Vintage Five-Piece, Bamboo Outdoor Setting by Audoux Minet, 1950s
View Similar Items
Vintage Five-Piece, Bamboo Outdoor Setting by Audoux Minet, 1950s
About the Item
- Creator:Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 37.01 in (94 cm)Width: 17.33 in (44 cm)Depth: 21.26 in (54 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 5
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1950
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Paris, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU302039097013
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
While little is known about audacious modernist designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, the French-Swiss husband-and-wife duo created playful and unique decorative objects, dining chairs, sconces and other furniture during the mid-20th century. Rejecting Art Deco lavishness and the concept that seating, tables and other furnishings should be made with luxurious and exotic materials, Minet and Audoux adopted a rustic style in their work, integrating abaca hemp cord and other organic materials such as beech and bamboo in their provocative designs.
Audoux and Minet were active in Côte d'Azur, France — they are believed to have established a workshop there in the late 1920s. The designers were members of the Union des Artistes Modernes, a collective of like-minded artists founded in 1929. The raison d'être of the Union was to design household furnishings and decorative pieces for a wider demographic of people, not merely affluent Parisians — a target kind of buyer for many creators of the day. They promoted simplicity and prioritized functionalism. The collective’s membership boasted other celebrated furniture designers, including Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Francis Jourdain and Louis Sognot.
Minet and Audoux spent much of their time in the Provence region, a hub of creativity where other artists such as Pablo Picasso found endless inspiration. They created everything from lighting to lounge chairs and end tables that reflected a nautical theme and coastal living. Minet and Audoux’s imaginative works — table lamps with shades covered in raffia, oak benches with seat backs of woven rope — were made available to passers-by in the duo’s retail outlet in the seaside resort town of Golfe-Juan. The pair also incorporated woven rope into larger pieces such as armchairs and side tables. These furnishings are often compared to the work of similarly adventurous Union des Artistes Modernes member Charlotte Perriand. Several of Audoux and Minet’s seating pieces are on display at the Maison Dumas in St. Tropez, France.
Find vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet furniture on 1stDibs.
- Midcentury Set of Garden Decoration Audoux Minet, 1950sBy Adrien Audoux and Frida MinnetLocated in Paris, IDFA beautiful set of bamboo-made garden decoration designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet from the 1950s, including a stool, a high barrel table, a magazine rack and a planter, which are all remain in great condition or quality. The bamboo-vintage solid furniture...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsFabric, Bamboo
- Pair of French Bar Stools Rope and Metal by Audoux Minet, 1950sBy Adrien Audoux and Frida MinnetLocated in Paris, IDFBeautiful patina is evident along the abaca rope seating and backrest of this pair of bar stools by Adrien Audoux et Frida Minet, giving away their vintage status. This natural style...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Very Large Colorful French Ceramic Vase, 1960sLocated in Paris, IDFThis berry-colored ceramic vase feels very much of the 1960s. The deep, raspberry red and candy blue colors are strewn around the vase like tie-dye the red blooms across the widest p...Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
MaterialsCeramic
$2,104 Sale Price40% Off - Midcentury French Modernist Cabinet Vaisselier, 1950sLocated in Paris, IDFWarm light brown oak and rich copper form a beautiful color palette in this cabinet vaisselier from the 1950s. On the front and top of the cabinet, the oak displays a striped lightwood/dark wood pattern that feels fun and very much of the era, while the recessed portions of the oak appear to shift into burnt orange for a subtle injection of natural color. Opening the door at the front of the cabinet, a series of small drawers are revealed for hidden storage and organization; the left side of the cabinet is formed by transparent glass, ideal for stowing decorative items or glassware, as well as giving the piece a sense of being filled with light. Though it was created by an unknown French craftsman, this piece is reminiscent of avant-garde designer Jean Royere’s work. Place it in your living room for a unique midcentury French modernist...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
MaterialsCopper
- Pair of French Vintage Outdoor Ottomans Poufs Reupholstered, 1970sLocated in Paris, IDFBeautiful pair of French vintage poufs or ottomans made by an unknown designer in the late seventies. The poufs consist of one large cushion seating on off white wood painted balls. ...Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs
MaterialsWood
- Maison Baguès Foliage Bronze Vitrine Table, 1950sBy Maison BaguèsLocated in Paris, IDFThis beautiful French Maison Baguès vitrine table was created in the early 1950s with solid foliage shaped gilded bronze structure and a lined black velvet vitrine top...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsBronze
- 1950s Spanish Outdoor Wicker and Bamboo Arm Chaise-LongueLocated in Marbella, ES1950s Spanish outdoor wicker and bamboo arm chaise-longue.Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsBamboo, Wicker
- Small Outdoor Set in Bamboo and Rattan, 1950s, Set of 3Located in Milano, ITVintage set, consisting of 2 cockpit chairs and a coffee table made of bamboo and woven rattan. Probably Italian production, from the 1950s. They are in very good cosmetic condition,...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsBamboo, Rattan
- 1950s Spanish Bamboo ArmchairLocated in Marbella, ESVintage 1950s Spanish bamboo armchair.Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Armchairs
MaterialsBamboo
- 1950s Bamboo Rocking Chair, ItalyLocated in Antwerp, BEVery nice comfortable Rocking chair for your interior or Patio look great with a sheepskin decorated. It’s well made and in great vintage condition. Made in Italy, 1950s. Dimensio...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
MaterialsBamboo
$964 Sale Price20% Off - Solid Pine Slat Folding Outdoor Chairs, 1950sLocated in Antwerp, BEVintage outdoor chairs. Solid wooden slat construction with armrests. Fold-able for easy storage. Dimensions: 63 W x 97 H x 78 D cm, seat 42 cm...Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsPine
- Vintage Wrought Iron Outdoor Patio Set 5 PieceBy Russell WoodardLocated in Cumberland, RIThis beautiful Wrought Iron Outdoor Patio Set has been outfitted with new cushions featuring a Classic Coastal Marine Red and White Stripe with navy lining detail. The 3 generously s...Category
Vintage 1950s Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsWrought Iron
$6,249 / set
