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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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
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
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
Four French, 1950s Chairs Attributed to Audoux-Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic and unfussy set of four oak dining chairs with rope seats, attributed to Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, of Vibo Vesoul. The backs have a simple medallion decor. The front legs a...
Rope, Oak
$1,979 / set
H 31.5 in W 17.33 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Fibreglass Side Chairs by Rene Jean Caillette, France 1950s
By Sedia-Steiner
Located in London, GB
A rare set of 2 fibreglass chairs by Rene Jean Caillette. Brown background and multicolour floral pattern. Designed and produced in France between 1950-1959. René-Jean Caillet...
Steel
$2,856 / set
H 29.53 in W 17.33 in D 21.66 in
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
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
$7,959 / set
H 28.35 in W 23.63 in D 25.6 in
Pair of French Rope Lounge Chairs of Audoux & Minet - 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
A striking pair of French lounge chairs of Audoux & Minet, crafted in solid oak and hand-woven natural rope. Their low, architectural silhouette, generous proportions, and beauti...
Rope, Wood
$2,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.35 in W 23.63 in D 27.56 in
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
$2,303
H 33.47 in W 13.78 in D 18.12 in
Mid-Century French Mediterranean Tripod Side Chair by Audoux-Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Basel, BS
A captivating modernist tripod side chair designed by the legendary French-Swiss design duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Handcrafted in the South of France during the 1950s, this...
Rope, Oak
$7,959
H 32.29 in W 28.75 in D 59.85 in
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Rope Bench for Vibo Vesoul - France - 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
Exceptional bench designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet and manufactured by Vibo Vesoul, France, in the 1950s. A remarkable example of the designers’ celebrated work, combining f...
Rope
$1,990 / set
H 34.26 in W 18.9 in D 18.9 in
Pair of Stacking Chairs by Karl Schwanzer, Thonet, Austria, 1950s
By Karl Schwanzer, Thonet
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare set of two Viennese stacking chairs made of brown stained wood designed by Austrian architect Prof. Karl Schwanzer and manufactured by Thonet in the 1950s. This chair was des...
Beech
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
$4,682 / set
H 33.47 in W 13.78 in D 18.12 in
Mediterranean Design Tripod Side Chairs Stools by Audoux Minet, France 1950's
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury French Mediterranean Design Tripod Side Chair set of 2 by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. Made in the South of France, 1950's period. These are made from oak wine bar...
Straw, Oak
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H 34.65 in W 18.51 in D 18.9 in
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Side Chair in Oak and Braided Straw
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, side chair, oak, straw, iron, France, 1950s This sculptural side chair was created by the French designer couple Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. The th...
Iron
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H 34.65 in W 18.51 in D 18.9 in
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Side Chair in Oak and Braided Straw
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, side chair, oak, straw, France, 1950s Ths sculptural side chair was created by the French designer couple Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. The three f...
Straw, Oak
An Audoux & Minet Rope Chair, Vibo, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb rope and wood cantilever chairs by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux, 1950s, France. In original condition, with some wear, marks and signs of age and use to the wood rope. Fa...
Rope, Wood
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
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
Rope Side Chair by Audoux et Minet, France, circa 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Surbiton, GB
A primitive wood and braided rope side chair designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, the French designers famed for their inventive use of accessible materials. Dimensions (cm...
Rope, Wood
Tripod Rope Chair by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tripod rope chair by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet featuring wooden structure.
Iron
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H 31.5 in W 15.75 in D 19.25 in
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Rare Pair of Rope and Wood Chairs, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet rare pair of brutalist side chairs with braided rope backs and seats on stained wood frames ending in tripod legs. These unusual sculptural chairs are a...
Rope, Wood
Sculptural Side Chair by Audoux, Minet, France
By Frida Minet, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sculptural side chair were created by the French designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. The three flat legs are made of dark oak the wood was o...
Wood, Braid
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Rope Accent Chairs
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Rope Accent chairs sold individually (we have two available).
Rope, Wood
Pair of Audoux Minet Side Chairs
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in East Hampton, NY
A pair of rope woven seats and backs dining or side chairs by the French designers Audoux and Minet.
Rope
Audoux Minet Armchair in Beech and Cord
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern armchair, Audoux Minet, France, 1960s Easy chair with seagrass cord back and seat by Audoux Minet. The use of woven rope fits well in a rustic modern inspired ...
Cord, Beech