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Here’s a first look at the new collection from the Sheila Bownas archive which will be released next month. I wrote about the story behind the Sheila Bownas archive last year on Design Hunter. You can find out more here if you missed it.

Now Chelsea Cefai who uncovered the archive has collaborated with furniture brand Parlour to produce a sofa inspired by the daybeds of the 1950s, featuring the ‘Edwin’ pattern designed by Sheila Bownas in the late 1950s. 

Drawing upon Scandinavian and Japanese influences this wooden bench by Rüskasa features a Trompe l’oeil carved wooden upholstery seat.

Tactile and unexpectedly inviting, the design is constructed by hand using labour intensive techniques and will be presented as part of the Fresh Taiwan showcase at Tent London later this month.