Floating Pavilion

Floating Pavilion captures the essence of the Botanical Atlas collection, a testament to Sir Arthur Liberty's visionary expeditions across Japan, China, Persia and India during the transformative decades of the 1880s through 1910s. This design distils the designer's artistic discoveries into a sophisticated textile that celebrates nature's most captivating botanical and zoological forms. The composition draws from the ethereal grace of Chinoiserie traditions, the intricate storytelling of Persian miniature painting, the sumptuous decorative language of Mughal art and the refined minimalism of Japanese Edo period aesthetics. Each artistic influence has been thoughtfully recontextualised through a contemporary design perspective, preserving the authenticity of historical craft whilst embracing modern visual sensibilities. Rendered in a nuanced palette of soft, luminous tones interwoven with deeper jewel accents, Floating Pavilion exemplifies Liberty's distinctive approach to creating textiles that seamlessly unite centuries of global artistic heritage with present-day sophistication.