Marion Hall Best b. 1905

Also known as Marion Burkitt, née Burkitt Marion Hall Best
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Interior designer and decorator whose work and achievements exemplify the best of the many dynamic and significant advances that occurred within Australian modernism in the post-war years. Hailed as an interior design 'legend', Marion Hall Best was a leading local arbiter of style who was also recognised internationally for her avant-garde modernism.
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associate of
Dora Sweetapple
1899
Artist, Artist (Painter)
sibling of
Muriel Burkitt
1903
Maker (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
employer of
Ricketts & Thorpe
Maker
contract furniture maker for Best
commissioned by
Emil Sodersten
1899
Architect (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
associate of
Antonia Blaxland
1905
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Frances Burke
1905
Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
associate of
Rinaldo Fabbro
1905
Architect
Fabbro designed and manufactured aggregate concrete table tops on steel legs for Best's retail outlet
associate of
Beryl Guertner
1905
Other occupation
employer of
Ann Gyngell
1905
Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
associate of
Elaine Alys Haxton
1905
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Designer (Theatre / Film Designer)
associate of
Margaret Jaye
1905
Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
associate of
Bill Lucas
1905
Architect (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
associate of
Clement Meadmore
1905
Designer (Industrial / Product Designer), Artist (Sculptor)
associate of
Muriel Medworth
1905
Artist (Sculptor), Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Ceramist), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Donald Shaw
1905
Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
sibling of
Dora Sweetapple
1905
Artist, Artist (Painter)

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References [<ExternalResource: Quinn, Catriona (1993), 'Sydney Style', Historic Houses Trust catalogue, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Richards, Michaela (1993), 'The Best Style', Roseville East, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: 'Marion Best, Interior Designer.' Art and Design 1, Ure Smith, 1949, pp.22-23>, <ExternalResource: Robert Bell, Nordic Wave, a Study of the Reception and Influence of Scandinavian Design In Australia, ANU PhD thesis, 2007 (summary)>] [<ExternalResource: Quinn, Catriona (1993), 'Sydney Style', Historic Houses Trust catalogue, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Richards, Michaela (1993), 'The Best Style', Roseville East, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: 'Marion Best, Interior Designer.' Art and Design 1, Ure Smith, 1949, pp.22-23>]