Product Description

By the time of the Paris exhibition of 1925 from which Art Deco took its name, the idea that an interior and its furnishings should form a complete design - a "total look" - dominated the thinking of both designers and their clients. Studios began to emerge to serve the needs of a design and style-conscious middle-class. This text displays the flourishing design ingenuity through contemporary photographs and illustrations of selected interiors complemented with modern photographs of individual pieces. It traces the sylistic evolution and dominant motifs of Deco, the triumph of the 1925 exhibition and the pure "high style" of the Paris ensembliers; the growth of Streamline Moderne offshoots in the US; the international revival of Deco as a decorative style for a new generation of post-modern designers; and the restoration of many Art Deco interiors to their original state.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14429 in Books
• Published on: 1998-03-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Customer Reviews

Fabulous illustrations; an inspiration to creating the look.
This book contains an excellent array of photos of original and recreated art deco interiors covering many styles within the period. From grand public spaces to intimate domestic interiors it is an inspirational book for someone who may be interested in recreating the Art Deco look.

Beautiful book
I bought this as a complete newcomer to the subject area and have found it a good read. Each section is covered in detailed text followed by plenty of drawings, photographs and prints.

My only criticism is that it is a bit heavy on just listing names of designers without giving any background of them, their styles or what they contributed to the genre. Feels a bit like you might be reading a 1930's 'Hello' magazine than an informed book.

Pretty enough as a starting point though.