Faye Toogood’s name is practically synonymous with her Roly Poly chair. With its chubby legs and bowl-like seat, the now-iconic piece epitomized the trend toward chunky forms that defined avant-garde furniture design in the 2010s. But the visionary British artist’s contributions go far beyond the chair and its similarly robust companion pieces, in disciplines ranging from textiles and ceramics to fashion and home interiors.
“I design holistically, with an overall vision across fashion, furniture and interiors,” she tells 1stDibs. “Furniture is something I return to over and over again and is a very strong part of this vision. I am interested in humans and the way they live — the spaces they inhabit, the clothes they wear, the objects they surround themselves with.”
After a childhood spent running free in the English countryside with nature as her playground, Toogood studied art history at Bristol University rather than attend art school. Her design approach is underpinned by contrast and understandably informed by art history, particularly the mid-20th-century modernism of such British artists as Barbara Hepworth and Alfred Wallis. “For me, it is about playing around with references and our associations, be that with materials or the precious and the raw, the masculine and the feminine,” she explains. “I’m able to use those contrasts to create friction.”
Toogood has exhibited at Phillips and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Triennale in Milan and D Museum in Seoul. In addition, her works are in the permanent collections of institutions worldwide, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Dallas Museum of Art; Denver Art Museum; High Museum of Art, in Atlanta; Corning Museum of Glass, in New York; the National Gallery of Victoria, in Melbourne; and the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg.
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Tacchini Set of Three Lunar Pendant Lamps by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
Suspension lamp in three sizes made of natural and paper fibers. Lunar form a constellation of scrunchable, glowing lights designed by Faye Toogood. This range of lighting epitomises...
Natural Fiber
$2,876 / item
H 18.12 in W 7.09 in D 5.91 in
Set of Three Sculptural Pendant Lamps Suprematic in Copper and Steel by NOOM
By NOOM, Kateryna Sokolova
Located in Paris, FR
A bold composition of light, geometry, and emotion. Part of NOOM’s Suprematic lamp collection is more than lighting — it's a sculptural reflection of the early 20th-century Supremat...
Copper, Steel
$2,876 / set
H 18.12 in W 5.91 in D 7.09 in
Set of Three Contemporary Pendant Lamps Suprematic CS5 in Brass & Steel by NOOM
By NOOM, Kateryna Sokolova
Located in Paris, FR
Part of NOOM’s Suprematic lamp collection is more than lighting — it's a sculptural reflection of the early 20th-century Suprematist movement led by Kazimir Malevich. With its interp...
Brass, Steel
NEW Tacchini Equinox 90cm Pendant Lamp by Studiopepe IN STOCK
By Studiopepe, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
Equinox 90 cm - one in stock Ø 65 H 90 cm A dense, almost mysterious light is filtered through soft and enveloping materials. Luminosity and transparencies fluctuate, creating repeti...
Glass
Tacchini Alma Lamp by Studiopepe
By Studiopepe, Tacchini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-woven natural rattan, cement and bush-hammered limestone meet in this item, in a playful mix. Unusual superimpositions of sources give life to a lamp in which different material...
Stone, Cement
$900Sale Price / set|64% Off
H 20.87 in Dm 12.6 in
Set of Three ClassiCon Bell Pendant Lamps Copper Top by Sebastian Herkner STOCK
By Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
ClassiCon bell lamps with shade copper top White share 32CM D x 53CM H Sebastian Herkner BRAND NEW SHADES
Copper
$2,934 / set
H 13 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Set of Three Contemporary Pendant EL Lamps CS1 in Brushed Brass by Noom
By NOOM, Kateryna Sokolova
Located in Paris, FR
EL collection of lighting is inspired by the geometric works of the great Suprematist artists El Lissitzky and Kazimir Malevich. Suprematism is a modernist movement in the art of the...
Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
$10,523 / set
H 14.97 in Dm 7.88 in
Set of Three Diabolo Pendant Lamps by Svend Middelboe for Nordisk Solar 1958
By Svend Middelboe, Nordisk Solar Co., Lyfa, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Munich, DE
Set of three extremely rare, lovely and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern diabolo pendant lamps or hanging lights. Designed by Svend Middelboe for Nordisk Solar Company, Denmark, ...
Aluminum
$2,654 / set
H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Set of Three Contemporary Pendant El Lamps Small CS1 in Brass by NOOM
By Kateryna Sokolova, NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
Designed by Kateryna Sokolova, the EL Collection is a sculptural lighting series inspired by the geometric purity of the early 20th-century Suprematist movement, paying homage to ico...
Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
$4,209 / set
H 15.56 in Dm 5.71 in
Set of Three Mid Century Modern Pendant Lamps by Rupert Nikoll Austria 1970s
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Munich, DE
Set of three rare, lovely and elegant Mid-Century Modern pendant lamps or hanging lights. Manufactured probably by Rupert Nikoll, Austria, 1970s. Executed in textured plexiglass and...
Metal
$3,180 / set
H 13 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Set of Three Contemporary Pendant EL Lamps CS2 in Copper by NOOM
By Kateryna Sokolova, NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
Designed by Kateryna Sokolova, the EL Collection is a sculptural lighting series inspired by the geometric purity of the early 20th-century Suprematist movement, paying homage to ico...
Copper, Brass, Stainless Steel
Puffball Pendant Large by Faye Toogood
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Puffball, a collection of minimal lamps, draws inspiration from the rounded caps and columned stalks of wild mushrooms and toadstools. The chunky silhouet...
Aluminum
$2,841 / set
H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Set of Three Contemporary Pendant El Lamps Small CS2 in Copper by Noom
By NOOM, Kateryna Sokolova
Located in Paris, FR
Designed by Kateryna Sokolova, the EL Collection is a sculptural lighting series inspired by the geometric purity of the early 20th-century Suprematist movement, paying homage to ico...
Copper, Brass, Stainless Steel
Sold
H 70.75 in W 67 in D 27.5 in
Custom Order for Wei of Masking Tape Light & Masking Tape Light Tapestry
By Faye Toogood
Located in New York, NY
Faye Toogood [British, b. 1977] Maquette 072 / Masking Tape Light, 2020 Stainless steel, resin-coated canvas, LEDs 70.75 x 67 x 27.5 inches 180 x 170 x 70 cm Edition of 8 Faye Toogo...
Stainless Steel