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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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
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
Scarce sofa by Audoux Minnet for Vibo Vesoul
By Vibo, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rarissime banquette en chêne et corde par Audoux Minnet pour Vibo, Vesoul. Bel état de conservation. Nous savons néanmoins que c'est certainement lors de leur v...
Rope, Oak
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
$4,674
H 27.56 in W 25.2 in D 27.17 in
Fauteuil par Adrien Audoux et Frida Minet pour Vibo Vesoul 1950's
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Fauteuil par Adrien Audoux et Frida Minet pour Vibo Vesoul 1950's Fauteuil bas des années 1950, au dessin très sculptural, avec de larges accotoirs en bois cintré formant une grande...
Faux Leather, Beech
$5,141Sale Price / set|27% Off
H 13.78 in W 12.21 in D 12.21 in
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
$5,258 / set
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 27.56 in
Set of two Audoux et Minet lounge chairs Vibo Vesoul 1950s
By Frida Minet, Vibo
Located in Baambrugge, NL
(Near) Pair of lounge chairs by the French duo Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet for Vibo Vesoul (circa 1950). The chairs embody the duo's modernist vision: the use of honest, natural mate...
Rope, Pine
$5,500
H 31.89 in W 25.01 in D 27.56 in
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
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
French Ottoman in the style of Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This midcentury piece features a solid oak frame paired with a handwoven papercord top in an eye-catching geometric pattern. Its adaptable design allows it to function as a bench, ot...
Papercord, Oak
$2,851 / 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
Adrian & Frida Audoux Minet for Vibo Armchair in Braided Hemp
By Vibo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, armchair, beech, rope hemp, France, late 1940s A naturalistic dining chair designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. The seat and backrest ...
Hemp, Beech
$8,413 / set
H 74 in W 62 in D 52 in
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
$4,089Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 34.26 in W 16.93 in D 18.12 in
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
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
Audoux Minet, Sofa, Bamboo, circa 1970, France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, sofa, bamboo, circa 1970, France. Height 77 cm, seat height 45 cm, width 110 cm, depth 45 cm. The table and the chairs must be restored and v...
Bamboo
Two Seater French Sofa in Manner of Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in London, GB
A stylish two seater sofa in the manner of Audoux-Minet. France, c1960s. Rope cord seat and back rest in perfect condition. A pair of lounge chairs available separately. ...
Rope, Wood
Two Seater Mid-Century French Sofa in Manner of Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in London, GB
A stylish two seater sofa in the manner of Audoux-Minet. France, c1960s. Rope cord seat and back rest in perfect condition. A pair of lounge chairs available separately. ...
Rope, Wood