French Rope Lamp with Linen Shade in the style of Audoux Minet

French rope lamp with striped shade in the style of Audoux Minet France, mid century Delicately wrapped rope encompasses the graceful lamp stem Coile...

Louis Sognot French rattan lamp with loop base France, circa 1960s Handcrafted artisanal piece Crisscross rattan reeds are intricately woven and encompass the drum shade Sculpted ra...

A lovely hand-crafted rope table lamp with linen shades in the style of Audoux Minet, France, 1990s. This lamp is in very good condition, no damages, rewired, new shades. Each lamp t...

The absence of an Audoux-Minnet catalog means that we have only partial knowledge of their production. We do know, however, that it was certainly during their honeymoon that Adrien Audoux, originally from Franche-Comté, and Frida Minnet, originally from Switzerland, decided to set up their business in Cannes in 1929. Frida Minnet's father was himself a rattan furniture manufacturer in Montreux, where his store was located. He was invaluable in helping the young couple set up shop, producing mainly rattan furniture. In 1942, the company moved to Golfe-Juan, not far from Vallauris, where Jean Bonaudi also produced rattan furniture. Here, customers from La Rievera, made up of wealthy Britons and Americans attracted by "French taste", bought their furniture. In the '50s, the company, better known as "le Doux Minet" and taking a black kitten as its symbol, invented a new style of furniture that would make their reputation. The frame, often in oak or beech, is entirely covered in raffia. The seats are then covered with raffia made of checkerboard or coarse-mesh braided mats. Audoux-Minnet's flagship armchair, whose beech legs form a single unit with the armrests, was manufactured by the Vibo company in Vesoul. Audoux-Minnet furniture bears an oblong plate...