During the 1950s, Clement Meadmore was known as one of Australia's most prominent young designers. He later became an internationally renowned sculptor.
In the fifties, his designs for furniture and lighting were promoted nationally through journals and magazines such as 'Architecture and Arts'. Stools form part of Meadmore's line of steel rod furniture, which included chairs, at least one table, bookshelves and lamps.

An important Australian furniture and interior designer of the 1950s, working as a sculptor in New York in the late 1980s.

Chair, 'Michael Hirst' Chair, plastic-coated steel, designed by Clement Meadmore (1959), made by Michael Hirst Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1959-1965

White plasticised metal frame, splayed legs. Frame for back and seat made of a grid, converging towards top of tapering back rest.

Designed: Meadmore, Clement;

Made: Michael Hirst Pty Ltd; Melbourne, Victoria; 1959 - 1965

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