Faux Bois Furniture

The sky is the limit whether your preferred style is organic driftwood contemporary rustic or the elaborately twisted vines of an old world romantic faux bois garden bench.

Faux bois furniture.

In my virginia studio i practice the 150 year old art form known as concrete faux bois meaning false wood in french. Baxton furniture studios nikko mid century modern scandinavian style faux leather wooden 3 seater sofa black 4 3 out of 5 stars 30 257 23 257. Faux bois faux wood is an art form that began in france over 175 years ago a tradition of creating furniture from iron and cement and stone with the look of real wood. Find designer outdoor décor and patio furntiure.

I thought that using this heavy unusual rustic artisanal furniture would add a touch of whimsy to the rather formal arrangements of the mostly english antiques found throughout the house. Traditionally curved limbs and gnarled branches with a woodsy or bark like texture are formed into a wonderful rustic furniture piece inspired by nature. The most common faux bois furniture material is metal. The most popular color.

I amassed quite an assortment of early 20th century concrete faux bois furniture after i bought my house in maine more than a decade ago. Shop faux bois furniture and other faux bois furniture from the world s best dealers at 1stdibs. Starting with simple steel rebar and hi tech cement mixes i take inspiration from the natural world around me and create lasting faux bois furniture that appears to have grown in place by the unseen hand of nature.