Australian furniture design is an exhibition dedicated to australian furniture of the 1940s to the 1970s at the at the ngv ian potter centre 30 may to 19 october.
Australian mid century furniture designers.
Australian furniture design is an exhibition of innovative pieces of original mid century modern retro furniture and homewares produced by australian designers and craftspeople.
Vintage furniture is in increasingly high demand particularly australian vintage furniture as we come to appreciate the talent and creativity of the country s designers and the quality and longevity of mid century furniture.
An introduction to australian mid century modern design.
Mid century modern style furniture is a popular aesthetic that champions clean lines geometric shapes and natural materials.
As a huge fan of the mid century modern style i was really excited to head down to melbourne to see the exhibition for myself.
Mid century modern also charts the dramatic changes that took place within australian furniture design and manufacture across four decades from a very modest industry in the post war years which did its utmost to produce well designed and affordable furniture and which by the 1960s was able to manufacture designs that catered to the local.