Art Deco
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 French Art Deco Period 16 Panel Stained Glass Ceiling  US $45,000.00
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 Art Deco Stained Glass Ceiling Dome 1930s vintage design US $25,000.00
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 Venini Art Deco Glass Chandelier Napoleone Martinuzzi US $16,000.00
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Why was Art Deco architecture popular?
Why was Art Deco architecture popular in america in the 1920s/30s? What was its appeal?
Why did it regain its popularity in the 60s/80s? Was this art deco architecture the same as the original 20s/30s architecture?
In the early 20th century, Art Deco was supposed to represent a vision of our future. In the Art Deco revival, late in the century, it represented a nostalgic view of our naive past.
Art Deco
Art Deco
Most of us are familiar with the art deco look of the 1920s and '30s. However, there are many interesting facts about the fashion that are not that well known.
For example, even though the style was well-known and the term may have been first used in 1925, the style was not popularly known as art deco until 1968, in a book about art and interior design, long after the style's heyday. At the time art deco was simply considered "modern".
Art deco style is mainly reflected in clean, sparse lines, almost always in combinations of black, white, silver and perhaps red. It is a style that is simple, yet elegant, always evoking opulance. Seeing art deco interiors always makes one think of elegant ladies slinking past with their long gowns, bee-stung lips and long cigarette holders. It is a symbol of the Jazz Age.
The style was most popular in the Roaring Twenties, that era in which people were quickly become rich from the stock market. Before the crash of the Great Depression, people could indulge in luxury. And that's what art deco interiors were about -- luxury. While all previous art and design movements had a philosophy, art deco, with its sleek black-and-white lines, was simply about luxury.
Art deco also came about at the same time that movies became popular. For the first time, people could see "how the other half lived", or at least how they thought they lived. They saw black/white/silver images of rich people on the silver screen and wanted that look for themselves.
Of course, with the stock market crash and the hard times that followed, people could not afford some indulgences any more. Those few who could were not comfortable flaunting it before those who couldn't. When better times returned after World War II, they were accompanied by the introduction of mass production. Suddenly everyone could afford art deco and other items previously seen as luxuries. As Yogi Berri once said, "No one ever goes there anymore, it's too crowded." And so, art deco never again achieved the popularity it once had although every so often there is a brief resurgence, usually when a popular depicts the era, such as "The Great Gatsby".
However, art deco never completely went away. There are many organizations working to preserve and restore deco interiors in historic buildings. Many buildings created in that era are being renovated to new uses. Art deco train stations have become art museums. Art deco fixtures covered over in previous renovations are being uncovered and given new life.
Art deco can be a great style to inspire your home decor and your own personal style. Sleek, modern yet still antique, it's a great way to make a statement with your kitchen cabinet design or the curtains you choose.
The magazine writer Guy Morris is specifically interested in themes relating to corner kitchen cabinets and kitchen cabinet hardware. Sharing his passion in detailed publications such as http://www.kitchen-cabinets-tips.com/designs.html - he established his deep knowledge on information dealing with kitchen cabinet design.
What is the name of the line of art deco style department store jewelry and hair accessories ?
It was called '1924' or something like that. It was first seen during the early 90's and is still being sold. It is all very art deco - a lot of metal, jewels and such. It was sold on white cards with the art deco style font name in black along the top I believe. They sold jewelry and hair accessories. It was sold at the PX on military bases, too.
There is a brand called 1928 Jewelry, but I'm not sure if that's the one you're looking for.
Bargain Alert! LA Colors Art Deco Polish
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French Art Deco Period 16 Panel Stained Glass Ceiling US $45,000.00
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Art Deco Stained Glass Ceiling Dome 1930s vintage design US $25,000.00
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Venini Art Deco Glass Chandelier Napoleone Martinuzzi US $16,000.00
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 Outstanding Pair of Art deco Glass with Nude Women larg US $6,900.00
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 Daum Art Deco Vase Museum piece circa 1920 US $6,395.12
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 1920 France Schneider Art Deco Chandelier Daum Lamp US $5,929.88
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 c1898 Loetz oil glass lamp Art deco nouveau US $5,495.02
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 FABULOUS ANTIQUE SCHNEIDER HIGH RELIEF ART DECO VASE US $4,999.00 |
 Large ART DECO Pair of Blue Handblown Vases with Pewter Ormolu US $4,500.00
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 ITALIAN MURANO VENINI ART DECO PICTURE FRAME US $2,495.00
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 Le Gras Cameo Vase Legras 1897DaumArt deco nouveauSIGNED US $2,332.42
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 1910 French Enamel Vase DaumArt deco nouveau US $2,332.42
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 Art Deco Glass Art Mother Elephant with Calf Statue Figurine VERLYS FRANCE US $1,400.00
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 240pc MURANO Style ART GLASS LOT DECO FIGURINES NEW US $1,399.99
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 Vase Art Deco Signed Charder US $1,395.00
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 Exceedingly RARE Sabino Mascot Art Deco Opaline Glass NUDE Figure 1920s US $1,195.00
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 Art Deco Large Etched Vase by Daum Nancy US $1,150.00
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 Moser Art Deco Period Orange Acid Etched Bowl US $1,150.00
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 Original Verlys France Art Deco 135 Plate w Birds Koi c 1930s US $1,100.00
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 Artur Pleva Curt Schlevogt Art Deco Jade Glass Vase US $1,100.00
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