KAYSER, Edward Robert James (1937-2012)
KAYSER, Edward Robert James (1937-2012),
‘Ted’ Kayser was a member of the 2nd Cricket XI in 1954 and an active member of the House of Guilds Council in 1951, 1953 and 1954. He was a boarder at the College from 1949 to 1954 after attending Deer Park State School.
He gained an Associate Diploma in Industrial Design at RMIT in 1960 and studied at the Royal College of the Arts, London in 1961-2 and later studied at Sydney Teachers College in 1970. From 1963 to 2000 he worked extensively in the field of industrial design. He was a design consultant for leading Australian industries in metal, plastics and glass and lectured widely in design for production at senior institutions in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and overseas. Appointed in 1989 as foundation senior lecturer for the Monash University Industrial Design course, Caulfield Campus, he received the Vice Chancellor's Medal for Excellence in team teaching in 2000. During this period he returned to study gaining an MA at RMIT. He was a fellow of the Design Institute of Australia and the Chartered Society of Designers, London.
He retired to Tasmania, pursuing his interests in antiques, music, 'O' gauge model trains and became President of the Norfolk Plains National Trust group. He died at Launceston on 10 November 2012.
‘Ted’ Kayser was a member of the 2nd Cricket XI in 1954 and an active member of the House of Guilds Council in 1951, 1953 and 1954. He was a boarder at the College from 1949 to 1954 after attending Deer Park State School.
He gained an Associate Diploma in Industrial Design at RMIT in 1960 and studied at the Royal College of the Arts, London in 1961-2 and later studied at Sydney Teachers College in 1970. From 1963 to 2000 he worked extensively in the field of industrial design. He was a design consultant for leading Australian industries in metal, plastics and glass and lectured widely in design for production at senior institutions in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and overseas. Appointed in 1989 as foundation senior lecturer for the Monash University Industrial Design course, Caulfield Campus, he received the Vice Chancellor's Medal for Excellence in team teaching in 2000. During this period he returned to study gaining an MA at RMIT. He was a fellow of the Design Institute of Australia and the Chartered Society of Designers, London.
He retired to Tasmania, pursuing his interests in antiques, music, 'O' gauge model trains and became President of the Norfolk Plains National Trust group. He died at Launceston on 10 November 2012.
Source
The Age (Melb) 14 Nov, 2012; Launceston Examiner 14 Nov, 2012. OGC 1951.