Grant Featherston b. c.1922

  • Designer (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker),
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Designer (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)
A pioneer of industrial design in Australia. Featherston helped to form the Society of Designers for Industry (now the Design Institute of Australia) in Melbourne in 1948.
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exhibited at
Featherston Chairs
Date
1988
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Melbourne Olympics Arts Festival
Date
1956
Type
Festival

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Related works
  • A10980 Chair, 'Poli', fibreglass reinforced polyester, designed by Grant and Mary Featherston, Victoria, made by Polyfibre Products, Hawthorn, Victoria for Module Furniture Co, Melbourne, Australia, 1971 (creator of)
  • 86/1308 Chair, "Expo Sound", polystyrene foam / polyurethane foam / Dunlopillo foam rubber / Pirelli webbing / fibreglass / hardwood / wool / sound equipment, designed by Grant and Mary Featherston, Melbourne, 1966, made by Aristoc Industries Pty Ltd, Mel (creator of)
  • 'Stem' dining setting by Grant and Mary Featherston (creator of)
  • Talking Chair (creator of)
  • Mark I Sound Chair designed by Grant and Mary Featherston (creator of)
  • Contour Chairs (creator of)
  • 89/539 Chair, R152 Contour Chair, plywood / fibre horsehair / wadding / rubber / hardwood / calf skin, designed by Grant Featherston, Melbourne, c. 1951 (creator of)
  • Relaxation Range (creator of)
  • A10980 Chair, 'Poli', fibreglass reinforced polyester, designed by Grant and Mary Featherston, Victoria, made by Polyfibre Products, Hawthorn, Victoria for Module Furniture Co, Melbourne, Australia, 1971 (creator of)
  • 86/1308 Chair, "Expo Sound", polystyrene foam / polyurethane foam / Dunlopillo foam rubber / Pirelli webbing / fibreglass / hardwood / wool / sound equipment, designed by Grant and Mary Featherston, Melbourne, 1966, made by Aristoc Industries Pty Ltd, Mel (creator of)
  • 'Stem' dining setting by Grant and Mary Featherston (creator of)
  • Talking Chair (creator of)
  • Mark I Sound Chair designed by Grant and Mary Featherston (creator of)
  • Contour Chairs (creator of)
  • Relaxation Range (creator of)