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Art Deco

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Also known as Art-deco, Art déco, Art-déco, Art decostijl

influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during the 1920s

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Art Deco is a visual design style that originated in France during the 1920s and became widely influential across many artistic fields. It matters because it shaped how people designed and decorated everything from buildings to everyday objects during a transformative period in modern history.

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Its name, Art-Deco, was given in 1966 by English historian Bevis Hillier, in reference to the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts held in Paris in 1925. Art-Deco style already appears in the 1910s in reaction to the organic exuberance of Art Nouveau which was slowly but surely turning towards more geometric forms. First worldwide architectural movement, it matured in the 1920s, only declined with the start of World War II. This style favors straight lines, rigor, perfectly round curves, symmetrical constructions, classic stylized elements, large living spaces, huge halls, massive materials often luxurious. Ornaments inspired by human forms, animals and plants are treated in a cubist way. The influence of this initially architectural style was exerted in all forms of artistic and technical expressions. Fashion, furniture, upholstery, cars, household appliances,... saw their shapes adapt to Art Deco. To learn all about Art Deco, visit the dedicated page on Wikipedia .

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Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs (lit. 'Decorative Arts'), is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s just before World War I and flourished internationally during the 1920s to early 1930s, through styling and design of the exterior and interior of anything from large structures to small objects, including clothing, fashion, and jewelry. Art Deco has influenced buildings from skyscrapers to cinemas, bridges, ocean liners, trains, cars, trucks, buses, furniture, and everyday objects, including radios and vacuum cleaners.

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