Black Lacquered Metal Shelf From The 1970s By Pierre Vandel Paris

Shelf in black lacquered metal enhanced with gilded brass fillets by Pierre Vandel
Black glass tops.
Overall good condition
Labeled
Years 1970

Dimensions: H 197 W 100.5 D 30.5 cm

Furniture designer Pierre Vandel was born in 1946 in Roubaix, a suburb of Lille, France. He is best known for his angular tables, which evoke the glamorous yet minimalist aesthetic that dominated French furniture and lighting design in the 1970s.
Pierre Vandel trained professionally in assembly and industrial design, before joining a research team at the École nationale des ponts et chaussées and the École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers in Paris. Interested in technological innovation and different types of product development, Pierre Vandel experimented with a vertical aquarium and hi-fi systems, before devoting himself to the already well-established field of table, chair and lighting design.
In 1969, Marais International placed an order to distribute 5,000 copies of the designer's relatively unknown work. However, it was his meeting and friendship with iconic fashion designer Pierre Cardin (b. 1922) that proved to be the decisive turning point in Pierre Vandel's design career and brought him international success. Cardin supported Pierre Vandel's efforts by encouraging him to create his own brand, Pierre Vandel - Paris, and then introducing him to high society, who bought Pierre Vandel's creations.
Pierre Vandel's designs - which include dining tables, desks and coffee tables, made of aluminum, lacquered wood or Plexiglas structures with brass details and smoked or clear glass table tops - are exported to customers in New York, London, Melbourne and Tokyo.