The document provides information about Art Deco, an influential visual arts design style that emerged after World War I. It describes Art Deco as being characterized by rich colors, bold geometric shapes, and lavish ornamentation. During its popularity, Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance and faith in social and technological progress. It influenced many areas of design including furniture, consumer products, architecture, and interior design. Examples of Art Deco architecture are given from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada. Characteristics of Art Deco furniture, jewelry, cookware, and artists are also summarized.

1. ART DECO

2. ART DECO
ART DECO OR DECO, IS AN INFLUENTIAL VISUAL
ARTS DESIGN STYLE THAT FIRST APPEARED
IN FRANCE AFTER WORLD WAR I AND BEGAN
FLOURISHING INTERNATIONALLY IN THE 1920S, 1930S
AND 1940S.
THE STYLE IS OFTEN CHARACTERIZED BY RICH
COLOURS, BOLD GEOMETRIC SHAPES AND LAVISH
ORNAMENTATION.
DURING ITS HEYDAY, ART DECO REPRESENTED LUXURY,
GLAMOUR, EXUBERANCE AND FAITH IN SOCIAL AND
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS.

3. INFLUENCE
• ART DECO WAS A GLOBALLY POPULAR STYLE AND AFFECTED MANY
AREAS OF DESIGN. IT WAS USED WIDELY IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS
SUCH AS FURNITURE, COOKWARE, PORCELAIN, AND JEWELRY.
• DURING THE 1930S, ART DECO WAS USED EXTENSIVELY FOR PUBLIC
WORKS PROJECTS, RAILWAY STATIONS, ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR
DESIGN, AND AMUSEMENT PARKS.
• WORLD WAR II CAUSED ART DECO TO DECLINE IN POPULARITY: IT
WAS PERCEIVED BY SOME AS GAUDY AND INAPPROPRIATELY
LUXURIOUS DURING THE 1960S.

4. CHARACTERISTICS
MATERIALS
• ART DECO MATERIALS INCLUDED STUCCO,
CONCRETE, AND SMOOTH-FACED STONE.
STEEL AND ALUMINUM WERE OFTEN USED
ALONG WITH GLASS BLOCKS AND
DECORATIVE OPAQUE PLATE GLASS.
ROOF
• ART DECO DESIGNERS ADORNED FLAT ROOFS
WITH PARAPETS, SPIRES, OR TOWER-LIKE
CONSTRUCTS TO ACCENTUATE A CORNER
OR ENTRANCE. DECORATIVE CURIOSITIES
SUCH AS CHIMNEYS WERE ADDED TO
FURTHER ENHANCE THE DESIGN.

5. WINDOWS
• WINDOWS USUALLY APPEAR AS
PUNCTURED OPENINGS, EITHER SQUARE
OR ROUND. THEY WERE OFTEN
ARRANGED IN CONTINUOUS
HORIZONTAL BANDS OF GLASS. WALL
OPENINGS ARE SOMETIMES FILLED WITH
DECORATIVE GLASS OR WITH GLASS
BLOCKS.
ENTRANCE
• DOORWAYS ARE SOMETIMES
SURROUNDED WITH ELABORATE
PILASTERS AND PEDIMENTS, AND DOOR
SURROUNDS ARE OFTEN EMBELLISHED

6. SURVIVING EXAMPLES
• UNITED STATE
• CANADA
• EUROPE
• LATIN AMERICA
• ASIA
• AFRICA
• OCEANIA

7. ART DECO ARCHITECTURE IN UNITED STATE
Empire State
Building
The Empire State Building is a 103-story
skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New
York City. Its name is derived from the nickname
for New York, the Empire State. It stood as the
world's tallest building for nearly 40 years (from
early 1932 until 1970). Following the September 11
attacks in 2001, (terrorist attack) the Empire State
Building was again the tallest building in New York,
until 2012.
The Empire State Building is generally thought of
as an American cultural icon. It is designed in the
distinctive Art Deco style and has been named as
one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by
the American Society of Civil Engineers. It was
designated as a National Historic Landmark in
1986.
In 2010, the Empire State Building underwent a
$550 million renovation, with $120 million spent to
transform the building into a more energy efficient

8. ART DECO ARCHITECTURE IN UNITED
KINGDOM
Du Cane Court
Du Cane Court is an Art Deco apartment
block on Balham High Road, Balham,
south London. A distinctive local
landmark, it was opened in 1937 and,
with 676 apartments, is the largest
privately owned block of flats under one
roof in Europe.
It was a popular place to live for many
music hall stars in the 1930s and '40s
and boasted a social club, on the top
floor, before the area converted into flats.
Past residents have included the
comedian Tommy Trinder and writer
Arthur Smith.

9. ART DECO ARCHITECTURE IN GERMANY
Express
building
The Daily Express Building, located on Great
Ancoats Street, Manchester, is a Grade II listed
building which was designed by engineer, Sir
Owen Williams. It was built in 1939; the other two
similar buildings are located in London and
Glasgow.
The building is futurist art deco, specifically
streamline modern with its horizontal lines and
curved corners. It is clad in a combination of
opaque and vitrolite glass. It was considered
highly radical at the time and incorporated a
growing technology, curtain walling.
It is considered the best of the three of the
Express Buildings, and is admired by architects
such as Norman Foster and Mancunians alike. The
building was Grade II listed in 1974 - just thirty-five
years after its initial construction and
remains Greater Manchester's youngest II listed

10. ART DECO ARCHITECTURE IN CANADA
Pigott building
The Pigott Building is an 18-storey
condominium building located at 36 James
Street South in downtown Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada. This Art Deco style building was
designed by Hamilton architects Bernard and
Fred Prack.
Built for $1,000,000, The Pigott Building was
originally an office building and was Hamilton's
first skyscraper.

11. ART DECO INTERIOR
DESIGN
COLOR: THE MOST
POPULAR COLORS WERE
GLOSSY BLACK, CHROME,
SILVER, YELLOW AND RED.
YOU COULD ALSO USE
CREAM, OFF WHITES, BEIGE,
OYSTER AND SHADES OF
GREEN.
THE LIVING ROOM BELOW
IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE
OF DECO INTERIORS. THE
COLORS, TONES AND
SLICK STYLE REPRESENT
THIS ERA BEAUTIFULLY.
CLASSIC AND DEFINITELY
TASTEFULLY PUT
TOGETHER.

12. Walls: Art deco is all about
symmetry and balance which could
capture using wallpaper like those in
the wonderful shown in the
examples below. Using
a wall covering with a bold pattern
looks great on just one wall rather
than all walls within the room.
There are some fantastic deco
images available in poster form,
which make great artwork when
framed and hung on
smoothly, painted walls.

13. ART DECO ARTIST
• TAMARA DE LEMPICKA
• PABLO PICASSO
• PIERRE BRISSAUD
• JOSEPH CSAKY
• JOHN AUSTEN
• ROLAND ANSIEAU
• ALEKSANDRA EKSTER

14. TAMARA DE LEMPICKA
The Musician
(1929)
Young Lady In
Green(1927)

15. PABLO PICASSO

16. ART DECO PORCELAIN

17. Art Deco
Cookwar
e

18. Art Deco
Earrings Rin
Jewelry
Bracelet
gs
Hair clips

19. Characteristic of Art Deco
Jewelry
The Art Deco period is one of the
most popular design periods in
jewelry’s history. The style
reflected the gaudy and playful
attitudes of the era and gave birth
to forms and motifs that continue
to live on today. While the Art
Deco period covers the early
1920s until 1960s. Art Deco
jewelry design is defined by
geometric forms and bold colors.
Diamonds were extremely popular
in the period and were often
accompanied by the bright colors
of rubies(red), sapphires(blue) and
emeralds(green). Some of the
great jewelry houses, including
Cartier, Tiffany and Van Cleef &

20. Art Deco
Furniture

21. CHARACTERISTIC OF ART DECO FURNITURE
CHAIRS
• ART DECO CHAIRS TYPICALLY FEATURE
CURVED LINES AND ORGANIC, HUMANLIKE
FORMS. THESE CURVES ARE OFTEN
JUXTAPOSED AGAINST ANGULAR LINES,
CREATING THE ATTRACTIVE CONTRAST THAT
WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF ART DECO DESIGN.
CABINETS
• ART DECO CABINETS ARE GENERALLY VERY
LARGE, RIGID, AND OFTEN COMPOSED OF
LACQUERED WOOD. MANY CRAFTSMEN LEFT
THE WOOD NATURAL TO SHOW THE
DISTINCTIVE GRAINS OF EXOTIC TIMBERS.

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