Graphic Grant Featherston 'Scape' Coffee Table for Aristoc
Influenced by Italian mid-century furniture styling, the 'Scape' suite for Aristoc Industries by Grant Featherston is a high end modernist classic. It exhibits the inspired lines and lightness of form that were an important part of his work.
An ebonised, cast steel frame creates a strong organic motion, elevating the floating table top. We particularly love the addition of deluxe gold tips on the upper edges of the legs. Completed with the period-perfect laminate top, this piece is a covetable design.
Each piece is checked and carefully hand restored at our Kingsland studio workshop. Our focus is preserving the character and patina of the design while ensuring it displays beautifully in a contemporary interior.
Each piece is checked and carefully restored at our Kingsland studio workshop. Our focus is preserving the character and patina of the design while ensuring it displays beautifully in a contemporary interior.
- Joints checked and reglued
- Timber cleaned and stains removed
- Veneer repairs if needed
- Surfaces polished / refinished
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Graphic Grant Featherston 'Scape' Coffee Table for Aristoc
Note: We showcase a curated edit from the Mr. Bigglesworthy catalogue. Please contact us to view specific items.
Grant Featherston is a pioneering Australian designer, celebrated for his innovative furniture designs that have become emblematic of mid-century Australia. Born on October 17, 1922, in Geelong, Victoria, Featherston's work in the 1950s propelled him to national and international acclaim.
Featherston's journey into design began after his studies at the Gordon Institute of Technology in Geelong, where he pursued architecture. His career took a creative turn when he started designing lighting and glass panels. His service in the army from 1940 to 1944 further honed his skills as a draughtsman.
Post-war, Featherston's design ethos was influenced by modernist principles, particularly those of the Bauhaus movement. His commitment to humanism and professional design led him to become a founding member of the Society of Designers for Industry in 1947, which later became the Industrial Design Institute of Australia.
A high point in Featherston's career was the creation of the ‘Contour’ series of furniture, a range of lounge and dining furniture featuring upholstered plywood shells, that not only showcased his mastery of form and function but also his understanding of the human body. The designs were so ahead of their time that examples were featured in design publications across Britain, Europe, and the USA.
Featherston's partnership with his wife, Mary Featherston, an English-born interior designer whom he married in 1965, was a significant collaboration. Together, they worked on numerous interior design projects and completed iconic designs like the Expo 67 Talking Chair and the Numero range for Uniroyal.
Grant Featherston's legacy is not just in the pieces he created but also in the inspiration he provided for future generations of designers. His work has been featured in museum retrospectives, including the National Gallery of Victoria's 2013 exhibition, "Mid-Century Modern: Australian Furniture Design". Featherston passed away on October 9, 1995, but his work continues to be celebrated and his furniture remains highly collectible.
