If you don’t know what Art Deco is, don’t stress — it’s a really easy design trend to get your head around. “Art Deco, with its roots in the 1920s and 1930s, is characterized by bold ...
With Art Deco turning 100, it's time to understand the key differences between two of the most iconic styles of the 20th century ...
Our Art Deco Centenary series will delve into the style throughout March but to help start us off, this five-minute guide covers all the basics. Art deco refers to a design style that was ...
A cantilevered frame chair is next up in our Art Deco Centenary series. Developed by German-American designer Kem Weber, the ...
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 ...
A decorative style of bold geometric shapes and bright colours, it encompassed furniture, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and architecture. The term ‘Arts Decoratifs’ (later shortened to Art Deco in the ...
Manhattan's art deco skyscrapers "dazzle, entertain, amaze," Frank Lloyd Wright once noted. But many other U.S. cities have spectacular examples of this 1920s-1930s style, with a mix of striking ...
The Art Deco Historic District includes more than 800 buildings in the vibrant art deco style, primarily 1920s and 1930s designs. Many of these buildings are protected by local preservation ...