Art Deco Style

Description

The dominant style in architecture, jewellery and interior decoration of the 1920s and 1930s, Art Deco was a reaction to the funtionalism of the war years. This overview, exploring Art Deco's influence, has a strong reference element and includes an analysis of "Total Style".

Reviews

This richly illustrated book is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the movement to date - a must for all deco-philes.

Author description

Bevis Hillier is the author of over twenty books, including Art Deco: A Design Handbook, the Style of the Century and The World of Art Deco. He has edited The Connoisseur, The Times Saturday Review and the Los Angeles Times colour magazine. Author's residence: Surrey Stephen Escritt is a specialist in twentieth-century interior design and furniture. He has written a number of articles and contributes to several magazines. Author's residence: London

Table of contents

Foreword: Art Deco Revisited Introduction: Art Deco, A Total Style? Strictly Modern: The 1925 Paris Exposition and the State of European Decoration US Deco: Modernity Meets the American Dream Ideology and Decoration: European Art Deco 1925-39 Diluted Deco: The British Affair with the Modernistic Worldwide Deco: Towards an International Style Decomania: Revivalism, Heritage, History and Post-Modernism