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 Faye Toogood, Tacchini
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
$4,750
H 30 in W 18 in D 66 in
Italian Travertine Console Table With Walnut Wood - Custom Console Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
Materials: Premium Italian Travertine & Solid Walnut Wood Style: Modern Organic, Mid-Century Modern, Italian Minimalist Dimensions: 170 cm (W) x 45 cm (D) x 75 cm (H) Origin: Han...
Marble, Travertine
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
$6,282
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
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 $5,015 / item
H 28.35 in W 94.49 in D 35.44 in
Tubby Tube Conference Table with Aluminum 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 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
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 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 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
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
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 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 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
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 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
$5,746
H 33.08 in W 39.38 in D 11.82 in
Brutalist Console, Solid Walnut Wood, Customizable, Fenestra by Mokko
By Mokko Amsterdam
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rhythmic interplay of volumes and voids. The Fenestra collection is inspired by Brick Expressionism, the architectural movement visible in Amsterdam’s ‘South Plan’ area - the city...
Oak, Walnut
Large Console in Solid Walnut Wood, Fenestra by Mokko
By Mokko Amsterdam
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rhythmic interplay of volumes and voids. The Fenestra collection is inspired by Brick Expressionism, the architectural movement visible in Amsterdam’s ‘South Plan’ area - the city...
Walnut, Oak
$8,850 / item
H 30 in W 18 in D 80 in
Modern Console Table with Bronze Sabots in Black Maple Wood by Costantini, Dino
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Dino Modern console table with bronze sabots in black maple wood by Costantini Measurements are 90" L x 18" W x 30" H The clean rectilinear form of the Dino Console plays counterpo...
Bronze
$12,342Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 55.12 in D 15.75 in
Lines Console Table in Solid Walnut Wood
Located in Paris, FR
Console table lines with hand carved structure in varnished solid walnut wood. With 2 drawers. Made in Italy.
Walnut
$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 Kirk Van Ludwig, Autonomous Furniture
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, Fir, Walnut, Oak
$6,278Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 35.44 in W 55.52 in D 16.54 in
21st Century Robert Console Walnut Wood Made in Portugal by Wood Tailors
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Robert Scott, who inspired our designers to conceive this exquisite console, was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions. His unden...
Oak, Walnut