Black-lacquered Metal Shelf From The 1970s By Pierre Vandel, Paris

Black-lacquered metal shelf accented with gold-plated brass trim by Pierre Vandel
Black glass shelves.
In good overall condition
Labeled
1970s

Dimensions: H 197 L 100.5 P 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 furniture and lighting design in France during the 1970s.
Pierre Vandel received professional training 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 various 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, the company Marais International placed an order to distribute 5,000 pieces of the designer’s relatively little-known work. However, it was his meeting and friendship with the iconic fashion designer Pierre Cardin (born in 1922) that would prove to be the decisive turning point in Pierre Vandel’s design career and lead him to international success. Cardin supported Pierre Vandel’s efforts by encouraging him to create his own brand, Pierre Vandel - Paris, and then by introducing him to high society, which purchased Pierre Vandel’s creations.
Pierre Vandel’s designs—which include dining tables, desks, and coffee tables, made of aluminum, lacquered wood, or Plexiglas frames with brass accents and smoked or clear glass tabletops—were exported to clients in New York, London, Melbourne, and Tokyo.