The Art Deco design movement began in Europe and derived from L'Exposition
Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in the
early years of the 20th century, but didn’t really take hold until after World
War I. It was popular both in Europe and the US until the outbreak of World War
II.
The term Art Deco was coined in the 1960s when interest in
the style revived.
Art Deco Style is the definition of eclecticism. Drawing
inspiration from a wide variety of sources, Art Deco Style has its own unique
look that is difficult to define. Its style was influenced by the changing
times, with the increase in travel it took inspiration from both the places
people were travelling too e.g. Egypt and Africa as well as the transport,
planes, cruise liners and cars. Despite using lots of industrial images and
geometric lines Art Deco also oozes a sense of glamour. Because of this
diversity of characteristics Art Deco is an extremely versatile style, and an
enjoyable one to work with, since Art Deco is easily integrated into a wide
variety of personal styles. This makes Art Deco a firm favourite with Designers
and clients.
Over the years Craigie Stockwell Carpets has designed many
fine examples of the genre a selection of which (inspired by the Scottish
design polymath Charles Rennie Mackintosh who is regarded as a major influence
on the movement. We will be running a feature on him next month.) can be found
here. For more examples, visit our website or contact us and we will be happy
to help.
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To discuss your project please ring John Stockwell on 0044 (0)7770314191