Art Déco: encyclopédie des arts décoratifs des années vingt et trente

NEW EDITION

Of all the decorative styles of the 20th century, Art Deco is the most elaborate. Originating in the major cities of Europe and America, it weathered two world wars as well as the Great Depression of the 1930s, and has shaped our environment. It developed from a typically French conception of luxury and refinement, and had a global impact.

In this book, the most comprehensive ever published on the decorative arts of this period, Alastair Duncan pays tribute to the international diversity of Art Deco. The book comprises a series of essays on the principal decorative arts of the period and a detailed biography of the discipline’s greatest artists. An illustrated directory of over four hundred artists, designers and manufacturers rounds off this unique compendium.