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Known for her colourful and unique take on design, Marion Hall Best was one of the 50s and 60s most influential Australian interior designers.Pictured:‘A room for Mary Quant’ (Rooms on view, 1967). Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums. © Mary WhiteUsing colour as her medium of choice, Hall Best’s take on design was one that made people happy — and subsequently helped define Australian interior design in the period.Pictured:A room for Mr Peter Sculthorpe, designed by Marion Best and Deirdre Broughton for the Rooms on View 1971 exhibition to celebrate SIDA’s 20th anniversary. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums. Photo © Michael AndrewsUsing colour-filled fabrics from her showroom, and individually-sourced furniture, Hall Best’s unique take was dotted all over Sydney’s homes.Pictured:Marion Hall Best with chairs by designers Andrews, Arnio, Saarinen, Colombo, Eames and Bertoia at The Grove, Woollahra, 1970. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums. Photo © Mary WhiteThe program,A Modernist Season,also delves into modernist architecture and interiors, showcasing a number of influential designers and their work across a number of venues — like this home photographed by Max Dupain, which will appear in the The Moderns: European Designers in Sydney.Pictured: Georgeu House, Killara 1964. Image credit: Max Dupain ArchivesPictured:Marion Hall Best in Marimekko, 1968. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums. Photo © Rodney WeidlandMarion Hall Best: Interiorsat the Museum of Sydney runs from 5 August –  29 November 2017.Pictured:Marion Best’s shop at Queen Street, Woollahra, 1968. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums. Gift of Deirdre Broughton Photo © Mary White