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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$16,000 / set
Pair of Side Tables by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
The Torquemada side table by Jacques Jarrige is a refined sculptural work that expresses the artist’s signature exploration of balance, movement, and form. Handcrafted with poetic pr...
Wood, Lacquer
Nightstand Table Sculpted by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Part of Jacques Jarrige’s Carnac series, this small floating console distills the artist’s sculptural language into a compact, versatile form. Hand-carved from layered MDF and finish...
Scrap Wood
$11,000
Sculpted Side table "Leda"
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Jarrige bounces back from his iconic Leda floor lamp to create this timeless sculpted side table in solid natural oak. The organic shaped top p...
Hardwood, Oak
Bedside Table Nightstand with Drawer by Jacques Jarrige "Aubrac"
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
This pair of sculptural nightstands by Jacques Jarrige is hand-carved in MDF and finished with a luminous lacquer, reflecting the artist’s signature approach to form, movement, and m...
Wood
$16,500 / set
Oak Side Tables by Jacques Jarrige "Nazca"
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
This pair of sculptural side tables, hand-carved in oak, reflects Jacques Jarrige’s intuitive and tactile approach to form. Each table features an angular top balanced on three asymm...
Oak
Bedside Table Nightstand with Drawer by Jacques Jarrige "Aubrac"
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Sculpted bedside tables with drawer by Jacques Jarrige. Open shelf at the bottom. A work of art. Pair available.
Wood
Black and Red Cloud table by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Sculpted in MDF and finished with a rich black lacquer, this Cloud coffee table by Jacques Jarrige is a bold and poetic expression of form, light, and material. Its organic silhouett...
Wood, Lacquer
$29,000 / set
Pair of Cloud Side Tables by Jacques Jarrige, 2015
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural side or coffee table finished in luminous white lacquer, Cloud is defined by its fluid, organic shape and openwork design. Carved openings on all sides allow light and a...
Wood
Small Side Table in Lacquer and Silver Leaf by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural coffee or side table by Jacques Jarrige is a study in contrast and refinement. With its fluid, organic silhouette, the piece is finished in a luminous white lacquer o...
Bentwood
Pair of Jacobean Round Side Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Jacobean style round side table with an ogee top edge, in our distressed rustic country wood tone with natural highlights, with a hand rubbed satin finish. Dimensions: 24" W x 2...
Wood
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
Pair of Early English Side Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
Early English mahogany and reclaimed oak occasional 'Joynt' table, the planked rectangular top with a molded edge, above a paneled frieze with gently splayed turned legs terminating in block feet joined by a planked tray...
Wood
Sculpted Bench or Side Table N4 in Solid Oakwood
By Sóha
Located in Paris, IDF
Bench or side table in solid oak (+ linseed oil) (Outdoor use OK) SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design and decorative objects in solid oak in an authentic sty...
Oak
Mae Solid Wood Nightstand and Side Table by Crump and Kwash
By Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Mae Nightstand Solid wood frame / hand turned legs / hand rubbed oil finish / solid brass pulls / dovetailed solid wood drawer boxes / premium, full...
Maple, Oak, Walnut
$407Sale Price|31% Off
H 24.22 in W 19.49 in D 13.78 in
French Nightstand Table Side Table Elm & Beveled Glass Table Compas Feet, c 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Side table or nightstand table Massive elm and a bevelled glass tray on top. The glass top can be removed if you wish. Typical style of the 1950 years with its compas feet. Few marks...
Glass, Elm
Oak Parquetry Round Side Table, Dark Oak
Located in Westwood, NJ
A dark oak parquetry round side table with tapered oak legs. This beautiful round two-tier side table has an arranged radial design on its oak parquetry top and shelf. Shown in dusk...
Wood
$6,255 / item
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 23.63 in
Iconic Bedside Table with beveled drawers in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Shagreen Stingray
Phillip Walnut Nightstand and Side Table
By Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Phillip Nightstand by Crump and Kwash Solid wood case with continuous waterfall grain / blackened steel pulls and base / hand shaped walnut feet ...
Steel
$25,850
H 21 in W 21 in D 21 in
Pair of Lividi Nightstands Tables by Designer Jonathan Nesci in Solid Aluminum
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Quarter-inch aluminum plate, powder-coated and mirror-polished. Solid aluminum drawer construction with under-mount soft-close hardware. Lividi — Italian for bruises, specifically t...
Aluminum
Shagreen Bedside Table by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Shagreen Stingray
Pair of Shagreen Bedside Tables by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Jacques Jarrige "Parade" Mahogany Side Table
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in Astoria, NY
Jacques Jarrige (French, b. 1962) "Parade" Side Table, the rectangular mahogany top above patinated bronze frame with gilt bronze circular embellishments, signed "J J" to underside o...
Bronze
Unique Gueridon Round Table by Jacques Jarrige, 2006
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
A unique bistro style table by Jacques Jarrige created in 2006 for the apartment of a collector. This work and others by Jarrige are documented in the May 2011 issue of World of Inte...
Sycamore, Lacquer
Unique Side Table in Bronze and Ebony by Jacques Jarrige ©2006
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
A unique sculptural side table in Bronze by Jacques Jarrige, Signed A piece the eye is always drawn to because it is different from all angles. Like all pieces by Jarrige it is a s...