Arts & Interiors
ART DECO style is a reflection of the optimism and luxury of the
"Roaring Twenties" found in architecture, interior design, jewelry and fashion.
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Pierre Chareau — Bureau-bibliothèque des appartements intimes d’une Ambassade française à l’exposition internationale de 1925 1924-1925
© Les Arts Décoratifs / Luc Boegly
“1925 -2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco”
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris celebrates the centenary of Art Deco with an exhibition of contemporary scenography. In 1925, the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris marked the peak of Art Deco. Decorators, manufacturers, magazines, department stores, artists and even foreign nations competed fiercely to occupy Parisian buildings or erect temporary structures to display their latest creations. The 1910s saw the birth of Art Deco, a style that drew inspiration from the explorations of Art Nouveau in Europe. The 1920s saw the full development of this style, which was marked by a structured, geometric and elegant aesthetic that combined modernity with refinement. It touched every field - furniture, fashion, jewelry, graphic arts, architecture and transportation. This exhibition revisits various Art Deco trends, including the bold geometric abstraction of Sonia Delaunay and Robert Mallet-Stevens; the formal purity of Georges Bastard and Eugène Printz; and the decorative style seen in the works of Clément Mère and Albert-Armand Rateau. From October 22, 2025 through April 26, 2026.
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Saarinen House - Michigan
Saarinen House is Eliel Saarinen’s Art Deco masterwork and the jewel of Cranbrook's architectural treasures designed in the late 1920s, located at Cranbrook Academy of Art. From 1930-1950, Saarinen House served as home and studio of the Finnish-American designer Eliel Saarinen—Cranbrook’s first resident architect and the Art Academy’s first president and the head of the Architecture Department. Its interior, now impeccably restored - features Saarinen’s original furnishings, including Eliel’s delicately veneered furniture and his wife Loja Saarinen's sumptuous textiles, as well as decorative designs by their daughter Pipsan Saarinen Swanson and early furniture designs by their son, Eero Saarinen.
Photography by Colton Graub,
Courtesy of Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research
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Art Deco Historic District - Miami
The Art Deco Historic District is located in Miami Beach between 5th Street and 23rd Street, along Ocean Drive, Collins Avenue and Washington Avenue. The styles of the 1920s and 1930s remain vibrant in the Art Deco Historic District, home to the nation’s largest concentration of the sleek and bright architectural style. The district has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979 and contains some 800 designated historic buildings (some of which represent other modern architectural styles). Visitors can learn more about Art Deco design during one of the daily walking tours offered by the Miami Design Preservation League.
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Victoria and Albert Museum's fashion collections reveal the relationship between Art Deco design and the clothing and jewellery of the 1920s and 1930s. Everything from Jeanne Lanvin's haute couture designs to the bold geometric jewellery of Raymond Templier - Art Deco's multiple influences can be traced in their form, cut and detail. Art Deco's artistic sensibility can be further seen in the hand-painted plaster mannequin head, made in 1925. Its elongated features and blue-tinged skin recall the work of artists, Amedeo Modigliani (1884 – 1920) and Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954). The mannequin is typical of those displayed at the 1925 Paris Exhibition, which saw a new generation of avant garde-inspired mannequins presenting luxury fashion in exclusive boutiques.
