{"product_id":"futurliberty-liberty-fabrics-and-the-avant-garde-hardcover","title":"Futurliberty: Liberty Fabrics and the Avant-Garde - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEster Coen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Cork\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiberty is renowned internationally for its fabrics, especially its floral patterns, but it also has a long history of developing bold, geometric designs. Many of these were inspired by early twentieth-century avant-garde art, notably by Italian Futurists, such as Giacomo Balla and Umberto Boccioni, and their English contemporaries the Vorticists, including Christopher Nevinson and Edward Wadsworth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn anticipation of Liberty's 150th anniversary, renowned couturier and interior designer Federico Forquet has curated a striking new range of fabrics--the \u003cem\u003eFuturLiberty\u003c\/em\u003e Collection--that carries Liberty's creative heritage into our own age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Futurist and Vorticist art that lies behind the new designs is explored by specialists Ester Coen and Richard Cork, while archivist Anna Buruma examines Liberty's rich history of avant-garde designs. By illuminating the process by which the \u003cem\u003eFuturLiberty\u003c\/em\u003e Collection came into being, this highly visual study also reveals how art can inform design, making it contemporary, relevant, and engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 10.3 x 11.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765010399520,"sku":"9780500026717","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b5b7cb55b90e48c306ed2d6457f92673.webp?v=1780260341","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/futurliberty-liberty-fabrics-and-the-avant-garde-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}