Deborah Bowness

Catch Deborah on Do Radio: I am Not Creative with Siobhan Sheridan 12-19th January 2026.

Deborah Bowness, artist, designer and maker grew up in Yorkshire and has been designing, making and exhibiting wallpaper since 1999. Today she lives and works in St Leonards-on-Sea, on the South Coast of England. Here Deborah has set up a print room, printing wallpapers and dispatching them to clients across the world. Bowness wallpapers have made a place in history. Acknowledging their innovation and unique design style, these institutions hold examples of work in their print collections:

Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester

Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Leeds Museums & Galleries Collection, Yorkshire

Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Wallpaper Museum, Germany