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.
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Carol Egan Steel Stool, USA, 2017
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural brushed stainless steel stool by Carol Egan. This sculptural stool is part of a line of contemporary furniture designed by ...
Stainless Steel
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Carol Egan, Contemporary Marble Stool, United States, 2017
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural hand-carved stool is part of a line of contemporary furniture designed by blending digital technology with fine traditional craftsmanship. Carved of a single piece of...
Carrara Marble
Price Upon Request
Carol Egan, Hand-Carved Limed Oak Side Table, USA, 2014
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary side table in hand-carved limed oak with polished bronze top by Carol Egan.
Oak
Walnut Round Top Foundation Side Table / Stool
Located in Portland, OR
Solid wood stool / side table in stunning hand oiled Oregon Black Walnut. With a clean and minimal design, these stools are handmade in Portland, Oregon with mortise and tenon joiner...
Walnut
Oak Round Top Foundation Side Table / Stool
Located in Portland, OR
Solid wood stool / side table in white oak with round top. With a clean and minimal design, these stools are handmade in Portland, Oregon with mortise and tenon joinery in Material's...
Oak
$2,750 / set
H 21 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Vintage Hand Carved Inlaid Mother of Pearl Side Tables, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of intricately carved & inlaid mother of pearl side tables. Beautifully detailed on top, bottom & all sides make this pa...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Contemporary Poney Stool Designed by Christian Astuguevieille
By Christian Astuguevieille
Located in North Miami, FL
Contemporary poney stool/side table designed by Christian Astuguevieille and made by hand of Natural Hemp Rope.
Hemp, Rope
Fumed Oak Round Top Foundation Side Table / Stool
Located in Portland, OR
Solid wood stool / side table in fumed white oak with round top. The fuming process reacts with the tannins in the wood and results in a color through, rich amber tone. With a clean ...
Oak
Blackened Ash Square Top Foundation Stool
Located in Portland, OR
Solid wood stool / side table in blackened ash with a square top. With a clean and minimal design, these stools are handmade in Portland, Oregon using mortise and tenon joinery in Ma...
Ash
17th Century Oak Dutch Side Table
Located in Huntington, NY
17th century oak Dutch side table, turned.
Wood, Oak
Stool 003
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Hand-cast stool that can be used for seating, as a side table or as a sculptural object. For indoor and outdoor use. At the intersection of art, craft, and design, Concrete Poetic...
Concrete, Cement
$1,724 / item
+ 2 moreH 16.54 in Dm 13.78 in
Basurto 02 Contemporary Wooden Stool with Leather Details
By Colección Estudio, Difane
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstraction of the buildings from that period, allowing to have at home a city in scale. Basurto 02...
Hardwood
Oak Square Top Foundation Side Table / Stool
Located in Portland, OR
Solid wood stool / side table in white oak with square top. With a clean and minimal design, these stools are handmade in Portland, Oregon with mortise and tenon joinery in Material'...
Oak
Walnut Staple Stool / Side Table
Located in Portland, OR
Oregon Black Walnut stool / side table is made to last. Handmade in Portland, Oregon with mortise and tenon joinery in Material's workshop. Availab...
Walnut
Giancarlo Stool Side Table in White Arabescato Marble
Located in AVENZA CARRARA, IT
The objects presented pay tribute to the material itself in a very concise and geometric way. Marble carries not only the idea of luxury and exclusivity, but prides itself to convey historical values and notions of technical achievements that are part of a long-lasting tradition. "Marmo Domestico, collection n°1 presents a range of domestic objects designed by Thevoz — Choquet. This collection aims to re(use) excess parts of industrially salvaged...
Marble