Chart: Art Deco

I hope these links are starting to look a bit clearer - remember to consult the timeline I posted earlier, I know I do it all the time, these movements get so confusing especially when we start looking at the 1920s up until the 1980s then it sort of starts to make a little bit more sense again. On to today's design style:

Art Deco 1920 – 1939

- Although it had traces of Art Nouveau in its designs, Art Deco was mostly inspired by the geometric flatness of Egyptian and Mayan art.

- These features can also be seen in Cubism which was also a prominent art style at the time 

- The Chrysler Building by William Van Alen is one of the most iconic designs of this time

- It's very obvious that the Golden Age of Hollywood and the constant opening of new theatre houses had a huge impact on the style

- Some of the designs created at the time were looking forward to the ideals of the Bauhaus such as Eileen Gray's Table

REFERENCES:

Thomas Hauffe, 2001. Design: From the Industrial Revolution to the 21st Century (Flipguides). Edition. Dumont Monte.

Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 2012. Design of the 20th Century (25). Edition. Taschen.