Garth Chester
Furniture designer
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| Intro | Furniture designer | |
| was | Designer Furniture designer | |
| Work field | Arts Creativity | |
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| Birth | 1916 | |
| Death | 16 June 1968 (aged 52 years) |
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Biography
Garnet Campbell "Garth" Chester (1916 – 16 June 1968), was a New Zealand furniture designer.
Early life
He was born in New Zealand in 1916.
Career
He established the furniture firm, originals in Penrose, Auckland, and later set up a showroom in Mercury Lane in Auckland. Several of his designs became highly popular, including the Astoria Chair, the Bikini chair and the Curvesse chair, the latter “an undisputed icon of New Zealand design,” according to Douglas Lloyd Jenkins. He died in 1968, aged 52.
Collections
His work is held in the collections of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.