Mirror by Audoux Minnet

"Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet were a French duo who worked together in the mid-20th century. They are known for their innovative use of natural materials, including rope, wicker a...

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...

Magnificent and charming split pencil bamboo sideboard from the 1950s by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. "Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet were a French duo who worked together in the m...

French Green and Gold Ceramic Mirror by Alice Colonieu, Mid-20th Century The mirrored part is not original and not signed but you can see on the last picture of Alice colonieu with the mirror in her hands. Alice Colonieu was a French ceramist, painter and sculptor born on 5 November 1924 in Marseille. After completing her studies at the École supérieure des beaux-arts de Marseille, Colonieu attended the École de Formation Artistique de Fontcarrade in Montpellier and later established a studio near Orange. From the 1940s to the 1980s, Colonieu worked in clay, creating heavy, colourful ceramics...

A superb, large and elegant oval wall mirror, Modernist, Brutalist, Popular Art, Rustic-Modern, oval mirror "circled" by a large oval frame in circularly woven wicker with 2 horizont...

Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet rope mirror France, circa 1950s Brass rivet detail on cord Braided rope Organic composition and feel Patina from age and ...

Midcentury handmade rope and leather mirror by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet.

Audoux Minet coiled rope wall mirror France, circa 1950’s Coiled mirror frame is comprised of braided sea grass rope Organic texture and feel Natural color variations Patina from age...