Soon after opening on London’s Regent Street in 1875, trading exotic goods and textiles from the Far East, Arthur Liberty began working with local artisans and manufacturers to produce Liberty’s own textiles and objets d’art. By the 1890s Liberty Art Fabrics were a byword for the very best of Avant Garde textile design. Liberty Art Fabrics Interiors beautiful new collection of furnishing fabrics and wallpapers combine detailed pattern and vivid colour in signature Liberty style. Comprising three exquisite ranges; The Nesfield Collection, The Jubilee Collection and The Heritage Collection, designs showcase contemporary, illustrative handwriting alongside traditional and revival archive prints translated on a range of premium quality furnishing cloths. With a commitment and passion for design excellence, the rich heritage of Liberty print continues. Cushions from left Royal Daisy in Velvet Blush, Ray in Midnight, Floral Mawston Meadow in Pollen, Field of Xanthe Sunbeam in Dove The Nesfield Collection A showcase of Liberty’s modern and archival designs: textures, meadows, forests and gardens influenced by the work of British landscape archivist William Nesfield. The collection celebrates both botanical beauty and design craftsmanship. Design detail and vibrant colour palettes are borrowed from Nesfield’s most famous English landscapes: from the turquoise greens and soft fountain blues of Castle Howard’s cascading waterfall, to exotic, rich reds and pinks from Kew Garden’s Palm House and subtle tones of fawn and moss of spacious English parklands at Whitley Court. Hand drawn and painted designs including cartography, lithographs and delicate flowers sit alongside landscape photography and blend effortlessly with classic archive florals. Fresco - Lagoon on chair This design was painted with inks of flowers from a garden in Saint Solin, France. Cultivated by an English landscape gardener, it is left to grow wild for ten months of the year. The foliage and flowers are represented beautifully in this multi coloured design with an abundance of detail and is a piece of artwork in its own right. Ray - Velvet Lagoon on cushion Ray was first created for our fashion fabric collection from a wonderful painting by illustrator Jane Ray, commissioned by Liberty and based on the fairytale Rose Red and Snow White. This version of the design was created in-house from the trees in the foreground creating an exquisite all over forest texture. Rose May - Jade window covering Inspired by planting of sunflowers annually on 1 May by guerrilla gardeners, the hand drawn sunflowers were scraped out from wax crayon to create a large, textural tonal floral. The printing process allows this detail to be realised, almost as if the fabric itself has been painted. Royal Daisy - Velvet Pewter on sofa and sage on wall covering Taken from an anonymous piece of undated art work from the Liberty Archive, Royal Daisy has the look of a lithograph with a hint of a Toile de Jouy print and offers a contemporary take on a historical design. Field of Xanthe Sunbeam - Dove on cushion The scattered golden Tansy flowers in this design were drawn from the wild landscape surrounding the Abbey Garden of Tresco. Hand painted and drawn with pencil and inks, this design has a stylish vintage look. Ray - Dove on cushion Ray was first created for our fashion fabric collection from a wonderful painting by illustrator Jane Ray, commissioned by Liberty and based on the fairytale Rose Red and Snow White. This version of the design was created in-house from the trees in the foreground creating an exquisite all over forest texture. The Jubilee Collection In the late 1880s, Liberty became the most fashionable place to shop. The clientele it attracted were exotic and included famous members of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement: Rossetti, Leighton, Burne-Jones and designers such as Williams Morris. The Jubilee Collection takes inspiration from this clientele, with Oriental paisleys and sarasatic florals taken from hand painted mid 19th century shawls and original Morris and Morris inspired designs. Patricia Anne - Spice on wall covering, Velvet Spice on sofa and cushion Inspired by Chinoiserie motifs and their Oriental influences, Patricia Anne is a beautiful ‘Tree of Life’ style Oriental floral with stylised flowers. Merton Sunflower - Azalea on cushion A large scale version of Morris’ Sunflower, a formalised pattern of sunflowers and grape vines with fruit originally painted in 1879 with blocks on wallpaper. The colouring of Merton’s Sunflowers with bold and rich hues is a unique interpretation of the iconic design. Above: Felix Raison - Velvet Lagoon on chair A revival print from the Liberty archive, Felix Raison was inspired by a paisley shawl from the 1850s and was re-drawn by the Liberty Art Fabrics Design Studio. Opposite: Penelope - Lemongrass on cushion Penelope was created from hand painted artwork of a paisley shawl design found in a drawer at the Liberty Archive. The fine detail and ethnic style offers an oriental looking fabric in a stunning large repeat. The Heritage Collection Arthur Liberty’s wish was to influence the public’s taste by giving them the opportunity to buy beautiful and otherwise unattainable wares. He became closely involved with two key art movements of the late nineteeth century: the Aesthetic Movement and the Art Nouveau Movement. The Heritage Collection celebrates this rich and decadent era with opulent patterns led by Hera and Ianthe; two Liberty trademark designs created in 1870 and 1900. Hera - Slate Blue on chair Hera was created by Arthur Silver from the Silver Studio in 1870. A design featuring peacock feathers, a registered Liberty trademark design along with Ianthe. The design was named after the Greek Goddess Hera as one of her symbols was a peacock feather. Previous: Ianthe - Moleskin on wall covering and Dove on cushion Originally created as a wallpaper border by French designer R Beauclair in the early 1900s, Ianthe is a typical example of French Art Nouveau with highly stylised flowers created in swirls. Opposite: November Michael - Indigo on chair cushion An original design by the Liberty design studio paying homage to Liberty’s heritage, Art Nouveau or ‘Stile Liberty’ prints. The Wallpaper Collection Liberty Art Fabrics Interiors collection of wall coverings complement, co-ordinate and enhance our furnishing fabric offering; The Nesfield, The Jubilee and The Heritage collections. Featuring heritage, revival and original in-house patterns the beautiful new set of ‘Art Papers’ feature both highly decorative, striking multi-colour designs as well as sophisticated subtle hued prints suitable for both modern and traditional interiors. Index of Collections Fresco This design was painted with inks of flowers from a garden in Saint Solin, France. The garden, cultivated by an English landscape gardener, is left to grow wild for ten months of the year. The foliage and flowers are 03573151A The Nesfield represented beautifully in this Lagoon multi coloured design, with an 49% Linen abundance of detail and a is a 38% Cotton Collection piece of artwork in it’s own right. 13% Nylon 03943153A Citrus 100% Cotton Field of Xanthe Sunbeam Ray The scattered golden Tansy flowers Ray was first created for our in this design were drawn from fashion fabric collection from the wild landscape surrounding a wonderful painting by illustrator the Abbey Garden on Tresco. Jane Ray, commissioned by Hand painted and drawn with Liberty and based on the fairytale, pencil and inks, this design has Rose Red and Snow White. This a stylish 50’s look. 03583152A 03593152A version of the design was created 03593151A 03573152A 03573152B 03963156A English Rose Velvet Moss in-house from the trees in the Velvet Lagoon Midnight Woodland Dove 100% Linen 83% Cotton foreground creating an exquisite 83% Cotton 49% Linen 49% Linen 51% Linen 17% Polyester all over forest texture. 17% Polyester 38% Cotton 38% Cotton 49% Cotton 13% Nylon 13% Nylon 03943152A 03943151A Dove Dew 100% Cotton 100% Cotton Floral Mawston Meadow Riley This wild flower meadow design Riley’s spot motif was taken from was created from a photograph an indigo dyed print from an early taken on a summer’s day in August 20th century Liberty swatch book. at Goldolphin House in Cornwall. The natural roundels create Classic Liberty meadow flowers a subtle and timeless geometric. were layered over the stems and petals creating a floral field for use 03593158A 03943155B 03593158B 03593158C 03973152B 03973152A 03573153B 03573153A within interiors. Velvet Dew Pollen Velvet Pollen Velvet Haze Sorrel Midnight Rosemary Flamingo 83% Cotton 100% Cotton 83% Cotton 83% Cotton 42% Linen 42% Linen 49% Linen 49% Linen 17% Polyester 17% Polyester 17% Polyester 40% Cotton 40% Cotton 38% Cotton 38% Cotton 18% Nylon 18% Nylon 13% Nylon 13% Nylon 03943155A 03943157A Dew Jade 100% Cotton 110% Cotton Flowers of Thorpe Rose May A classic Liberty design with Inspired by the planting of mixed multi directional flowers sunflowers annually on 1 May and rich use of colour. Thorpe by guerrilla gardeners, the hand was first created in 1968 by drawn sunflowers were scraped the Hayward Studio and is out from wax crayon to create a reminiscent of the popular large, textural tonal floral. The Liberty florals of the 1930s. 03573155A 03573155B 03593153A printing process allows this detail 03573154A Spring Bloom Autumn Bloom Velvet to be realised, almost as if the Jade 49% Linen 49% Linen Summer Bloom fabric itself has been painted. 49% Linen 38% cotton 38% cotton 83% Cotton 38% Cotton 13% nylon 13% nylon 17% Polyester 13% Nylon 03963152A 03593157A Summer Bloom Velvet Fuchsia 51% Linen, 49% Cotton 83% Cotton, 17% Polyester Royal Daisy Taken from an anonymous piece of undated art work from the Liberty Archive, Royal Daisy has the look of a lithograph and offers a contemporary take on an historical design with a hint of a toile de jouy design.