When the descriptor “art deco” is used in an architectural context, images of gilded entrances, decorative metal flourishes, and sleek expressions come to mind. Think of the Empire State Building or ...

It’s been 100 years since the height of all things Art Deco and yet, the aesthetic feels more modern than ever. It was the era of all things luxe, glam, and over-the-top — but it married those ...

Art Deco wasn’t invented at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, but it was announced to the world there. In this photograph taken on October 25, ...

To mark the centenary of art deco's debut on the world stage today, Dezeen rounds up everything you need to know about the style in a three-minute video. In this video produced by Dezeen Studio, ...

Not every piece of art can still look thoroughly modern and contemporary approaching its 100th anniversary. Somehow, the works designated by the term “Art Deco” seem to achieve that, as an upcoming ...

If there's any room in your home you want to feel 'grown up', it's the bedroom, and there's something about Art Deco style that, to me, feels like it has a certain elegance that elevates it. The ...

In Paris in 1925, the French government initiated its ambitious International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts with one specific goal – to showcase and celebrate the excellence of ...

Bold shapes, clean lines and jazzy colours – here’s where to find the planet’s greatest examples of art deco architecture This year marks the centenary of a landmark Paris exhibition: Exposition ...

From an iconic skyscraper facing one of the city’s oldest squares to a former museum hiding in plain sight as a neighborhood pharmacy, Art Deco architecture is widely dispersed across Montreal.

Art deco arrived in 1925 as a provocation — disciplined geometric lines as a rebuke to art nouveau’s soft florals, gleaming metal against hand-carved wood, the machine age muscling into Edwardian ...