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 ...
The art deco building was constructed in 1931, and since then has served as the Hoover factory (where it also produced aircraft parts during the Second World War) and a commercial and office location ...
Architecture aficionados may ... and contributed to making Mumbai a “modern, open, friendly” city, Kumar added. While Kumar’s Art Deco Mumbai organisation has spent years painstakingly ...
The emergence and popularity of many architectural styles can be attributed to a world exposition, and art deco is no exception. In this case, it was the 1925 International Exposition of Modern ...