Joy de Gruchy b. 1922

  • Designer
De Gruchy was an economist who established a design studio in Brisbane after immigrating from the UK. Her outlet, "Craftsman's Market", Toowong sold design goods. In the 1970s, she began supplying interior design services, later serving on the Crafts Board of the Australia Council. She and her husband Graham established the Darnell-de Gruchy Art Prize, University of Queensland.
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Name
Joy de Gruchy
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Designer
Tags:
Economist
Retailer
Birth date
1922
Birth place
Cape Town, South Africa
Death date
2011
Death place
Brisbane, Qld

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References [<ExternalResource: anon (25 January 2011), 'Joy de Gruchy (1922-2011)'.>, <ExternalResource: Exhibitor in the Society for Interior Designers of Australia exhibition "25 Years of Design". Work illustrated in catalogue, 1973, unpaginated. (illustrated)>, <ExternalResource: Joy de Gruchy. "INTERIOR DESIGN - ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION AND TO THE PUBLIC." Address to the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Queensland Chapter, October 1968.>] [<ExternalResource: anon (25 January 2011), 'Joy de Gruchy (1922-2011)'.>, <ExternalResource: Exhibitor in the Society for Interior Designers of Australia exhibition "25 Years of Design". Work illustrated in catalogue, 1973, unpaginated. (illustrated)>]