Steven Kalmar b. 1 January 1909

Also known as Stephan Kalmar, Stephen Kalmar
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Kalmar was an interior designer and a furniture designer. He established Kalmar Interiors, Sydney in 1949 and was an inaugural member of the Society of Interior Designers of Australia. His book, "You and Your Home" (1964), is a valuable assessment of Sydney interior design and designers ca.1964.
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appeared at
Exhibition. Society of Interior Designers, Woollahra Arts Centre, 1953
Date
1 September 1953 - 16 September 1953
Place
Woollahra Arts Centre, Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Description

Exhibition. Society of Interior Designers, Woollahra Arts Centre, 1953 (catalogue, unpaginated). This was the Society of Interior Designers of Australia’s first exhibition. It included work by Hilda Abbott, George Korody, Cecily Adams, Bruce Tebbutt, Joyce Tebbutt, Marion Best, Donald Shaw, Ruth Sloane, Stuart Low and interior design student members from East Sydney Technical College: Barbara Hansen (architecture student, Sydney Univ), Lois Dawson (Anthony Horderns), Vivienne Chaffer (colour consultant Sterling Paints) , Yvonne Bush (Dykes-Johnston) and Jill Townsend.

profile of each exhibitor included in catalogue. Her studio is recorded as 153 Queen St, Woollahra

exhibited at
7 Designers
Date
30 September 1948 - 15 October 1948
Place
David Jones Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

An exhibition of Australian designers curated by Marion Hall Best in her new position as director of the David Jones Art Gallery. (30 September – 15 October, 1948) The exhibitors included James A B Linton (metalsmith), Frances Burke, Gordon Andrews, Steven Kalmar, Richards and Buchanan (fabric), Allan Lowe (potter) and Professor George Korody (Artes Studio). Images and expanded entry available from http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=161627#ixzz2uthdRnSG
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Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=161627&utm_source=api&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=828f4d948d537cf

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