Mid-Century Modern: Australian Furniture Design Exhibition.

Contour chairs c.1953. Grant FEATHERSTON (designer); EMERSON BROS PTY LTD, Melbourne (manufacturer). The National Gallery of Victoria will be hosting an exhibition of original Mid-Century furniture. Featuring works by some of Australia’s top designers of the period (Featherston, Meadmore, Fred Ward) and many more, the exhibition will showcase over 100 iconic pieces from the post-war

That obscure object of desire: Steel rod furniture

B.K.F Chair by Austral Group, Buenos Aires c.1938 I don’t know what it is about steel rod furniture that I find so pleasing, but it seems that during the 1950’s there was a global design trend that involved the use of steel to produce countless homewares, lamps and furniture. Overseas designers such as Charles and

Lowen Behold: The furniture of Fred Lowen

The story of Fred (Fritz) Lowen has all the mystery and intrigue of a finely crafted drama. Born in Germany in 1919, Fred later fled Nazi Germany and found himself aboard the Dunera and bound for Australia where he was placed in internment camps in Hay and Tatura. The humble beginnings of Fred Lowen’s furniture

Why you shouldn’t buy replica vintage furniture.

The interest In post-war design, especially furniture, continues to grow and with this comes demand, and with that demand comes higher prices as buyers haggle over rare and original pieces. In a market where vintage pieces have become status symbols for ‘designer couples’ and savvy urbanites who want to show off their design literacy, the

Is the Featherston chair over-rated?

There is a lot of hype surrounding Featherston’s now iconic contour chairs but is the hype deserved? It’s a well known fact that many of these 50’s classics are prone to leg damage in the form of splits and breaks, and when your paying anywhere between $2,000-10,000 for a chair you really do want something

A chair is not just a chair!

I know it may sound a little odd or a tad obsessive but I have to confess that I have a bit of a thing for chairs. At one point I had 27 chairs nestled and squeezed into every available space in the apartment, including 5 stacked in the wardrobe in the spare (read storage)