Marion Hall Best b. 1905

Also known as Marion Burkitt, née Burkitt Marion Hall Best
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Interior designer and decorator whose work and achievements exemplify the best of the many dynamic and significant advances that occurred within Australian modernism in the post-war years. Hailed as an interior design 'legend', Marion Hall Best was a leading local arbiter of style who was also recognised internationally for her avant-garde modernism.
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Citations

  • Quinn, Catriona (1993), 'Sydney Style’, Historic Houses Trust catalogue, Sydney, NSW.

  • Richards, Michaela (1993), 'The Best Style’, Roseville East, NSW.

  • 'Marion Best, Interior Designer.’ Art and Design 1, Ure Smith, 1949, pp.22-23

See also

  • 'Heritage: section 5, plate 224'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions

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References [<ExternalResource: Quinn, Catriona (1993), 'Sydney Style', Historic Houses Trust catalogue, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Richards, Michaela (1993), 'The Best Style', Roseville East, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: 'Marion Best, Interior Designer.' Art and Design 1, Ure Smith, 1949, pp.22-23>] [<ExternalResource: Quinn, Catriona (1993), 'Sydney Style', Historic Houses Trust catalogue, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Richards, Michaela (1993), 'The Best Style', Roseville East, NSW.>]