Laurence West

Also known as Laurie West, WESTS
West was a writer, lecturer & retailer of modernist designer furniture in Brisbane. He frequently wrote on furniture design & at one point in his career, described himself as a furniture designer. His retail outlet, WESTS, in Fortitude Valley was designed by Karl Langer. Langer's building survives. WESTS sold furniture by Clement Meadmore, Roger McLay and others. Work from international designers was manufactured in Victoria.
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Name
Laurence West
Also known as:
  • Laurie West
  • WESTS
Gender
Male
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References [<ExternalResource: Deborah Van Der Plaat, "620 Wickham Street." [WESTS bldg], Architecture Australia, January 2010 (Vol 99 No 1)>]