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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Adrian & Frida Minet for Vibo Armchair in Wicker Straw
By Vibo, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet for Vibo, armchair, stained beech, straw, France, 1950s Rustic armchair designed by the duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. The seating and backrest are m...
Straw, Beech
Lounge Armchair by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Lounge Arm Chair by "Audoux-Minet" Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet met in the Provence region of France during the 1940s and began collaborating on design projects. Their work reflects ...
Rush, Wood
Mid-Century Rope Chair by Audoux & Minet, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
A beautiful example of the work of Audoux & Minet, this 1950s rope chair combines rustic craftsmanship with a refined, sculptural silhouette. Adr...
Rope, Wood
Pair of French Rope Lounge Chairs of Audoux & Minet - 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
A striking pair of French lounge chairs of Audoux & Minet, crafted in solid oak and hand-woven natural rope. Their low, architectural silhouette, generous proportions, and beautifull...
Rope, Wood
Audoux Minet 1960s Pair of French Rope Lounge Chairs
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Pair of Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet lounge chairs from France, 1950s. All original wood and rope with nice patina and age. Stunning and iconic pair.
Rope, Wood
Lounge Chair by “Audoux-Minet”
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in ECHT, NL
A wonderful 1950s Louge Chairs by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet with primitive style hand turned beech wood frames and orignal handwoven abaca rope seat and back, all in perfect orig...
Rush, Wood, Beech
$3,160Sale Price|20% Off
Rustic Brutalist Modern Armchair by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, France 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Basel, BS
A compact, sleek armchair that blends modernist, constructivist, brutalist, and rustic-modern styles. It features a frame made of light, dry wooden cylinders that support a seat and ...
Rope, Hardwood
Vintage Lounge Chairs by Atelier Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet for VIBO France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet for Vibo, Pair of Armchairs, France, 1950s Stained Beech Frame with Handwoven Abaca Hemp Seating A refined pair of armchairs designed by the celebrated F...
Wood
$2,289Sale Price|20% Off
Low Rattan Settee Armchair by Audoux-Minnet - Golfe-Juan, 1950s-1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in MOUGINS, FR
A rare low rattan settee / armchair by Audoux Minnet in Golfe-Juan, dating from the 1950s-1960s, with a very modern shape and designed to be fitted with cushions. While little is kn...
Rattan
pair of Audoux Minet low chairs
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
A rare French mid-century pair of Audoux Minet low chairs featuring robust stained beech frames and beautifully hand-woven rope seats and backs in the signature Audoux-Minet pattern....
Rope, Beech
Low Rope Lounge Chair by Audoux-Minet, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Charming low lounge chair by the French designer duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, crafted in France in the 1950s. The patinated solid wood frame supports a hand-braided rope seat a...
Wood, Rope
Four French, 1950s Chairs Attributed to Audoux-Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic and unfussy set of four oak dining chairs with rope seats, attributed to Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, of Vibo Vesoul. The backs have a simple medallion decor. The front legs a...
Rope, Oak
Audoux & Minet Tripod Rope Chair, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A lovely rope and wood chair by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux, 1950s, France. These unusual sculptural chairs are a typical Audoux et Minet modernist design incorporating elements of...
Rope, Wood
French Rope Stool by Audoux Minet, Mid-Century Tripod, 1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Almelo, NL
Authentic Audoux Minet French rope stool from the 1960s, featuring a handwoven seat and sculptural tripod wooden base. A refined and highly collectib...
Rope, Beech
$1,282Sale Price|32% Off
H 41 in W 30 in D 35.5 in
Adrian Pearsall Styled Vintage Sculptural Wood Lounge Armchair, 1960s
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1960s vintage highback lounge chair features sculptural wood and groovy original 1960s fabric. The style is in the manner of Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates and Kipp Stewar...
Fabric, Wood
French Ottoman in the style of Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This midcentury piece features a solid oak frame paired with a handwoven papercord top in an eye-catching geometric pattern. Its adaptable design allows it to function as a bench, ot...
Papercord, Oak
$19,800
H 90.56 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Savana Armchair in Natural Wicker, Brazilian Contemporary Style
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This armchair is made of wicker in the Brazilian contemporary style. A clump of grass, a bush, which moves in the wind and envelops its inhabitant was the inspiration for creating the Savana...
Wicker
Adrian Pearsall Style Midcentury Armchair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage modern high back armchair in the style of Adrian Pearsall. Nice walnut legs and shaped front giving it a distinct Pearsall flair, with an elegant narrowing back. Should be re...
Fabric
$5,500
H 31.89 in W 25.01 in D 27.56 in
Rope Armchair by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo Vesoul, France ca 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Utrecht, NL
This armchair is a compelling embodiment of the French design duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Their design philosophy was centered around a commitment to accessible furnishing mad...
Rope, Wood
$5,255 / set
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 27.56 in
Set of two Audoux et Minet lounge chairs Vibo Vesoul 1950s
By Frida Minet, Vibo
Located in Baambrugge, NL
(Near) Pair of lounge chairs by the French duo Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet for Vibo Vesoul (circa 1950). The chairs embody the duo's modernist vision: the use of honest, natural mate...
Rope, Pine
Audoux & Minet Low Tripod Chair, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A small, child size, rope and wood tripod chair by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux, 1950s, France. Great example in original condition, with normal signs of use and wear and some mino...
Rope, Wood
Audoux-Minet for Vibo Oak and Abaca Orangery Set
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Audoux-Minet for Vibo, pair of French armchairs, 1940s. This set of rope and plywood chairs originates from the late 1940s. Rope woven seats and back in well preserved original co...
Rope, Plywood
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H 26.78 in W 29.93 in D 27.56 in
Pair of Signed "Berceau" Basket Rattan Loungers by Audoux Minnet - France 1960's
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rattan basket armchairs by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet. Golfe Juan, France, 1960s. Signature plaque on one of the armchairs. Circular frame with a slightly contoured base ...
Rattan
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H 30.32 in W 20.87 in D 26.78 in
French 50s Brutalist Modern Armchair by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, France 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Basel, BS
Fast Shipping in 5-15 days, insured with our shipping partners. A compact, sleek armchair that blends modernist, constructivist, brutalist, and rustic-modern styles. It features a f...
Rope, Hardwood
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Lounge Chair
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet lounge chair from France, 1950s. All original wood and rope with nice patina and age. Beautiful carved detailing on arms. Stunning and iconic piece.
Rope, Wood
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H 28.75 in W 25.2 in D 27.56 in
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Rope Easy Chairs for Vibo ca. 1940 Paris, France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in amstelveen, NL
Rope Easy Chairs, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, France, 1940s. A French couple of modernist designers that has been very productive during the 1940s and 1950s. These chai...
Rope, Bentwood
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H 28.35 in W 25.2 in D 27.56 in
Rope loungechair by Adrain Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo Vesoul 1940 France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
This vintage lounge chair was Designed by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet for Vibo Vesoul. Made in France, 19340. This mediterranean design reflects the material used...
Rope, Wood
Audoux Minet Rope lounge Chair for Vibo Vesoul, France 1930's
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mediterranean Design Rope Lounge Chair. Designed by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet for Vibo Vesoul. Made in France, 1930's / 40's period. Curved bentwood darker stained wooden f...
Rope, Wood
Lounge chairs by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in BE
These lounge chairs are from the famous French designers Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. They were designed and manufactured in the 1970s. The special thing about this set is that it is...
Oak
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H 31.5 in W 25.2 in D 26.38 in
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Rope Easy Chair Vibo circa 1940 Paris France Modern
By Vibo, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Munster, NRW
Very elegant easy chair from Paris designed by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. Nice original condition. A real classic of French modernism. Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, Fran...
Rope, Bentwood
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H 33.86 in W 23.63 in D 31.5 in
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet beech and rope Lounge Chairs set/2, France 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Almelo, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet beech and rope Lounge Chairs, France 1950 Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet created a pair of lounge chairs in the 1950s. The chairs are primitive, with ha...
Rope, Beech
Pair of beech and rope armchairs by Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Pair of beech and rope armchairs by Audoux Minet produced by vibo Vesoul circa 1950
Rope, Beech
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H 27.56 in W 23.63 in D 27.56 in
Audoux & Minet Rope Armchair for Vibo Vesoul, France, circa 1940
By Vibo, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in London, GB
French designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet were committed to a design ethos based on accessible materials as a means of serving modern life. In reaction to the Paris Exposition d...
Seagrass, Rope, Bentwood