Manhattan-based furniture designer Carol Egan thrives at the crossroads of 21st-century technology and traditional woodworking. Her striking modern furniture, including boldly creative shelf designs, frequently features serpentine forms. Her hand-carved walnut shelves have a single twist, which seems to defy physics.
Born in Dublin in 1974, Egan is a graduate of both University College Dublin and New York City’s Parsons School of Design. She complemented this formal education with an interest in 3D printing technology.
Egan’s unique designs, like her twisted walnut stools and benches, begin as 3D models before skilled woodworkers craft and hand-finish the pieces. Using the modeling software, Egan imagines unusual and contemporary shapes that blur the lines between artistic sculpture and furniture.
While often using walnut, mahogany or oak, Egan has also designed furniture made with marble, bronze and steel. Her timeless and innovative design perspective made her inaugural 2010 furniture line a global success.
Maison Gerard in New York City was the first gallery to show Egan’s furniture and has continued to exhibit her work. Galerie BSL in Paris and Hostler Burrows in Los Angeles have also showcased her designs. Her free-standing console earned a Special Mention for Best Contemporary Piece at PAD London in 2015. Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Wallpaper, the New York Times and Vogue are just some of the publications that have featured Egan’s signature approach to furniture design.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Carol Egan seating, tables, wall decorations and more.
Carol Egan, Custom Sculptural Bronze Stool, USA, 2019
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural stool is part of a line of contemporary furniture designed by blending digital technology with fine traditional craftsmanship. Cast in bronze, the stool features tw...
Bronze
Carol Egan Steel Stool, USA, 2017
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural brushed stainless steel stool by Carol Egan. This sculptural stool is part of a line of contemporary furniture designed by ...
Stainless Steel
Carol Egan, Sculptural Bronze Stool, United States, 2014
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural hand-carved stool is part of a line of contemporary furniture designed by blending digital technology with fine traditional craftsmanship. Cast in bronze, the stool f...
Bronze
Carol Egan, Sculptural Ebonized Hand-Carved Stool, United States, 2016
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural hand-carved stool is part of a line of contemporary furniture designed by blending digital technology with fine traditional craftsmanship. Carved of ebonized sapele, ...
Wood
Carol Egan, Hand-Carved Limed Oak Stool, United States, 2013
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural hand-carved stool is part of a line of contemporary furniture designed by blending digital technology with fine traditional craftsmanship. The stool features two cris...
Oak
Sandra Nunnerley, "Luna" Side Table, United States, 2017
By Sandra Nunnerley
Located in New York, NY
This set of nesting occasional tables, made of a silky smooth, laminated Corian, play with the contrast of night with day, of light with dark...
Bronze
Sculptural Marble Stool/Side Table by Chris Miano, 2022
By Chris Miano
Located in Edgewater, NJ
Inspired by traditional Japanese wood joinery, this minimalist stool/side table is a material study of stone. Shown in Calacatta Gold & Nero Marquina Marble. Sure to make a state...
Stone, Marble
Thebes - Carrara White Marble Contemporary Stool Designed by McGannon Saad
Located in Cologna Veneta, IT
The "Thebes" stool in Carrara White marble is a perfect fusion of past and present. This stool embodies the essence of Italian marble craftsmanship and modern machine carving. Designers McGannon Saad wanted to emphasize the intrinsic qualities of marble as a material, to have it interpreted and worked by Pistore Marmi...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Japanese Jointed Marble Sculptural Stool / Side Table
By Chris Miano
Located in Edgewater, NJ
Inspired by traditional Japanese wood joinery, this minimalist stool/side table is a material study of stone. Shown in Calacatta Gold & Verde Green Marble. Sure to make a stateme...
Stone, Marble
Japanese Jointed Marble Sculptural Stool / Side Table
By Chris Miano
Located in Edgewater, NJ
Inspired by traditional Japanese wood joinery, this minimalist stool/side table is a material study of stone. Shown in Calacatta Gold & Rosso Levanto Marble. Sure to make a state...
Stone, Marble
"NOLAN" Stool by Stefano Bigi (Marble, Calacatta, Italy)
By Stefano Bigi
Located in Pastrengo, IT
The Nolan Stool is a sculptural creation that transforms raw marble into a poetic work of art. Emerging from stone like a vision shaped by an ancient sculptor’s hand, its fluid curve...
Marble
White Marble Gamma Stool by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
White marble gamma stool by Pietro Franceschini Materials: Calacatta Delicata Marble Dimensions: W 70cm, L 35cm, H 45cm Available in other marbles. Pietro...
Marble
