Multidisciplinary French designer and sculptor Jacques Jarrige has never met a material he didn't like. From wood coffee tables to bronze table lamps and lacquer stools, Jarrige is adept at working with a range of mediums. He has also been known to craft furniture and decor in aluminum and has released a line of wool carpets. According to Valerie Goodman, who represents the artist, Jarrige "has an ongoing dialogue with whatever material he selects."
Jarrige was born in Paris in 1962 and was raised in a family of scientists and art collectors. He grew up in the neighborhood of St. Germain, which is home to several art galleries. Jarrige was particularly enamored with the power and presence of the African sculptures on display in these galleries, and this early fascination led to his enrolling in architecture classes at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris.
However, Jarrige found the program uninspiring and left school in the 1980s to work with his hands to create his own sculptures and other objects. Looking to the works of designers like Alexandre Noll and George Nakashima, Jarrige began to explore the interplay of art and design. Even though he has been quoted as saying "design bores me when it is decorative," his work has high visual appeal. Each piece is thoughtfully shaped by hand, which usually yields organic graceful curves that are pleasing to the eye and bring charm to any interior.
In the 1990s, Jarrige started showing his work in Europe and found an eager audience. During this time, he focused mainly on creating sculptural furniture and decorative objects. In 2010, Valerie Goodman became his representative, and he began showing at the Valerie Goodman Gallery in Manhattan. Jarrige subsequently shifted his focus — he began working in abstract mode and making large-scale sculptures. His work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, Coté Paris and The World of Interiors.
In 2022, Jarrige exhibited at the Venice Biennale and secured a commission to design a piece for the renovated Pfizer Building in Brooklyn. Jarrige also installed a large hammered aluminum Christ sculpture at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York.
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Sterling Silver Bracelet "Isadora" by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
This bracelet in sterling silver is hand-hammered. It is also available in gold-plated brass. Jarrige's jewelry is more companion than ornament, heightening one's physical awarene...
Sterling Silver
Hanging Mobile Sculpture by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
This kinetic sculpture by Jacques Jarrige is composed of three intricately cut plywood elements, each suspended in delicate equilibrium from a single point. Part of Jarrige’s ongoing...
Plywood
Suspended kinetic sculpture Wave#2
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Wave is a suspended, hand-hammered sculpture that gently moves with the ambient air, engaging the surrounding space in a quiet, continuous dialogue. As it slowly rotates, its shiftin...
Aluminum
NECKLACE by Jacques Jarrige Gold Plated and Hand-Hammered "Isadora"
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Bracelet by Jacques Jarrige gold plated and hand-hammered. From the French sculptor's first jewelry collection that premiered at Loot 15, Museum of Art a...
Gold Plate
Floating sculpture mirror frame
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Jarrige created this hand-hammered aluminum sculpture as a floating, kinetic frame for a fireplace mirror. The form is evocative of the human body—its curves and gestures ...
Aluminum
Stabile Sculpture by Jacques Jarrige, 2014
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
This small-scale stabile by Jacques Jarrige is part of a rare trio of miniature kinetic sculptures in brass, each exploring the delicate tension between movement, balance, and form. ...
Brass
Kinetic Sculptures by Jacques Jarrige, 2015
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Sculptures in hand-hammered aluminum by Jacques Jarrige. Jacques Jarrige has always explored the relationship between line and space, material and void to its very limit in his sc...
Aluminum
Bracelet "Rhea" Gold-Plated Hand-Hammered by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
From Jacques Jarrige's first jewelry collection: "Rhea" bracelet gold-plated and hand-hammered. The bracelet is also available in silver. Jacques Jarrige was born into a Parisian fa...
Gold Plate
Sculpture Earrings in Gold-Plated Brass by Jacques Jarrige "Waves"
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Earrings in gold plated brass by Jacques Jarrige. These timeless pieces echo his large sculptures by the same name. Jarrige's jewelry is more companion than ornament, heightening ...
Gold Plate
Sculpture-Screen in Lacquer by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
This important work by Jacques Jarrige blurs the boundary between sculpture and functional design. Composed of four interconnected panels, the hand-painted white lacquered screen ser...
Wood, Lacquer
1970s Floating Light Bulb in Lucite Sculpture by Pierre Giraudon
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A striking and whimsical late mid-century sculpture, paperweight, and crowd-pleasing decor item, this piece was designed by Pierre Giraudon, an artist and designer known for suspendi...
Glass, Lucite
Black XIV Décima Cuarta Mobile Sculpture by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Geneve, CH
Black XIV Décima Cuarta mobile sculpture by Joel Escalona Dimensions: D 120 x H 185 cm Materials: oak wood. Mobile made of natural white oak with burnt finish and stainless stee...
Oak
Sculptural Metal Hanging Mobile, 1992
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural metal mobile signed and dated '92. Made up of 5 semi-circular metal pieces. Black, blue, red, yellow and white. Each level slowly rotates while hanging. Great piece of art.
Sheet Metal
French Art Deco Panther Patinated Sculpture by Jacques Limousin
By Limousin
Located in Vilnius, LT
French Art Deco panther sculpture, from 1940's, by Jacques Limousin. Hand crafted sculpture of sneaking panther is created in patinated metal on black marble base. Marked/engraved L...
Marble, Metal
Michael Cutler Hanging Kinetic Aluminium Sculpture
By Michael Cutler
Located in Ferndale, MI
Michael Cutler designed steel rod circle holding rotating three-piece aluminum mobile sculpture . Very good condition .
Aluminum
$1,347
H 12.1 in W 5 in D 4.5 in
Early 1900s Hand Carved and Colored Wooden Mountaineer Sculpture / Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and finely carved sculpture for the black forest and mountaineer enthousiasts. If you are or if you have a friend who is a mountaineering enthousiast then this hand carved mo...
Wood
$20,464
H 47.25 in W 78.75 in D 19.69 in
Midcentury Modern Metal Mobile, Kinetic Sculpture by Derick Pobell, Germany
By Derick Pobell
Located in Antwerp, BE
Kinetic Mobile designed and made by Derick Pobell, Germany. Five parts, painted metal in black, arranged with metal bars and wire.Signed. One kinetic sculpture in motion is a feast ...
Metal
$10,000
H 7.88 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in
Bardiglio Grey Marble Sculpture by Juan Pablo Marturano, Argentina, 2014
By Juan Pablo Marturano
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bardiglio grey marble sculpture by Juan Pablo Marturano, Argentina, 2014. Titled: "Ramada y Mercedario" from San Juan Province. Juan Pablo Mart...
Marble
18th Century Italian Hand Carved and Painted Wood Madonna Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Italian hand carved and painted wood Madonna statue depicts the virgin Mary in contemplative prayer, and poised in triumph over evil. Orig...
Wood
French 1980s Hanging Mobile
Located in CA, CA
A beautifully hanging mobile after Alexander Calder, in white black and blue. Constructed using the same delicate welding techniques a Calder, each element is hand cut with no one ...
Metal
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.5 in W 30 in D 4 in
Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus Ceramic Sculpture/Relief Frame
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a sculpture/relief of the Virgin Mary holding very tenderly a Baby Jesus who fell asleep. It is attached to an almost square wood frame. The sculpture stand over an oval wood base. Her eyes are blue and looking up with a serene gaze ( like praying ). The Virgin Mary is wearing a pine green robe...
Ceramic
$3,350 / item
H 17.323 in W 12.205 in D 5.512 in
Lladró Mandrill Mask in Black and Gold by José Luis Santes
By José Luis Santes, Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain piece inspired by traditional African masks with a bold, contemporary and modern design of great decorative power. A collection that brings together three different animals...
Porcelain
Functional Wall Mirror Sculpture by Alexey Krupinin
By Alexey Krupinin
Located in Topanga, CA
"Aisberg" Wall mirror One-of-its-kind functional sculpture by Alexey Krupinin, a Los Angeles-based artist. Alexey explores unique shapes inspired by nature. This particular piece i...
Mirror, Foam, Plaster
Abstract Kinetic Mobile Sculpture by Arthur Bauman, USA, 1970s
Located in Troy, MI
Kinetic stabile sculpture by Arthur Bauman USA circa late 1970's Abstract table top mobile in painted steel with blue disc element and golden yellow triangle forms, suggestive of an...
Metal
Early Gilt Bronze Necklace by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze necklace with chain and a square plaque on the subject of "Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden" with apple tree in the center, designed and made by Line Vautrin in her e...
Bronze
Tall Stabile Sculpture by Jacques Jarrige, 2014
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
One of a series of three unique mobiles handcrafted by Jacques Jarrige. This tall stabile is composed of four pieces that balance on top of each other from a needle point. Jacqu...
Brass
Small Stabile Sculpture by Jacques Jarrige, 2014
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
A handcrafted stabile sculpture composed of 3 pieces balancing one on the other from a needle point. This piece is a miniature of a monumental stabile in wood created by the artist i...
Brass
Sculpture-Screen in Lacquer by Jacques Jarrige ©2012
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture/room divider in hand painted Coral Lacquer by Jacques Jarrige. The openwork frame embodies Jarrige’s line and traces a joyous abstract dance across four panels. The Space c...
Sculpture Screen by Jacques Jarrige in Black Lacquer, 2012
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture/room divider in hand painted black lacquer by Jacques Jarrige. The openwork frame embodies Jarrige’s line and traces a joyous abstract dance across four panels. The Space comes alive: the voids and the solids become vibrant. A list of notable solo exhibitions follows: 1989 Entrepots de Bercy, Paris 1991 Galerie En attendant les Barbares, Paris 1993 Galerie En attendant les Barbares, Paris 1998 Hotel de ville de Paris Salle Saint Jean 2002 Galerie Frederic de Luca 2006 Galerie Cat Berro...
Wood
Mobile Sculpture by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
A sculpture by Jacques Jarrige made of 4 pieces of found sculpted wood. The center base holds a small piece on which stands 2 movable branches.
Driftwood
Floor Lamp Sculpture by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
A Unique Sculpture/Standing lamp by Jacques Jarrige made of hand cut plywood assembled together with screws 1998 Hôtel de ville de Paris / Salle Saint Jean - Paris, France 1989 Ent...
Plywood