While little is known about audacious modernist designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, 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, Minnet 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 Minnet 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.
Minnet 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. Minnet 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 Minnet’s seating pieces are on display at the Maison Dumas in St. Tropez, France.
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Rope Mirror with Leather Backing by Audoux Minet. France, circa 1960.
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rope Mirror with Leather Backing by Audoux Minet. France, circa 1960.
Rope, Mirror
$3,450
H 18 in W 21 in D 5.5 in
Audoux & Minet Nautical 2 Light Sconce with Round Mirror France 1960 Midcentury
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Miami, FL
Wall mirror or 2 light sconce with 2 lights designed by Audoux & Minet made in France 1960s. Sturdy rope handwoven and crafted into a round wall mirror and 2 arm light...
Brass
Audoux Minet French Rope Wall Mirror
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Audoux Minet coiled rope wall mirror France, circa 1950’s Coiled mirror frame is comprised of braided sea grass rope Organic texture and feel Natural color variations Patina from age...
Rope, Mirror
$4,700 / set
H 56.75 in W 26 in D 2 in
Pair of Spectacular Adrien Audoux Frida Minet Elliptic Rope Mirrors
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Jersey City, NJ
inspired by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet this pair of rope mirrors have a modern design. The edition is limited as there are made by a French artisan in south of France. Please not...
Rope, Mirror
Adrien Audoux et Frida Minet Spectacular Elliptic Rope Mirror
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Inspired by AUDOUX MINET and their collection of mirrors, light fixtures and furniture that were made essentially with rope, this French artisan designed his own contemporary collect...
Rope, Mirror
Vintage 1950s Rope Mirror by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This very decorative wall-mounted mirror was designed in France in 1950s by Audoux Minet. Adrian Audoux and Frida Minet were famous French designers and were part of a group of Modernist designers including Louis Sognot,Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Chareau. Audoux Minet's innovative use of rope in decoration pieces have become their own trademark.This mirror is typical of this period design and is all original. It was handcrafted and is in very good condition. It has got a beautiful horse yoke...
Mirror, Rope
Mid-Century Octogonal Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Rare nautical octagonal rope mirror Audoux Minet circa 1960 from South of France. 16 by 16 inches.
Rope, Mirror
$2,369Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.54 in W 10.24 in D 1.58 in
Oval Rope Mirror by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Circa 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
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
Rope
Mid-Century Large Oval Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Large oval rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960 from South of France. 24 inches Height / 17.5 inches Width
Rope, Mirror
Round Lariat Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Style
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Round Lariat Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Style. Lariat shape. Width / 18 inches. Height / 23 inches.
Rope, Mirror
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Rope-Framed Mirror France, circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A mirror designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet in France during the late 1950s. Featuring a hand-wrapped rope frame, this piece reflects the designers’ signature use of natural ...
Rope, Mirror
Audoux Minet Oval Rope Mirror
Located in East Hampton, NY
Beautiful rope framed mirror by French designers Audoux Minet....
Rope
Mid-Century Round Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Round nautical rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960. Size: 13 inches diameter.
Rope, Mirror
Mid-Century Rope Hand Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Rope Hand Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet.
Rope, Mirror
Mid-Century Rope Hand Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Rope Hand Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet.
Rope, Mirror
French Rope Vanity Mirror by Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique and rare vanity mirror made of twisted rope by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, France 1960's. Circular mirror pivots and rests on four leg base. Beautiful and functional piece.
Rope, Mirror
1950s Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Exclusive Large Rope Mirror
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950s very rare Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet large rope mirror The mirror frame is made of weave rope, structure and base in wrought iron. Heigh...
Rope
Rare Petite Vanity Rope Mirror by Audoux Minet, France 1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
Audoux Minnet Golfe Juan designers - French Riviera Excellent vntage condition Mirror rotates over horizontal axis rare piece item will ship from France, price exclusive of shipp...
Rope