Shagreen Breakfast Table with Sculptural Brass Legs by R & Y Augousti
About the Item
- Creator:R & Y Augousti (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 29.14 in (74 cm)Width: 43.31 in (110 cm)Depth: 43.31 in (110 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Early 21st Century
- Production Type:New & Custom(Current Production)
- Estimated Production Time:7-8 weeks
- Condition:
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4549122113102
R & Y Augousti
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.
Find R&Y Augousti tables, seating and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
R&Y Augousti
Founded in 1989 by husband and wife Ria and Yiouri Augousti, this maker combines Art Deco and contemporary design in furniture and home-accessory collections as well as sculptural objects. From their flagship store on Paris’s rue du Bac, the Augoustis work closely with customers, including globally famous interior designers, architects and celebrities, to create custom pieces for their homes and projects. Although the use of shagreen is their signature, they have also pioneered patterns that mix this and other exotic materials with shells, parchment, eel skin, semiprecious stones, snakeskin and metal. Following in their footsteps, the Augoustis’ daughter recently opened a showroom in New York called KIFU PARIS, which carries the R&Y Augousti collection; her fiancé’s sculptural candle collection, Patrick Coard Paris; and her own furniture and home accessories.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Jamaica, NY
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Shagreen Breakfast Table with Sculptural Brass Legs by R & Y AugoustiBy R & Y AugoustiLocated in New York, NYThe Metropolis II breakfast table by R&Y Augousti is a statement piece. The amorphous-shaped cream shagreen inlaid top sits on a cluster of dramatic sculptural bronze-patina brass le...Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Center Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Shagreen Breakfast Table with Sculptural Brass Legs by R & Y AugoustiBy R & Y AugoustiLocated in New York, NYThe Metropolis II breakfast table by R&Y Augousti is a statement piece. The amorphous-shaped cream shagreen inlaid top sits on a cluster of dramatic sculptural bronze-patina brass legs, showcasing the brand's incredible artisanal work. View the console and side table...Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Center Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Shagreen Breakfast Table with Palmwood Details by R&Y AugoustiBy R & Y AugoustiLocated in New York, NYThe Prague breakfast table by R&Y Augousti is an iconic design of their collection, debuting from the 1990s. This classic center piece can be adapted for an entrance room or custom-sized for a dining room. The circular shaped coal black shagreen inlaid top sits on a cluster of geometric inlaid shagreen legs that clasp into a floating palm wood inlaid ring...Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Center Tables
MaterialsPalmwood, Shagreen Stingray
- Shagreen Breakfast Table with Palmwood Details by R&Y AugoustiBy R & Y AugoustiLocated in New York, NYThe Prague breakfast table by R&Y Augousti is an iconic design of their collection, debuting from the 1990s. This signature has been updated with metal accents on the border of the table and on the 3 legs. This classic center piece can be adapted for an entrance room or custom-sized for a dining room. The circular shaped cream shagreen inlaid top sits on a cluster of geometric inlaid bronze-patina brass legs that clasp into a floating palm wood inlaid ring...Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Center Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Shagreen Breakfast Table with Palmwood Details by R&Y AugoustiBy R & Y AugoustiLocated in New York, NYThe Prague breakfast table by R&Y Augousti is an iconic design of their collection, debuting from the 1990s. This signature has been updated with metal accents on the border of the table and on the 3 legs. This classic center piece can be adapted for an entrance room or custom-sized for a dining room. The circular shaped coal black shagreen inlaid top sits on a cluster of geometric inlaid bronze-patina brass legs that clasp into a floating palm wood inlaid ring...Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Center Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Shagreen Breakfast Table with Palmwood Details by R&Y AugoustiBy R & Y AugoustiLocated in New York, NYThe Prague Breakfast table by R&Y Augousti is an iconic design of their collection, debuting from the 1990s. This classic centre piece can be adapted for an entrance room or custom-sized for a dining room. The circular shaped cream shagreen inlaid top sits on a cluster of geometric inlaid shagreen legs that clasp into a floating palmwood inlaid ring...Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Center Tables
MaterialsPalmwood, Shagreen Stingray
- Organic Modern Sculptural Breakfast / Dining Table "Poise" by Alentes AtelierBy ALENTESLocated in PALEA FOKEA, ATTIKIThe POISE DINING TABLE is part of our mono-material object collection. Behind its timeless and Classic proportions, its clean and sculptural design lies true durability. Design: Ale...Category
2010s Greek Minimalist Dining Room Tables
MaterialsCast Stone
- Dining Room Table with Shagreen Top and Brass Base, Contemporary Table, In StockBy Kifu AugoustiLocated in New York, NYDecorative shagreen cream dining table with an organic shaped brass base, designed in France. Breakfast table/ dining room table. We have the shagr...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Dining Room Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Round Marble Top Breakfast Table with Polished White Tulip PedestalLocated in North York, ONRound Marble Top Breakfast Table with Polished White Tulip Base. Original from the 1970’s. Featuring 2 tone marble top with polished white m...Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Center Tables
MaterialsMarble, Metal
- Dining Table with Sculptural Lucite BaseLocated in New York, NYDining table with sculptural Lucite base and glass top, American, 1970s.Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Tables
- Extendable Dining Table with Curved Legs, 1940sLocated in Wolfurt, ATTable made of rosewood with playfully curved table legs and beautiful details in the finish of the table top and base. Strict elements of the 1940s a...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWood
- Stunning Exotic Wood Antique Breakfast Table or Center TableLocated in Los Angeles, CAIf you are looking for something completely unique and special, look no further - this absolutely stunning antique breakfast table features the most beautiful exotic wood and would make an ideal Statement piece in any interior. We are unsure of the type of wood - however it is wood, possibly an Amboyna Burl, as we had completed a full restoration and noticed the wood grain was still present after sanding down a light portion of it. It appears to have been painstakingly assembled / tessellated with each piece on its edge highlighting the amazing burled wood grain. While we are a bit uncertain on some of the details of this table - one thing we know for sure is that it is one of the most remarkable pieces of furniture (or in this case functional art) that we have seen. As for age - we do not know when this was made but when we acquired it, it had decades of age giving us the feeling this is an antique piece from earlier 20th Century. We just completed a full restoration with a beautiful lacquer coat giving it plenty of protection for regular use as a center table, cafe or dining table, or as a large sculpture pedestal table. So beautiful, and so special - ready to grace any fine interior space as a Statement piece. This exotic wood breakfast table...Category
20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Center Tables
MaterialsWood
