Aristoc Industries Pty Ltd

  • Maker (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
Aristoc Industries was a Victorian company founded by Ian Howard in 1946. Grant Featherstone acted as design director at some point (tenure uncertain but active in 1964). In 1968, the company was acquired by Australian Controls. Two years previously, Australian Controls had also acquired Fred Lowen's Fler Co. Ltd through a take-over offer, consolidating some of the nation's better furniture makers.

Citations

  • Australian Controls buys Aristoc. Canberra Times 10 April 1968, p.23

  • Fred Lowen. Dunera Boy, Furniture Designer, Artist. Prendergast Publishing, n.d., pp.164-166

  • Anne Watson. “Brave innovation: the story of the Featherston Stem chair.” (includes reference to Aristoc start up)

    http://www.dhub.org/brave-innovation-the-story-of-the-featherston-stem-chair/

  • Ray Edgar. “Australia’s own 20th century furniture designs on show Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/australias-own-20th-century-furniture-designs-on-show.”“

    http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/australias-own-20th-century-furniture-designs-on-show-20140520-zri75.html

  • Colin Barrie. “Design.” Longmans, 1962, illus. of stackable steel chairs shown, p.25.

  • “Furniture Designs.” illustrations of Aristoc Industries work. Reference to Grant Featherston design director. Illust. of two Derek Wrigley chairs. Architecture Today, November 1964, p.25

  • Kirsty Grant, et al. Mid-Century Modern. Australian Furniture Design. Natl Gallery of Victoria, 2014, p.49 (summary of relationship with Grant Featherston)

  • Aristoc Industries Collection [valuable summary of this firm incl.], RMIT Design Archives, RMIT University, Australia,

    https://researchdata.edu.au/aristoc-industries-collection/1330689