PIERRE CARDIN 1970 French Modernist Lucite & Aluminum Statement Table Lamp
A Table lamp designed by Pierre Cardin for George Kovaks.
This is a rare and fabulous Art Deco style table lamp designed by Pierre Cardin for the George Kovaks Co., back in 1970. The modernist lamp has been crafted with parts made up in polished transparent Lucite and shiny aluminum.
Designer: Pierre Cardin.
Manufacturer: George Kovaks Co.
Place of Origin: France.
Period: 1970-1974.
Date of Manufacture: 1970.
Materials: Lucite, wood, aluminum and electric cord.
Weight: 10 Pounds, (4.54 Kg.).
Size: Desk-table lamp.
Measurements: Exactly; Height 23.5 in (59.69 cm), Width 16 in (40.64 cm), Depth 10.12 in (25.72 cm)
Pierre Cardin
He was born as Pietro Costante Cardin in 1922. He was an Italian-born naturalized-French fashion designer. He is known for what were his avant-garde style and Space Age designs. He preferred geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into unisex fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical. Cardin moved to Paris in 1945. There, he studied architecture and worked with the fashion house of Paquin after World War II. He worked with Elsa Schiaparelli until he became head of Christian Dior's atelier in 1947, but was denied work at Balenciaga. Cardin founded his own fashion house in 1950. His career was launched when he designed about 30 of the costumes for a masquerade ball in Venice, hosted by Carlos de Beistegui in 1951. Cardin inaugurated his haute couture output in 1953 with his first collection of women's clothing and became a member of the Chambre Syndicale, a French association of haute couture designers. The following year he opened his first boutique Eve, and introduced the "bubble dress", which is a short-skirted, bubble-shaped dress made by bias-cutting over a stiffened base. He was the first couturier to turn to Japan as a high fashion market when he travelled there in 1957.
Condition: The overall condition of this table lamp by Pierre Cardin is good. Beside the little normal wear all parts and elements are secured in the settings. This lamp has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and the authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: D052425SENH/.4457
