Art Deco
(1915 - 1940s)
- An influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France after World War I, flourishing internationally in the 1930s-40s
- an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery, characterized by rich colors, bold geometric shapes, and lavish ornamentation.
- emerged from the Interwar period when rapid industrialization and technology was transforming culture.
- During its heyday, Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress.
- emphasizes geometric forms: polygons, rectangles, trapezoids, zigzags, sunbeam-shaped motifs. Shapes are often arranged in symmetrical patterns. Modern materials such as aluminum, stainless steel, and plastics are frequently used. Stained glass, inlays, and lacquer are also common. Colors are vivid and high-contrast.
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