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Grant Featherston b. c.1922

Also known as Featherston Contract Furniture , Featherston Contract Interiors (FCI)

Designer (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker),
Designer (Industrial / Product Designer),
Designer (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)

Featherston was an Industrial design and design industry leader. Recognised for his furniture and exhibition work in partnership with Mary Featherston, he helped to form the Society of Designers for Industry (now the Design Institute of Australia) in Melbourne in 1948.

Tags: Furniture, Lighting

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Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum

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

URL: http://from.ph/172286

A10980

Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum

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

URL: http://from.ph/55635

86/1308

Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum

creator of

'Stem' dining setting by Grant and Mary Featherston

Date
URL: http://from.ph/345955

2005/175/1

creator of

Talking Chair

Date
Medium: Furniture

Commissioned by architect and designer critic Robin Boyd for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ’67 in Montreal. When sat upon, these chairs delivered a tape-recorded message on Australian topics in French and English.

Note: designed