ART DECO

ART DECO
ART DECOORDECO, IS AN INFLUENTIALVISUAL
ARTSDESIGN STYLE THAT FIRST APPEARED
INFRANCEAFTERWORLD WAR IAND BEGAN
FLOURISHING INTERNATIONALLY IN THE 1920S, 1930S
AND 1940S.
THE STYLE IS OFTEN CHARACTERIZED BY RICH
COLOURS, BOLDGEOMETRICSHAPES AND LAVISH
ORNAMENTATION.
DURING ITS HEYDAY, ART DECO REPRESENTED LUXURY,
GLAMOUR, EXUBERANCE AND FAITH IN SOCIAL AND
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS.
 INFLUENCE

ART DECO WAS A GLOBALLY POPULAR STYLE AND AFFECTED MANY AREAS
OF DESIGN. IT WAS USED WIDELY IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS SUCH AS FU
RNITURE, COOKWARE, PORCELAIN, AND JEWELRY.
DURING THE 1930S, ART DECO WAS USED EXTENSIVELY FORPUBLIC WOR
KSPROJECTS, RAILWAY STATIONS,ARCHITECTURE,INTERIOR DESIGN, AN
DAMUSEMENT PARKS.
WORLD WAR IICAUSED ART DECO TO DECLINE IN POPULARITY: IT WAS P
ERCEIVED BY SOME AS GAUDY AND INAPPROPRIATELY LUXURIOUS DURIN
G THE 1960S.
 CHARACTERISTICS
MATERIALS
ART DECO MATERIALS INCLUDED STUCCO, CONC
RETE, AND SMOOTH-FACED STONE. STEEL AND A
LUMINUM WERE OFTEN USED ALONG WITH GLA
SS BLOCKS AND DECORATIVE OPAQUE PLATE GL
ASS.
ROOF
ART DECO DESIGNERS ADORNED FLAT ROOFS WI
TH PARAPETS, SPIRES, OR TOWER-LIKE CONSTRU
CTS TO ACCENTUATE A CORNER OR ENTRANCE. D
ECORATIVE CURIOSITIES SUCH AS CHIMNEYS WE
RE ADDED TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE DESIGN.
WINDOWS
WINDOWS USUALLY APPEAR AS PUNCTURED O
PENINGS, EITHER SQUARE OR ROUND. THEY W
ERE OFTEN ARRANGED IN CONTINUOUS HORIZ
ONTAL BANDS OF GLASS. WALL OPENINGS ARE
SOMETIMES FILLED WITH DECORATIVE GLASS O
R WITH GLASS BLOCKS.
ENTRANCE
DOORWAYS ARE SOMETIMES SURROUNDED WI
TH ELABORATE PILASTERS AND PEDIMENTS, AN
D DOOR SURROUNDS ARE OFTEN EMBELLISHE
D WITH EITHER REEDING OR FLUTING.
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UNITED STATE
CANADA
EUROPE
LATIN AMERICA
ASIA
AFRICA
OCEANIA
 ART DECO ARCHITECTURE IN UNITED STATE
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.
Empire State In 2010, the Empire State Building underwent a
Building $550 million renovation, with $120 million spent
ART DECO ARCHITECTURE IN UNITED KINGD
OM
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
Du Cane Court Arthur Smith.
ART DECO ARCHITECTURE IN GERMANY
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.
Express The building was Grade II listed in 1974 - just
thirty-five years after its initial construction and
 ART DECO ARCHITECTURE IN CANADA

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.

Pigott building
ART DECO INTERIOR DESIG
N

COLOR:THE MOST POPULAR

COLORSWERE GLOSSY BLAC
K, CHROME, SILVER, YELLOW
AND RED. YOU COULD ALSO
USE CREAM, OFF WHITES, BEI
GE, OYSTER AND SHADES OF
GREEN.

THELIVING ROOMBELOW IS
A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF DE
CO INTERIORS. THE COLORS,
TONES AND SLICK STYLE REP
RESENT THIS ERA BEAUTIFUL
LY. CLASSIC AND DEFINITELY
TASTEFULLY PUT TOGETHER.
Walls:Art deco is all about
symmetry and balance which could
capture using wallpaperlike those
in the wonderful shown in the
examples below. Using
awallcovering 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,paintedwalls.
 ART DECO ARTIST
TAMARA DE LEMPICKA
PABLO PICASSO
PIERRE BRISSAUD
JOSEPH CSAKY
JOHN AUSTEN
ROLAND ANSIEAU
ALEKSANDRA EKSTER
TAMARA DE LEMPICKA

The Musician Young Lady In

(1929) Green(1927)
PABLO PICASSO
ART DECO PORCELAIN
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Cookwar
e
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Earrings Rin
Jewelry gs

Bracelet Hair clips

Characteristic of Art Deco
Jewelry
The Art Deco period is one of the
most popular design periods in
jewelrys 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
Art Deco

Furniture
 CHARACTERISTIC OF ART DECO FURNITURE
CHAIRS
ART DECO CHAIRS TYPICALLY FEATURE CURVED LINE
S AND ORGANIC, HUMANLIKE FORMS. THESE CURVE
S ARE OFTEN JUXTAPOSED AGAINST ANGULAR LINES,
CREATING THE ATTRACTIVE CONTRAST THAT WAS CH
ARACTERISTIC OF ART DECO DESIGN.

CABINETS
ART DECO CABINETS ARE GENERALLY VERY LARGE, RI
GID, AND OFTEN COMPOSED OF LACQUERED WOOD.
MANY CRAFTSMEN LEFT THE WOOD NATURAL TO SH
OW THE DISTINCTIVE GRAINS OF EXOTIC TIMBERS.
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