Douglas Cowell

  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Cowell was the supervisor of the interior design department of Bebarfalds. In the 1930s, the furniture department provided interior sketch plans & ground plans for interiors. They also published a residential design book, "Safe Home Planning" in 1927, produced a "Colour Ensemble Furnishing Chart" and hosted a household advice 2KY radio programme. In 1938, the designer established a new decorating firm Bear & Co., Sydney.
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References [<ExternalResource: 'A New Way of Selecting Furniture'. Decoration and Glass, August 1935, pps.3-4.advertisement includes illustration >, <ExternalResource: Michael Lech (1 January 2012), 'Bebarfalds'.>, <ExternalResource: "Bear & Co. Pty Ltd." Sydney Morning Herald, 1 January 1938, p.16. Announcement of new relationship with this furnishings firm.>, <ExternalResource: R. Douglas Cowell profile. Decoration and Glass, 1 August 1935, p.24>] [<ExternalResource: 'A New Way of Selecting Furniture'. Decoration and Glass, August 1935, pps.3-4.advertisement includes illustration >, <ExternalResource: Michael Lech (1 January 2012), 'Bebarfalds'.>, <ExternalResource: "Bear & Co. Pty Ltd." Sydney Morning Herald, 1 January 1938, p.16. Announcement of new relationship with this furnishings firm.>]