Introduction
The Art Deco era was an age epitomised by glamour and style that really exploded between the two World Wars. The focal point of the Art Deco movement was the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs Industriels et Modernes, held in Paris in 1925. After this, the Art Deco style was imitated all over the world, however, the term 'Art Deco' has only been used as a description of this design movement since the 1960's.
The essence of Art Deco is to utilise form in its most simple but most expressive manner. The consequent visual line of the best Deco design is masterful in capturing an elegant and invigorating presence that transforms its surroundings and captures an age of glamour and modernity. It is empowering to see and appreciate an interior tastefully decorated with furniture by the renowned cabinet makers of the Art Deco era.
The famous furniture designers from France including Ruhlmann, Lelue, Follot and Adnet specialised in exotic woods and the finest materials to transform their furniture with exquisite workmanship into moderne Works of Art, highly prized and highly valued in today’s market. In contrast, the important English cabinet makers including Hille, Epstein and Adams used a vivid combination of ‘blonde woods’ including maple, sycamore and bleached walnut, occasionally with ebonised borders, influenced by the Beidermeier movement a century earlier. This English Art Deco furniture is excellent value for money and may be acquired for less than its’ contemporary equivalents, with a reassuringly high residual value in the future.
Send to a friend
Sitemap
