Screen LibraryA dark, a light, a bright : the designs of Dorothy Liebes /
As a weaver, Dorothy Liebes developed a combination of materials, textures, and colors that came to be known as the "Liebes Look." Yet despite her prolific career and recognition during her lifetime, Liebes is today considerably less well known than the men with whom she often collaborated...
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2023] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
As a weaver, Dorothy Liebes developed a combination of materials, textures, and colors that came to be known as the "Liebes Look." Yet despite her prolific career and recognition during her lifetime, Liebes is today considerably less well known than the men with whom she often collaborated, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Dreyfuss, and Edward Durrell Stone. This publication examines Liebes's impact on twentieth-century design. Essays explore milestones of her career, including her collaborations with interior designers and architects to create custom textiles, the design studio where she explored new and unusual materials, her use of fabrics to enhance interior lighting, and her collaborations with fashion designers, including Clare Potter and Bonnie Cashin. |
| Item Description: | Published in the occasion of the exhibition of the same title, organized by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, July 7, 2023-February 4, 2024. |
| Carrier Form: | 253 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [236]-242) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780300266153 0300266154 |
| Index Number: | NK8898 |
| CLC: | J533(712)-28 |
| Call Number: | J533(712)-28/B879 |
| Contents: |
Curtain walls : Dorothy Liebes and the modern American interior / Vibrance and luminosity : textiles designed for light / The idea factory / Modern weaving's global ambassador / Modern fashion's secret weapon / The Liebes look : better and better for less and less / Fission : design and mentorship in the Dorothy Liebes studio / Materials -- Chronology. |