On 28 April 1925, the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts opened in Paris. It was a landmark ...

Think the Chrysler Building, not Lever House ... buildings and design objects around the world. The hallmark of Art Deco architecture lies in its geometric precision. Buildings are structured ...

the Chrysler Building is often considered to be the defining symbol of art deco architecture. "The Chrysler Building... was ...

Minimalist furniture is out, opulent interiors are in, as sales of home decor inspired by the French 20th century aesthetic ...

Art Deco may be hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Its architecture is at once angular—associated with shapes ...

Art Deco design reached its peak in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. The style is known for its expressive ornamentation, colorful materials, and bold silhouettes. Growing out of French ...

in landmarks like the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall. “Art Deco City: New York Postcards from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection” also ...

A decorative style of bold geometric shapes and bright colours, it encompassed furniture, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and architecture. The term ‘Arts Decoratifs’ (later shortened to Art Deco in the ...

Here are cities across America where you can admire this ultra-popular architecture ... Think art deco, and the first structures that spring to mind are New York City's Chrysler Building ...

Built in 1930, the Chrysler had ... by the Empire State Building. Nevertheless, this 1,046-foot-high skyscraper remains a favorite among New Yorkers for its classic art deco style.

In architecture, the Chrysler Building is one of the most famous art deco buildings to showcase Egyptian influences, with the crown of the skyscraper decorated in radiating sunburst patterns and ...