Small Buffets by Pierre Vandel, 1970s, Set of 2

About This Piece

Vintage Design

Pierre Vandel is a French designer with international success, born in 1939. He founded his first high-end furniture workshop and then his brand "Pierre Vandel-Paris" thanks to his friend and patron Cardin. His avant-garde vision and his inventiveness that is both glamorous and minimalist seduce all over the world. Now septuagenarian Pierre Vandel continues to design new products in his cross workshop, very close to his hometown. Its creations from the 1970s are in high demand on the vintage market.
These buffets are made up of a square section frame assembled with tab cutting and encrusted in the center of a slightly behind brain bearing the signature "Pierre Vandel-Paris".
The tops are protected by acrylic glass (a more resistant and lighter acrylic glass than mineral glass). This element trapped in the framing reveals the crush shade of the furniture.
The facade of each piece of furniture consists of two smooth doors pulled by a handle brass in triangle forming a square once the openings are combined.
The interior has a non-modular shelf, fixed halfway up the storage space.
These furniture is based on four brass feet slightly protruding at the front and simple at the back.
During his career, Pierre Vandel mainly designed tables and chairs. This rarer buffet range make them exceptional furniture and collector's rooms.

Era: 1970

Excellent condition after catering in our workshop.

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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 an attribution mark
Style	French, Vintage
Detailed Condition	Excellent — This vintage/antique piece is in near original condition. It may show minimal traces of use and/or have slight restorations.
Product Code	RVK-1386688
Restoration and Damage Details	Refurbished
Materials	Brass, Glass, Wood
Color	Cream
Width	91 cm 90.5 cm
Depth	45 cm 45 cm
Height	71 cm 71 cm
Weight Range	Standard — Between 40kg and 80kg

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	France
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

Sustainability

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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.

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.