Laurence West b. 1914

Also known as Laurie West, WESTS
West was a writer, lecturer & retailer of modernist designer furniture in Brisbane. He frequently wrote on furniture design & at one point in his career, described himself as a furniture designer. His retail outlet, WESTS, in Fortitude Valley was designed by Karl Langer. Langer's building survives. WESTS sold locally manufactured furniture by Clement Meadmore, Roger McLay and others.

Citations

  • Deborah Van Der Plaat, “620 Wickham Street.” [WESTS bldg], Architecture Australia, January 2010 (Vol 99 No 1)

  • Laurence West, “Evolution of Furniture.” Brisbane Telegraph, 29 April 1952, p.31.

  • Laurie West. From Darjeeling to down under. (memoir from birth through 1939-1945 War)