Space Age Minimalist Dressing Table by Pierre Vandel, France, 1970s

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About This Piece

Vintage Design

A superb, radical and rigorous dressing table or console with drawer with its stool, its mobile mirror and its integrated lighting, with a minimalist and functionalist design, Post-Modernist, Seventies, Pop, Space-Age, white melamine drawer unit with geometric metal structures with an incredible integrated neo-modernist lamp in rectangular steel with a mirror sliding on its rail (the light backlights the mirror), the set coming with its white lacquered metal stool (in the spirit of Saarinen and Knoll) and white imitation leather seat, by Pierre Vandel, France 1970.

Made of simple and modest materials, this rare creation recalls the Prisunic editions and the functionalist experiments of the 70s. It is characterized by a particularly graphic architectural design, a constructivist structure counterbalanced or balanced by the 2 circles, the mirror and the stool, which are also mobile and therefore modulate and soften the whole.

The sliding mirror is a variation of Pierre Vandel's famous standing mirror adapted to this dressing table, it is integrated and slides on a rail running along the top of the light fixture, and it is also adjustable on a horizontal axis. This light fixture is exceptional, it is a rectangular wall light of radical design, integrated into the furniture, with an architectural design and perfect finishes, the lighting being diffused by a strip of translucent sandblasted acrylic glass of a quality typical of Pierre Vandel's light fixtures.

Note: a transverse metal "bar" solidifies the building under the drawer, responding at certain angles to the upper horizontal metal strip formed by the light fixture. The whole rests on 4 small cylindrical steel feet which barely raise it and lighten it significantly. The white melamine appears a little yellow in the photos, it is a warm white and reacts strongly to artificial lights, it is a "photographic" effect.

DIMENSIONS:
Furniture: 136 x 86 x 41 cm
Stool: H 47 x D 44 cm
Mirror: D 39 cm

CONDITION: In beautiful original condition.
Wear, scratches, marks, patina of use on all surfaces.
Please note: some small minor chips on the edges, not very visible, and some areas of light wear on the melamine. Some screws (2 or 3) at the back have been changed to strengthen the melamine metal bond.

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Creator	Pierre Vandel
Design Period	1970 to 1979
Production Period	1970 to 1979
Country of Manufacture	France
Identifying Marks	This piece has been attributed based on archival documentation, such as vintage catalogs, designer records, or other literature sources
Style	Minimalist, Postmodern, Space Age
Detailed Condition	Good — This vintage/antique item may have some wear such as scratches and other signs of ageing.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use
Product Code	NLF-2086624
Materials	Metal, Mirror, Plywood
Color	White
Width	86 cm 33.9 inch
Depth	41 cm 16.1 inch
Height	136 cm 53.5 inch
Weight Range	Standard — Between 40kg and 80kg
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	France
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.
Returns	Returns accepted within two days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

Delivery Options

Front Door Delivery: (Included in Every Order)	A skilled driver will unload the item(s) from the delivery truck and bring it to your building’s doorstep. You will be responsible for further transport beyond that point. We recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand; alternatively, you may upgrade to In-Home Delivery (see below). The delivery partner will email and/or call you at least one day in advance to arrange a delivery time. A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection. Item will be left in its packaging after delivery. A signature will be required upon delivery.
In-Home Delivery: (For in-home delivery service, additional fees apply. Please get in touch)	A skilled driver or a team of two will bring your item(s) inside your home and place it in the immediate entryway. For unusually large or heavy items, we recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand, as we cannot send more than 2 drivers. The delivery partner will email and/or call you one day in advance to arrange a delivery time. A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection. Item will be left in its packaging after delivery. A signature will be required upon delivery.

Front Door Delivery:
(Included in Every Order)

A skilled driver will unload the item(s) from the delivery truck and bring it to your building’s doorstep. You will be responsible for further transport beyond that point. We recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand; alternatively, you may upgrade to In-Home Delivery (see below).
The delivery partner will email and/or call you at least one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

In-Home Delivery:
(For in-home delivery service, additional fees apply. Please get in touch)

A skilled driver or a team of two will bring your item(s) inside your home and place it in the immediate entryway. For unusually large or heavy items, we recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand, as we cannot send more than 2 drivers.
The delivery partner will email and/or call you one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

*Important Note

Please examine every order upon delivery. In the event that there are visible signs of damage or missing or incorrect pieces, please indicate the problem on the Delivery Note and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. A signed delivery receipt without notations of missing, damaged, or incorrect item(s) represents your acceptance of the complete order in perfect condition.

Sustainability

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About the Creator

Pierre Vandel

Furniture designer Pierre Vandel was born in 1946 in Roubaix, on the outskirts of Lille in France. He is best known for his angular tables, which exude the glamorous yet minimalist aesthetic that heavily dominated French furniture and lighting design in the 1970s.

Vandel pursued a vocational qualification in industrial assembly and design, before joining a research team at the prestigious engineering and research schools Ponts et Chaussées and Arts et Métiers in Paris. Interested in innovative technology and various types of product development, Vandel experimented with a vertical aquarium and hi-fi systems, before dedicating himself to the well-established fields of table, chair, and lighting design.

In 1969, the company Marais International placed an order to distribute 5,000 units of the relatively unknown designer’s work. It was however, his meeting and subsequent friendship with the iconic fashion designer Pierre Cardin (b. 1922) that proved to be the real turning point in Vandel’s design career, launching him into international success. Cardin supported Vandel’s efforts by encouraging him to create his own brand, Pierre Vandel – Paris, and then spread the word to the rich and famous, who purchased Vandel’s designs.

Vandel’s designs—which included dining tables, side tables, desks, and coffee tables that feature aluminum, lacquered wood, or plexiglass frames with brass details and smoked or transparent glass tabletops—were exported to customers in New York, London, Melbourne, and Tokyo. His Vertèbre Chair (1972), which is named after its spine-like aluminum frame, was upholstered in thick brown or black leather. In production for four short years, only 800 chairs in total were produced—half with armrests and half without. The Vertèbre Chair earned Vandel a reputation for being an avant-garde, innovative designer among the design community, but the history of this rare lounge chair has been somewhat overshadowed by the more accessible “Hollywood Regency ” style of Vandel’s larger edition designs.

Now in his late-70s, Vandel continues to tinker with new products in his workshop in Croix, close to where he grew up. His 1970s designs are in healthy demand on the vintage market.