Featherston
Isaac, Geoff2017
Book
"This is the first book to celebrate the life and work of Grant Featherston (1922-1995), the Melbourne-based industrial designer most well known for his Contour chairs. This collection was designed and developed in the early 1950s and remains highly sought after by mid-century collectors in Australia and overseas _ often fetching $10,000 or more at auction. Featherston, later joined by his second wife, Mary, designed hundreds of chairs over the next thirty years; however, this astonishing Australian industrial design partnership has gone largely uncelebrated until now. Featherston focuses on the chairs produced between 1947 and 1975 and presents a new biography of the designer, drawn from archival research and interviews with his peers. It is extensively illustrated with over 250 beautiful photographs and includes a selection from the previously unpublished personal achieve of Ian Howard, the former Managing Director of Melbourne-based manufacturer Aristoc." -- Publisher's description.
Main title:
Featherston / Geoff Isaac.
Author:
Isaac, Geoff, authorBailey, Nic, photographer
Work:
Imprint:
Port Melbourne, Vic. Thames & Hudson Australia, 2017.©2017
Collation:
289 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages: 284-287) and index.
ISBN:
9780500501108
Dewey class:
745.2
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
330767