Local Vinnies a treasure trove for early pieces by renowned sculptor

From Detroit to local markets, two Melbourne artists spent 25 years assembling an unrivalled collection of mid-century design pieces by Clement Meadmore.

Paul BestContributor

Mar 19, 2024 – 5.00am

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So many chairs, yet there’s scarcely a place to sit. Melbourne-based contemporary artists Peter Atkins and Dana Harris have invited me into their split-level home and studio in a one-time engineering factory in the hip inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick.

I’m here for what’s been a 25-year labour of love: the couple’s unrivalled collection of modernist design work, from the 1950s and early ’60s, of internationally renowned Melbourne-born sculptor Clement Meadmore.