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 Bread Walnut and Maple Wood Console by Faye Toogood
By Tacchini, Faye Toogood
Located in New York, NY
Bread console was designed by baking, slicing and balancing two Ciabatta. From this rustic beginning, an elegant wooden console has emerged. Bread console’s soft and naturalistic for...
Walnut
1970s Chrome and Maple Console Table
Located in North Charleston, SC
Elegant Mid-Century Modern chrome and maple console table, circa 1970s. The sleek rectangular form features a polished chrome frame that encases a warm maple wood top and side insets...
Chrome
Narrow Walnut Wood Console Table by Alabama Sawyer
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
This beautiful Spider Table, a narrow wood console table, is a useful addition to a as a desk in an office, as a buffet in the dining room, or a la...
Walnut
Rare Ico Parisi Console. Walnut and Ebonizsed Wood
By Ico Parisi
Located in London, GB
Rare console by Ico Parisi. circa 1949 Italy. This is the longer 140cm version. Console has been professionally and sympathetically restored. Beautiful grain to the wood.
Wood, Walnut
From $3,485 / item
H 28.35 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in
Tubby Tube Small Dining Table with Aluminum Frame by Faye Toogood
By Please Wait to be Seated, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clear, no-nonsense lines and a sturdy steel frame. Faye Toogood has an eye for removing clutter, and her sculpted designs celebrate the rural past even as they partake of the urban contemporary and look towards the future. You can see this trademark fusion of traditional and contemporary in the way the sheer lines of the tabletop (18 mm thin, of Oregon pine, black or Navy blue stained ash) seem to float above the subtly rounded black steel or raw aluminum frames. The Tubby tube...
Steel
$6,489
H 13.78 in W 15.75 in D 13.78 in
Faye Toogood Roly Poly Side Table, Wood, London, 2019, Contemporary Tables
By Faye Toogood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Faye Toogood Roly Poly side table Manufactured by Faye Toogood London, 2019 Engineered wood, soft touch lacquer Measurements 40 cm x 35 cm...
Wood
$4,400 / item
H 32 in W 48 in D 12 in
Tillikum Black Walnut Wood and Matte Black Legs Console by Autonomous Furniture
By Autonomous Furniture, Kirk Van Ludwig
Located in Victoria, BC
The Tillikum Black Console in black walnut features a Black Walnut solid wood top set on a matte black frame and legs. The minimalist design by Kirk Van Ludwig combines these elements to create a modern entrance console...
Ash, Oak, Walnut, Fir
From $3,655 / item
H 28.35 in W 78.75 in D 35.44 in
Tubby Tube Large Dining Table with Aluminum Frame by Faye Toogood
By Please Wait to be Seated, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clear, no-nonsense lines and a sturdy steel frame. Faye Toogood has an eye for removing clutter, and her sculpted designs celebrate the rural past even as they partake of the urban contemporary and look towards the future. You can see this trademark fusion of traditional and contemporary in the way the sheer lines of the table top (18 mm thin, of Oregon pine, Black or Navy Blue stained ash) seem to float above the subtly rounded black steel or raw aluminum frames. The Tubby Tube...
Steel
Walnut, Maple, and Brass Console with Tempered Glass Top
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-turned solid wood base. Polished tempered glass top. Fine metal accents. Handmade in Los Angeles, California. Shown in walnut, maple and brass with clear tempered glass. Wo...
Brass
From $4,471 / item
H 28.35 in W 94.49 in D 35.44 in
Tubby Tube Conference Table with Black Steel Frame by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clear, no-nonsense lines and a sturdy steel frame. Faye Toogood has an eye for removing clutter, and her sculpted designs celebrate the rural past even as they partake of the urban contemporary and look towards the future. You can see this trademark fusion of traditional and contemporary in the way the sheer lines of the table top (18 mm thin, of Oregon pine, Black or Navy Blue stained ash) seem to float above the subtly rounded black steel or raw aluminum frames. The Tubby Tube...
Steel
$6,843
H 31.11 in W 63 in D 17.33 in
Italian 1940s Art Deco Console in Black Lacquer, Walnut and Maple Burl
Located in Meda, MB
Elegant Italian Art Deco console, 1940s. The structure is finished in glossy black lacquer, enriched by solid walnut profiles that add warmth and contrast. The top features maple bur...
Maple, Walnut
Resin Linea Console Table Walnut Wood and Resin
Located in Paris, FR
Console Table Resin Linea with solid walnut wood varnished. With high quality resin in center. Treated wood with natural pine extract. Available in: L 165 x D 49.5 x H 85cm, price: 8...
Resin, Walnut
From $5,865 / item
H 28.35 in W 106.3 in D 35.44 in
Tubby Tube Long Conference Table with Aluminum Frame by Faye Toogood
By Please Wait to be Seated, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clear, no-nonsense lines and a sturdy steel frame. Faye Toogood has an eye for removing clutter, and her sculpted designs celebrate the rural past even as they partake of the urban contemporary and look towards the future. You can see this trademark fusion of traditional and contemporary in the way the sheer lines of the tabletop (18 mm thin, of Oregon pine, black or navy blue stained ash) seem to float above the subtly rounded black steel or raw aluminum frames. The Tubby Tube...
Steel