A decorative style of bold geometric shapes and bright colours, it encompassed furniture, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and architecture. The term ‘Arts Decoratifs’ (later shortened to Art Deco in the ...

The Art Nouveau movement began in Europe as a ... while Art Deco embraces the speed and glamour of the machine age. Art Nouveau was not limited to architecture; it flourished in the fine arts ...

The “Swedish Grace” movement may not be a household name, but its story is full of design history and influence.

Right across Europe, from the mid-12th to 16th Centuries ... Decorative Arts), which was held in Paris in 1925. Art Deco architecture focuses on geometric shapes (pyramids, chevrons, sunrays ...

Globally recognized as an Art Deco capital, Miami Beach is home to the largest concentration of Art Deco architecture in ... Deco first gained prominence in Europe in the 1930s and 1940s before ...

India's architecture fans guard Mumbai's Art Deco past A towering cinema with ... generation of homegrown Indian architects who visited Europe in the 1920s and 1930s were inspired.

Architecture aficionados ... Indian architects who visited Europe in the 1920s and 1930s were inspired. After returning home, they started designing Art Deco style buildings for rich Indian ...