Look out for typical Art Deco motifs. ‘The interior design style is characterized by its geometric and linear shapes, such as zigzags and triangular and trapezoidal shapes,’ says Aino Heinäsuo.

art deco tended to be highly exuberant, with liberal use of colour, ornament and luxurious materials – and that is what distinguishes it from other 1920s and 30s designs. Recurring motifs ...

As part of our Art Deco Centenary series, her great-nephew, Clive Stewart-Lockhart, picks his favourite of Joel's designs ... incorporates a sun and moon motif, which Betty Joel repeated ...

Called “L’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs,” it ran from April to October 1925, attracted 16 million people, and was a celebration of Modernism and Art Deco design. It occupied ...

Where Art Deco gravitates towards geometric shapes ... the modern take leans more into minimalist interior design — simplified floral motifs, delicate metalwork, and a refined palette of ...

A new development called Malt Drive in Long Island City, boasts the area’s history, elements of Art Deco, and local NYC ...

whose pink marble lobby has a vaulted aluminum ceiling in sunburst motifs, and the 1927 Fred F. French Building, which features a bronze lobby with elaborate art deco designs. (Getty Images ...

Greek gods and goddesses are among the motifs often spotted in Art Deco designs. For a decorative arts movement that embodied the elation of the Roaring ’20s, why the ancient connection?