If there is one word that encapsulates the Art Deco movement, it would be ‘glamorous’. Streamlined yet strong, embellished but elegant, the creations that emerged from this art movement turned everything they touched, often quite literally, into gold.
Art Deco’s opulent and bold aesthetic was a result of the industrial revolution’s prosperity, which influenced every area of design and decorative art including architecture, interiors, furniture, jewellery, art, costume design and cars from the early years of the 20th century till the outbreak of World War II.
While the term Art Deco itself was only coined in the 1960s, its distinctive style was a product of its time. It kept the nature-inspired motifs beloved by the Art Nouveau movement preceding it, but discarded the flowing shapes and flowery lines, substituting them…
