REPORTER 011


Above Scheer photographed sat atop a Fred Scott Supporto Chair


Above Various examples of the wildly successful Robin Day Poly Chair


Bottom right Scheer with her husband Ian Scheer (centre) and FX editor Theresa Dowling (right)


her power and intellect. And as for her voice, she could often be heard before being seen! A case of stand-by-your-beds when Cherry was approaching and there was certainly no swearing or slouching! Woe-betide you if you weren’t as prepared or as organised as she was. A withering look would tell you where you’d gone wrong. That’s all it took. No shouting, no cross words, just a look – and you never were unprepared again. But it was her terrific energy that we all


recognised as a benevolent power for good in meetings with top architects, or steering her company to ever-greater success. Cherry was a tornado of energy. Restless and energetic, she would work all hours to deliver success. And even then, she’d still not rest! Cherry had a passion for colour and art, and


her colourful dress-sense was matched only by her passion for life. Never seen in dull corporate colours around the ofice, she would dress in fabulous purples and turquoises. She pursued colour in art too with her


tireless visits to artists talks, studios and contemporary art up and down the country, when most of us were too tired, or feeling downtrodden by life and work. She made time for the extraordinary. Life for all of us in the design industry will be


less colourful without Cherry. But, crikey, what a gift, what a legacy and what a great contributor she has been to British and international design. Cherry died unexpectedly on 3 February


2024 and is survived by her husband Ian of over 60 years, and her children Danielle and Ivan, and grandchildren Desi, Bobby, Sam and Isaac.


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