A decorative style of bold geometric shapes and bright colours, it encompassed furniture, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and architecture. The term ‘Arts Decoratifs’ (later shortened to Art Deco in the ...

3. Add geometric patterns Geometric patterns and designs are something no Art Deco living room would be complete without. From wallpaper ideas and paneling to rugs and throw pillows, try to ...

Diamond shapes are often used as inspiration for angular Art Deco patterns, and these towels are elegantly finished with them here. The Great Gatsby is the novel and film set in the early 1920s ...

Pattern is a key part of organising and decorating design. In expressive art, pattern can be used to add variety to a composition, to reflect patterns used in the real world, or to help create a ...

Art deco expresses America's best and worst of ... with a mix of striking geometric patterns, bold colors, streamlined modernized classicism and flamboyant new materials like chrome.

Stylised motifs of the sea, waves and surf are commonly seen as stucco ornament patterns on façades, on metal grilles in windows or along compound walls. Sunburst motifs abound in Art Deco buildings.

Patterns are all around us, in nature as well as in art and design. We see patterns where shapes, lines or colours are repeated. How complicated a pattern is depends on what is repeated and the ...

If it were not for the Miami Beach Preservation League, a group committed to saving Greater Miami's architectural treasures, there would be no Art Deco District (officially, the Miami Beach Art ...

René Lalique was a seminal French glass designer known for his Art Nouveau and Art Deco perfume bottles, chandeliers, vases, and jewelry. Widely revered and influential in the decorative arts, Lalique ...

Hawke's Bay's popular Art Deco Festival is returning for 2025 with some new events and old favourites. Photo / Paul Taylor Tickets are now on sale for the popular festival, which will run from ...