Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Billy Baldwin had the unusual distinction of being the first man to break the glass ceiling of interior decoration, which before WWII was ruled by a coterie of ladies. The look he championed in the mid-century was entirely American: classical in foundation, but modern in spirit, free of ostentation and unconcerned with trends. “Be faithful to your own taste,” he used to tell clients, “because nothing you really like is ever out of style.”
By the 1960s, just about every American taste-making blue blood was his client, including Jackie Onassis, Pamela Harriman, Nan Kempner, Bunny Mellon and Babe Paley. If you ever wondered who was responsible for Diana Vreeland’s unforgettable “garden in hell” crimson drawing room, it was Billy B, as his friends called him.
“I always say I love color better than people,” he once remarked. He also loved cotton, calling it “his life,” detested damask and satin, and claimed to have “made a lady out of wicker.” His quips were legendary.
Shop a wide range of Billy Baldwin furniture at 1stDibs.
Mid-20th Century Regency Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Teak, Glass
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Teak
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1880s American Edwardian Antique Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Rattan
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
1970s American Vintage Billy Baldwin Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mirror, Wood