• Close overhead view of the Pierre Cardin pieces, showing the black lined pen tray, spiral logo plaques, and long pointed letter opener blade
  • Low angle view of the chrome desk set, the letter opener with black inlaid handle in front of the clock and holders
  • Close up of the Pierre Cardin desk clock, a silver dial with black baton markers and a bold 12 above the raised spiral logo
  • Pierre Cardin chrome desk set on travertine, clock, pen holder, card holder and letter opener each with the spiral logo plaque, a red stone ashtray behind
  • Overhead view of the four piece Pierre Cardin set, mirror chrome pieces with black lined interiors and a tapered letter opener
  • Pierre Cardin chrome desk clock, holders and letter opener arranged on travertine beside a brown book and pewter box
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Close overhead view of the Pierre Cardin pieces, showing the black lined pen tray, spiral logo plaques, and long pointed letter opener blade
Low angle view of the chrome desk set, the letter opener with black inlaid handle in front of the clock and holders
Close up of the Pierre Cardin desk clock, a silver dial with black baton markers and a bold 12 above the raised spiral logo
Pierre Cardin chrome desk set on travertine, clock, pen holder, card holder and letter opener each with the spiral logo plaque, a red stone ashtray behind
Overhead view of the four piece Pierre Cardin set, mirror chrome pieces with black lined interiors and a tapered letter opener
Pierre Cardin chrome desk clock, holders and letter opener arranged on travertine beside a brown book and pewter box

Pierre Cardin Chrome Four Piece Desk Set - France c.1970

$570.00
$570.00
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Found in France

Sleek, graphic and unmistakably French, this Pierre Cardin desk set brings the space age confidence of 1970s design to a modern workspace. Four matching pieces, a desk clock, a letter opener, a pen cup and a business card holder, are finished in mirror bright chrome with bold black inlays and each carries the house's sculptural spiral logo.

The pieces work together as a coordinated suite. The desk clock stands upright in a polished, curved frame, with a square dial, slim black hour markers and a bold 12 at the top, set against a cool silvery face. The letter opener has a long, tapered blade that runs from a black inlaid handle to a keen point, and a small Pierre Cardin plaque at the top of the handle. The pen cup and the business card holder share the same clean, rounded silhouette, with black panels that frame the chrome and a raised logo plaque on the front of each. The contrast of bright metal and deep black is pure 1970s modernism, and it gives the set a look that is as fashionable today as it was then.

Pierre Cardin was one of the great names of French fashion and a pioneer in bringing couture sensibility to everyday objects, from furniture to desk accessories. A set like this carries that vision to the desk, where function and style are treated as equals. It is practical enough for daily use, with a place for pens, cards, mail and the time, yet it is also a handsome display on a credenza, a bookshelf or a console.

For collectors of 1970s design, French fashion house accessories and chrome desk pieces, a complete matching set is a find. It also makes a memorable gift for an executive, a designer or anyone who appreciates mid-century and space age style.

Details: Four piece desk set by Pierre Cardin in polished chrome with black inlay: desk clock, letter opener, pen cup and business card holder. Made in France, c.1970.

Collectors Notes

A matching desk set is a small luxury, and this chrome suite from Pierre Cardin has the sharp, graphic confidence that defined 1970s French design. Its letter opener is a natural companion to the pieces in our letter openers collection, and the whole set sits easily among the objects in our home decor finds. For an executive or a designer with an eye for style, it is also a fine choice from our luxury gifts for men.
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Close overhead view of the Pierre Cardin pieces, showing the black lined pen tray, spiral logo plaques, and long pointed letter opener blade
Low angle view of the chrome desk set, the letter opener with black inlaid handle in front of the clock and holders
Close up of the Pierre Cardin desk clock, a silver dial with black baton markers and a bold 12 above the raised spiral logo
Pierre Cardin chrome desk set on travertine, clock, pen holder, card holder and letter opener each with the spiral logo plaque, a red stone ashtray behind
Overhead view of the four piece Pierre Cardin set, mirror chrome pieces with black lined interiors and a tapered letter opener
Pierre Cardin chrome desk clock, holders and letter opener arranged on travertine beside a brown book and pewter box
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