DIA announcement and bio summary. https://www.awards.design.org.au/bruce-hall 6 February 2025.
Hall studied Industrial Design at RMIT, graduating with an Associate Diploma in Industrial Design in 1963. His talent was recognised by Gordon Bremner, Senior Designer in the Radio and Television Division of A G Healings, who employed Hall as a staff industrial designer in 1961.
Hall worked on the design of televisions, transistors and audio cabinets. In 1967 he was promoted to Senior Industrial Designer and was responsible for the appearance and concept strategy for the company’s products until 1972, when the company was bought by EMI. The Healings factory continued to operate independently for several years, and was eventually closed by EMI in 1975.
His record player model 201G 'Hit parader” was awarded a Good Design Label and also selected by Robin Boyd to represent Australia at the Montreal Expo 67. The injection moulded case for the 'Hit parader” was one of the first uses of ABS plastic in Melbourne.
Hall left EMI in 1974, and the following year began to teach furniture construction and design at the Melbourne College of Decoration where he stayed until 1981. He was awarded a Diploma in Education from the State College of Victoria, Hawthorn in 1975, and was later seconded to teach graphic communication, design education and plastic technology at the Hawthorn Institute of Education from 1981 to 1987.
He also served the profession in various capacities as a panel member of the Industrial Design Council of Australia (Design Awards), Secretary of the Industrial Design Institute of Australia (Vic. Chapter), and an Industry Advisory Panel Member of RMIT (Industrial Design).
- Writers:
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Michael Bogle
- Date written:
- 2025
- Last updated:
- 2025
