Art Deco

Art Deco took place in the 1920's and was heavily inspired by the wars that were taking place around this time. This style originated in France and came to the US and other European countries when WWII began. This style was very fashion oriented, it was strongly decorative and glamorous. It features chevron patterns, folding screens, skyscraper furniture, large mirrors, gilded finishes, and prominent lighting fixtures.


The furniture of this style used rich materials like ebony, zebrawood with ivory inlays, polished metals, and glass.


One prominent designer of this time was Michel Roux-Spitz. he was a French architect who was the chief architect of Civil Buildings. Much of his work can be seen around Paris, such as the office building shown below





Roux-Spitz also designed interiors that were very Art Deco with lots of glass, mirrors, lacquered finishes, and intriguing light fixtures, such as this one seen in Paris in 1925:

Modern Application:

Today, Art Deco can be seen all across in world in homes, hotels, and clubs.



 

Peer Reviews:

Amanda did a great job with this blog post. She shared some really neat images that were original to the Art Deco time period as well as really good modern day application of the style.

Holli's blog was great as well. I really liked the image of the chairs that she shared, especially the chair that was created using deer hide. Her modern application was also very accurate and showed a couple of hotels and dining rooms that used the Art Deco style very well.