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Synopsis
This is the first book to celebrate the life and work of Grant Featherston (1922–1995), the Melbourne-based industrial designer best-known for his Contour chairs. This collection was designed and developed in the early 1950s and remains highly sought after by mid-century modern collectors in Australia and overseas – often fetching $10,000 or more at auction.
Featherston, later joined by his second wife, Mary, designed hundreds of chairs over the next thirty years; however, this astonishing Australian industrial design partnership has gone largely uncelebrated until now. Featherston focuses on the chairs produced between 1947 and 1975 and presents a new biography of the designer, drawn from archival research and interviews with his peers. It is extensively illustrated with over 250 beautiful photographs and includes a selection from the previously unpublished personal archive of Ian Howard, the former Managing Director of Melbourne-based manufacturer Aristoc.
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À propos de l'auteur
Geoff Isaac is a collector and design historian. He is Australia’s foremost expert on the work of Grant and Mary Featherston and the manufacturer that realised many of their designs, Aristoc.
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This is the first book to celebrate the life and work of Grant Featherston (1922–1995), the Melbourne-based industrial designer best-known for his Contour chairs. This collection was designed and developed in the early 1950s and remains highly sought after by mid-century modern collectors in Australia and overseas – often fetching $10,000 or more at auction.
Featherston, later joined by his second wife, Mary, designed hundreds of chairs over the next thirty years; however, this astonishing Australian industrial design partnership has gone largely uncelebrated until now. Featherston focuses on the chairs produced between 1947 and 1975 and presents a new biography of the designer, drawn from archival research and interviews with his peers. It is extensively illustrated with over 250 beautiful photographs and includes a selection from the previously unpublished personal archive of Ian Howard, the former Managing Director of Melbourne-based manufacturer Aristoc.
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Featherston /anglais
Edité par
THAMES HUDSON, 2018
ISBN 10 : 0500501106
ISBN 13 : 9780500501108
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Vendeur : Redfern Books, Sydney, NSW, Australie
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Hardcover. Etat : As New. 1st Edition. Featherston by Geoff Isaac is the first comprehensive monograph celebrating the life and work of Grant Featherston (1922 1995), a prominent Melbourne-based Australian industrial designer, and his collaboration with his second wife, Mary Featherston. Published in 2017 by Thames & Hudson, the 288-page hardcover focuses on the couple s chair designs from 1947 to 1975, particularly highlighting Grant s iconic Contour series of bent plywood chairs from the early 1950s. These chairs, known for their lightweight, body-hugging comfort and organic forms inspired by nature, remain highly sought after by mid-century modern collectors, often fetching $10,000 or more at auction. The book chronicles the Featherstons prolific output, noting that they designed hundreds of chairs, many produced by Melbourne-based manufacturer Aristoc, with whom they partnered for 13 years. It draws from extensive archival research, interviews with peers, and the previously unpublished archive of Ian Howard, Aristoc s former Managing Director, which includes rare photographs and publicity materials. The text, spanning 70,000 words, provides a detailed biography of Grant Featherston, tracing his self-taught journey from designing glass panels, lighting, and jewelry to becoming Australia s most successful mid-century furniture designer. It also explores the Featherstons experiments with plastics in the late 1960s and 1970s, including the innovative Numero series, one of the largest single-shot injection-molded seating solutions of its time. Richly illustrated with over 250 photographs, the book showcases the breadth of their designs and serves as both a design history and a social commentary on Australia s post-war era. Authored by Geoff Isaac, a collector and design historian based in Sydney, the book reflects his deep expertise and passion for the Featherstons work, sparked by his own collection of their designs since 1996. Initially crowdfunded via Kickstarter with $47,360 from 390 backers, the project was later backed by Thames & Hudson. Endorsed by Mary Featherston and design historian Michael Bogle, Featherston appeals to enthusiasts of mid-century design, Australian design history, and sustainable design practices, given the Featherstons early adoption of affordable, mass-producible materials like plastics. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1753950093861
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Featherston
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Thames & Hudson Australia, 2018
ISBN 10 : 0500501106
ISBN 13 : 9780500501108
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Vendeur : Lectioz Books, Gloucester, NSW, Australie
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Pictorial Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Minimal wear to boards. Internally very clean. Binding tight. 288pp Size: 245mm x 295mm. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 029028
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[Grant] Featherston
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Thames and Hudson (Australia) Melbourne, 2017
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Vendeur : Antiquariaat Digitalis, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Bound in half cloth with pictorial boards, 289 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. Very good, light shelf-wear. Scarce. This is the first book to celebrate the life and work of Grant Featherston (1992-1995), the Melbourne-based industrial designer most well known for his Contour chairs. This collection was designed and developed in the early 1950s and remains highly sought after by mid-century collectors in Australia and overseas - often fetching $10,000 or more at auction. It is extensively illustrated with over 250 beautiful photographs and includes a selection from the previously unpublished personal achieve of Ian Howard, the former Managing Director of Melbourne-based manufacturer Aristoc. N° de réf. du vendeur JHJ_2024_05_10_6
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Featherston
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Thames & Hudson Publishing, 2017
ISBN 10 : 0500501106
ISBN 13 : 9780500501108
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Vendeur : Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, Etats-Unis
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Etat : Very Good. Very Good Minus; Hardcover; Light overall wear to the covers with a couple of small dings to the top edge of the back cover; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 4.3 lbs; 2017, Thames & Hudson Publishing; 288 pages; "Featherston," by Geoff Isaac. N° de réf. du vendeur SKU-1612AC01006233
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Featherston /anglais (THAMES AUSTRALI)
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THAMES HUDSON, 2018
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ISBN 13 : 9780500501108
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Vendeur : Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, Royaume-Uni
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Very Good. Dust Jacket may NOT BE INCLUDED.CDs may be missing. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book. N° de réf. du vendeur ERICA82905005011064
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