Roger Putnam b. 1 January 1940

Also known as Roger Guy Brett Putnam
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
Putnam first joined the Design Institute of Australia (IDCA) in 1972 and was awarded a DIA Fellowship in the early 2000s. He designed furniture for Kerby Furniture, establishing his own firm Sumna Furniture in Victoria. He also worked with Kjell Grant developing furniture prototypes and late in his career became involved in museum exhibition work.
Tags: industrial design, furniture design, Tarrawarra Museum of Art, exhibition design
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References [<ExternalResource: Interview recording. Roger Putnam: Furniture designer. February 17, 2020>, <ExternalResource: Geoff Fitzpatrick OAM, LFDIA, "Vale Roger Putnam FDIA, 1940 – 2023" (and obit) DIA News. 5 June 2023.>, <ExternalResource: Geoff Fitzpatrick OAM, LFDIA, Roger Putnam (obit.), The Age 17 June 2023.>] [<ExternalResource: Interview recording. Roger Putnam: Furniture designer. February 17, 2020>, <ExternalResource: Geoff Fitzpatrick OAM, LFDIA, "Vale Roger Putnam FDIA, 1940 – 2023" (and obit) DIA News. 5 June 2023.>]