Audoux Minet France, Wall-Mounted Rope Mirror, 1960s

Name: Audoux Minet France, Wall-Mounted Rope Mirror, 1960s
Brand: Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Price: 1800 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

This wall-mounted mirror was designed by Audoux Minet in Golfe-Juan, French Riviera, in the 1960s. The round frame is made of woven abaca with a nautical rope design. Measurements: 13.19 in diameter (33.5 cm). The mirror insert is 10.25 in diameter (26 cm). Note: Adrian Audoux and Frida Minet were a French Modernist designer-duo who was highly productive during the 1940s & 50s. Their design ethic was based upon new, accessible materials and technologies, representing the realities of modern life. They were members of the Union des Artistes Modernes (UAM), established in 1929 by a group of Modernist designers including, among others, Charlotte Perriand, Francis Jourdain, Louis Sognot, and Pierre Chareau. This group was founded as a reaction to the design ethos of the Societé des Artistes Decorateurs (SAD,) of which many of the UAM designers were original members, where there was a tendency to cater to the wealthy elite of Paris and members of the SAD (Follot, Dufrene, Herbst, etc.) created expensive pieces to satisfy the lavish taste of their clientele. Audoux Minet's playful and innovative use of materials, such as rope and tubular metal, built a new approach to design accessible to a large audience, and the simple frames clad in woven abaca (hemp rope) have become their trademark. They had a retail outlet in Golfe-Juan, a Provencal coastal town bordering Vallauris, where Picasso worked during the period. This was a hotbed of artistic creativity and a destination for affluent, design-hungry travelers. (Credit: roseuniacke)

Creator:

Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)Diameter: 13.19 in (33.51 cm)

Style:

Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Mirror,Rope

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

1960-1969