Though Art Deco is a forward-looking style celebrating the machine age, its adherents also incorporated elements from ancient cultures, such as Egyptian and Mayan art into their work.

With Art Deco turning 100, it's time to understand the key differences between two of the most iconic styles of the 20th century ...

Art Deco is a design movement that emerged in the 1920s ... Blending influences from Cubism, Futurism, Bauhaus, and ancient Egyptian, Aztec, and African art, it exudes luxury through sleek ...

Art deco refers to a design style that was particularly prevalent ... expensive materials and Egyptian influences. Photo by Tony Hisgett However, there are some common tropes that we can point ...

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 ...

As part of our Art Deco Centenary series, he reflects on the style's lasting legacy. In 1968, when I was 28, I wrote the first English book on art deco. In the early 1960s, art nouveau was the ...