PIERRE CARDIN EVOLUTION
Furniture and Design
Benjamin Loyauté
Flammarion
Pierre Cardin, the inventor of “prêt-à-porter” is best known for fashion and accessory design. However, he launched a unique furniture line during the 1970s that transposed his sculptural approach to fashion onto furniture design, combining futuristic forms and revolutionary space-age designs with traditional lacquer and cabinetmaking techniques. Archival documents and newly commissioned photography include rare designs produced in his Paris workshops or by the Japanese firm Yamada Shomei, such as his Space line that is the avant-garde symbol of this emperor of 1970s style.
216 pages
250 color illustrations
Hardback, 2006
English
Furniture and Design
Benjamin Loyauté
Flammarion
Pierre Cardin, the inventor of “prêt-à-porter” is best known for fashion and accessory design. However, he launched a unique furniture line during the 1970s that transposed his sculptural approach to fashion onto furniture design, combining futuristic forms and revolutionary space-age designs with traditional lacquer and cabinetmaking techniques. Archival documents and newly commissioned photography include rare designs produced in his Paris workshops or by the Japanese firm Yamada Shomei, such as his Space line that is the avant-garde symbol of this emperor of 1970s style.
216 pages
250 color illustrations
Hardback, 2006
English
