Billy Baldwin Tables
Billy Baldwin had the unusual distinction of being the first man to break the glass ceiling of interior decoration, which before WWII was ruled by a coterie of ladies. The look he championed in the mid-century was entirely American: classical in foundation, but modern in spirit, free of ostentation and unconcerned with trends. “Be faithful to your own taste,” he used to tell clients, “because nothing you really like is ever out of style.”
By the 1960s, just about every American taste-making blue blood was his client, including Jackie Onassis, Pamela Harriman, Nan Kempner, Bunny Mellon and Babe Paley. If you ever wondered who was responsible for Diana Vreeland’s unforgettable “garden in hell” crimson drawing room, it was Billy B, as his friends called him.
“I always say I love color better than people,” he once remarked. He also loved cotton, calling it “his life,” detested damask and satin, and claimed to have “made a lady out of wicker.” His quips were legendary.
Shop a wide range of Billy Baldwin furniture at 1stDibs.
1970s American Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Tables
Glass, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Tables
Glass, Oak
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Tables
Oak
2010s African Modern Billy Baldwin Tables
Resin, Oak
2010s Brazilian Modern Billy Baldwin Tables
Wood
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Tables
Chrome
2010s American Modern Billy Baldwin Tables
Hardwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Tables
Rattan, Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Tables
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Billy Baldwin Tables
Walnut
2010s African Modern Billy Baldwin Tables
Resin, Oak
2010s North American Modern Billy Baldwin Tables
Oak
20th Century North American Modern Billy Baldwin Tables
Glass, Oak
2010s French Modern Billy Baldwin Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Billy Baldwin Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Billy Baldwin Tables
Glass, Wood
1970s American Vintage Billy Baldwin Tables
Iron