Fred (Frederick C.) Ward b. 26 July 1900

  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
Ward was a designer who studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne and began a design career in the 1920s, later working for Myer Emporium. He was the design consultant to the Australian National University, Canberra working with architect Brian Lewis and Derek Wrigley. In the 1960s he was a Commonwealth design consultant. Ward was also a key figure in the establishment of what became the Design Institute of Australia.

Citations

  • anon (1 January 2012), 'Fred Ward furniture design archive, 1947 – 1988 Read more: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=142276#ixzz1xWkpUcPF Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial’.

    http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=142276

  • Judith O’Callaghan, et al (1 January 1996), ''Fred Ward: a selection of furniture and drawings’ Read more: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=12023#ixzz1xWnJpAsY Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial’.

  • Derek Wrigley. Fred Ward. Australian Pioneer Designer 1900-1990. Published by Derek Wrigley, Canberra, 2013.

  • Derek Wrigley. “Conversation about designer Fred Ward.”

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bydesign/conversation-about-designer-fred-ward/4880732

  • “Australian Furniture.” Architectural Section, (J.L. Stephen Mansfield, editor.), Art in Australia 16 November 1936, pps.77-88. [furniture by S. Lipson, Molly Gray/Ricketts and Thorp, Fred Ward, F.E. de Groot, Hera Roberts, Stuart-Low Furniture Studio, H. Goldman P/L, Mewton and Grounds, E.F. Bilson/Branchflower]