David Foulkes-Taylor b. 23 June 1929

Also known as David Phillips Foulkes Taylor
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
David Phillips Foulkes-Taylor was born in 1929. He was designer, art connoisseur and entrepreneur, working from a studio (after 1957) in Crawley, WA. He was a member of the Weld Club, The Art Gallery Board, Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, the Fabian Society and the Labor Party. In 1960, he established the Triangle Gallery. His furniture designs were manufactured by Charles and Roy Catt.

Citations

  • Bell, R. (1995), 'Design for living: the Scandinavian influence in Western Australia’, Craftwest, number 4, pages 23 and 24.

  • Duffy, P. (Ed.) (1982), 'The Foulkes Taylor Years’, Western Australian Institute of Technology, Perth, WA.

  • (20/09/1966), The West Australian, page 1, also 1966-10-14.

  • (1945-12), The Corian.

  • anon. (1 January 1961), 'David Foulkes-Taylor’.work illustrated in Architecture in Australia, June 1961, pps.109-110.

  • Dorothy Erickson (1 January 2002), 'Taylor, David Phillips Foulkes (1929 – 1966)’.

  • Robert Bell, Nordic Wave, a Study of the Reception and Influence of Scandinavian Design In Australia, ANU PhD thesis, 2007 (summary)

Initial data sources

  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)