Art Deco

ART DECO

1. DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS

   • ART DECO
     • total unity, emphasize aesthetics over function
       • extravagent materials, custom designs
         • INFLUENCE: ROCOCO, NEOCLASSICISM
       • abstracted geometric, floral, and figural decoration are key
         • curvilinear/stepped
   • MOTIFS
     • stylized flower, fountains, garlands, banana leaves, feathers, doves
       • deer, antelopes, elephants, greyhounds
         • sunrays, sunbursts
   • ART MODERNE
     • INFLUENCE: trains, automobiles, planes
       • simplified forms, sleek, efficient
         • horizontality
           • minimal ornamentation

2. INTERIORS

   • stepped lines
     • no hard edges, rounded/curved instead
       • tubular metal
   • vertical lines
     • bold forms, chrome/steel
       • large patterned textiles
         • stepped lighting fixtures

3. ARCHITECTURE

   • BULLOCK'S WILSHIRE
     • CHRYSLER BLDG.
       • PARAMOUNT THEATER
         • COCA-COLA BLDG
           • GREYSTONE HOTEL
             • CARDOZA HOTEL
   • ROCKEFELLER CNTR

4. PRACTITIONERS

   • EILEEN GRAY
     • JEAN DUNAND
     • RUHLMANN
       • BETTY JOEL

5. FURNISHINGS

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