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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Adrien Audoux & Frida Minnet for Vibo Set of Six Armchairs in Wicker Straw
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet for Vibo Vesoul, set of six armchairs, stained beech, straw, France, 1950s Set of six armchairs designed by the duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet. Th...
Straw, Beech
$5,461 / set
pair of Audoux Minet low chairs
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
A rare French mid-century pair of Audoux Minet low chairs featuring robust stained beech frames and beautifully hand-woven rope seats and backs in the signature Audoux-Minet pattern....
Rope, Beech
Mid-Century Modern Stool by Audoux & Minet, Raffia & Wood, France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Charlotte Perriand, Marcel Gascoin
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Mid-century French low Shepard's stool designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. This rustic French pouf showcases a circular seat crafted from woven raffia/rattan, supported by tri...
Raffia, Wood
Lounge Sofa by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minnet, Mid-Century France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Lounge Sofa by “Audoux-Minet” Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet met in the Provence region of France during the 1940s and began collaborating on design project...
Rush, Wood
Audoux Minet 1960s Pair of French Rope Lounge Chairs
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Pair of Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet lounge chairs from France, 1950s. All original wood and rope with nice patina and age. Stunning and iconic pair.
Rope, Wood
$2,120 / set
Set of four French chairs by Audoux minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Miami, FL
Set of four dining chairs by Audoux Minet
Bamboo
$1,243 / item
French Stool by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Bar stool in oak with a woven cane seat by French designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. France, 1950s. The seat consists of thick, circular braided reed braids. Legs are made o...
Raffia, Oak
$4,045 / set
Audoux & Minet Tripod Rope Chair, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A lovely rope and wood chair by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux, 1950s, France. These unusual sculptural chairs are a typical Audoux et Minet modernist design incorporating elements of...
Rope, Wood
Rope Armchair by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo Vesoul, France ca 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Utrecht, NL
This armchair is a compelling embodiment of the French design duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Their design philosophy was centered around a commitment to accessible furnishing mad...
Rope, Wood
Original pair of Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux tripod chairs, 1950s France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Berlin, DE
Absolutely stunning set of rope and wood chairs designed by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux, hailing from 1950s France. These distinctive artistic chairs showcase the quintessential mo...
Rope, Wood
Rare French Braided Raffia Club Chairs By Adrien Audoux & Frida Minnet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in London, GB
A pair of very rare, large-scale club armchairs by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minnet for their Golfe Juan outlet on the French Riviera. Featuring generous oak frames clad in their origina...
Chenille, Raffia, Oak
Cylindrical Woven Rush Stool or Footrest, Audoux & Minet, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Authentic 1950s stool or footrest attributed to the renowned French designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Exemplifying post-war French design, this piece combines simplicity, eleg...
Rush
A Pair of ART-DECO MODERNIST ARMCHAIRS by AUDOUX-MINNET, France 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant pair of armchairs by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minnet, Audoux-Minnet, France 1950; bent bambou, thin and round lines, square seats with 2 ecru linen cushions made on measure,...
Textile, Bamboo, Wicker
$5,170Sale Price / set|27% Off
Set of 2 stools designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet - France -1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Marcel Gascoin
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Mid-century French low Shepard's stools designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. This rustic French poufs showcase a circular seat crafted from woven raffia/rattan, supported by tr...
Raffia, Wood
Rare Pare of Raffia Arm Chairs by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
In very fine original condition, each chair is wrapped in braided raffia over an oak frame. - Seat H.17.32" - Matching Three Seat Sofa Available The French Modernist Designer-duo Adrian Audoux and...
Raffia
Low Rope Lounge Chair by Audoux-Minet, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
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...
Wood, Rope
Adrian & Frida Minet for Vibo Armchair in Wicker Straw
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet for Vibo, armchair, stained beech, straw, France, 1950s Rustic armchair designed by the duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. The seating and backrest are m...
Straw, Beech
Vibo Vesoul rope armchairs by Audoux & Minet - 1940s France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo, Frida Minet
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
- french armchairs by Audoux & Minet - 1940s farm house style - very good condition with beautiful patina
Rope, Bentwood
Pair Chairs of Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, France 1970's
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Pair Chairs of Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, France 1970's
Rope, Oak
Low French Shepherd’s Stool by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Charming mid-century French low stool designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. This rustic piece features a circular seat intricately handwoven in natural raffia/rattan, resting on...
Raffia, Wood
Exceptional Set of 6 Design Audoux & Minnet Chairs 1950s Original Wood and Hemp
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in leucate, FR
Discover a truly rare and authentic ensemble: this superb set of six chairs designed by the celebrated French designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet in the 1950s. These iconic piec...
Hemp, Wood
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Braided Hemp
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, set of ten dining chairs, beech, rope hemp, France, late 1940s Set of ten naturalistic dining chairs designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Mine...
Beech
Audoux Minet Lounge Chair
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, contemporaries of Modernist designers Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Chareau among others, designed prolifically in 1940s and 50s. Their aesthetic was r...
Hemp, Bentwood
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Chair
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet chair from France, 1950s. All original woven rope seat with nice patina and age. Oak wood frame with dark stain. Overall nice vintage conditio...
Rope, Oak
A wonderful 1950s sofa by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in London, GB
A wonderful 1950s sofa by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet with primitive style hand turned beech wood frames and orignal handwoven abaca rope seats and backs,...
Rope, Wood
Audoux Minet beech and rope armchair Vibo Vesoul edition 1950
By Vibo, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This armchair was designed by designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet in the '50s and then published by Vibo Vesoul. It features a curved laminated beech frame and a seat and backres...
Rope, Beech
Pair of Audoux & Minet Tripod Rope Chairs, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb pair of rope and wood chairs by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux, 1950s, France. These unusual sculptural chairs are a typical Audoux et Minet modernist design incorporating el...
Rope, Wood
$1,950 / set
Vintage French Stools by Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French stools by Audoux Minet. Each stool is made with a braided wicker seat on a hand carved tripod wooden structure. We loved the T-shaped stretcher. They are both in very ...
Wicker, Wood
Lounge Armchair by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Lounge Arm Chair by "Audoux-Minet" Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet met in the Provence region of France during the 1940s and began collaborating on design projects. Their work reflects ...
Rush, Wood
$4,112Sale Price / set|30% Off
4-Set Slung Rope Dining Chairs by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux for Vibo Vesoul
By Vibo, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
a set of four ‚slung rope‘ dining chairs, designed by audoux-minet for french manufacturer ‚vibo vesoul‘ in marseille, ca. 1950. here comes the whole story about this french rural chairs...
Rope, Oak
Audoux & Minet Rope Stool, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb rope and wood stool by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux, 1950s, France. A very nice example in original condition, with some minor signs of use and age. Fast shipping worldwid...
Rope, Wood
Charlotte Perriand Style Stool, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb cord and wood stool, 1950s, France. A very nice example, similar in style to Charlotte Perriands famous design and from the same era. In original condition, with some minor...
Wood, Cord
Stool designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet - France -1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Charlotte Perriand, Marcel Gascoin
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Mid-century French low Shepard's stool designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. This rustic French pouf showcases a circular seat crafted from woven raffia/rattan, supported by tri...
Raffia, Wood
Set of Three (3) Hand-Woven Nautical Rope Pouf Ottomans Style of Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in North Miami, FL
These THREE (3) well cared for vintage French low pouf ottomans made of a wonderful hand-woven nautical rope are PERFECT auxiliary seating for any space. Can also be large door stops!
Rope
Audoux & Minet Low Tripod Chair, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A small, child size, rope and wood tripod chair by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux, 1950s, France. Great example in original condition, with normal signs of use and wear and some mino...
Rope, Wood
Rare Audoux & Minet Stool, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare petite rope and wood stool by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux, 1950s, France. A good example, wooden legs have been refinished, with some minor wear to the surface of the rope....
Rope, Wood
Audoux Minnet Signed Single Rattan Armchair - France 1960's
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
Golfe Juan designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet single signed armchair. One of the iconic designs from the Riviera designers, featuring a particularly comfortable backrest and r...
Rattan
Ensemble de 6 chaises en corde tissée par Adrien AUDOUX & Frida MINET pour VIBO
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Ensemble de 6 chaises en corde tissée par Adrien AUDOUX & Frida MINET pour VIBO Versoul 1940's Adrien Audoux et Frida Minet forment un duo emblématique du design français des an...
Rope, Wood
1 French Mid-Century Rope Stool / Bench by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, Timeless French Mid-Century Modern Stool, Ottoman or Bench Hand-crafted and hand-knotted in Rope by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, France, circa 1960-1970. This modern craft...
Rope, Hardwood
French shepherd’s stool by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, France 1950s.
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Antwerp, BE
This rare mid-century French shepherd’s stool was designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet in the 1950s and is a beautiful expression of their deeply material-driven and vernacular ...
Rattan, Oak
Vintage Lounge Chairs by Atelier Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet for VIBO France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet for Vibo, Pair of Armchairs, France, 1950s Stained Beech Frame with Handwoven Abaca Hemp Seating A refined pair of armchairs designed by the celebrated F...
Wood
$3,200
Audoux-Minet Stool
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Denver, CO
Rare, hand crafted stool by French design duo Audoux-Minet. Known for their innovative use of natural, sustainable materials, including rope, wicker, and bamboo. Their work was heavi...
Straw, Elm
$2,500 / set
Petite Audoux Minet Stools
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Petite Audoux Minet tripod stools, France 1950's Dark solid oak frame with woven rope seat Sold as a pair with original patina throughout
Oak
A Wonderful Pair Of 1960s Armchairs By Adrien Audoux And Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of 1950s armchairs by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet with primitive style hand turned beech wood frames and orignal handwoven abaca rope seats and backs, all in perfe...
Rope, Wood
Vintage French Armchair in Rope and Beech by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
This elegant armchair, designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet and produced by Vibo Vesoul in the 1950s, perfectly embodies the duo’s vision of honest, handcrafted modernism. The ...
Rope, Beech
Audoux Minet French Oak & Rope Side Chair
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Audoux-Minet French Oak & Rope Side Chair Designed by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet France, circa 1950s This handsome side chair will add wonderful texture and rich history to any room...
Rope, Wood
Pair Of Rattan Armchairs By Audoux-minnet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Charmes, FR
Elegant pair of natural rattan armchairs, work attributed to Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, emblematic designers of the French modern rustic movement of the 1940s-1950s. Tubular str...
Rattan
Butalist Tripod Stool in Oak & Rush by Audoux Minnet - France 1960's
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
Small tripod stool in stained oak with a rush seat. Two shuttle-shaped stretchers intersect at right angles. Truncated legs. The original rush seat is glued to the top. By iconic Côt...
Rush, Oak
Rope Chair Audoux-Minet for Vibo Vesoul, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
An elegant armless chair by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo Vesoul, crafted in wood with a handwoven natural rope seat and backrest. The distinctive curved frame and tactile w...
Rope, Wood
Audoux Minet Rope Chair, Stool & Basket, France, 1960s Set
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Almelo, NL
Rare and highly decorative Audoux Minet set including rope chair, stool and basket, crafted in France in the 1960s. A sculptural and collectible ensemble of organic modern design. A...
Rope, Beech
French Rope Stool by Audoux Minet, Mid-Century Tripod, 1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Almelo, NL
Authentic Audoux Minet French rope stool from the 1960s, featuring a handwoven seat and sculptural tripod wooden base. A refined and highly collectible example of organic mid-century...
Rope, Beech
Lounge Chair by “Audoux-Minet”
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in ECHT, NL
A wonderful 1950s Louge Chairs by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet with primitive style hand turned beech wood frames and orignal handwoven abaca rope seat and back, all in perfect orig...
Rush, Wood, Beech
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet for Vibo Set of Eight French Hemp Rope Dining Chairs
By Vibo, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Almelo, NL
A rare and highly collectible set of eight dining chairs by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, France, late 1940s — an iconic expression of post-war French modernism defined by ...
Hemp, Beech
Suite de 4 chaises vintage Audoux Minet en rotin des années 50 60
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in BESANÇON, FR
4 chaises vintage des années 50 60, en rotin, dans le goût d’Adrien Audoux et de Frida Minet, très bon état général avec patine du temps qui passe et des restaurations au niveau des ...
Rattan
Low French Shepherd’s Stool by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Exceptional mid-century French low stool by the renowned design duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. A striking example of Audoux-Minot’s refined rustic aesthetic, this stool features...
Raffia, Wood
Three Legs Stool Round Oak, Iron & Straw by Audoux-Minnet, France circa 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vintage french three legs stool in massive oak and woven straw. The legs are made with wood from barrels. The design duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet worked with various recycled a...
Oak
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minnet for Vido Set of Four Dining Chairs in Braided Hemp
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet for Vibo, set of four armchairs, beech, rope hemp, France, late 1940s Set of four naturalistic dining chairs designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minn...
Rope, Beech
Mid-Century Rope Chair by Audoux & Minet, France, 1950s
By Vibo, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
A beautiful example of the work of Audoux & Minet, this 1950s rope chair combines rustic craftsmanship with a refined, sculptural silhouette. Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet were k...
Rope, Wood
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Rope and Beech Stool, France 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Almelo, NL
A rare and highly collectible French mid-century stool by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, featuring a beautifully handwoven rope seat on a sculptural beech tripod base. An iconic exampl...
Rope, Beech
$10,500 / set
Audoux Minet Rope Bar Stools - Set of 3
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Set of three Audoux Minet rope barstools, France 1950's New walnut top with Shou Sugi Ban finish - done in traditional japanese style. Signature woven rope column with black iron...
Oak, Rope