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Art Deco
A community portal about Art Deco with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Art Deco was a popular design movement from 1910 until 1939, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and... [more]
A community portal about Art Deco with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Art Deco was a popular design movement from 1910 until 1939, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts, and film. This movement was, in a sense, an amalgamation of many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including Constructionism, Cubism, Modernism, Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, and Futurism. Its popularity apexed during the 1920s. Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, functional, ultra modern.
Richard Cahan and Michael Williams discuss their new book, Edgar Miller and the Handmade Home: Chicago's Forgotten Renaissance Man (CityFiles Press), on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM, at a meeting of the Chicago Art Deco Society at Roosevelt University's Congress Lounge, 430 S. Michigan; it's $15 for nonmembers to attend, and preregistration is recommended.
From the book's press release: "Edgar Miller was a Chicago artist who used recycled...
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MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--‘Tis the season for the Astor! Just in time for the 2009 high season, Miami’s premiere boutique hotel, which has long been known for its service, style and excitement, has undergone extensive modernization while maintaining its original art deco splendor. All 40 guest rooms have been revitalized with new whitewashed hard wood floors, leather couches, plasma TVs and plush amenities. Additionally, the Hotel Astor is proud...
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If you would like to have a living room that is modern, comfortable, and stylish then an art deco design is perfect for you. Your interior design choices can bring reality to a living space that mirrors your personal style.Contributor: Kristine TuckerPublished: Nov 13, 2009
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BBC4's recent series on 1930s architecture looks at Britain's art-deco history through neon-tinted glasses. The reality is a bit more complicatedThere's no denying art deco's attraction: it's the style of 1930s cinemas, ocean liners and flamboyant Manhattan skyscrapers. It conjures Hollywood, Busby Berkeley musicals, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat. It makes you think of glamorous climes – whether Miami, Havana, New York or Shanghai...
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From guardian.co.uk
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I’ve lived in Miami since the early 80’s and never really considered it an architecturally relevant city, let’s face it, it was developed in the early 1900’s and mostly as a “getaway” place with some kind of “Mediterranean Revival” theme of sorts. When I think of cities with great architecture in the US, New York, [...]
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