Joyce Coffey b. 1918

  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
Designer for Kempthorne Lighting along with her husband Selwyn Coffee. Kempthorne began in 1931 as Kempthorne Lighting Works. Coffey also worked as a mechanical and engineering draughting teacher as well as a commercial artist.
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Name
Joyce Coffey
Gender
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Roles
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
Birth date
1918
Death date
2001
Training
  • general art course, 1936 - 1941 Melbourne Technical College, Melbourne, VIC

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References [<ExternalResource: Michael Bogle (1 January 2011), 'Joyce Coffee'.>, <ExternalResource: Harriet Edquist (1 January 2012), Full biographic treatment in 'Coffey/Kempthorne Lighting (Joyce Coffey)'. RMIT Design Archives Journal. 2:1, 2012, pps.4-11 illustrated>] [<ExternalResource: Michael Bogle (1 January 2011), 'Joyce Coffee'.>, <ExternalResource: Harriet Edquist (1 January 2012), Full biographic treatment in 'Coffey/Kempthorne Lighting (Joyce Coffey)'. RMIT Design Archives Journal. 2:1, 2012, pps.4-11 illustrated>, <ExternalResource: RMIT Design Archives Journal, Vol. 7 NO.1+2 2017 , p.25>]
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