Manhattan-based furniture designer Carol Egan thrives at the crossroads of 21st-century technology and traditional woodworking. Her striking modern furniture, including boldly creative shelf designs, frequently features serpentine forms. Her hand-carved walnut shelves have a single twist, which seems to defy physics.
Born in Dublin in 1974, Egan is a graduate of both University College Dublin and New York City’s Parsons School of Design. She complemented this formal education with an interest in 3D printing technology.
Egan’s unique designs, like her twisted walnut stools and benches, begin as 3D models before skilled woodworkers craft and hand-finish the pieces. Using the modeling software, Egan imagines unusual and contemporary shapes that blur the lines between artistic sculpture and furniture.
While often using walnut, mahogany or oak, Egan has also designed furniture made with marble, bronze and steel. Her timeless and innovative design perspective made her inaugural 2010 furniture line a global success.
Maison Gerard in New York City was the first gallery to show Egan’s furniture and has continued to exhibit her work. Galerie BSL in Paris and Hostler Burrows in Los Angeles have also showcased her designs. Her free-standing console earned a Special Mention for Best Contemporary Piece at PAD London in 2015. Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Wallpaper, the New York Times and Vogue are just some of the publications that have featured Egan’s signature approach to furniture design.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Carol Egan seating, tables, wall decorations and more.
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Carol Egan, The Sovereign, Wall Sconce, United States, 2020
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
Also available in a variety of painted colors, as well as in bronze, this extraordinary wall-mounted sconce is one of several new works, in this casse inspired by the form and motion...
Steel
Price Upon Request
Carol Egan, "Double Bubble", Table Lamp, United States, 2019
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
Double bubble, a new table lamp in machined brass by Carol Egan, is part of a line of furniture that blends digital technology with fine traditional craftsmanship.
Brass
Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing with Blue Glaze Decoration, 2019
By Denis Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp by Denis Castaing with blue glaze decoration. The base and the lamp shade are in ceramic. Sold with an European electrical system. Perfect original conditions. 2...
Ceramic
Murano Glass Pink Color Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Majestic Murano blown glass leaf with a wonderful pink color, made even more beautiful by its polished brass structure. The Murano furnaces create an indisputable timeless design Th...
Brass
$1,085 / item
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 2.76 in
Murano Green Glass and Brass Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Majestic leaf in Murano glass of a wonderful green color, made even more beautiful by the polished brass base. The applique is composed of a brass structure that is attached to the ...
Brass
S.S. United States Wall Mounted Lamp, 1951 by E.F. Caldwell
Located in Hanover, MA
Wall-mounted floor lamp salvaged from a first class cabin of the S.S. United States ocean liner. See image 4 for this lamp in bedrooms of Suite U87-U89...
Aluminum
Contemporary Ceramic Table Lamp "Morille Bleutée" by Agnès Debizet, 2019
Located in London, GB
"Morille Bleutée" table lamp by Agnès Debizet, 2019 Lighting sculpture in red stoneware and blue porcelain slip depicting a morel mushroom. Unique piece sig...
Porcelain, Stoneware
Midcentury Chrome Double-Socketed Table Lamp by Kovacs
By Kovacs
Located in Kensington, MD
Dress your room up with this large chrome lamp from respected manufacturer Kovacs. Statement piece lamp from the 70s will lend a disco vibe to your space. Chunky like women’s jewelry from this period! Use by itself or with its coppery little cousin. Pictured with the lampshade it came to us with but we recommend purchasing a less traditionally shaped lampshade, maybe even in a color or pattern to set it off.
Chrome
Murano Glass Pink Color Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Beautiful design for this leaf-shaped applique, all pink with a series of a vertical rib. Very extensive stylized leaf, an artistic masterpiece of Murano. Th...
Brass
Rattan and Wicker Palm Tree Table Lamp, 1970s United States
By Mario Lopez Torres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beachy table lamp of a palm tree. Original lamp made in the 1970s. Made of rattan and wicker and bamboo. Curved trunk resembles a leaning palm tree. Two wicker coconuts each contai...
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
$1,085 / item
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 2.76 in
Murano Gold Glass and Brass Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Majestic leaf in Murano glass of a wonderful gold color, made even more beautiful by the polished brass base. The applique is composed of a brass structure that is attached to the w...
Brass
The Wall Sconce
By Villari
Located in Milan, IT
This sconce is part of the Home Couture Collection, and serves as elegant source of light, while also being a splendid jewel for a wall. Its sculptural stricture combines curved glas...
Brass
Plaster Neoclassical Table Lamp, United States, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Handmade plaster table lamps with a geometric, neoclassical form. Available in custom colors and finishes. Two of the pictured variant are available now. H to Top of Harp: 20.5" H t...
Plaster
Rattan and Wicker Palm Tree Table Lamp, 1970s United States
By Mario Lopez Torres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and authentic palm tree lamp made in the 1970s. In the style of Mario Lopez Torres. Gorgeous lamp that adds so much character to a space. Perfect addition to warm-weather home ...
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan