A 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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Other Authors: Liebes, Dorothy (Designer), Brown, Susan, 1965- (Editor), Winton, Alexa Griffith (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, [2023].
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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 on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title, organized by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, July 7, 2023-February 4, 2024.
Physical Description:253 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [236]-242) and index.
ISBN:9780300266153
0300266154