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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Name
Robert Foster
Also known as:
  • Robert Neil Foster
  • F!NK + Co
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Designer (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)
Tags:
sillversmith
metalsmith
aluminium design
Birth date
c.1962
Birth place
Kyneton, Vic.
Death date
1 January 2016
Death place
Kowen, NSW, Australia
Residence
  • c.1962 - Kyneton, Vic.
  • c.1981 - c.1985 Canberra, ACT
  • - Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Gold & Silversmithing, c.1981 - c.1985 Canberra, ACT
Initial Record Data Source
  • Powerhouse Museum

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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>]