Michael Gerstl b. 13 August 1908

  • Designer (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
Michael Gerstl was a Viennese designer who emigrated to Australia in 1947 to set up Gerstl, a cabinetmaking business with many European immigrant clients. Commissions for hotel groups saw it grow to over 3,500 clients and expanded premises. Remembered for use of exotic, detailed timber veneers, the range of their work was, in reality, broad, reflecting the variety of architects and clients the company served.
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Name
Michael Gerstl
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Designer (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
Birth date
13 August 1908
Birth place
Vienna, Austria
Death date
9 June 1975
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1930 - c.1986
Arrival
  • 1939 (arrived in Shanghai)
  • 1947 (arrived in Sydney)
Training
  • unknown furniture design course, c.1930 - c.1932 Czechoslovakia
Languages
  • German

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References [<ExternalResource: Catriona Quinn, 'Krimper in context: the importance of provenance to design research,' RMIT Design Archives Journal, Vol 5 No 2 2015>, <ExternalResource: Catriona Quinn. "Custom Made Furniture for European Tastes. The Gerstl Furniture Story" in Rebecca Hawcroft, ed. The Other Moderns, UNSW Press, 2017 , pp.90-120 [illust.]>] [<ExternalResource: Catriona Quinn, 'Krimper in context: the importance of provenance to design research,' RMIT Design Archives Journal, Vol 5 No 2 2015>]