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Harry Sebel

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Latitude
55
Longitude
-3
Start Date
1915-01-01
End Date
1915-01-01

Description

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ID
tba181

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/harry-sebel
Birth Place
United Kingdom
Biography
“Mr. Harry Sebel, FAIM. Sebel Limired,96 Canterbury Rd., Bankstown, NSW.Founded the Sebel Company in Australia in1951 and, as Managing Director, initiatedthe Sebel Design Award in 1967. Has beeninterested in Product Design and developmentsince the immediate postwar years inEngland. Has many patents and inventions to his credit. Fellow of the Australianlnstitute of Management. Sometime ChairmanChairman of the Toy Manufacturers’ Associationof N.S.W., and the Direct Mail Commiilee ofthe Australian Association of NationalAdvenisers, and a past Councillor of theN.S.W. Guild of Furniture Manufacturers.As a “hobby”, is also Managing Director ofThe Town House in Sydney, and has beenresponsible for the development of severallarge building projects including The Penthousesin Darling Point.” [Biographical summary from Anon. Design Australia 5/1969, p.56.] Writers: Michael Bogle Date written: 2012 Last updated: 2016
Born
b. 1 January 1915
Summary
Sebel was a furniture & toy designer/manufacturer. He worked with his father in metalwork in UK, then establishing a furniture manufacturing works in Sydney. Specialising in injection moulded plastics, later diversifying into property (Sebel Town House hotel). Notable works include chairs such as the "Slim and Comfy" , the Nest-a-Bye stackable, the steel "Stak-a-Bye" and the "Integra" (designed by Charles Furey).
Gender
Male
Died
1-Jan-08
Age at death
93