{"id":437,"date":"2014-06-08T21:35:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/08\/liberty-style-2\/"},"modified":"2014-06-08T21:35:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-08T21:35:00","slug":"liberty-style-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/liberty-style-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Liberty Style"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThere is no better example of \u201coverdoing\u201d home d\u00e9cor than
\nthat of Victorian aesthetics.  The
\nsecond half of the 19thC saw, in Europe, and, especially in the United Kingdom,
\nthe rise of a middle class.  Education
\nin all aspects ( science, art, literature) was highly regarded and Victorians
\nwere determined to display their broadened knowledge.  Great interest in natural history produced collections of all
\ntypes of flora and fauna, actual specimens as well as those represented in the
\nvisual arts.  These collections were
\nproudly displayed along with tokens of world travel , archaeological relics,
\ntextiles and anything vaguely resembling ethnic cultures.  Especially the styles of Egypt and the
\nOrient were considered to be in high decorative taste.  Japanese-style decorations were soon the rage and were living
\nhappily with elements of the Aesthetic Movement which emphasized \u201cArt for art\u2019s
\nsake\u201d. There was not a parlor or sitting room in any proper Victorian household
\nthat was not chock-a-block with knick-knacks and collectibles covering every
\nhorizontal surface.  Of course, the
\nfurniture surfaces were first covered with every form of textile, from imported
\nrugs and fabrics to handmade doilies and antimaccasars   It was not important that other rooms of the
\nhouse were left unfurnished, the \u201cpublic\u201d rooms showed one\u2019s taste and
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\nThis excessive overindulgence was soon to be replaced with a
\ncompletely different aesthetic that focused on \u201cform\u201d.<\/div>\n
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\nIn 1875 Arthur Lansby Liberty (1843-1917) opened his shop
\nLiberty & Co, on Regent Street, London. 
\nHis stock of imported merchandise, especially that found in \u201cThe Eastern
\nBazaar\u201d section of the emporium was immediately popular and allowed Liberty to
\nsuccessfully enlarge his operation. However, towards the end of the century
\nthere was a definite shift in the aesthetic of home d\u00e9cor and Liberty sought to
\nestablish a new look, featuring the highest quality of original design and
\npurity of form.  This would become known
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\nLiberty Style : The Classic Years 1898-1910<\/div>\n
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\nLiberty Style was developed by designer-craftsmen such as
\nC.F.A. Voysey, Christopher Dresser, Arthur Silver and others employed by
\nLiberty.  Soon, Liberty began selling
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\nToday Liberty of London remains an icon of tasteful design
\nd\u00e9cor and a visit is a must for those traveling to London.  I most enjoy the huge array of luxurious
\nfabrics , an entire floor of textile delight.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liberty Style There is no better example of \u201coverdoing\u201d home d\u00e9cor than that of Victorian aesthetics.  The second half of the 19thC saw, in Europe, and, especially in the United Kingdom, the rise of a middle class.  Education in all aspects ( science, art, literature) was highly regarded and Victorians were determined to display their…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}