Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
A. Gifford Jackson - Industrial Design Archive
Primary Maker
Date
1940s-2010s
Physical Description
9 London boxes, comprising 142 full flap folders + 5 outsized boxes.
Level of Current Record
Parent
Member Object
Related Object Notes
30/10/2020: The archive also contains an extensive collection of design plans, drawings and photographs, which are currently undergoing arrangement, and cataloguing. Once records are ready they will be linked here.
Provenance Details
Provenance: Estate of A. Gifford Jackson.
Public Access Text
30/10/2020: Access to this collection is currently restricted while the collection undergoes final arrangement, rehousing and cataloging.
Subject Notes
Alban Gifford Jackson (1922-2015), known as Gifford, was a New Zealand-born industrial designer who spent 17 years working with industrial design firms in the United States, including ten years as Senior Product Designer in the firm of Walter Dorwin Teague, where he designed products for major American corporations. In 1966 he returned to Aotearoa and established a consultancy business, where he mentored many young designers and continued to make his mark on the styling of domestic environments through his work with Fisher & Paykel and other companies (For more information, see Michael Smythe, Gifford Jackson: New Zealand Industrial Design Pathfinder. Auckland: Creationz Consultants, 2013). Gifford Jackson’s archive is important because, through the lens of one New Zealander’s career, it tells the story of twentieth century industrial design, both international and local. Through drawings, plans, photographs and objects, this archive is a rich source of information about the practice of industrial design and the changing aesthetics of everyday objects.
Last Update
07 Jul 2023
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