Josef Gerstl b. 8 March 1871

  • Maker
Upholsterer, retailer who ran three furniture stores in Vienna's 7th district. Son Michael worked with him at Mobel Haus Josef Gerstl as a furniture designer in the 1930s. Worked as an upholsterer in Shanghai in early 1940s but was not accepted as an immigrant to Australia. Antecedents included a cabinetmaker, making Josef an important link between Viennese design heritage and the Gerstl furniture company in Australia.

Citations

  • Catriona Quinn. “Custom Made Furniture for European Tastes. The Gerstl Furniture Story” in Rebecca Hawcroft, ed. The Other Moderns, UNSW Press, 2017 , pp.90-120 [illust.]