Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet 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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Mid-Century Rope Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
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Rope and Cork Fruits Basket Audoux Minet.
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Mid-Century French Rope Swan Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
French Rope Swan Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet , Circa 1960.
Jardiniere or basket.
22 inches Lenght.
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Audoux Minet Woven Photo Frame circa, France, 1950s
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Audoux Minet braided rope frame, circa 1950s.
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet Decorative Objects
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Mid-Century Large Double Rope Basket Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
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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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French Rope Key Wall Hook by Style of Audoux Minet, 1960s France
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French rope key holder by Audoux and Minet. Intertwined rope with 4 hooks to hang keys. Perfect key hook in the shape of a large key for your entryway. Fun pi...
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Mid-Century Rope Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
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Rare Large Rope and Cork Fruits Basket Audoux Minet.
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1960s French Rustic Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet Decorative Objects
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Mid-Century Rope & Wood Basket Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
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Adrien Audoux And Frida Minnet decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet decorative objects are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of rope and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet decorative objects, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative objects by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet were created in the mid-century modern style in france during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Jean Austruy, Quimper Faience Pottery, and Jacques Sicard. Prices for Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $625 and can go as high as $2,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,300.
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