Art Deco London

London dealers in art nouveau and art deco glass we are a family run business and have been trading in art nouveau and art deco glass since 1981.

Art deco london. Art deco architecture is characterised by smooth surfaces angular outlines and decorative elements which are often geometrical think chevrons and zigzags. Spanning the boom of the roaring 1920s through to the bust of the depression ridden 1930s art deco drew on timeworn traditions while simultaneously celebrating the modern mechanised world. The grand building s art deco features are best visible inside where there are marble hallways geometric motifs on the ceiling and lavish railings. In london and beyond art deco was one of the most appealing and influential artistic movements of the past century says guy oliver an architecture and design specialist who has acted as consultant to claridge s hotel for nearly 20 years.

Art deco sometimes referred to as deco is a style of visual arts architecture and design that first appeared in france just before world war i. From the mid 1920s to the mid 1930s art deco architecture accentuated london s image as a global hub of commerce and culture. Luxury british fragrance and lifestyle brand inspired by the 1920s london and art deco offering luxury perfumes online for men and women and the home with natural ingredients made in britain free uk delivery for orders over 50. It took its name short for arts décoratifs from the exposition.

Factories were constructed as statements of style not merely as. Many landmarks are still scattered across the city conveying a modernist and exhuberant approach to architecture. Today it is used as a library by university of london students. This extraordinary blend of tradition and progress combined with a lively eclecticism is found throughout the v a s art deco objects.

It was born in an age of great socio economic change and technological progress. Art deco influenced the design of buildings furniture jewelry fashion cars movie theatres trains ocean liners and everyday objects such as radios and vacuum cleaners. A canvas of light via flickr cc by 2 0. If you re fed up of looking at the monotonous office blocks and towers of flats which are filling up london s skyline these 13 art deco buildings are a breath of fresh air.