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SHEILA BOWNAS

DESIGN ARCHIVE

In2008,whencollectorChelsea

Cefaiwasshoppingatauctionforan

artworkforherhome,shestumbled

acrossa rarecatalogueofdesigns

byforgoenmid-centuryartist

SheilaBownas.Nowtheguardianof

Bownas’works,Chelseaishunting

fora permanenthomeforthis

preciousarchiveand,toraisefunds,

isholdinga saleofsomeofBownas’

originalworks.Youcansnap up a

printforaslileas£180.

the SALE

BELOWAftergraduatingfromtheSlade

Schoolof FineArtin 1950,SheilaBownas

workedasa freelancedesignerforLiberty,

Marks& SpencerandCrownWallpapers.

DesignSB 336 belowfeaturesa spray of

leaves and dainty flowers.

© The Sheila Bownas Archive

LEFTArtistSheila

Bownas.RIGHT&

BELOWPatternsSB

325 andSB320,both

forsale.Manyof

Sheila’stextiledesigns

featureelegantflorals

andstriking,geometric

repeat patterns.

theMONTH