Art Deco may be hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Its architecture is at once angular—associated with shapes ...

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.

including jewellery design, fashion and furniture. In architecture, the Chrysler Building is one of the most famous art deco buildings to showcase Egyptian influences, with the crown of the ...