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Homes & Interiors
ART DECO
decadence
by Susan Robertson
There’s a great comfort in revisiting styles of
past eras, they combine throwback memories
and associations with days or generations
gone by, and offer the opportunity to learn
what works and what
doesn’t from styles
tried and tested.
The Store Interiors
Few movements have impacted more on the
world of design than Art Deco. The bold and
glamorous international style of the 1920s
and 30s touched on all elements of fashion,
architecture, interior, fine art and even car
design. The style is easily recognised by its
strong use of geometry and symmetry, sleek
lines and distinctive motifs and fonts.
The origins of the movement can be traced
back to France at the turn of the century,
when the French government sponsored
a trade exhibit to reclaim the country’s
position at the cutting edge of fine art and
design, and the term Art Deco is generally
accepted to come from the exhibit’s title:
‘Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs
et Industriels Modernes’.