Art Deco, the luxurious, subtly elegant and elite style of transatlantic liners, is back in fashion today. Art Deco appeared as a style in 1908-1912, and reached its peak between 1925 and 1935 of the XX century. In general, this style can be seen as the last stage in the development of Art Nouveau period, or as a transitional style from Art Nouveau to post-war Functionalism, "International Style" design. The latest chic style of European capital cities.
Initially this style was called "jazz modern", "zigzag modern", "streamlined modern" - the latter term refers to shapes based on streamlined silhouettes of cars, ships and aircrafts. This is a style that combines classicism, asymmetry and straightforwardness. At the same time, it continues the favorite themes and motifs of Art Nouveau - sinuous lines, an unusual combination of expensive and exotic materials, images of fantastic creatures, waveforms, shells, dragons and peacocks, swan necks and languishing women.
Art Deco is called one of the artistic styles that connect the incompatible. This style denies asceticism and minimalism, it is consciously oriented towards the past, strives for luxury and is often embodied in a combination of exotic and primitive arts.
Lovers of this style ignore the mass industrial production and opt for the exclusive manufacture of items. They favor products made from valuable and expensive materials - snake skin, ivory, bronze, crystals, exotic wood. Favorite accessories are unusual pieces of Egyptian, African, Chinese and other exotic cultures. Art deco interior can be both elegant and classical, expressive and ethnic. The main thing is the flamboyancy, brightness and luxury of bold combinations.
Art deco interior can combine oriental or Native American motifs, elements of antiquity with completely new masterpieces of art in a modern and unusual way. Using both neoclassical and stream-lined forms, gracefulness and playfulness of Art Nouveau decor, Art Deco is the epitome of monumentality and elegance. Art Deco interiors often do not have a complete composition, but represent the sum of individual components, with each of them being exclusive or a piece of art. Today, this style is considered to be synonymous to luxury and flamboyance.
Art deco interiors are characterized by straight and broken lines, clarity and graphic forms. Materials used are fabrics, glass, bronze, ceramics, carpets with unusual geometric patterns. Fans, fountains, podiums, forged gratings will fit well too.
Art Deco is a stretch of imagination and embodiment of luxurious functionality. Starting with rapture of luxury and ornamentation, Art Deco later added functional design elements. It is to this style that is responsible for creation of the first streamlined chairs and armchairs from steel tubes. Expressive forms of "technical design" were borrowed from the latest models of cars and locomotives. Therefore, today the latest samples of audio and video equipment are becoming indispensable attributes of art deco interiors. Plasma panels, home theaters are perfectly combined with marble countertops and rich velvet draperies.
Wooden furniture with chromed handles, glass surfaces and rich leather, representing modern automotive and aviation design, are the sources of inspiration for this style. Also consider all kinds of precious jewelry, smoking and drinking accessories, chrome-plated kitchen utensils. You can use furniture made of light wood trimmed with leather. Marble, glass and chrome plating are widely used for decoration of all types of home equipment.
