One of the most interesting things about the Art Deco period is how omni-present, or wide-spread, this decorative style was in the United States. It was applied to all the decorative arts – from iron railings to ceramic doo-dads to architecture and faucets. It was found in every small town Read more…
As a result of WWI, the American economy was booming. Factories and industry kept people employed while causing a lot of social changes. The rhythm of industry, the new wages and shifts in acceptable behavior covered over the underlying sense of desperation from the War and created the blinding glamorous Read more…
What exactly is the difference between the Arts & Crafts movement, Art Nouveau and the Art Deco movement? It’s a combination of technique and shape. At the end of the 19th century engineering and design merged to create wicked curves. Blame the advancements of the railways, but curves lent themselves Read more…