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 ...
We called it early in the year, and it turned out to be true— Art Deco was everywhere in 2025. The beloved style is ...
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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, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover art, design, culture and people. This article is more than 5 years old. Bold dashes of brass, gold, and soft feminine ...
Could you spot a postmodern pad from an Art Deco masterpiece? While Australia's architectural history doesn't stretch back as far as some centuries-old cultures, our design past reflects global trends ...
In the first of our Art Deco Centenary profiles, we look at the Russian-French artist and designer Romain de Tirtoff – better known as Erté – who became credited as "the father of art deco". While the ...
One hundred years ago, a sprawling international exhibition was staged in Paris. It was intended to dazzle visitors with all that was new in architecture, design, fashion, and jewelry, and to ...
J.P. McCaskey High invokes the art deco style prevalent in the ’30s J.P. McCaskey High School is a product of the 1935 Works Progress Administration initiative, designed to put Americans back to work ...