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, interior design, photographer
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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

 
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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

 
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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
 
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creator of
Mark I Sound Chair designed by Grant and Mary Featherston
Date
URL
http://from.ph/379571

2008/144/1

 
creator of
Contour Chairs
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Medium
Furniture

Re-released in the 1990s.

Note: designed
 
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creator of
89/539 Chair, R152 Contour Chair, plywood / fibre horsehair / wadding / rubber / hardwood / calf skin, designed by Grant Featherston, Melbourne, c. 1951
Date
URL
http://from.ph/97939

89/539

 
creator of
Relaxation Range
Date
Medium
Furniture
Note: designed
 

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  • Lighting
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References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '89/539 Chair, R152 Contour Chair, plywood / fibre horsehair / wadding / rubber / hardwood / calf skin, designed by Grant Featherston, Melbourne, c. 1951', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Featherston, G in John Button (ed) (1968), ''Product Design'. Look Here. Considering the Australian Environment.'.>, <ExternalResource: Lane, Terence (1988), 'Featherston Chairs', National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '89/539 Chair, R152 Contour Chair, plywood / fibre horsehair / wadding / rubber / hardwood / calf skin, designed by Grant Featherston, Melbourne, c. 1951', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '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', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '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', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, ''Stem' dining setting by Grant and Mary Featherston', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Mark I Sound Chair designed by Grant and Mary Featherston', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Kirsty Grant, et al. Mid-Century Modern. Australian Furniture Design. Natl Gallery of Victoria, 2014.>, <ExternalResource: Denise Whitehouse. "Design for Life. Grant and Mary Featherstone." Heide Museum of Modern Art, 2018 [Exhibition catalogue, 181 pps]>] [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '89/539 Chair, R152 Contour Chair, plywood / fibre horsehair / wadding / rubber / hardwood / calf skin, designed by Grant Featherston, Melbourne, c. 1951', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Featherston, G in John Button (ed) (1968), ''Product Design'. Look Here. Considering the Australian Environment.'.>, <ExternalResource: Lane, Terence (1988), 'Featherston Chairs', National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '89/539 Chair, R152 Contour Chair, plywood / fibre horsehair / wadding / rubber / hardwood / calf skin, designed by Grant Featherston, Melbourne, c. 1951', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '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', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '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', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, ''Stem' dining setting by Grant and Mary Featherston', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Mark I Sound Chair designed by Grant and Mary Featherston', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Kirsty Grant, et al. Mid-Century Modern. Australian Furniture Design. Natl Gallery of Victoria, 2014.>]
Related collections
  • National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • RMIT Design Archives (collected in)