![]() ![]() The art deco style was a reaction to the global societal struggles and gave some much needed respite in escapism and hope for a brighter future. Art Deco hand mirror in the shape of a shell, incised guilloch pattern, delicate floral decoration. Prohibition was enforced in several countries across the globe including America, Russia, Hungary and Finland. In 1929 the great depression hit causing a global economic crash which lasted the following decade leading up to WW2. ![]() Art Deco was realised post WW1, new technologies had been developed allowing for faster travel, radios were starting to enter the home, there were greater quantities of industrial produced goods and use of new materials such as chrome, aluminium and various plastics. The name Art Deco was later popularised in 1968 by art historian and critic Bevis Hillier.Īlthough the Art Deco period is considered to be principally decorative and aesthetic driven, its historical context gives the notion of hope for the future. ![]() The exhibition called for unreservedly modern decoration and design, prompting visitor Helen Appleton Read to reflect ‘gone is all carving and superimposed decoration, interest and variety must depend upon the application of colour and flat design or the quality of beauty existing in the unadorned material’. The dynamic look of Art Deco was inspired by cubism, futurism and the Bauhaus movement with references to ancient cultures such as the Aztecs and Egyptians.Īrt Deco inherited its name from the design exhibition Des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes which took place in Paris in 1925. An Art Deco silver and pink guilloche enamel dressing table set comprising hand mirror, 2 hair brushes, 2 clothes brushes and a comb, Birmingham 1930, cased. Key elements include geometric and curvilinear shapes such as scallop, cloud, zigzag, sunbursts, fans and step, often with use of symmetry to maximise impact on beautiful figured wood veneers, bakelite, chrome and glass. Art Deco is a theatrical and luxurious style that was hugely popular in the 1920s and 1930s. ![]()
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