Faye Toogood Cupboards
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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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Faye Toogood Cupboards
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Faye Toogood Cupboards
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Faye Toogood Cupboards
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Faye Toogood Cupboards
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19th Century French Antique Faye Toogood Cupboards
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Faye Toogood Cupboards
Plastic
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Faye Toogood Cupboards
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2010s American Scandinavian Modern Faye Toogood Cupboards
Rattan, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Faye Toogood Cupboards
Teak
20th Century English Modern Faye Toogood Cupboards
Yew
1940s French Vintage Faye Toogood Cupboards
Oak
1840s English Antique Faye Toogood Cupboards
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Faye Toogood Cupboards
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century Hungarian Country Faye Toogood Cupboards
Pine
19th Century German Country Antique Faye Toogood Cupboards
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20th Century European Faye Toogood Cupboards
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