Inducted into the DIA Design Hall of Fame in 1996. Grant Featherston was born in Geelong Victoria. Self-taught, he designed lighting and glass panels before serving in the army from 1940-1944. Returning to Melbourne he produced the first of his famous plywood shell Contour chairs in 1951.
Featherston Contract Interiors furniture showroom opened in 1956, and in 1957 he became a consultant to Aristoc Industries for 13 years. His design partnership with his wife Mary was formed in 1966 and they worked on major projects in the ensuing years, including the Expo 67 Talking Chair and the Numero range for Uniroyal.
Grant was a foundation member of the Society of Designers for Industry, the forerunner to the Design Institute of Australia.
Such an iconic Australia Designer! I would have a featherston chair over diamonds any day!!
Aymee xx
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