Art Deco—which can be described as more of a style than a time period—blends a modern sensibility with earlier elements of Cubism, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau. Although it has its roots in the ...
The Art of Craft is an ongoing series in which Artnet News shares the story behind the making of a special design object. Just in time for the unveiling of its new Bjarke Ingels-designed museum, which ...
It's no surprise that the art deco movement was born around the conclusion of World War I. It was a symbol of hope, a new beginning that parted ways with the past's opulent and overly ornate designs, ...
Sitting between a dazzling milieu of precious luxury and an industrial age recovering from a great war, Art Deco asks us to ...
Art Deco wasn’t invented at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, but it was announced to the world there. In this photograph taken on October 25, ...
When the descriptor “art deco” is used in an architectural context, images of gilded entrances, decorative metal flourishes, and sleek expressions come to mind. Think of the Empire State Building or ...
Art glass windows and cabinetry. Vintage furnishings and fixtures. A renovated porch and vestibule in the Arts and Crafts style. These are just some of the renovation and remodeling projects ...
A recent newspaper headline that read “Less lavish, more modern, art deco is returning” caught my attention and had me thinking back to a time growing up in New York City and the wonder and pride I ...
If you’re on Marine Drive in Mumbai, you most certainly have seen Pizza by the Bay, the Italian restaurant on the ground floor of Soona Mahal, one of the most striking Art Deco buildings on the ...