Clement Meadmore b. 9 February 1929

  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Well known as a sculptor, Meadmore began his career as a designer. His furniture was sold at Marion Hall Best’s showrooms and his lighting design shown at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics Arts Festival alongside the work of designers such as Grant Featherston. Meadmore ran Max Hutchinson's Gallery A, Melbourne, in the late 1950s. In 1963 he moved to New York, where he concentrated primarily on his work as a sculptor.
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creator of
(DC 601 A) wire chair
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Industrial/Furniture design

Designed by Clement Meadmore, manufactured by Michael Hirst.

 
None
Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
creator of
91/1326 Chair, 'Michael Hirst' Chair, plastic-coated steel, designed by Clement Meadmore (1959), made by Michael Hirst Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1959-1965
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URL
http://from.ph/112390

91/1326

 
creator of
Black lino-top table
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Industrial/Furniture design

Designed by Clement Meadmore, manufactured by Michael Hirst.

 
creator of
Wire chair
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Industrial/Furniture design

Designed by Clement Meadmore, manufactured by Michael Hirst.

 
creator of
Unidentified light fittings in 1956 Olympic Festival
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Industrial/Furniture design
 
creator of
3-legged moulded plywood chair
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Industrial/Furniture design
 
creator of
Upholstered Parfait chairs and table
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Industrial/Furniture design
 
creator of
Standard lamp with Le Klint shade
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Industrial/Furniture design
 
creator of
Three-legged table lamp with Le Klint shade
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Industrial/Furniture design
 
creator of
Corded nesting stools
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Industrial/Furniture design
 
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Courtesy of: Historic Houses Trust
creator of
Dining alcove designed by Marion Best for Peter Playfair's flat in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney / photographed by Antonia Blaxland
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Note: Meadmore designed the chairs and candles. Made from black iron and white sash cord.
 

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Related collections
  • National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)