Pierre Cardin
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.
1960s Pierre Cardin
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Brass
1980s Pierre Cardin
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Plastic, Lucite, Plexiglass
1990s Pierre Cardin
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Brass, Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Metal
1970s French Vintage Pierre Cardin
Fabric
1960s Pierre Cardin
1980s French Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Silver
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Lucite, Plexiglass, Acrylic
1960s Pierre Cardin
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Murano Glass
1960s Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Lacquer
1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
1980s French Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Silver Plate, Metal
1970s Pierre Cardin
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Pierre Cardin
Brass, Chrome
1960s Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Steel
1970s French Vintage Pierre Cardin
Fabric
1970s French Vintage Pierre Cardin
Fabric
1960s Pierre Cardin
1980s Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Pierre Cardin
Brass, Iron
1980s Pierre Cardin
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Brass
1980s Pierre Cardin
1960s French Space Age Vintage Pierre Cardin
Brass, Nickel
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Mirror
1960s Pierre Cardin
1980s Pierre Cardin
1960s Vintage Pierre Cardin
Gold Plate, Enamel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pierre Cardin
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pierre Cardin
Brass, Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pierre Cardin
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pierre Cardin
Cotton, Silk, Polyester
1960s Pierre Cardin
1970s Pierre Cardin
1960s Italian Vintage Pierre Cardin
Cut Glass
1960s Pierre Cardin
1970s Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
1960s Pierre Cardin
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