Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
French, Swiss
Design duo Garouste and Bonetti is best known for concocting Surrealist, avant-garde, romantic furniture and lighting that merge whimsy and wonder with luxury and sophistication.
Born in Paris in 1946, Élizabeth Garouste studied interior design at the École Camondo and worked as a theater set designer before meeting Mattia Bonetti in the late 1970s. Bonetti, born in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1952, attended Lugano’s Centro Scolastico per L’Industria Artistica, where he studied textile design and got into photography.
Their first collaboration came in 1981, after Garouste’s husband, interior designer Gérard Garouste, asked them both to produce designs for the Paris restaurant Le Privilège. They devised a collection of Art Brut–inspired furniture called Barbare, which debuted at the Jansen House of Interior Design, earning them the nickname Les Nouveaux Barbares (the New Barbarians).
Garouste and Bonetti achieved international acclaim in 1987 when French couturier Christian Lacroix hired them to design for his maisons de couture in Paris and London. Instead of the staid decor used by other haute couture houses, Garouste and Bonetti’s furnishings were rebellious and daring. As described in Architectural Digest, “rooms and carpets were acrid ochers, edged with black baroque swirls Louis XVI-inspired chairs upholstered in fruit tones. Tree stump stools topped with ivory tufted cushions. White curtains were trimmed with black polka dots the size of pancakes.”
Following their success with Lacroix, Garouste and Bonetti designed interiors for illustrious clients such as German socialite Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis and Bernard Picasso, a French art collector and grandson of Pablo Picasso.
Throughout the late 1980s and ’90s, Garouste and Bonetti designed several modern pieces such as rainbow-colored console tables, the wavy, high-backed Koala sofa, ceramic tableware, table lamps and decorative objects. In 2002, the duo parted ways.
Bonetti continues to create furniture, finding inspiration in everything from ancient Greece to children’s toys to UFOs. His works have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Garouste also continues to design and is inspired by the natural world for her “quirky pieces,” Élisabeth Delacarte, owner of the Paris gallery Avant-Scène, says of her designs: “You feel like you’re in a dream rather than in reality. She very much has her own universe.”
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage Garouste and Bonetti tables, seating and serveware.
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Period: Late 20th Century
Creator: Garouste and Bonetti
Pair of armchairs Garouste & Bonetti ‘Koala’ bronze green velvet 1995
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a beautiful pair of armchairs by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Koala, with solid bronze feet, fully restored and reupholstered. Garouste & Bonetti began their co...
Category
1990s French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Extraordinary side table by Elizabeth Garouste + Mattia Bonetti, 1992
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Berlin, DE
Side table, hickory (North American walnut), ash, hazelnut wood, steel
Design / Elizabeth Garouste + Mattia Bonetti 1992
ISBA Collection
Dimensions / H.58cm ø 59cm
+++
Designer Mat...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Steel
Garouste & Bonetti - Mirror sconce for Maison Baguès
By Mattia Bonetti, Élizabeth Garouste, Maison Baguès, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare sconce mirror designed by Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti for Maison Baguès.
With this wall lamp, the famous design duo reinterprets the codes of the Maison Baguès. Th...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Leaf
Koala armchair by Garouste & Bonetti, France, 1990's
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, FR
Red velvet Koala by Garouste & Bonetti, created circa 1995
Bronze feet, signed BG, with its cushion
Exceptional condition of the fabric which is original
Category
1990s French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Garouste et Bonetti rare side tables
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
A very unique pair of side tables by Garouste and Bonetti
Signed and numbered 1/2 and 2/2
Bronze and very low edition
Very elegant and collectible design from the 1980s
Rare on...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Garouste Et Bonetti, Paire De Chaises "Jour Et Nuit", 1993
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in PARIS, FR
Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti (Nés en 1949 & 1953)
Paire de chaises « Jour et Nuit » - 1993
Structure en métal laqué noir, ornements en bronze argenté, tissu de velours corail
Édition Galerie Avant...
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1990s French Baroque Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti “Schlesinger” Chandelier
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in New York, NY
The Schlesinger chandelier, a collaborative masterpiece by Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, stands as a testament to the duo's imaginative brilliance and avant-garde design ph...
Category
Late 20th Century French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Garouste & Bonetti tulip sconce
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in PARIS, FR
This ceramic sconce has been designed by Élisabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti for David Gill Gallery and made by Marioni Paolo.
Signed “B.G.” under the stem.
Price is for one, a second one available in yellow.
Mattia Bonetti & Élisabeth Garouste, Tulip sconces...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Garouste et Bonetti Rare Black Screen for Christian Lacroix, 1987, France.
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Elisabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti little black screen, designed and only produced in 1987 for Maison de Haute Couture Christian Lacroix, Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, France.
...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti "Concerto" Console
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in PARIS, FR
2 “Concerto” tripod console created in 1995, in wood and gilded bronze, the top in thick glass. The feet decorated with flames signed "B.G".
Category
1990s French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of solid bronze table lamps By E. Garouste & M. Bonetti.
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare pair of solid bronze table lamps, France (1980')
By Elisabeth GAROUSTE & Mattia BONETTI.
Stamped "BG".
Very good condition.
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Garouste & Bonetti - Arabesque carpet
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in PARIS, FR
This Arabesque carpet was designed by Garouste & Bonetti c. 1994 and edited by Sam Laik.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Wool
Garouste & Bonetti Unique Frame for Christian Lacroix, 1987, France.
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Elisabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti frame, designed and only produced in 1987 for Maison de Haute Couture Christian Lacroix, Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, France.
Black painted perforated frame with Christian Lacroix signature on a gold metal square...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Table by Elisabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, circa 1980, France
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Girona, Spain
Table or console by Elisabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti.
Very decorative.
Unique piece.designed for an appartment in Paris.
Circa 1949, France.
Very good vintage condition.
Elizabe...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Iron
Garouste & Bonetti desk chair Palace Privilege Rubelli fabric 1980
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare desk chair or side chair by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Palace, made in solid oak painted in matte black panted. Garouste & Bonetti began their collaboration and ...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of stools Garouste & Bonetti ‘Koala’ bronze royal blue velvet 1995
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a beautiful pair of stools by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Koala, with solid bronze feet, fully restored and reupholstered. Garouste & Bonetti began their colla...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large signed purple resin glass coffee table Garouste & Bonetti 1990s
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Cool deep purple colour and a fanciful design make this 1990s coffee table a statement piece, especially for those that believe passionate expressions of creativity go hand-in-hand w...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Glass, Resin
Garouste & Boneti Set of Bronze Objects, France 1980's
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in New York, NY
Cast bronze set of objects designed in the 1990s by
French artists Elisabeth Garouste et Mattia
Bonetti for Herbert Blome signed B.G. BLOME
B.G.H. EDITIONS/BLOME.
A set was sold by W...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Garouste & Bonetti Koala Bronze Leg Stools, France 1980's
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in New York, NY
Classic Garouste & Bonetti Koala stool from the "En attendant les barbares" era, on bronze legs and upholstered in faux shearling.
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Garouste & Bonetti - Walnut console
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in PARIS, FR
This Walnut console is part of the Walnut collection created by Garouste & Bonetti and edited by B.G.H.
Created around 2000 this model was conceived...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Le Jour Et La Nuit Fauteuil by Elizabeth Garouste Et Mattia Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in PARIS, FR
Wrought iron painted white, silver and gold, yellow fabric upholstery.
Marked “BG" on the back.
Category
Late 20th Century French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Garouste & Bonetti Koala Bench, France 1980's
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in New York, NY
Koala Bench from the "En attendant les barbares" era, on bronze feet and upholstered in faux shearling.
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Garouste & Bonetti style , Wrought Iron Chair
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Miami, FL
In the style of Garouste & Bonetti , wrought iron chair.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Garouste & Bonetti Bronze Tripod Floor Lamp
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Miami, FL
A rare and impressive Bronze tripod floor lamp Designed by Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, circa 1990.
Superb Patina, original lampshade ( can be redone in the color of your ...
Category
1990s French Brutalist Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Cup in Bronze by Garouste et Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare cup in bronze by Garouste et Bonetti
Signed GB.
Category
1990s French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Moucharabieh Sideboard by Garouste & Bonetti for Christian Lacroix, 1987
By Christian Lacroix, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Very rare off white satin and black wood sideboard by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti designed for Christian Lacroix boutique opening rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré in 1987. The ic...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Isis Table by Garouste and Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patinated wrought iron gueridons "Isis" by Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti. Produced by En Attendant Les Barbares in France circa 1987....
Category
1980s French Vintage Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Garouste and Bonetti Fourche Table Signed Numbered
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in palm beach, FL
Black gun barrel patinated handwrought iron and glass top. Barbare collection, fourche model, signed and numbered.
Category
1990s French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Lampe Hi-Ti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in PARIS, FR
Monogrammed BG and numbered 5/20, stamped by the published En attendant les barbares.
Category
Late 20th Century European Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
"Etoile" Sofa by Garouste & Bonetti, BGH editions, 1990, France
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, FR
"Etoile" Sofa by Garouste & Bonetti, BGH editions, 1990, France
Category
1990s French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Garouste and Bonetti Bronze Vide Poche for the Collection of Herbert Blome
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Vienna, AT
Cust bronze bowl designed in the 1990s by French artists Elisabeth Garouste et Mattia Bonetti for Herbert Blome signed B.G. BLOME B.G.H. EDITIONS/BLOME.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Garouste & Bonetti Signed Ceramic Stool Side Table 1990
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
This rare ceramic stool or side table, named Louis XIV for obvious reasons, is clearly a statement piece, especially for those that believe passionate expressions of creativity and b...
Category
1990s French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 8 Garouste & Bonetti ‘Jour et Nuit ’ Bronze Dining Chairs, 1991
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a rare set of eight dining chairs by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Jour et Nuit, made in solid steel and bronze. Garouste & Bonetti b...
Category
1990s French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Orange Lacquered and Bronze Glass Console Table by Garouste & Bonetti 1995
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare signed console table by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Concerto, designed and made in 1995 by the iconic duo. The three large feet are made in beautiful orange lacqu...
Category
1990s French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Signed Resin Glass Coffee Table by Garouste & Bonetti 1990s
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Cool deep colour and a fanciful design make this 1990s coffee table a statement piece, especially for those that believe passionate expressions of creativity go hand-in-hand with int...
Category
1990s French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Glass, Resin
Orange Lacquered and Bronze Glass Coffee Table by Garouste & Bonetti 1995
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare signed coffee table by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Concerto, designed and made in 1995 by the iconic duo. The large feet are made in beautiful orange lacquered wo...
Category
1990s French Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Signed Mahogany Bronze Glass Coffee Table by Garouste & Bonetti 1995
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare and unique signed coffee table by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model “Quatuor”, designed and made in 1995 by the iconic duo. The feet are made in beautiful varnished mah...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Garouste and Bonetti Monumental Mirror
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Chicago, IL
Provenance: This custom mirror comes from a Jacques Grange designed interior.
Made in: France, 1994-1996
Material: plaster over resin, mirrored glass
Size: 49.25 W × 7 D × 9...
Category
1990s French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Resin, Plaster
Rare French 'New Barbarians' Floor Lamp or Sculpture by Garouste & Bonetti, 1980
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in New York, NY
An important, small edition 'New Barbarians' collection standing lamp or torchiere from the initial, ground-breaking period of work of Elizabeth Garoust...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone, Stone, Iron
Zanzibar Coffee Table. Wengé wood. White gold leaves. Garouste & Bonetti.
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, FR
Zanzibar coffee table.
Elisabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Cat-Berro Edition, 1998
Wengé wood. White gold leaves.
Measures: L 1...
Category
Late 20th Century French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ceramic Tray by Garouste & Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in NYC, NY
A lavender and gold ceramic tray by artists Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti. The tray is part of the Boogie-Woogie collection which includes other ceramic table accessories. Th...
Category
1990s French Organic Modern Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Garouste & Bonetti Chairs, Rare Set of 6 Chairs
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Encino, CA
Garouste et Bonetti
Extremely rare set of six chairs from the couple of designers, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti.
Ironwork made by Pierre Basse (Ferronnier), former Diego Gi...
Category
1990s French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Iron
Fine French Wood, Bronze and Glass Console by Garouste and Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, fine 1980s glass top console with 3 stained beech and cast bronze legs.
Stamped BG.
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Garouste & Bonetti Cabinet
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Encino, CA
Elizabeth Garouste (Born in 1949) & Mattia Bonetti (Born in 1953)
Elegant oak cabinet with two doors framing a gilt wrought iron grid on a gilt wrought iron base
Collection " En atte...
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1990s French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Surrealist Ceramic Box by Garouste and Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
France, rare gilt and painted faience porcelain lidded vessel by the celebrated design duo, circa 1995.
Category
1990s French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mars Sofa by Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, FR
Wide-shape wood sofa upholstered with a grey blue velvet. Quilted fittings. Legs terminating with bronze feet tips. Surmounted with gilt bronze B...
Category
1980s French Vintage Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Zanzibar Cabinet. Wenge wood. Gold leaves. Elisabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti.
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, FR
ZANZIBAR Cabinet
Elisabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti.
Cat-Berro Edition 1998.
Two doors. Wenge wood. white gold leaves.
H140c...
Category
1990s French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Steel
Zanzibar Sideboard. Wenge wood. White gold leaves. Garouste and Bonetti.
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, FR
Zanzibar sideboard.
Cat-Berro edition 1998.
Three doors. Wenge wood. White gold leaves.
Measures: H 90 cm. L 140 cm. D 50 cm.
Signed piece.
Delivery time: 10 to 12 weeks.
Pricing does not include sales tax...
Category
1990s French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Zebrawood Canapé by Garouste et Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in NYC, NY
A unique canapé (originally part of a suite) by Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti with a curvaceous frame in Zebrano (Zebra wood) veneer with drop-in seat and two bolster cushion...
Category
Late 20th Century French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Garouste Bonetti Pair of Lounge Club Chairs Jour et Nuit
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Garouste and Bonetti chairs and ottoman. Steel frames with hand applied enamel finish. A stylized representation of the sun and the moon at the end of the arms done in gold...
Category
1990s French Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Garouste & Bonetti Pair of Le Jour et La Nuit Chairs and Ottoman
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Garouste and Bonetti chairs and ottoman. Steel frames with hand applied white finish. A stylized representation of the sun and the moon at the end of the arms done in gold ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Garouste and Bonetti Furniture
Materials
Steel
Garouste And Bonetti furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Garouste and Bonetti furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Garouste and Bonetti furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Garouste and Bonetti were created in the modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Jean Frédéric Bourdier, Louis Durot, and Maurice Barilone. Prices for Garouste and Bonetti furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $894 and can go as high as $50,043, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $13,901.
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