{"product_id":"hibernian-art-deco","title":"Hibernian - Art Deco","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHibernian FC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFounded in 1875, Hibernian Football Club occupies a singular place in the cultural and sporting history of Scotland. Established in Edinburgh by members of the Irish Catholic community, Hibs were more than a football club at birth; they were a statement of identity, self-organisation, and aspiration in a city shaped by tradition and class.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlaying their home matches at Easter Road, Hibernian quickly became a force in the early Scottish game. They were pioneers of the passing style that came to define Scottish football, helping shift the sport away from its dribbling, individualist roots towards a more collective, tactical expression. By the late nineteenth century, Hibs were not merely competing — they were shaping how football was played.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe club’s green shirts, drawn from Irish symbolism, became inseparable from its identity, while the affectionate cry of “Play up, Hi-Bs!” echoed across generations. Though Hibernian experienced periods of absence from the top flight — including their controversial exclusion from the Scottish League in the 1890s — their revival and subsequent success only deepened their folklore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHibernian’s story is one of resilience, community, and quiet influence. They are a club rooted in place and people, woven into the fabric of Edinburgh itself, and emblematic of football’s power to represent far more than results on a scoreboard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Deco and the Visual Language of Football\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Deco emerged in the years following the First World War, reaching its height during the 1920s and early 1930s. Defined by bold geometry, symmetry, stylised motion, and confidence in modernity, it was the visual language of a world rebuilding itself — streamlined, forward-looking, and unapologetically public.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFootball, at precisely this moment, was undergoing a parallel transformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inter-war years saw the sport become truly mass-attended and urban. Stadiums expanded into monumental civic spaces. Players became recognisable figures rather than anonymous amateurs. Matchday programmes, posters, railway adverts, and cigarette cards adopted cleaner typography, stronger colour blocks, and heroic composition — all hallmarks of the Art Deco aesthetic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn visual terms, footballers of the era were perfect Deco subjects:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAthletic but restrained\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDynamic yet composed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented as symbols rather than individuals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Deco did not document football as it was played; it idealised football as it was imagined — disciplined, modern, collective, and proud. The sport’s kits of the period, with their simple cuts and bold colour identities, translated naturally into the Deco vocabulary, while the game’s rhythm lent itself to stylised motion and balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo depict football through an Art Deco lens is not an act of anachronism. It is a return to the moment when football first aligned itself with modern graphic culture — when sport, city, and design spoke the same language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn that sense, Art Deco football imagery does not look backwards with nostalgia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt looks sideways into history, capturing the game at the precise point it became modern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eProduct details:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou will only pay shipping\/postage for 1 item, no matter how many items you purchase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscounts are given for multiple purchases.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSize: A3, A4, A5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingle Sided\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePaper: 400gsm premium art stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePrint quality: Museum-grade, high-resolution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFinish: Unframed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWatermark shown in images does NOT appear on the final print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarefully packaged for safe delivery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA striking piece of football history — ideal for collectors, historians, and lovers of our national game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAny issues please contact me at \u003ca href=\"mailto:paul@worldvintagecolours.com\"\u003epaul@worldvintagecolours.com\u003c\/a\u003e by clicking the hyperlink and I will get back to you ASAP.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Vintage Colours","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":47289818480832,"sku":"Hibernian - Art Deco A3","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":47289818513600,"sku":"Hibernian - Art Deco A4","price":8.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A5","offer_id":47289818546368,"sku":"Hibernian - Art Deco A5","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/8242\/7840\/files\/A3-HibsArtDeco.jpg?v=1769952877","url":"https:\/\/www.worldvintagecolours.com\/products\/hibernian-art-deco","provider":"World Vintage Colours","version":"1.0","type":"link"}