Art Deco furniture

ART DECO Art deco's eclectic stylistic influences evolved from around 1900, culminating in the beginning of the art deco period about 1920. Art Deco is generally considered to be objects produced from around 1925 until about 1939 when World War II engulfed Europe and subsequently the U.S. The stylistic influences of Art Deco continued on after the war, evidenced in many ways in 1950s design and what we now call mid-century modern. Art deco had a substantial impact …showed first 75 words of 536 total…

…showed last 75 words of 536 total…seamlessly in a room to create a modern appearance. The graphic arts were also heavily influenced by Art Deco, and streamlining made its way into advertising in travel posters for ship or train travel and even the Coca-Cola bottle designed by Raymond Loewy. You can clearly see the influences of cubism pioneered by Picasso and Braque in Art Deco graphic arts, as reality is distorted by condensing the design to simple lines and angular shapes.