mr Roger McLay b. 1 January 1922

  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
Roger McLay began working in industrial design after 1947. McLay's most celebrated work, the "Kone" chair was developed and sold from 1948. From the mid-1950s until 1960 McLay went to England pursuing design work. He designed commercial lighting, Sebel Townhouse interiors, Wahroonga Shire Council chambers, interiors for the Commonwealth Bank, the logo for AGC insurance and other works, often anonymous.
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associate of
Denis Gray
1927
Designer, Artist
McLay shared Gloucester Street Studio. The Rocks, in postwar period
associate of
Douglas Annand
1922
Artist (Sculptor), Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Printmaker), Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Painter), Designer, Curator
associate of
Peter Makeig
1922
Designer
associate of
Alistair Morrison
1922
Designer (Graphic Designer)
McLay shared Gloucester Street Studio. The Rocks, in postwar period

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Roles
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Designer
Periods active
  • 1938 - 1987
Trainings
  • studied art at National Art School, 1938-41, then 1945-47, 1938 - 1941 National Art School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
Related people
  • Morrison, Alistair (associate of)
  • Gray, Denis (associate of)
  • Annand, Douglas (associate of)
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Place North Sydney, NSW
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Burial place Unknown
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Place Sydney, NSW
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