Art Deco wasn’t invented at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, but it was announced to the world there. In this photograph taken on October 25, ...

One hundred years ago, a sprawling international exhibition was staged in Paris. It was intended to dazzle visitors with all that was new in architecture, design, fashion, and jewelry, and to ...

When the descriptor “art deco” is used in an architectural context, images of gilded entrances, decorative metal flourishes, and sleek expressions come to mind. Think of the Empire State Building or ...

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A quintessential architectural and design style marked by stylized geometric shapes, clean lines and opulent materials, Art Deco is instantly recognizable the world over. It was first introduced in ...

Elephant armchairs (around 1926) by the French Art Deco furniture-maker and interior designer Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, from Paris-based Galerie Marcilhac, which is showing at Salon Art + Design in New ...

A centenary celebration of Art Deco style recalls an age of opulence. By Jillian Rayfield Reporting from Paris On the same October day that the Louvre Museum reopened in Paris after a brazen theft of ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the International Exhibition of Modern and Industrial Arts in Paris — the showcase that gave the world Art Deco. The designs and styles on display back then ...

What do the Chrysler Building (New York), Palais de Chaillot (Paris), and Christ the Redeemer Statue (Rio de Janeiro) have in common? As bold icons of art deco, they illustrate the far-flung influence ...