Russell Kenneth Stapleton b. 1919

  • Designer (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
Stapleton was a principal of Standis Furniture Pty Ltd, North Richmond, Victoria. Standis produced period reproductions as well as a line of Danish Modern furniture under the label 'Lars Nilsen'. [Information supplied by Geoff Clarke].
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Obituary reproduced from “Great Scot”, Scotch College publication, 2003.

Russell Kenneth Stapleton ('34) was born at Mordialloc on 5 June 1919 and attended Scotch from 1926 to 1934 with his brother Jack (1926-27). On 21 May 1949 he married Dorothy Dowling at Scotch, and they sent twin sons Ian (1960-68) and Malcolm (1960-65) to Scotch. Russell lived in Bright, where he was managing director of Standis Furniture Pty. Ltd. He died at Harrietville on 6 September 2003.

[information supplied by Geoffrey Clarke, 2016]
https://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/greatscot/2003decGS/44obit.htm 30 June 2016.

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