Tuesday 10th May 2011, 12.36
World Land Trust and Liberty Scarves
International conservation charity the World Land Trust have collaborated with Liberty to create a collection of exclusive scarves. The five prints were created by Textile Design students at Winchester School of Art, and represent conservation projects around the world that are in urgent need of awareness and funds. 15% of all sales will be donated to the World Land Trust.
Winchester School of Art Competition
Over 40 final year students were asked to design five prints each for the project, with each scarf representing one of the World Land Trust project areas – Borneo, India, Paraguay, Atlantic Rainforest and the Keepers of the Wild programme. We took a behind-the-scenes peek at the finalist entries, which were displayed in the Heritage Suite at Liberty. These were narrowed down to a final five by an expert panel including Tammy Tinker – Fashion Assistant at Vogue, Liberty Accessories Buyer Alexandra Stylianidis, Shoe Designer Michael Lewis, Wildlife Artist Bruce Pearson and Jewellery Designer Dominic Jones. The winning students are Evelyn Males Echeverria for Paraguay, Freya Perrett for Rangers, Lollie Dunbar for Borneo and India, and Phoebe Farrell for Atlantic Rainforest in Argentina.
World Land Trust
With Sir David Attenborough as its patron, the World Land Trust has helped to save over 500,000 acres of threatened habitat since it was established in 1989. The Trust always work in collaboration with local partners and non-governmental organisations, and stand by their policy to never own any of the land they help to purchase outright.
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Thursday 14th April 2011, 13.47
The Lizzie Derriey Design Studio was a Parisian textile and wallpaper design house that worked with some of the world’s best known fashion designers. Between 1928 and 1994 up to 25 artists and designers created a vast number of artworks – each by hand, each unique, each original.
To this day very little is known of the studio that was located in St. Honore, Paris, and even less about Lizzie Derriey herself. Nearly 70 years worth of design classics remain unaccounted for.
Recently, part of the collection was rediscovered in the south of France. Following the thrill of the discovery, the current owners have chosen to bring this small number of highly collectable and unique works into the public domain.
This beautiful and extremely rare collection of work is currently available to view or purchase on the fourth floor at Liberty. We caught up with the current team behind Lizzie Derriey, and dug a little deeper into the mystery surrounding these incredible works of art…
Which fashion designers did the Design Studio work with?
Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Prisunic, Galeries Lafayette, Abraham, Bianchini Ferier, Bucol, Jermi, Jean Patou…
Where do you think all the artwork ended up?
Perhaps in some of these designers’ dusty archives, or otherwise auctioned off in the same way the ones we acquired were; or even with some of the artists who created them.
Why is Lizzie Derriey such a mystery?
Whilst the studio created these beautiful works, it was the fashion houses that were known for them; the studios themselves paled into background – this might have added to the mystery.
Also, there is more mystery because none of the artists are named on their pieces – they simply use their studio code - and there’s no way of tracking them down now that the studio is no longer running.
The Lizzie Derriey studio is like a forgotten historical gem; discovering the pieces was like finding buried treasure.
Why did you choose to sell the collection at Liberty?
Where else is there to exclusively launch such a collection than a store founded on the beauty of textile patterns, creativity and the avant-garde, at a time when we’re seeing such a big renaissance in vintage patterns?
What makes the Lizzie Derriey designs to special?
The works span the 20′s to the 90′s, and the collection is incredibly diverse, meaning it will appeal to a variety of creative tastes. What makes them special is their history, their quality, their mystery, their rarity, and, ultimately, the fact that they are each of them are unique – each is hand-made and original, not a print.
Owning a Lizzie Derriey artwork is about owning a piece of creative Parisian history – one that unites expertly blended elements of art, design and fashion.
View our Facebook album of the Lizzie Derriey artwork
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Tuesday 12th April 2011, 15.33
Don’t miss tonight’s airing of Britain’s Next Big Thing, in which Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis goes behind closed doors at our Best of British Open Call. The 7 part series follows the success stories of some of the designers discovered at last year’s Open Call and unveils the secret world of buying for the first time. Watch the programme at 8pm tonight on BBC2, plus click to watch our very own behind the scenes footage now:
Live footage from the April 2011 Design Open Call
Find out what the designers and the panel made of this month’s event.
Meet Team Liberty
We interview five influential members of our Head Office team.
2010′s Success Stories
Meet Richard Weston, Thomas Hopkins-Gibson and Charlotte Sale, whose designs are all now sold in store.
Sign up now for the next Open Call on 20th August 2011.
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Thursday 24th March 2011, 19.57
The countdown has begun! The brand new Nike Liberty Print collection launches next Friday, and we simply cannot wait for the arrival of these irresistible Dunks, Blazers and Air Force 1 sneakers. What’s more we’ll be releasing new styles throughout the month, so be sure to stay tuned to find out when you can get your hands on your favourite pair!
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