Emil Sodersten b. 30 August 1899

Also known as Emil Sodersteen
  • Architect (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
Emil Sodersten was one of Sydney's two leading architects of Art Deco buildings during the 1930s – noted especially for apartment buildings around Elizabeth Bay. He also designed interiors and furniture for some of his commissions, including the Australia Hotel and the City Mutual Life Assurance building.

Citations

  • Poppy Biazos Becerra and Peter Reynolds, 'Sodersten, Emil Lawrence (1899–1961)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published in hardcopy 2002, accessed online 2 March 2014.

    http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sodersten-emil-lawrence-11734/text20979,

  • Australian Timber Journal, April-May 1939, p.278-279, 329 (furniture illus)

  • “On Glass.” (Hotel Australia murals) Sydney Morning Herald, 16 Jan 1936, p.20