Dick Van Leer

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Van Leer, one of the principals of Artes Studio, Sydney, established a contemporary furniture showroom in the 1950s and held a license to import Knoll and selected European furniture. His home in Castlecrag is featured in Steven Kalmar's "You and Your Home", 1964.
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References [<ExternalResource: Steven Kalmar (1 January 1964), '“House on the Hillside. Dick van Leer.”'.>, <ExternalResource: Babette Hayes (1 January 2009), 'The Role Australian Home Magazines Have Played in Colour and Design Education'.>, <ExternalResource: Paul Donnelly. "Production Notes" George Korody & Artes Studio>, <ExternalResource: Anne Watson, 'Artes Studios: pioneering good design', Furniture History Society Newsletter, Feb 2001>, <ExternalResource: Dick van Leer. The Incredible Life of Dick van Leer. publ by D. van Leer, 2010 [narrates joining Artes]>, <ExternalResource: Jerome Maver, "Design for Happiness. George Korody and Artes Studios" in in Rebecca Hawcroft, ed. The Other Moderns, UNSW Press, 2017 , pp.122-144 [illust.]>, <ExternalResource: Robert Bell, Nordic Wave, a Study of the Reception and Influence of Scandinavian Design In Australia, ANU PhD thesis, 2007 (career summary)>] [<ExternalResource: Steven Kalmar (1 January 1964), '“House on the Hillside. Dick van Leer.”'.>, <ExternalResource: Babette Hayes (1 January 2009), 'The Role Australian Home Magazines Have Played in Colour and Design Education'.>, <ExternalResource: Paul Donnelly. "Production Notes" George Korody & Artes Studio>, <ExternalResource: Anne Watson, 'Artes Studios: pioneering good design', Furniture History Society Newsletter, Feb 2001>, <ExternalResource: Dick van Leer. The Incredible Life of Dick van Leer. publ by D. van Leer, 2010 [narrates joining Artes]>, <ExternalResource: Jerome Maver, "Design for Happiness. George Korody and Artes Studios" in in Rebecca Hawcroft, ed. The Other Moderns, UNSW Press, 2017 , pp.122-144 [illust.]>]