Australian_House_Garden_January_2015

Australian House & Garden 179

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Most of the furniture in the exhibition

came from keenly held private collections

and museums. If you are incredibly lucky,

you may fi nd an original from either of

these designers at auction, but it will cost –

a Featherston Expo 67 Mark II chair sold

for $14,640 in June 2014. For mid-century

furniture lovers on a more modest budget,

your best bet is a reproduction. Melbourne-

based furniture retailer Curious Grace

produces Grant Featherston’s iconic

designs under license from the Featherston

estate, including the B210H chair (right),

from $2810. The bonus of this option is

that you can specify your favourite fabric

for the upholstery. (03) 9687 6878 or

http://www.curiousgrace.com.au.

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A FEW MONTHS AGO I VISITED THE MID-CENTURY MODERN:

AUSTRALIAN DESIGN FURNITURE EXHIBITION IN MELBOURNE

AND WAS BLOWN AWAY BY WHAT I SAW. I PARTICULARLY LOVED

THE FURNITURE OF GRANT FEATHERSTON AND DOUGLAS SNELLING.

ARE THEIR DESIGNS STILL BEING MADE? WHERE CAN I BUY THEM?

TIM RILEY, VIA EMAIL

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WE ARE PLANNING TO RENOVATE OUR HOME AND HAVE PLENTY OF IDEAS ABOUT WHAT WE WANT,

BUT WE’RE NOT SURE WHO TO CONTACT FOR HELP IN PUTTING OUR IDEAS INTO ACTION. SHOULD

WE APPROACH AN ARCHITECT, A BUILDER OR AN INTERIOR DESIGNER? AMANDA WALSH, VIA EMAIL

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Excellent question. All three professionals can help you conceptualise your ideas. An architect will be able to draw up plans

incorporating your ideas, give you options and then take your plans to your council, which is imperative for a renovation that

will alter your home’s footprint. Depending on the extent of the renovation, a builder can advise on the feasibility of your ideas, and

an interior designer will work with both architect and builder to take renovation to completion by advising on the interior scheme. >

Q

OUR BEDROOM IS

SMALL WITH NO FIXED

STORAGE AND WE DON’T

HAVE THE MONEY FOR

BUILT-INS. WHAT CAN WE

DO? MELODIE YEO, VIA EMAIL

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Install shelves up to the

ceiling, and use baskets and

boxes to keep your gear in order.

Ikea’s Algot modular system

(above) takes this idea one step

further with hanging rails and

shoe racks. Alternatively, you

could mount rails on the ceiling

• the designs from Scandinavian
  Wallpaper & Décor are divine –
  or use a mobile garment rack or
  wardrobe such as those from
  Howards Storage World.
  http://www.ikea.com.au;
  http://www.wallpaperdecor.com.au;
  http://www.hsw.com.au.

ASK ROSE-MARIE

From storage solutions on a budget to the

right shade for a handmade lampbase, our

resident interiors expert has the answers.

Former H&G editor Rose-Marie Hillier has an outstanding contact book. Send questions, including your

name and address, to H&G Advice, GPO Box 4088, Sydney, NSW 1028; email [email protected];

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