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Vintage desk by Pierre Vandel
Bid from €2,150Buy now for €2,450€2,750 -11%
In good condition with slight traces of use, appropriate to the age of the item

The vintage desk is made of glass, Plexiglas and gold, two plateaus, worktop and console. Bought in France. In good condition, with new glass top 2022, top and console (top and bottom). The glass table tops can be removed from the frame. The desk is in neat vintage condition and has signs of wear appropriate to its age, which gives it even more charm. Furniture designer Pierre Vandel was born in 1946 in Roubaix, on the outskirts of Lille in France. He is best known for his angular tables, which exude the glamorous yet minimalist aesthetic that strongly dominated French furniture and lighting design in the 1970s. Vandel pursued a professional qualification in industrial assembly and design before joining a research team at the prestigious Ponts et Chaussées and Arts et Métiers engineering and research schools in Paris. Interested in innovative technology and different types of product development, Vandel experimented with a vertical aquarium and hi-fi systems. In collaboration with the iconic fashion designer Pierre Cardin (b. 1922) who proved to be the real turning point in Vandel's design career, leading him to international success. Cardin supported Vandel's efforts by encouraging him to create his own brand, Pierre Vandel - Paris, and then distribute it to the rich and famous, who bought Vandel's designs. Vandel's designs - including dining tables, side tables, desks and coffee tables with aluminum, lacquered wood or plexiglass frames with brass details and table tops in smoked or transparent glass - were exported to clients in New York, London, Melbourne and Tokyo. "Hollywood Regency". style of Vandel's larger edition designs. Vandel is now 76 and continues to tinker with new products in his workshop in Croix, close to where he grew up. His designs from the 1970s are very popular in the vintage market.In good vintage condition, with new glass top 2022, top and console (top and bottom). The glass table tops can be removed from the frame. The desk is in neat vintage condition and has signs of wear appropriate to its age, which gives it even more charm. Furniture designer Pierre Vandel was born in 1946 in Roubaix, on the outskirts of Lille in France. He is best known for his angular tables, which exude the glamorous yet minimalist aesthetic that strongly dominated French furniture and lighting design in the 1970s. Vandel pursued a professional qualification in industrial assembly and design before joining a research team at the prestigious Ponts et Chaussées and Arts et Métiers engineering and research schools in Paris. Interested in innovative technology and different types of product development, Vandel experimented with a vertical aquarium and hi-fi systems. In collaboration with the iconic fashion designer Pierre Cardin (b. 1922) who proved to be the real turning point in Vandel's design career, leading him to international success. Cardin supported Vandel's efforts by encouraging him to create his own brand, Pierre Vandel - Paris, and then distribute it to the rich and famous, who bought Vandel's designs. Vandel's designs - including dining tables, side tables, desks and coffee tables with aluminum, lacquered wood or plexiglass frames with brass details and table tops in smoked or transparent glass - were exported to clients in New York, London, Melbourne and Tokyo. "Hollywood Regency". style of Vandel's larger edition designs. Vandel is now 76 and continues to tinker with new products in his workshop in Croix, close to where he grew up. His designs from the 1970s are very popular in the vintage market.

ColorsGold
MaterialPlexiglass
Number of items 1
StyleHollywood Regency
Height75 cm
Width118 cm
Depth61 cm
ConditionGood

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Juul AmsterdamLocation: Amsterdam

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