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.

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. 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. There are 65 faux bois furniture for sale on etsy and they cost 900 77 on average.

Shop faux bois furniture and other faux bois furniture from the world s best dealers at 1stdibs. Traditionally curved limbs and gnarled branches with a woodsy or bark like texture are formed into a wonderful rustic furniture piece inspired by nature. A faux bois bench can be an ideal wow factor focal point or place to rest in any garden or foyer. 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.

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. 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. Browse currey and company s selection of faux bois wholesale outdoor furniture concrete furniture and garden furniture.