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Contemporary Kifu Paris Quilted Charcoal Shagreen Box
By Kifu Augousti
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful charcoal shagreen quilted box by Kifu Paris. This natural skin piece is entirely
Category

2010s Philippine Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Cushion in Woven Snakeskin by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The woven snakeskin cushion by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury home textile piece. This textile
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Brass

Pillow in Woven Snakeskin by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Woven Snakeskin cushion by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury home textile piece. This textile
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Brass

Cushion in Woven Snakeskin by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The woven snakeskin cushion by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury home textile piece. This textile
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Brass

Cushion in Woven Snakeskin by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Woven Snakeskin Cushion by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury home textile piece. This textile
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Brass

Pillow in Woven Snakeskin by Kifu, Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The woven snakeskin cushion by KIFU PARIS is the ultimate luxury home textile piece. This textile
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Brass

Pillow in Woven Snakeskin by Kifu, Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The woven snakeskin cushion by Kifu, Paris is the ultimate luxury home textile piece. This textile
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Cabinet with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy Oval Cabinet by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in cream
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Brass

Pillow Set in Woven Snakeskin by Kifu, Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The woven snakeskin cushion by Kifu, Paris is the ultimate luxury home textile piece. This textile
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Brass

Pillow Set in Woven Snakeskin by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The woven snakeskin cushion by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury home textile piece. This textile
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Brass

Pillow Set in Woven Snakeskin by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The woven snakeskin cushion by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury home textile piece. This textile
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Brass

Pillow Set in Woven Snakeskin by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Woven Snakeskin cushion by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury home textile piece. This textile
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Brass

Cushion Set in Woven Snakeskin by Kifu, Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The woven snakeskin cushion by KIFU PARIS is the ultimate luxury home textile piece. This textile
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Console with Polished Steel Legs by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the original Rhapsody lamp, by her fiancée Patrick Coard Paris, Kifu Paris designs a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Parchment Night Stand with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy round bedside table by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Riviera baby crib by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Brass

  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
H 38.78 in. W 24.81 in. D 49.22 in.
Shagreen Night Stand with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy round bedside table by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Storm Baby Crib by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Brass

  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
H 38.78 in. W 24.81 in. D 49.22 in.
Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Chabanais Baby Crib by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Quartz, Brass

  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
H 35.24 in. W 25.52 in. D 50.71 in.
Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Capri Baby Crib by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Quartz, Brass

  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
H 35.24 in. W 25.52 in. D 50.71 in.
Shagreen Night Stand with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy Square Bedside Table by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The storm baby crib by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Brass

  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
H 38.78 in. W 24.81 in. D 49.22 in.
Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Riviera Baby Crib by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Brass

  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
H 38.78 in. W 24.81 in. D 49.22 in.
Shagreen Night Stand with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy Square Bedside Table by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Parchment Night Stand with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy square bedside table by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The storm baby crib by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Brass

  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
H 38.78 in. W 24.81 in. D 49.22 in.
Shagreen Night Stand with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy square bedside table by Kifu Paris is an elegant and luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The storm baby crib by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Brass

  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
H 38.78 in. W 24.81 in. D 49.22 in.
Shagreen Night Stand with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy round bedside table by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Night Stand with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy round bedside table by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Capri Baby Crib by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Quartz, Brass

  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
H 35.24 in. W 25.52 in. D 50.71 in.
Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Capri Baby Crib by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Children's Furniture

Materials

Quartz, Brass

  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
  • Shagreen Baby Crib with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
H 35.24 in. W 25.52 in. D 50.71 in.
Shagreen Breakfast Table with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the original Rhapsody lamp, by her fiancée Patrick Coard Paris, Kifu Paris designs a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Console with Bronze-Patina Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the original Rhapsody lamp, by her fiancee Patrick Coard Paris, Kifu Paris designs a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Shell Console with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Plumeria Console by Kifu Paris is a dramatic and sculptural piece. The black pen shell inlaid
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Console with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Apoli console table by Kifu Paris is both dramatic and organic it’s unique design. The cream
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Writing Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the original Rhapsody lamp, by her fiancée Patrick Coard Paris, Kifu Paris designs a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Console with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Kiss console by Kifu Paris is an elegant and organic piece in it's unique design. The cream
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Console with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Plumeria Console by Kifu Paris is a dramatic and sculptural piece. The cream shagreen inlaid
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy oval chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Brass

Parchment Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy oval chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy oval chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Console with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Plumeria Console by Kifu Paris is a dramatic and sculptural piece. The coal black shagreen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Parchment Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy oval chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Bench with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the original Dandy Bench by Kifu Paris (see images at end of slide), the Dandy II
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Benches

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Bench with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the original Dandy bench by Kifu Paris (see images at end of slide), the Dandy II
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Benches

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Bench with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the original Dandy Bench by Kifu Paris (see images at end of slide), the Dandy II
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Benches

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Bench with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the original Dandy bench by Kifu Paris (see images at end of slide), the Dandy II
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Benches

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Table Lamp with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Apoli table lamp by Kifu Paris is both dramatic and organic it’s unique design. The ethereal
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Floor Lamp with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Apoli floor lamp by Kifu Paris is both dramatic and organic it’s unique design. The ethereal
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy Rectangle Chest of Drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy Rectangle Chest of Drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Brass

Parchment Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy rectangle chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Brass

Console in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the original Rhapsody lamp, by her fiancee Patrick Coard Paris, Kifu Paris designs a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Onyx Breakfast Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Apoli breakfast table by Kifu Paris is both dramatic and organic its unique design. The onyx
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Onyx, Brass

Shagreen Breakfast Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Apoli breakfast table by Kifu Paris is both dramatic and organic its unique design. The black
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Breakfast Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Apoli breakfast table by Kifu Paris is both dramatic and organic its unique design. The cream
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Shell Side Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Plumeria rectangle side table by Kifu Paris is a dramatic and sculptural piece. The black pen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Bronze-Patina Brass Table Lamp with Lapis Lazuli by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Cosmo Bird table lamp by Kifu Paris is a whimsical and sculptural piece, inlaid in bronze
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Brass

Shell Breakfast Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Plumeria breakast table by Kifu Paris is a dramatic and elegant piece. The black pen shell
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

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Kifu Paris For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the kifu paris you’re looking for. Each kifu paris for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using brass, metal and shagreen stingray. There are 1 variations of the antique or vintage kifu paris you’re looking for, while we also have 281 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the kifu paris you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right kifu paris, those designed in Art Deco and Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one kifu paris that is appealing in its simplicity, but Kifu Augousti and R & Y Augousti produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Kifu Paris?

Prices for a kifu paris start at $240 and top out at $45,709 with the average selling for $4,185.

Kifu Augousti for sale on 1stDibs

Family is what brought Kifu Augousti into the world of furniture design. The daughter of celebrated designers Ria and Yiouri Augousti, Kifu has a bold, quirky style that is fiercely independent. Her exquisite handmade tables, seating and decorative objects — which typically feature pronounced geometrical forms and exotic inlays — set Augousti apart as an up-and-coming creator of modern furnishings made in the Art Deco tradition.

Augousti embarked on her creative career early. After attending Brown University, she followed in her parents' footsteps, carving out her own reputation as a design powerhouse.

While it’s often likened to her parents’ work, Kifu Augousti’s designs have a look that is distinctively their own. Offbeat materials, sinuous curves and wild patterns have become hallmarks of the designer’s furniture. In the workshop of her parent's design firm, R & Y Augousti, Kifu experimented with semi-precious stones, shells and other interesting materials as a child. Her parents gained fame for bringing shagreen — leather made from shark or stingray hide —  back into fashion. (It reemerged as a luxe material among designers and decorators in 2017.)

Popular in the 1930s, this versatile material had fallen out of vogue over time. The Augoustis revived it for use in their own work, and Kifu Augousti continues to celebrate it, incorporating shagreen into her signature styles that are on offer at her Kifu Paris shop in Paris as well as in her New York City showroom. She favors bold, nature-inspired prints and silhouettes, and in many of her handmade benches, coffee tables, daybeds and other large pieces, an integration of shagreen blends wonderfully with the structures’ bold bronze frames or bases. In her smaller boxes, baskets and vases, stylish combinations of shagreen, shell inlays and decorative knobs with semi-precious stones are merged to create a sumptuous, unconventional look that is utterly unique.

Find Kifu Augousti seating, tables and decorative objects on 1stDibs.

A Close Look at Art Deco Furniture

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu. The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture. From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

Find a collection of vintage Art Deco dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.