Bernard Nevill

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FCSD (24 September 1930 – 30 January 2019) was a British designer and academic, formerly a professor at

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and design director for

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Career

Nevill joined Liberty's in 1965, and "revitalised their traditional prints, introducing Art Deco-style patterns and Islamic themes". He rose to design director, and was succeeded by Susan Collier.

Personal life

Nevill lived at West House, a

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house at 35

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, London, which he bought in 1976 for about £67,000, until he sold it in 2011 for £20 million. It was built in 1868–1869 by the architect

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, on behalf of the artist

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, who lived there from 1870 until his death in 1897. Some of his paintings, furniture and furnishings, which appeared in the 1987 film ''

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'' and 1998 film '' B. Monkey'' were auctioned by Christie's in 2011, and were expected to realise about £200,000. The sale total was actually £471,400. More property belonging to Nevill, including items that appeared in ''

'' such as Uncle Monty's sofa, was auctioned by Bellmans Auctioneers in February 2022, with the proceeds going to charity. Nevill died in London at the age of 88 on 30 January 2019 after a long period of illness.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nevill, Bernard 1930 births 2019 deaths Academics of Saint Martin's School of Art British textile designers