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Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet

French, Swiss

While little is known about audacious modernist designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, the French-Swiss husband-and-wife duo created playful and unique decorative objects, dining chairs, sconces and other furniture during the mid-20th century. Rejecting Art Deco lavishness and the concept that seating, tables and other furnishings should be made with luxurious and exotic materials, Minet and Audoux adopted a rustic style in their work, integrating abaca hemp cord and other organic materials such as beech and bamboo in their provocative designs.

Audoux and Minet were active in Côte d'Azur, France — they are believed to have established a workshop there in the late 1920s. The designers were members of the Union des Artistes Modernes, a collective of like-minded artists founded in 1929. The raison d'être of the Union was to design household furnishings and decorative pieces for a wider demographic of people, not merely affluent Parisians — a target kind of buyer for many creators of the day. They promoted simplicity and prioritized functionalism. The collective’s membership boasted other celebrated furniture designers, including Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Francis Jourdain and Louis Sognot

Minet and Audoux spent much of their time in the Provence region, a hub of creativity where other artists such as Pablo Picasso found endless inspiration. They created everything from lighting to lounge chairs and end tables that reflected a nautical theme and coastal living. Minet and Audoux’s imaginative works — table lamps with shades covered in raffia, oak benches with seat backs of woven rope — were made available to passers-by in the duo’s retail outlet in the seaside resort town of Golfe-Juan. The pair also incorporated woven rope into larger pieces such as armchairs and side tables. These furnishings are often compared to the work of similarly adventurous Union des Artistes Modernes member Charlotte Perriand. Several of Audoux and Minet’s seating pieces are on display at the Maison Dumas in St. Tropez, France. 

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Rope Chandelier by French designers Adrien Audoux & Frida Minnet, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in leucate, FR
Elegant French rope chandelier by Adrien and Frida Audoux & Minnet, created in the 1950s. Made entirely of natural hemp rope over a metal structure, this piece exemplifies the design...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet

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Rope, Hemp

Low Rope Lounge Chair by Audoux-Minet, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Charming low lounge chair by the French designer duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, crafted in France in the 1950s. The patinated solid wood frame supports a hand-braided rope seat a...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet

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Wood, Rope

Low Rope Lounge Chair by Audoux-Minet, France, 1950s
Low Rope Lounge Chair by Audoux-Minet, France, 1950s
$3,826
H 28.35 in W 23.63 in D 27.56 in
Oval Rope Mirror in the Style of Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Circa 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice oval mirror is made of rope. This is a French work by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet (Audoux-Minet). Circa 1970
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet

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Rope

Oval Rope Mirror in the Style of Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Circa 1950
Oval Rope Mirror in the Style of Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Circa 1950
$2,092 Sale Price
30% Off
H 16.54 in W 10.24 in D 1.58 in
Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. 17 inches Height with the shade.  
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet

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Rope, Stained Glass

Midcentury Wall light "Sun" by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, circa 1960
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Midcentury Wall light "Sun" by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, circa 1960 Rare wall lamp by the French and Swiss designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. This model in the shape of ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet

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Metal

Rope Chandelier by Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice, large and decorative chandelier is all made of rope. This is a French work by famous designers Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet - Audoux-Minet. Circa 1950
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet

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Rope

Rope Chandelier by Audoux Minet
Rope Chandelier by Audoux Minet
$4,143 Sale Price
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H 31.11 in W 26.78 in D 26.78 in
Audoux Minet Pendant Lamp Made from Rope and Brass, France, 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Vienna, AT
Audoux Minet Pendant Lamp Made from Rope and Brass, France, 1950 12.6" x 13.77" (height shade only) x- 53" overall height as pictured Audoux Minet Pendant Lamp made from rope and br...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet

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Brass

Rope mirror by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Rope mirror in the shape of a horse necklace by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, France, 1950s Good condition
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet

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Rope, Mirror

Rope mirror by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, France, 1950s
Rope mirror by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, France, 1950s
$1,002 Sale Price
35% Off
H 25.6 in W 14.97 in D 5.12 in
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