Liberty requires all concession and agency staff to be "store approved" prior to starting work in our store.
In order to do this please read through the following before submitting your details to our team via the link below.
WELCOME - OUR MISSION STATEMENT
“Liberty is a movement dedicated to discovery, animated by arts, culture, design and the pursuit of beauty. Liberty London is famed for its original curation, directional design and celebration of craftsmanship. In the spirit of our founder, Arthur Lasenby Liberty, we remain unapologetically eccentric and committed to bringing good design to all”
Our Store
The iconic Tudor Style Emporium inspired from the Arts and Craft revival ripples the passion and inspiration for our success on every floor.
Our Heritage
In 1874, after spending more than a decade working for Farmer and Rogers, Arthur Lasenby Liberty decided to open his own store in London. The store bearing his named opened the next year, produced from 1878 in collaboration with Thomas Wardle’s printers and dyers, “Liberty art fabrics” helped shaped the store’s image in the late 19th Century. Also known as “Liberty colours”, they were part of the Art Nouveau movement, which in Italy became so synonymous with the store that it was referred to as “Style Liberty”. Though a Liberty is not in charge of the store anymore, the passion direction and spirit that drove him is at the heart of all our store and can be felt in every room.
Our Service
Our aim is to impress and delight our guests to take them on an incredible journey in the many rooms that we have, so they will have an unforgettable experience to want to repeat, have relationship with and want to tell their friends.
Our People
It is our aim to attract the best people to join our family and retain them by recognising their success and investing in their development.
Our Products
Our Designers and Buyers will search far and beyond to source the best products being always inspired with both our vision statement and our founder They will ensure the products are both beautiful and curated representing the true essence of the Liberty brand.
FACTS ABOUT LIBERTY
When our adventurous founder Arthur Lasenby Liberty laid plans for a London emporium laden with luxuries and fabrics from distant lands, his dream was to metaphorically dock a ship in the city streets. To this day, a voyage of discovery awaits on the good ship Liberty, with history hidden amongst six floors of cutting-edge design, unexpected edits and beautiful wares from the world's greatest craftspeople. In 1875, Arthur borrowed £2,000 from his future father-in-law and took a building on Regent Street, London with just three dedicated staff and plenty of ambition.
“I was determined not to follow existing fashions but to create new ones.”
Arthur Lasenby Liberty
Liberty's collection of ornaments, fabric and objects d'art from around the world proved irresistible to a society intoxicated at the time by Japan and the East and Liberty effected social change in interior design and dress, so much so that the Art Nouveau period in Italy is called 'Liberty Style'. Within eighteen months the loan was repaid.
“Liberty is the chosen resort of the artistic shopper.”
Oscar Wilde
A realisation of Arthur's original vision, our magnificent Great Marlborough Street shop followed in 1924. Our beautiful building was designed by Edwin T. Hall and his son Edwin S. Hall. In 1922, the builders Messrs Higgs & Hill were given a lump sum of £198,000 to construct it, which they did from the timbers of two ancient 'three-decker' battle ships. Records show more than 24,000 cubic feet of ships timbers were used including their decks now being the shop flooring: The HMS Impregnable - built from 3040 100-year-old oaks from the New Forest - and the HMS Hindustan, which measured the length and height of our Liberty building.
The 1920s was a time of Tudor revival, considered the most crafted and English of architecture, so the shop was engineered around three atriums. Designed to feel like a home, each atrium was surrounded by smaller rooms, complete with fireplaces and furnishings. Ever the purveyor of craftsmanship, Arthur Liberty had a furniture workshop in Archway, London. Run by Lawrence Turner, the workshop produced Liberty Arts and Crafts furniture and the intricately carved panels and pillars found throughout the store. The craftsmen allowed his fantasy, ensuring every ornament was a one-off - paving the way for discovery.
Sadly, Arthur died seven years before the building's completion and so never saw his dream realised. But, his statue stands proudly at our Flower Shop entrance to welcome you warmly into his emporium of wonder.
The building is now a heritage listed London icon and today, Liberty is famed for its directional design, cultural collaborations and inspiring curation. Our dedicated in-house design studio is still at the core of all that we do, hand painting and creating our beautiful prints, and reworking finds from the 45,000-strong archive.
Time Out voted Liberty ‘London’s Number One Store 2019’. They said “There’s a genuine sense of whimsy in its approach to retail with world-renowned brands Liberty is unapologetically eccentric and truly innovative. Liberty is a London icon”
PREPARING FOR YOUR APPROVAL
When asked what his vision was for Liberty, our Executive Chairman, Marco Capello, said
‘‘To be the best brand and store in the world. To be recognised and associated throughout the world as a leading British brand that stands for quality, luxury and style’’.
Now please click on this link and complete all highlighted parts of the form as shown below including answers to the following four questions:
1. Three things you know about Liberty which you feel encompass our Chairman’s vision.
2. In line with our Chairman’s vision, three examples of what you feel you can bring to Liberty?
3. What do you most enjoy in a shopping experience?
4. What do you dislike in a shopping experience?
Once completed click on the SUBMIT button.