superb attention to detail. The seamless integration of variant textures &...
Brass
Karl Springer Low Plinth Coffee Table in Goatskin Parchment and Lacquer, 1970
By Karl Springer
Located in Cheyenne, WY
This low coffee table by Karl Springer features an inlay lacquered base with a tabletop from goatskin parchment, finished with clear lacquer. Beveled edges and a plinth-like base are...
Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer
Willy Rizzo Drybar Set in Black Lacquer with Chrome and Cowhide Upholstery, 1970
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Cheyenne, WY
This dry bar set by Willy Rizzo features a clean chrome top that compliments the high-gloss quality of its black lacquered finish—an entertainment piece that exemplifies high-class g...
Chrome
Willy Rizzo Coffee Bar Table in Checkered Burl Wood & Black Stained Veneer, 1970
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Cheyenne, WY
This coffee bar table by Willy Rizzo, emulative of the Art Deco influence during the 1970s, features a checker-like top with contrasting panels of rich brown burl and dark-stained wo...
Chrome
Pierre Cardin 1970s Black-Lacquered Metal, Brass & Glass Square Dining Table
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Milano, IT
Pierre Cardin (Italy, 1922 – France, 2020) Striking square dining table, circa 1970, exemplifying Pierre Cardin’s bold, avant-garde design ethos. The table features a black-lacquered...
Brass
Pierre Cardin Black Lacquer & Brass Pedestal Dining Room/ Conference Table, 1989
By Pierre Cardin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pierre Cardin black lacquer & brass pedestal dining room/ conference table, 1989 Black Lacquer & Brass Column Pedestal table base with Beveled 72" x 42" Beveled glass top, Signed in...
Brass
Unique Black Lacquer and Brass Maison Jansen Dining Table, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
A rare piece from Maison Jansen, this octagonal dining table was a commission by a private client. With its impeccable design, perfect proportions, and high-end materials like mother...
Brass
Midcentury Romeo Rega Black Lacquer Brass and Glass Dining Table, 1970s
By Metalarte, Romeo Rega
Located in Paris, IDF
Luxe and inventive, this midcentury dining table by Romeo Rega for Metalarte has been maintained in very good vintage condition. It’s the black lacquer top that makes this midcentury...
Brass
French Mid-Century Dining Table, Ebonized Wood, Ormolu Mounts, 1940s
By Jean-Leon Mayodon, Pierre Lardin
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) ormolu mounted ebonized dining table with rectangular top inlaid with center glazed tiles depicting figures and horses. (Attributed to PIERRE LARDIN; tiles...
Ormolu
Italian black glass and brass dining table attributed to Willy Rizzo, C. 1970.
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This glamorous piece features a sleek black glass top framed with polished brass trim, embodying the sophisticated, high-glamour aesthetic of 1970s Italian design. The table includes...
Brass
