ART DÉCO

Although synonymous with 1920s and the 30s the Art Deco style had begun to emerge inFrance prior to the advent of the First World Wa r. But during these interwar years the stylehad both evolved and been adopted by an international elite as the perfect expression of modern opulence and elegance. This was an age typified by American Jazz, cocktails, theCharleston, speakeasies, Hollywood, Skyscrape rs and, above all, glamour. It was also a periodof great technological advances in engineering and transportation with the quest for speed b...[Read more]