Decor Fabric

Known as ‘the golden girl’ of the Heal’s Fabrics designers, Barbara Brown was a graduate of the Royal College of Art and produced many fabric designs. Describing her inspiration as “rather theoretical and mathematical”, Brown explained that her award-winning fabrics “were based on machines and architecture”. Creating optical illusions she used mathematical formulae to suggest motion.

Heal’s 100, is a curated exhibition showing the 100 best items sold at Heal’s in the last 100 years. The selection of products is not only based on what the company sells today, but also pieces from Heal’s archive, now held by the V&A museum.