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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Audoux Minet Dining Room Tabel
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Miami, FL
Dining room table in Rattan and bamboo y Audoux Minet
Ceramic, Rattan
Table à manger vintage Audoux Minet en rotin et céramique de Vallauris
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table de salle-à-manger vintage des années 50 60, en rotin, dans le goût d’Adrien Audoux et de Frida Minet, plateau rectangulaire en carreaux de céramique rouges de Vallauris, très b...
Ceramic, Rattan
Rectangular Rattan And Ceramic Table By Audoux-minnet, Circa 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Charmes, FR
Charming rectangular table with a natural rattan structure, attributed to Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, iconic French designers of the 1950s, renowned for their craftsmanship and i...
Rattan
Audoux Minet + Roger Capron Bamboo + Tile Dining Table
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Dining table with quarter turned split bamboo top with Roger Capron inset glazed floral tiles, table designed by Audoux Minet, France circa 1950's.
Bamboo
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
$3,750
H 29.625 in W 71 in D 35 in
1970s Brutalist Oak Dining Table, Roger Capron Style Inset Ceramic Tile
By Roger Capron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist dining table draws inspiration from Roger Capron's ceramic artistry, combining massive oak construction with an inset grid of terra cotta ceramic tiles. The trestle base em...
Ceramic, Oak
Roger Capron Herbarium Tile Table
By Roger Capron
Located in Raleigh, NC
Rectangular form showcases Roger Capron's celebrated Herbarium series tilework, featuring botanical impressions embedded in glazed ceramic. The French ceramicist's distinctive techn...
Terracotta, Hardwood
Leaf Tiled Coffee Table by Roger Capron, Signed
By Roger Capron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage ceramic tile coffee table by Roger Capron in France, 1960s. Beautiful hand etched and painted leaf design on beige, cream, and earthy light brown ceramic tiles in a concentri...
Ceramic, Wood
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
$2,190
H 23.63 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Braided Wicker Square Side Table in the Style of Audoux Minnet - France 1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
Braided wicker square "bout de canapé" side table in the style of Audoux Minnet - France 1960s. In good vintage condition. A few protruding strands of wicker (please see pictures). T...
Wicker
French 1950s Rectangular Solid Walnut Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Mid-Century rectangular solid walnut dining/writing table.
Walnut
1950’s Rectangular Extending Halabala Dining Table – Up Zavody
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Rectangular Extending Halabala Dining Table – Up Zavody. Superb practical piece of mid century furniture by the Czech maker Up Zavody and the designer Jindrich Halabala. Sour...
Birch
$8,700
H 27.56 in W 45.28 in D 45.08 in
Roger Capron Dining Table with Floral Imprints in Ceramic and Wood
By Roger Capron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roger Capron, dining table, ceramic and beech, France, 1960s This dining table is a beautiful example of Roger Capron’s work from the 1960s, combining his signature ceramic artistry...
Ceramic, Beech
Adrien Audoux Frida Minet occasional table
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Grenoble, FR
Very beautiful pedestal table in coconut straw and beech legs by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. Simplicity of forms, representative work from the 1950s in the south of France
Straw, Beech
Rectangular table by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs 1950
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Dining table by Charlotte Perriand for the ski resort: Les Arcs Circa 1950 All in pine Iconic model
Pine
Dinning Table by Audoux Minnet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Saint Ouen, France
"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...
Ceramic, Rattan
Mid 20th Century French Bamboo Table by Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This mid-20th-century French side table or dining table, designed by Audoux and Frida Minet, dates back to the 1950s. It features a rectangular rattan top with a checked pattern, sup...
Bamboo
Sold
H 29.14 in W 59.06 in D 30.32 in
Ceramic Tiles & Rattan Dining Table by Adoux Minnet & Georges Chassin - 1960's
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
1960's stunning French Riviera rattan and ceramic tiles table by Audoux Minnet and French ceramist Georges Chassin. Chassin signature on one of the tiles. Whimsical marine theme dec...
Ceramic, Rattan
Audoux Minet and Roger Capron Dining Table
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Roger Capron
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare dining table by Audoux Minet and Roger Capron - Bright Colorful ceramic "pyjamas" tiles by Roger Capron inlaid into beautiful bamboo by Audoux Minet.
Ceramic, Bamboo
Sold
H 29.14 in W 32.49 in D 57.49 in
Audoux Minet Dinning Table, Bamboo, Glazed Ceramic Tiles Roger Capron, 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Roger Capron
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Stunning Frida Minet & Adrien Audoux dining table in bamboo with glazed ceramic tiles by Roger Capron Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet form a couple of French designers. They produce...
Ceramic, Bamboo
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Dining Table, circa 1955, France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Girona, Spain
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Dining Table. Rope detailing. Oak top, circa 1955, France. Very good vintage condition. Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet were a French couple and worked...
Rope, Oak