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.
Garouste & Bonetti solid oak and patinated bronze gueridon table 1987
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Nice gueridon table by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, designed in 1987 by the iconic duo, and edited by B.G.H. Editions. The three large feet are made in solid patinated bronze...
Bronze
$19,000 / item
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....
Wrought Iron
$29,907
"Kris" side table
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, FR
The Kris side table, created in 1988 by Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, perfectly embodies their whimsical and narrative universe, where furniture becomes a small poetic archi...
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 Mattia Bonetti was born in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1952 and trained at the Centro Scolastico per l'Industria Artistica in Lugano. He moved to Paris in 1973 and began working as a photographer and textile designer before starting to focus on furniture and interior design in 1989. Since then, he has designed limited editions, unique pieces and a selection of industrial products for private and public environments in France and abroad. His works are characterised by a fantastic and dramatic nature and always begin with a freehand sketch. They are then realised by craftsmen with whom Bonetti has worked for decades. The designer's most notable projects include liturgical furniture for the Metz Saint-Etienne Cathedral in France (2007), furniture for the decorator Jacques Grange for the Mark Hotel...
Steel
Trapani Console Table by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in New York, NY
Three orange-tinted resin forming naturalistic coral branches with a freeform glass top.
Glass, Resin
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 (born 1949) & Mattia Bonetti (born 1952) - A fine 1990s glass top console - Model Concerto - with 3 stained beech legs adorned with cast bronze decorations. Stampe...
Bronze
Garouste And Bonetti coffee table Model Quator
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Miami, FL
Garouste And Bonetti coffee table Model Quator. Bronze , glass and mahogany. Signed and stamped BG on the bronze.
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...
Glass, Resin
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...
Glass, Resin
$19,140 / set
Amazing pair of side table by Garouste et Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Paire de tables pliantes par Elizabeth Garouste et Mattia Bonetti. Ces tables sont une commande spéciale pour le salon de haute couture de Christian Lacroix en 1987.
Wrought Iron
$5,024 / item
H 23.63 in Dm 9.45 in
Lily drink table in Carved Unfilled Travertine and Cast Brass by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
A drink table part of the Lily collection, inspired by giant water lily pads and their curled rims. A carved base in honed unfilled Navona Travertine that holds the cast patinated br...
Stone, Travertine, Marble, Brass
Bertu Side Table, "Lennon" Modern Side Table, Maple
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu side table, "Lennon" modern side table, maple. Please scroll down to read IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT OUR STUMPS before purchase! Why buy BERTU HOME stumps? Kiln drie...
Maple
French Gilt Bronze and Marble Gueridon Table
Located in Water Mill, NY
Antique French gilt bronze and marble Gueridon center/side table with eagle heads and feet H 29 x D 29". Gilding in very good condition.
Marble, Bronze
Oak Top and Ceramic Table Gueridon Signed by Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Paris, FR
Black enamel ceramic "round face" pedestal table with oak top and base. One of a kind by French ceramicists Dalo, 2021 Dalo is a shared signature used by two contemporary ceramis...
Ceramic
Console, France, 1925, Art Deco in Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Console Art Deco Material: Wood. France. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing th...
Wood
Console, France, 1925, Art Deco in Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Console Art Deco Material: Wood. France. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing th...
Wood
$4,254
H 37.41 in W 47.25 in D 11.82 in
Kruz Console Table Red by Hermhaus – Modern Designer Console Table
By hermhaus
Located in istanbul, TR
The Kruz Console Table by Hermhaus is a bold and sculptural piece of modern designer furniture, renowned for its striking brutalist aesthetic. Crafted with pure cubic forms and a com...
Wood
$3,600
H 16.75 in Dm 15.75 in
Ettore Sottsass Lipari Side Table Zanotta Italy 1992 Postmodern Memphis Design
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A postmodern “Lipari” side table designed by Ettore Sottsass for Zanotta, Italy 1992. Original label adhered on underside. Silk-screened laminate top on beech wood with an anthracite...
Laminate, Wood
Gueridon Table Patinated and Gilt-Bronze with Marble Top
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Bertu, Wood Side Table, Modern, Side Table, Breeze
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu, Wood Side Table, Modern, Side Table, Breeze Please scroll down to read IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT OUR STUMPS before purchase! Why buy BERTU HOME stumps? KILN DRIED Our s...
Wood, Maple
Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Marble Gueridon Table
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th/19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Marble Gueridon Table
Marble, Bronze
Console in Wood, France, 1920, Art Deco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Console Material: Wood. France. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing...
Wood
Garouste & Bonetti solid oak and wrought iron gueridon tables 1995
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful pair of gueridon tables by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model named crochets, designed in 1995 by the iconic duo, and edited by the galerie En Attendant les Barbare...
Wrought Iron
Garouste & Bonetti solid oak and bronze glass coffee table 1995
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Nice coffee table by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Concerto, designed in 1995 by the iconic duo, and edited by B.G.H. Editions. The large feet are made in solid oak wood...
Bronze
Sold
H 34.26 in W 55.12 in D 15.75 in
Garouste & Bonetti solid oak and bronze glass console table 1995
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Nice console table by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Concerto, designed in 1995 by the iconic duo, and edited by B.G.H. Editions. The three large feet are made in solid o...
Bronze
Garouste & Bonetti Isis wrought iron side table 1987
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful brutalist side table table by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Isis, designed in 1987 by the iconic duo, and produced by the famous gallery En attendant les Barba...
Wrought Iron
Sold
H 25.99 in Dm 23.63 in
Garouste & Bonetti Fourches Side Table for Galerie En Attendant Les Barbares
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Garouste (1949 -), a former costume designer and Mattia Bonetti (1952 -), a photographer, collaborated on experimental furniture. Using classical materials such as wrought ...
Metal, Iron, 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.
Wrought Iron
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...
Ceramic
Sold
H 16.15 in W 63 in D 35.44 in
Rare Signed Gilded Wrought Iron Coffee Table by Garouste & Bonetti 1995
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, Élizabeth Garouste
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare and unique signed coffee table by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti designed in 1995 by the iconic duo, and edited by En attendant les Barbares. Made in wrought iron hand beat...
Iron
Sold
H 18.9 in W 59.06 in D 39.38 in
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...
Bronze
Sold
H 15.75 in W 47.25 in D 31.5 in
"Quartit" Coffee Table Designed by Elizabeth and Mattice Garouste & Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Stamford, CT
"Quartit" coffee table designed by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti. Better known as Garouste & Bonetti, produced work together from the 80's through the early 2000's. Today they ...
Bronze
Sold
H 15.75 in W 55.91 in D 39.77 in
Large Signed Resin Glass Coffee Table by Garouste & Bonetti, 1990s
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Paris, IDF
Cool deep colors, asymmetry, and a fanciful design make this 1990s coffee table a statement piece, especially for those that believe passionate expressions of creativity go hand-in-h...
Glass, Resin
Limited Edition Coral Form Glass Side Table Designed by Garouste and Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Stamford, CT
Coral colored resin glass top side table by French furniture designers Garouste and Bonetti, circa 1988. Signed and numbered 21/50 BG.
Glass