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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$5,555 / set
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
$4,115 / set
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
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
Pair Chairs of Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, France 1970's
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Pair Chairs of Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, France 1970's
Rope, Oak
Pair of Audoux & Minet Tripod Rope Chairs, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb pair of rope and wood chairs by Frida Minet and Adrien Audoux, 1950s, France. These unusual sculptural chairs are a typical Audoux et Minet modernist design incorporating el...
Rope, Wood
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Dining Chair in Braided Hemp
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, dining chair, beech, rope hemp, France, late 1940s A naturalistic dining chair designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. The seating and ba...
Hemp, Beech
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Lounge Chair for Vibo Vesoul - France - 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
Exceptional lounge chair designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet and manufactured by Vibo Vesoul, France, in the 1950s. A rare example of the designers’ celebrated work, combining ...
Rope
Oak and Woven Rope Chair by Audoux-Minet, France Mid-20th Century
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Utrecht, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet were key figures in mid-20th century French design, working at the intersection of modernism and traditional craft. When industrial materials like steel...
Rope, Oak
$2,298 / item
Chaises
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Paris, FR
Chairs in bent beechwood, braided abaca plant fiber rope by Adrien & Frida Audoux-Minet for Vibo Vesoul, measuring 84 x 44 x 53 cm. Quantity available : 5
Beech
Audoux Minet Rope Chair, Stool & Basket, France, 1960s Set
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Almelo, NL
Rare and highly decorative Audoux Minet set including rope chair, stool and basket, crafted in France in the 1960s. A sculptural and collectible ensemble of organic modern design. A...
Rope, Beech
A Set of 4 MID-CENTURY-MODERN Chairs SIGNED by AUDOUX-MINNET, France 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in PARIS, FR
An authentic set of 4 summer chairs including 2 with large armrests, Modernist, Forme-Libre, Shabby-Chic, structures in folded and knotted bamboo, seats and back in woven wicker, by ...
Bamboo, Wicker
Audoux Minet French Oak & Rope Side Chair
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Audoux-Minet French Oak & Rope Side Chair Designed by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet France, circa 1950s This handsome side chair will add wonderful texture and rich history to any room...
Rope, Wood
Audoux Minet French Oak & Rope Side Chair
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Audoux-Minet French Oak & Rope Side Chair Designed by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet France, circa 1950s This handsome side chair will add wonderful texture and rich history to any room...
Rope, Wood
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
$1,989 / set
H 31.5 in W 17.33 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Fibreglass Side Chairs by Rene Jean Caillette, France 1950s
By Sedia-Steiner
Located in London, GB
A rare set of 2 fibreglass chairs by Rene Jean Caillette. Brown background and multicolour floral pattern. Designed and produced in France between 1950-1959. René-Jean Caillet...
Steel
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
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
$1,990 / set
H 34.26 in W 18.9 in D 18.9 in
Pair of Stacking Chairs by Karl Schwanzer, Thonet, Austria, 1950s
By Karl Schwanzer, Thonet
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare set of two Viennese stacking chairs made of brown stained wood designed by Austrian architect Prof. Karl Schwanzer and manufactured by Thonet in the 1950s. This chair was des...
Beech
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
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
$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
$7,932 / set
H 28.35 in W 23.63 in D 25.6 in
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
Mid-Century Rope Barstools, Audoux & Minet, France 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
Barstools in wrought iron, the stem wrapped in thick natural rope on wooden ball feet.
Steel
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
$4,666
H 27.56 in W 25.2 in D 27.17 in
Fauteuil par Adrien Audoux et Frida Minet pour Vibo Vesoul 1950's
By Vibo, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Fauteuil par Adrien Audoux et Frida Minet pour Vibo Vesoul 1950's Fauteuil bas des années 1950, au dessin très sculptural, avec de larges accotoirs en bois cintré formant une grande...
Faux Leather, Beech
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H 35.04 in W 17.33 in D 19.3 in
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Braided Hemp
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, set of eight dining chairs, beech, rope hemp, France, late 1940s Set of eight naturalistic dining chairs designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida...
Hemp, Beech
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H 34.65 in W 16.93 in D 18.9 in
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Braided Hemp
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, set of eight armchairs, beech, rope hemp, France, late 1940s Set of eight naturalistic dining chairs designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Min...
Hemp, Beech
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H 34.65 in W 18.51 in D 18.9 in
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Side Chairs in Oak and Braided Straw
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, side chairs, oak, straw, iron, France, 1950s This sculptural side chair was created by the French designer couple Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. The t...
Iron
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H 35.04 in W 17.33 in D 19.3 in
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Braided Hemp
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, set of ten dining chairs, beech, rope hemp, France, late 1940s Set of ten naturalistic dining chairs designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. The seating and backrest are made of woven hemp from the abaca plant which is close to the species of the banana...
Hemp, Beech
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H 34.65 in W 18.51 in D 18.9 in
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Side Chair in Oak and Braided Straw
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, side chair, oak, straw, France, 1950s Ths sculptural side chair was created by the French designer couple Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. The three f...
Straw, Oak
Set of Two Rope Chairs by Audoux-Minet for Vibo
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of French armchairs, designed by Audoux-Minet for Vibo, 1940s. Originate from the late 1940. Rope woven seats and back in well preserved original condition. The plywood bent ...
Rope, Plywood
Set of Two Rope Chairs by Audoux-Minet for Vibo
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of French armchairs, designed by Audoux-Minet for Vibo, 1940s. Originate from the late 1940. Rope woven seats and back in well preserved original condition. The plywood bent ...
Rope, Plywood
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H 35.04 in W 16.15 in D 19.69 in
Suite de 4 chaises vintage Audoux Minet en rotin des années 50 60
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in BESANÇON, FR
4 chaises vintage des années 50 60, en rotin, dans le goût d’Adrien Audoux et de Frida Minet, très bon état général avec patine du temps qui passe et des restaurations au niveau des ...
Rattan
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H 31.5 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
Ensemble de 6 chaises en corde tissée par Adrien AUDOUX & Frida MINET pour VIBO
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Ensemble de 6 chaises en corde tissée par Adrien AUDOUX & Frida MINET pour VIBO Versoul 1940's Adrien Audoux et Frida Minet forment un duo emblématique du design français des an...
Rope, Wood
Rope Chair Audoux-Minet for Vibo Vesoul, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
An elegant armless chair by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo Vesoul, crafted in wood with a handwoven natural rope seat and backrest. The distinctive curved frame and tactile w...
Rope, Wood
Set of six chairs by Audoux Minnet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie ensemble de six chaises par Audoux Minnet à Golf Juan, vers 1950. Chaque chaise porte son étiquette. Rare set retaining the original metal tag, "Muebles en Rotin Audoux-Minn...
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
Set of six chairs by Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie série de six chaises par Audoux Minet en corde et chêne.
Rope, Oak