Mary Featherston
Mary Bronwyn Featherston AM (born 1943) is an Australian interior designer and designer of child-friendly play and learning environments.[1] She is known both for her furniture and design collaboration with Grant Featherston, as well as her work researching and designing educational spaces for children.[1] Featherston was inducted into the Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame in 1996. She is currently Adjunct Professor in the School of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT University.[2]
Background[]
Featherston, née Currey, was born in London in 1943 and migrated to Australia with her parents in 1953.[1]
She trained in interior design at RMIT University and worked as a designer for Mockridge, Stahle and Mitchell Architects in the mid sixties.[3]
In 1965 she formed a professional and personal partnership with furniture designer Grant Featherston which lasted for over 40 years.[4]
Work[]
Featherston is most known for her work designing play and learning environments for children. Major projects include the furnishing of the National Gallery of Victoria, establishing the Children's Museum of Victoria in 1985.[3]
Featherston was involved in the campaign to establish Community Child Care in 1973 and Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange in 1995.
Public collections[]
National Gallery of Victoria, 8 works[5]
Exhibitions[]
Design for Life: Grant and Mary Featherston, Heide Museum, 30 June 7 October 2018. Curator/s: Kirsty Grant and Denise Whitehouse
Currently 8 works of art in the National Gallery of Victoria.
Awards[]
- Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame in 1996[3]
- Member of the Order of Australia in 2020[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Biography: Mary Featherston". DHARN. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Ms Mary Featherston - RMIT University". www.rmit.edu.au. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Design Institute of Australia (DIA) - DIA Hall of Fame Past Inductees". www.design.org.au. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Denise, Whitehouse (2019). "Featherston, Grant Stanley (1922–1995)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ "Mary FEATHERSTON | Artists | NGV". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "FEATHERSTON, Mary". Australian Honours Search Facility. Australian Government. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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