Art Deco design movement
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- Created on: 09-06-16 17:29
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- Art Deco
- Originally a French phenomenon that was influential in the early 20th century.
- Thought to be highly modern and elegant but anti-mass production.
- Focused on one-off, expensive products made from precious materials like snakeskin, ivory and crystal.
- Soon, plastics, glass and steel were used for decorative purposes.
- Art Deco style influenced by Art Nouveau, Futurism, African art and egyptian cultures.
- In furniture and other styling, made use of geometric shapes and zigzag patterns or ornamental inlays imitating ivory or tortoiseshell.
- Influenced the design of many mass-produced products that were made from new materials e.g. aluminium.
- Used extensively in domestic interiors and architecture between 1920 and 1939.
- Poiret, Chanel and Schiaparelli were all influential designers of the Art Deco era.
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