Robert Foster b. c.1962

Also known as Robert Neil Foster, F!NK + Co
  • Designer (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)
Foster studied silversmithing at the Art School, ANU, founding the Canberra-based jewellery and household object design company F!NK + Co in 1993. In 1997, Gretel Harrison was a partner in FINK + Co. Foster was elected to the Design Institute of Australia's Hall of Fame in 2019.
Tags: sillversmith, metalsmith, aluminium design
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spouse of
Gretel Harrison
Designer
partner in Fink + Co
student of
Ragnar Hansen
Designer
Canberra School of Art, ANU
student of
Johannes Kuhnen
Designer
Canberra School of Art, ANU
associate of
Scott Chiseling
Designer
associate of
Sean Booth
Designer
associate of
Elizabeth Kelly
Designer
associate of
Jonathan Baskett
1962
Artist, Designer
associate of
Rohan Nicol
1962
Designer (Jewellery Designer), Maker
associate of
Oliver Smith
1962
Designer

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References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Prototype teapot designed by Robert Foster'.>, <ExternalResource: unknown (1 January 1995), 'Fink Pushes the Boundaries'.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Coffee pot and cover by Robert Foster’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Teapot by Robert Fink’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum (c.2007) 'Robert Foster' D*Hub, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney>, <ExternalResource: Meredith Hinchliffe, Obituary, Robert Foster, 18 July 2016>, <ExternalResource: Sasha Grishin. "Robert Foster." Obituary, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 August 2016, p.31>, <ExternalResource: Profile summary, Spark #44, 2019, DIA Hall of Fame issue>] [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Prototype teapot designed by Robert Foster'.>, <ExternalResource: unknown (1 January 1995), 'Fink Pushes the Boundaries'.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Coffee pot and cover by Robert Foster’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Teapot by Robert Fink’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum (c.2007) 'Robert Foster' D*Hub, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney>, <ExternalResource: Meredith Hinchliffe, Obituary, Robert Foster, 18 July 2016>, <ExternalResource: Sasha Grishin. "Robert Foster." Obituary, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 August 2016, p.31>]