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Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet Folk Art

French, Swiss

While little is known about audacious modernist designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, 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, Minnet 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 Minnet 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. 

Minnet 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. Minnet 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 Minnet’s seating pieces are on display at the Maison Dumas in St. Tropez, France. 

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Creator: Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Mid-Century Rope Sconce Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Mid-Century Rope Sconce Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

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Mid-Century Rope Sconce Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

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Unusual rope sconce Audoux Minet, circa 1960. With a white and orange opaline. W / 11 inches. H / 5 inches.

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet Folk Art

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Mid-Century French Rope Magazine Rack Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Mid-Century French Rope Magazine Rack Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

Mid-Century French Rope Magazine Rack Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

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Mid-Century French Rope Magazine Rack Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet

Located in Austin, TX

French rope magazine rack Audoux Minet, circa 1960. Height / 18 inches, length 15" on 10 inches.

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet Folk Art

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Rope

Mid-Century Rope Table Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Mid-Century Rope Table Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

Mid-Century Rope Table Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

$2,400

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Small Mid-Century Rope Table Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. H / 12.5 inches , 13.5 by 13 inches.

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet Folk Art

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Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
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Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

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Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Height / 23.3 inches. W / 12 by inches.

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet Folk Art

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Mid-Century Rope Sconce Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Mid-Century Rope Sconce Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

Mid-Century Rope Sconce Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

$1,500

Mid-Century Rope Sconce Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

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Unusual rope sconce Audoux Minet, circa 1960. With an orange milk glass opaline. Height / 14 inches.

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet Folk Art

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Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

$1,600

Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

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Mid-century rope lamp Audoux Minet. Measure: Height / 11.5 inches.

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet Folk Art

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Mid-Century Rope Lamp by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Mid-Century Rope Lamp by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

Mid-Century Rope Lamp by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

$1,400

Mid-Century Rope Lamp by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet

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Mid-century rope lamp by Adrien by Audoux & Frida Minet. French Riviera circa 1960.

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Mid-Century Rope Globe Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. H / 7.5 inches.

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet Folk Art

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Mid-Century Rope Sconce Sphere Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Mid-Century Rope Sconce Sphere Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

Mid-Century Rope Sconce Sphere Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

$1,600

Mid-Century Rope Sconce Sphere Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet

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Unusual rope sconce sphere with white opaline shade Audoux Minet, circa 1960.

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet Folk Art

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Adrien Audoux And Frida Minnet folk art for sale on 1stDibs.

Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet folk art are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of natural fiber and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet folk art, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original folk art by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet were created in the mid-century modern style in france during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider folk art by Dominique Pouchain, La Borne Potters, and Vallauris. Prices for Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet folk art can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $600 and can go as high as $6,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,800.

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