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.
PIERRE CARDIN 1970 Paris Modernist Long Necklace Sautoir In .925 Sterling Silver
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist chain necklace designed by Pierre Cardin (1922-2020). This is a beautiful long sautoir necklace, created during the French modernist period by the fashion designer Pierre...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pierre Cardin 1970 Paris Geometric Long Necklace Chain In .925 Sterling Silver
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric chain necklace designed by Pierre Cardin (1922-2020). Wonderful necklace chain, created during the French modernist period by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin, back in the 1970. This rare chain has been crafted in solid .925/1000 sterling silver with high polished finish. The design is composed by twenty-seven geometric elements in the shape of the Pierre Cardin logo, connected in between with circular links. Fitted with a discrete lobster lock with a plaque showing also the Pierre Cardin initials, PC. Weight: 32.7 grams (20.96). Length: 24.5 inches (62.23 cm). Measurements: The links are 22 mm by 7.5 mm by 1 mm (0.87 x 0.28 x 0.04 Inches) Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the silver and signed, "PIERRE CARDIN STERLING...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Robert Lee Morris Sterling Silver Pillow Pendant Necklace #23658
By Robert Lee Morris
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Robert Lee Morris Sterling Silver Pillow Pendant Necklace - This modern RLM Studio sterling silver necklace features a smooth pillow shape pendant suspended from an 18 in. chain wit...
Sterling Silver
1969 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Silver Collar Necklace
By Pierre Cardin
Located in London, GB
This striking collared necklace was designed by Pierre Cardin circa 1969, during the height of his “Space Age” period which is most sought after today. The necklace formed part of a ...
Sterling Silver Pendant With Diamonds On Large Link Chain Necklace N3971
By Paradizia
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Description A hand hammered circular pendant, accented with pave diamonds, is suspended from a substantial circular-link chain and finished with a pave diamond clasp. The soft gray r...
Rhodium, Sterling Silver
$895
H 3.43 in W 1.82 in D 0.24 in L 15 in
Vintage David Andersen Sterling Silver Modernist Pendant Necklace
By David Andersen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern necklace or neckpiece. By David Andersen. In sterling silver. Comprised of neckpiece and a kinetic pendant. Marked to the reverse of the pendant for 92...
Sterling Silver
Mod Lucite and Chrome Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Mod Lucite and Chrome Pendant from the 1960's. A series of super long chains suspend a chrome ball with and floating lucite sphere wi...
Rhodium, Silver Plate
$175
H 2.75 in W 1 in D 0.73 in L 16 in
1960s Les Bernard Abstract Geometric Ball Drop Pendant Necklace Silver Toned
By Les Bernard
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fun 1960s Les Bernard drop pendant necklace featuring an abstract silver toned circle and line drop on a chain link silver tone chain. The pendant is marked Les Bernard Inc. on the back. A few areas where the plating is worn - visible when you look closely. The pendant is 2.75" long by 1" wide. The chain is 16" long by .13" wide. Les Bernard Inc. Biography from Nasvete: First of all, Les Bernard jewellery brand grew out of Vogue, founded in 1936 by Harold Shapiro. The Shapiro family sold their share of Vogue in 1962 and son of Harold, Bernard, and designer Lester Joy...
Base Metal
$1,750
W 1.75 in L 33.5 in
Scandinavian Modernist Bjorn Weckstrom Pisaranmuoto Big Drop Necklace, 1970's
By Björn Weckström for Lapponia
Located in New York, NY
Designed in 1970, produced in 1971 Mould-cast silver and acrylic Lapponia, Finland References: Bjorn Weckstrom, "Bjorn Weckstrom", Keuruu, 1980, p.66 Charlotte and Peter Fiell, "scan...
Sterling Silver
Pierre Cardin Silver Enamel and Glass Pendant Necklace, French, circa 1965
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Modernist Pierre Cardin Runway Jewelry. The choker necklace with a 2 1/2" x 2 3/4" pendant made of geometric red, orange and yellow painted e...
Silver, Steel
Emilio Pucci Futuristic Silvered Metal and Silk Abstract Geometric Necklace
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning chunky Emilio Pucci silvertone metal and silk necklace features a futuristic abstract shape, a heavy silvered chain, and a dimensional tube-shaped trio pendant. Emilio ...
Alain Lerolle Silvered Metal Necklace with Brutalist Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning choker necklace by French artist Alain Lerolle features a brutalist, modernist, unstructured shape with a dangling, dimensional, carved pendant in silvered metal. The p...
Silver Plate
Alexis Lahellec Paris Bi-Color Silver Plate Metal Charm Necklace
By Alexis Lahellec
Located in Atlanta, GA
French jewelry maker Alexis Lahellec designed this stunning charm necklace in the 1980s. This piece features a silver plate rope chain, ornate with charm medallions. Each medallion h...
Silver Plate, Gilt Metal
Biche de Bere Paris Graffiti Silvered Link Necklace in Limited Edition
By Nelly Biche de Bere
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nelly Biche de Bere Paris designed this impressive futuristic silver plate plastron necklace. The rare pendant necklace features a chunky, massive, oversized neck-tie shape with a gr...
Silver Plate
Louis Feraud Paris Chrome and Mirrors Space Age Necklace
By Louis Feraud
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis Feraud Paris designed this spectacular sculptural Space Age collar pendant necklace. The rare necklace features a chromed metal rigid oval neckband with a hook-closing clasp. T...
Mid Century Space Age Chrome Modernist Wire Necklace with Geometric Medallion
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Mid-Century Modern Space-Age long metal necklace with a geometric pendant was handmade in France in the 1960s. The piece features a chromed metal, articulated, wired cha...
