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, Double Emperor Wall-Mounted Shelf with Canister, United States, 2019
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural wall-mounted console is part of a new line of contemporary furniture designed by blending digital technology with fine traditional craftsmanship. Carved from several ...
Brass
Carol Egan, Sculptural Hand-Carved Shelf, United States, 2012
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural hand-carved shelf is part of a line of contemporary furniture designed by blending digital technology with fine traditional craftsmanship....
Walnut
Carol Egan, Second Empress, Coffee Table, United States, 2020
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural coffee table is part of a new line of contemporary furniture designed by blending digital technology with fine traditional craftsmanship. Made in polished bronze this...
Bronze
Carol Egan, Surf, Contemporary Polished Bronze Bench, United States, 2022
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
Carol Egan's works are produced using 3D modeling software and are then crafted and hand finished using traditional woodworking techniques. Egan emphasizes unique form and structu...
Bronze
Carol Egan, The Sovereign, Wall Sconce, United States, 2020
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
Also available in a variety of painted colors, as well as in bronze, this extraordinary wall-mounted sconce is one of several new works, in this casse inspired by the form and motion...
Steel
Carol Egan, Sculptural Hand-Carved Walnut Shelf/Console, USA, 2012
By Carol Egan
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved, wall-mounted shelf in walnut by Carol Egan. Please note this item is made by order.
Walnut
Wall mounted shelve by Peter Ghyczy, 1970s
By Ghyczy
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare vintage wall mounted shelf by Peter Ghyczy consisting of a chromed metal piece holding the glass plate. Ghyczy's name ngraved at the back of the glass holder. 1970s - Netherl...
Metal, Brass
3G Wall-Mounted Shelf in Anodized Aluminum Plate by Jonathan Nesci
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Quarter-inch aluminum plate, brushed and anodized. Three bays. Inset bolted U-channel mount on custom-bent steel Z-clips. A narrower configuration of the G shelf family, proportione...
Aluminum
Wall Shelf Model E by Marcel Gascoin, Circa 1950s -01
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A wall shelf designed by Marcel Gascoin (1907–1986), model E, produced by ARHEC in France, circa 1950s. Crafted in oak, the shelf features a simple and refined form that evokes the ...
Oak
Wall mounted shelve by Peter Ghyczy, 1970s
By Ghyczy
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare vintage wall mounted shelf by Peter Ghyczy consisting of a chromed metal piece holding the glass plate. 1970s - Netherlands Dimensions: Height: 7cm Width: 65cm Depth: 28cm Re...
Chrome
Mortaise Wall Shelf-700 by Clemence Birot
Located in Geneve, CH
Mortaise wall shelf-400 by Clemence Birot Dimensions: 75 x 25 x 6,5 cm Materials: cork, metal. Clemence Birot started her career in Copenhagen, Denmark, and discovered a design prac...
Metal
Mortaise Wall Shelf-700 by Clemence Birot
Located in Geneve, CH
Mortaise wall shelf-400 by Clemence Birot Dimensions: 75 x 25 x 6,5 cm Materials: cork, metal. Clemence Birot started her career in Copenhagen, Denmark, and discovered a design prac...
Metal
