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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Iconic Audoux & Minet Rope Side / Coffee Table, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Almelo, NL
Sculptural rope side table by Audoux & Minet, France, 1950s, featuring a hand-woven straw top and solid turned wooden legs with beautiful natural patina. This elegant and sculptural...
Rope, Beech
Mid-Century Rope Table Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Small Mid-Century Rope Table Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. H / 12.5 inches , 13.5 by 13 inches.
Rope, Rhodoid
Coffee Table By Audoux Minet In Rattan And Ceramic From Vallauris Year 60's
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Charmes, FR
coffee table by Audoux Minet in rattan and bamboo, Vallauris ceramics the cart in very good condition
Rattan
Audoux Minet Attributed Ceramic Coffee Table w/ Nautical theme
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Audoux Minet attributed coffee table with hand painted ceramic tiles in nautical theme with anchor and seahorse! Bamboo frame with grid shelf - France 1950's
Ceramic, Bamboo, Rattan
Audoux Minet 1960s French Rattan Side Table
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique rattan side table by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet from France, 1960s. Rectangular rattan top with checked pattern surface and lower magazine rack on four bamboo legs with wra...
Bamboo, Rattan
$4,586
Table basse
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Paris, FR
Rattan table with ceramic tile inlay
Ceramic, Rattan
$4,586
Table basse
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Paris, FR
Rattan table with ceramic tile inlay
Ceramic, Rattan
$2,294
Table basse
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Paris, FR
Rattan table with ceramic tile inlay
Ceramic, Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Oak and Rope Side Table by Adrien Audoux, France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Hudson, NY
RARE oak and rope side table by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Great texture from the combination of the rough rope center and the polished oak frame.
Rope, Wood
Table basse vintage en marbre des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse vintage des années 70, en joli marbre avec très beau veinage dans les tons gris, blanc, écru, noir et vieux rose, forme carrée arrondie sur deux angles (ou forme d’oeil) ...
Marble
$1,853
H 16.5 in W 26.8 in D 51.2 in
Signed Ceramic Coffee Table by A. Picard, Vallauris, France, 1960s
By Adrienne Picard
Located in BORGO, FR
Signed ceramic coffee table by A. Picard, Vallauris, France, 1960s. This mid-century piece features a ceramic tile top with a clearly visible hand-painted signature “A. Picard Vall.”...
Ceramic, Wood
Ceramic Tiled French Coffee Table from Vallauris, Circa 1970
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table with tiled top from Vallauris on the French Riviera. The table has a structure made of metal. The top is tiled with hand-crafted and painted terracotta tiles with striki...
Metal
Table basse vintage en marbre des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse vintage des années 70, en marbre veiné dans les tons vert jade, rose saumoné, noir, gris, écru, pied en V avec petit plateau porte-revue. Bon état général avec signes d’u...
Marble
Vallauris, Coffee Table, Iron, Ceramic, France, 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and orange-glazed ceramic and iron coffee or cocktail table, designed and produced by Vallauris, France, c. 1960s.
Iron
Table basse vintage en travertin des années 80
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse vintage en travertin des années 80, rectangulaire arrondie avec pied cubique central, jolies nuances de blanc et beige, très bon état général. Ref 220 640 Hauteur : 33 cm...
Travertine
French Carved Snuff Box, Mid-19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The elaborately carved snuff box with a scene of two mermaids on the cover and deeply carved shell on the reverse.
Boxwood
French Ceramic Tiled Coffee Table from Vallauris, Circa 1970
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table with tiled top from Vallauris on the French Riviera. The table has a structure made of metal. The top is tiled with hand-crafted and painted terracotta tiles with striki...
Metal
Vintage Danish Teak Side Table, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish teak side table, 1960s Elegant Danish Mid-century modern side or coffee table with underlying shelf. Table top with wrapped gri...
Teak
Mid-Century Nautical Buoy From the S.S. Normandie The French Line
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Very special piece with alot of history behind it. Looks to be accurate from many perspectives, physical appearances show it was repainted over what was the original coat of paint wi...
Canvas, Rope, Paint
French Pinguin Coffee Table 1950s
By Art de France
Located in Čelinac, BA
French Pinguin Coffee Table 1950s
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shellwork Table
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful folk art rectangular shellwork table featuring a top with foliate polychrome sand design around shells under glass, with the entire surface of the sides and legs covered with small seashells set...
Shell, Glass, Wood
Coffee table by Audoux-Minet, France, 1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
A refined coffee table with a solid wood frame and handwoven rope top, exemplifying Audoux-Minet’s natural material language and French modernism design.
Rattan, Wood
Audoux Minet Rope Coffee Table for Vibo Vesoul - France, 1940s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
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, Wood
Audoux Minet Rope & Glass Coffee Table
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet rope & glass coffee table France, circa 1950’s Beautifully sculpted rope frame base Shield-shaped floating glass delicately rests upon rope posts finis...
Rope, Glass
Audoux Minet Coffee Table
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet coffee table France, circa 1940’s Tabletop is comprised of thick braided coiled rush Wooden tripod base Patina from age and use French Midcentury Timel...
Rush, Wood
Audoux Minet Rattan & Bamboo Round Side Table w/ Lower Shelf, 1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Rattan and bamboo round side table designed by French designers duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Original metal label "Meubles Audoux-Minet Golfe Juan" on the side of the lower shelf.
Rattan, Bamboo
Audoux & Minet Rope Side / Coffee Table, France, 1940s/50s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb coffee or side table by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux, 1940s/50s, France. Some wear to the rope. Height: 37cm Diameter 61cm. Ships worldwide. UK customers please no...
Rope, Wood
Audoux Minet French Mid Century Rope Coffee Table
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A sculptural Mid century turned beech wood framed coffee table with wonderful woven natural abaca rope top detail and under shelve, designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. A great...
Rope, Wood
Audoux Minet Table
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Wonderful Audoux Minet table with rope inlay and tapered legs.
Rope, Oak
Audoux Minet Rope Coffee Table Vibo Vesoul, France, 1940s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
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 des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels of 1925, which they deemed to cater to a wealthy elite they set to ground their designs in something more homespun, even rustic. Their designs for Vibo Vesoul...
Seagrass, Wood
Coffee Table by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Antwerp, BE
A birch and rope coffee table by Audoux Minet in good condition.
Birch
Audoux and Minet Ropework Table
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in London, GB
A coffee table by Audoux et Minet. By French duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, circa 1940s. Woven hemp natural ropework combined with a blond wood makes for a timele...
Oak
Audoux & Minet Woven Rope and Wood Coffee Table or Bench
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York City, NY
This coffee table was designed French designer duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet and produced by Vibo Vesoul in the 1950s. It is composed of a natural patinated wood structure and a ...
Wood, Rope