After the first world war art deco style was born as a result of society’s vivacious desire to live in love, beauty and luxury.
The Art Deco style gained great popularity in Europe and America in the 1920s and 40s. The style creates quite a contrasting effect when compared to its successor minimalism or mid-century modernism.
Art Deco really revolutionized the industry, surviving for more than 30 years. The style represents a fusion of the industrial and modernist periods.
Even today, the art deco style remains one of the most popular in interior design. Art deco characteristics can be seen even on vintage furniture and interior accessories. Art deco is the style of luxury that craves everyone's attention.
The exact roots of the style are hard to guess, but translated from French it means decorative art. It is an interesting mix of traditional and modern elements. Luxury, glamour and wealth: this is how to describe the art deco style. If you take a closer look at the Art Deco style today, you will see that they look like the decoration of Hollywood houses in the 20s.
Materials common in Art Deco embody opulence and brilliance. For example, furniture and interior accessories with golden details have always played a primary role in this style.
The Art Deco style is always marked by the advancements of the industrial and technological periods, which completely changed Europe and America with such design solutions as straight cuts, geometric and angular lines, which symbolize boldness and confidence. The easiest way to recognize the art deco style is wide curves, chevron, zigzag, triangular, animal shapes.
If you are a fan of drastic changes, then this style is just for you. Colors in this style vary from light yellow, green, red, blue, pink to pure black.
One of the defining features of this style is the large size of the furniture without details. The furniture (cabinets, dining tables, beds) is highlighted with chrome or gold details. Large end tables and console tables in combination with large armchairs create an ideal art deco environment. Furniture in Art Deco style is characterized by symmetrical and straight edges.