Description
Published by World Publications Group, Inc., 2004.
Mention art deco and you evoke the glamour of the Jazz Age, the sight of luxurious railroad cars and ocean liners, and the impressive zigzag-style skyscrapers. Art deco is a distinctive modernist style that took its name from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in 1925. the popularity of art deco during the 1920s and 1930s influenced modernist designers in many fields: ceramics, textiles, interiors, glassware, furniture, as well as architecture.