2. Overview
First appeared in France after WW1, at an art exhibition set up by the society of
decorative artists in 1925
Successor to the Art Nouveau style, popular between 1890s-1910, and focused
more on natural forms, plants and flowers
Influenced the design of buildings, furniture, clothing, graphics and jewellery
Characterised by bold geometric shapes, rare and expensive materials and
bright colours
Came about during the Post War Era, which represented a loss of innocence and
rapid advancement in technology, as technology developed from the war, was
being used for commercial use instead
The trend spread quickly over Europe, and was popular in the US amongst the
wealthy and middle class
Merging Ancient and Futuristic styles: Advanced for the time, but has many
characteristics of Ancient art and Architecture (hieroglyphs, runes etc.)
3. Overview
The use of Triangles and rectangles is extremely popular
Use of layered Motifs
Machine like metallic
Ascending and descending rectangles
Embellishments similar to Ancient Egyptian headdress and lots of patterns
similar to what's on Greek Pottery
Colour scheme: Ancient Greek Art/Pottery
Tiny details are important
Grandeur and sophisticated but futuristic
Fully developed in late 1920s, survived the Great Depression and was at its peak
in the 1930s
4. Art Deco Mood Board
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas
Empire State Interior
Famous jazz music night club located in Harlem, New York City
Art Deco type illustration. From The Illustrated London News,
Christmas Number, 1933.
Vintage Art Deco red and black design of a 1920s woman clinging to
her boyfriend; lithograph, 1928.
Fantastic Beasts
11. Architecture: Chanin Building NYC, Sloan & Robertson, 1929
Detail of base frieze
https://www.thecityreview.com/42nd/chanin.html
12. Architecture: Chrysler Building NYC, William Van Alen, 1928
https://www.thecityreview.com/42nd/chanin.html
Art Deco Style noticeable at the top of the building and its interior
14. Finishes
Door surround, designed by Raymond Hood and Stanley
Gordon Jeeves, made by Birmingham Guild of
Handicraft, 1928, Birmingham, England (Detail) Frieze panel, designed by Walter Gilbert, made by Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Art, 1933, Birmingham, England
Wall Panels, Chanin Building, NYC
Style Art Deco. Details des ferronneries de La Poste. Architecte :
Rene F. Delannoy. Rue de Lyon. Saint Quentin, Aisne, region
Hauts de France, 2019
15. Furniture
Dressing table, designed by Emile Jacques
Ruhlmann, 1919 – 23, Paris, France
Desk, designed by Sir Edward Brantwood Maufe, made by W.
Rowcliffe, 1925, London, England
Breakfast table made of maple, designed by Abel Faidy, 1927.
office chair in beech lacquer and
varnish; Paris