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Design for life : Grant and Mary Featherston

by Denise Whitehouse

Published to accompany a major exhibition, this book explores the careers of Australian designers Grant and Mary Featherston, tracing their modernist furniture designs, architectural collaborations, and pioneering work in education and social innovation.

Accession 13841 ISBN 9781921330629 Publisher Heide Museum of Modern Art
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