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Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Decorative Objects

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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Creator: Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Mid-Century Rattan Wastebasket Umbrella Stand by Audoux Minnet France, c. 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
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Wicker umbrella stand from France, mid-century, circa 1950. Hand made. This umbrella stand with its two handles can also be used as an elegant wastepaper basket. Please note: the two...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Decorative Objects

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Rattan

Mid-Century Rattan Wastebasket Umbrella Stand by Audoux Minnet France, c. 1950
Mid-Century Rattan Wastebasket Umbrella Stand by Audoux Minnet France, c. 1950

Mid-Century Rattan Wastebasket Umbrella Stand by Audoux Minnet France, c. 1950

$901
Mid-Century French Rope Swan Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
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French Rope Swan Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet , Circa 1960. Jardiniere or basket. 22 inches Lenght.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Decorative Objects

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Rope

Mid-Century French Rope Swan Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Mid-Century French Rope Swan Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

Mid-Century French Rope Swan Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

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Mid-Century Rope & Wood Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
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Mid-century rope & wood basket Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet.
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Mid-Century Rope Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
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Rope and Cork Fruits Basket Audoux Minet. 15.3 inches.
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Mid-Century Rope Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
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$1,200
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Rare Large Rope and Cork Fruits Basket Audoux Minet. 20.2 inches Lenght.
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Rare double large rope and cork fruits basket Audoux Minet. Measures: W / 18.3" by 10" lower basket , upper 13.5' by 7" H / 13.5 13.5 by 7 inches.  
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Mid-Century Small Rope Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
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Mid-Century Small Rope Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

Mid-Century Small Rope Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

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Mid-Century Rope Log Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
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Mid-Century Rope Log Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. H / 15 inches. 17 inches by 14.5 inches
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Mid-Century Rope Log Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

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Audoux Minet Rope Catch All Basket
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Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet catch all, basket France, circa 1950’s Rustic cork and signature rope detail legs, trim and handle Lovely patina throughout Rare piece.
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Mid-Century Rope Clock Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
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