Mary Featherston AM: Designing great spaces for children, adaptability over flexibility and why rich pedagogy requires rich environments.

Mary Featherston AM is an Australian interior designer and designer of child-friendly play and learning environments. She is known both for her furniture and design collaboration with Grant Featherston, as well as her work researching and designing educational spaces for children.  In 2020 Mary was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for her significant service to the arts, especially industrial and interior design. Here are some publications about Mary:  https://www.heide.com.au/exhibitions/design-life-grant-and-mary-featherston/ https://www.design.org.au/hall-of-fame/mary-featherston http://dharn.net/biography-mary-featherston/ he Art of Teaching Podcast resources:  Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/artofteaching Here is the link to the show notes: https://theartofteachingpodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartofteaching