R. Haughton ("Jimmy") James b. 1 January 1906

  • Designer
R. Haughton ["Jimmy"] James's first local practice, the Design Centre, Sydney, was with Geoff and Dahl Collings. His first known designs in Sydney were radio cabinets for AWA. During the 1939-45 war, he joined the Army Education Corp and taught art appreciation. He later moved to Melbourne where he worked for advertising agencies and ultimately established his own business Briggs and James (est.1958).
associate of
John Briggs
Designer
associate of
Arthur N. Baldwinson
1908
Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Architect (Printmaker)
parent of
Dr John James
1931
Architect
associate of
Max Forbes
1906
Designer
associate of
Max Hutchinson
1906
Curator (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
fellow founding member of Australian Society of Designers for Industry in 1948
employer of
Eric Maguire
1906
Designer (Graphic Designer)