Laurence West b. 1914

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 locally manufactured furniture by Clement Meadmore, Roger McLay and others.
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Name
Laurence West
Also known as:
  • Laurie West
  • WESTS
Gender
Male
Roles
Birth date
1914
Birth place
Darjeeling, India

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References [<ExternalResource: Deborah Van Der Plaat, "620 Wickham Street." [WESTS bldg], Architecture Australia, January 2010 (Vol 99 No 1)>, <ExternalResource: Laurence West, "Evolution of Furniture." Brisbane Telegraph, 29 April 1952, p.31.>, <ExternalResource: Laurie West. From Darjeeling to down under. (memoir from birth through 1939-1945 War)>] [<ExternalResource: Deborah Van Der Plaat, "620 Wickham Street." [WESTS bldg], Architecture Australia, January 2010 (Vol 99 No 1)>, <ExternalResource: Laurence West, "Evolution of Furniture." Brisbane Telegraph, 29 April 1952, p.31.>]