Lester Bunbury

  • Designer (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
Bunbury's career as a furniture designer and lecturer began in the mid-20th century. He worked with Fred Ward for the Myer Emporium in-house studio and other clients, was the interior designer for the Atomic Age exhibition, Sydney (1947) and the chief designer of the Australian Fashion Fair (1950). Principal of the "Design Technicians" practice and a founder member of the Society of Designers for Industry in 1948.

Citations

  • “Industrial Design.” The Argus, 26 August 1947. (Bunbury lecture)

  • “FASHION FAIR IN MELBOURNE NEXT YEAR .” The Mercury, Hobart, 25 May 1949. (Bunbury appointed exhibition designer)

  • “The Herald Atomic Age and Industrial Exhibition.” January-February 1948 (catalogue of exhibition), see also Sydney and Brisbane exhibitions.

  • Kirsty Grant, et al. Mid-Century Modern. Australian Furniture Design. Natl Gallery of Victoria, 2014.

  • Lester Bunbury (Furniture, Interior and Exhibition Designer) DIA Hall of Fame citation

    https://www.design.org.au/about-us/design-hall-of-fame