Family is what brought Kifu Augousti into the world of furniture design. The daughter of celebrated designers Ria and Yiouri Augousti, Kifu has a bold, quirky style that is fiercely independent. Her exquisite handmade tables, seating and decorative objects — which typically feature pronounced geometrical forms and exotic inlays — set Augousti apart as an up-and-coming creator of modern furnishings made in the Art Deco tradition.
Augousti embarked on her creative career early. After attending Brown University, she followed in her parents' footsteps, carving out her own reputation as a design powerhouse.
While it’s often likened to her parents’ work, Kifu Augousti’s designs have a look that is distinctively their own. Offbeat materials, sinuous curves and wild patterns have become hallmarks of the designer’s furniture. In the workshop of her parent's design firm, R & Y Augousti, Kifu experimented with semi-precious stones, shells and other interesting materials as a child. Her parents gained fame for bringing shagreen — leather made from shark or stingray hide — back into fashion. (It reemerged as a luxe material among designers and decorators in 2017.)
Popular in the 1930s, this versatile material had fallen out of vogue over time. The Augoustis revived it for use in their own work, and Kifu Augousti continues to celebrate it, incorporating shagreen into her signature styles that are on offer at her Kifu Paris shop in Paris as well as in her New York City showroom. She favors bold, nature-inspired prints and silhouettes, and in many of her handmade benches, coffee tables, daybeds and other large pieces, an integration of shagreen blends wonderfully with the structures’ bold bronze frames or bases. In her smaller boxes, baskets and vases, stylish combinations of shagreen, shell inlays and decorative knobs with semi-precious stones are merged to create a sumptuous, unconventional look that is utterly unique.
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Sculptural Table Lamp in Shagreen Inlay and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Sculptural Table Lamp in Shell Inlay and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Sculptural Table Lamp with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Shagreen Table Lamp with Quartz and Bronze-Patina Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Quartz, Brass
Sculptural Table Lamp in Shagreen Inlay and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Cosmo Table Lamp in Shagreen, Shell and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu, Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Cosmo table...
Brass
TOTEM Lamp in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
TOTEM Lamp in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Shagreen Table Lamp with Quartz and Bronze-Patina Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Quartz, Brass
Small Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass Propeller Floor Lamp by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Shagreen Table Lamp with Shell and Bronze-Patina Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Cosmo...
Brass
Bronze-Patina Brass Table Lamp with Lapis Lazuli by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Lapis Lazuli, Brass
Small Cream Shagreen & Bronze-Patina Brass Propeller Floor Lamp by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Black and White with Brass Details Table Lamp by Ron Rezek
By Ron Rezek
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s Postmodern black and white powdered coated table lamp by Ron Rezek. In beautiful vintage condition. It take one regular edition 75w max lightbulb. Measurements: 12.5” di...
Metal
Brass Lotus Lamp in Verdigris Patina
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brass lotus table lamp in verdigris patina attributed to Feldman Lighting Co. Shade not included.
Brass
$3,323 / item
H 27.56 in W 15.75 in D 7.88 in
'Synergy' Table Lamp in Bronze Patina, English, Contemporary Design
By Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
These sculptural contemporary Margit Wittig table lamps are mounted on rectangular slate bases and feature multiple white resin handcrafted cuboids, spheres and semi-circles with org...
Slate, Brass
$5,440Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 19.69 in Dm 5.91 in
Art Deco Blue Crystal Table Lamps with Bronze Details, France, 1930
By Art Decor
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of blue crystal lamps. Hexagonal shape and details in bronze. Europe, circa 1930.
Crystal
$3,000
H 23.63 in Dm 14.97 in
Nenuphar Lilly Table Lamp in Bronze and Brass by Maison Charles, France 1960s
By Maison Charles
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an eye-catching Mid Century Modern table lamp featuring Nenuphar Lilly done in bronze and brass and manufactured by Maison Charles. It features black ve...
Brass, Bronze
Vintage Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp with Brass Accent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Newly Rewired, New Linen Shade Dimensions: 30”H x 9”W x 9”D Shade: 10"H x 15"W x 15"D Materials: Murano Glass, Wood, Brass, New Linen Shade
Brass
$2,755 / item
H 25.2 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Elegant Alabaster Table Lamp by Matlight Milano with Brass Accents
By Matlight Milano
Located in Milano, IT
The lamp's design suggests a sense of movement and dynamism, as if the alabaster cones are in motion, creating a sense of fluidity that adds to its aesthetic appeal. The use of brass...
Alabaster, Brass
Stiffel Tall Sculptural Brass Table Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Stiffel table lamp was made with sculptural, highly detailed brass body and an off-white neck detail, creating an illusion of an ornate candlestick. The lamp has the origina...
Brass
Art Deco Table Lamp in Nickel Plated and Bronzed Brass 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Art Deco Table Lamp in Nickel Plated and Bronzed Brass 1930s A large art deco / Bauhaus style table lamp. Europe, 1930s. Imposing and high quality, this art deco table lamp in nick...
Brass
Vintage Brass Clam Shell Table Lamp by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Organically beautiful and sculptural. This 1970s piece by Chapman is a style statement that brings form and function to your décor. Beautifully sculpted in brass, this sculpture rest...
Metal, Brass
$937Sale Price|65% Off
H 33.08 in W 11.82 in D 5.91 in
Maitland-Smith Snail Shell Table Lamp in Pen Shell & Bronze, 1980s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Glasgow, GB
A sculptural and rare statement lamp by Maitland-Smith, crafted in the 1980s and exemplary of the firm’s signature blend of luxury materials and organic form. This dramatic design ...
Bronze
$950Sale Price / set|51% Off
H 22 in Dm 34 in
Pair of Egyptian Style Table Lamps with Bronze Accents by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of Egyptian style silver leaf table lamps with bronze accents by Maitland Smith. The lamps are very heavy and extremely well made and come with their with original faux le...
Bronze
Cosmo Table Lamp in Shagreen, Stone and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu, Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Cosmo table lamp by Kifu Paris is a whimsical and sculptural piece, inlaid in black shell, baguio stone, and cream shagreen bronze-patina brass accents...
Brass