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R & Y Augousti Furniture

French

R&Y Augousti was founded in 1989 by husband-and-wife team Ria and Yiouri Augousti. The pair works with pen shell, metal and an array of exotic skins — including ostrich, snake, eel and crocodile — to create Art Deco-inspired furniture that echoes the influences of their unique friends and draws on the experiences they’ve shared on their global travels.

Ria Augousti (née Macasaet) was born in Manila. Her family relocated to Cebu and, at age 15, she went to New York City to study art. She continued her studies in England and graduated from the London School of Furniture Making.

Born in Cyprus, Yiouri Augousti studied architecture at London’s Architectural Association. He was drawn to interior design that reflected a revival of Art Deco that took shape during his years as a young adult.

Ria was working at the interior design firm of John Stefanidis, in London, when Yiouri joined the firm. “We got on like a house on fire,” Ria has said of the beginnings of their relationship. The couple established R&Y Augousti in 1989 and married in 1990. The business grew swiftly — R&Y Augousti moved permanently to Paris in 1994, and in 2011, the couple opened their first American showroom. There, in the New York Design Center, the range of decorative objects on offer from R&Y Augousti included dining tables, side tables and decorative objects such as candleholders and picture frames in shagreen.

The initial popularity that shagreen enjoyed as furniture covering fizzled when the Art Deco era faded. Modernist designer Jean-Michel Frank was an enthusiast of the textured hide, and during the 1960s, Karl Springer covered desks, chairs and tables with it. Ria Augousti wanted to revive shagreen’s use as a finish in one of their very first designs. Their sculptural, sensuous shagreen Sylvie chair, with its slender and towering backrest, makes a statement in any space and has seen a fair amount of praise over the years. The Sylvie has been photographed in a number of high-profile spaces including Alexander Wang's New York City loft apartment designed by Ryan Korban. (And shagreen reemerged as a luxe material among designers and decorators in 2017.)

R&Y Augousti has since expanded into fashion accessories, and drawings by the couple’s daughter, designer Kifu Augousti, have been embroidered on some of the brand’s luxurious handbags.

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Creator: R & Y Augousti
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Shagreen Bedside Tables & Side Tables, Cream Color Shagreen & Palm Wood, New
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Decorative shagreen bedside tables or side tables with two drawers. The side tables have palm wood inside the opening. Shagreen is made of st...
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Shagreen Side Table or Nightstand, Cream Shagreen, Three Drawers, France, New
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully designed side table or nightstand with 3 drawers in an antique cream-colored shagreen. All handcrafted. Production time 15-16 wee...
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Shagreen Console with Decorative Designed Brass Base, In Stock, Contemporary
By R & Y Augousti
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Decorative cream shagreen console with a beautiful designed brass base. The top of the console has an organic shape. It is finished all around so it could be floating in a room. We have one console in stock...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco R & Y Augousti Furniture

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Box, Black Sea Shell and Brass Box, Decorative Box, Contemporary, Organic Shape
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Decorative box made of black sea shell and brass, designed into an organic shape. The inside is finished in palm wood. We have one box in stock.
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R & Y Augousti furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

R & Y Augousti 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 R & Y Augousti furniture, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 39 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 621 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by R & Y Augousti were created in the Art Deco style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Kifu Augousti, Design Frères, and Ginger Brown. Prices for R & Y Augousti furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $320 and can go as high as $64,355, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,665.

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