Vale Robert Foster

The Australian design community has been rocked by the tragic death of F!NK + Co founder and designer Robert Foster.
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Robert Foster designed the world-renowned Fink water jugs; courtesy F!nk Design

Maverick, luminary, affable and brilliant – these are some of the words that have described Robert Foster over the past two days as a stream of tributes have flooded social media channels in the wake of his tragic death on Wednesday morning. Foster was just 53.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina