Art Deco in the 1920s 

LET'S BRING BACK ART DECO. ITS THE 20'S AGAIN ANYWAY. 🥰

To me, Art-Deco still screams "new" or "futuristic" to me, even outside of the 1920's context. It feels very functional but not in a soulless way.

There is in Art Deco a synthesis of elements that are intrinsically pleasing to the human eye and spirit. Its curves and angles, sleekness and opulence, vivid colors paired with the shine of metals and transparency of glass appeal to the imagination and the senses. Art Deco is a visual confection.

One point that is worth making is that if you had used the name "Art Deco" in the 1920s, nobody would have known what you were talking about. The phrase was first coined retrospectively in the 1960's. During the time when the style was actually in use, it was usually called "l' Art Moderne"

Egyptian influence due to the discovery in the early 1920's of the undisturbed tomb of the young King Tut. Virginia

Art Deco is so elegant and smooth.

i like Art Deco so much, my master is entitled "Art Deco and its impact on interior design",,,this style is the best

I love Art Deco as well as Art Nouveau with its curves, arches and sleek style as well as spikes. There was an Art Deco cinema near where we lived that was torn down for a block of flats. It's hideous. The cinema was a little jewel box. It broke my heart.

The Batman cartoon in the 90s made me love this style

A lot of old Hollywood theatres were built in art deco style and had names like "The Egyptian", etc.

Art Deco was the height of design style. We've gone downhill ever since.

Art Deco makes me think streamline, sleek, yet elegant.

I think I fell in love with art deco because I really like geometric shapes and this style captures them so elegantly

As a former NYC tour guide, I really admire your appreciation for Art Deco. Besides the Chrysler Building, I would also suggest checking out the General Electric Building, the Fred F. French Building, and the Fuller Building, which are all lesser known- but equally as magnificent- Art Deco masterpieces (assuming you weren't already aware of them.) Also, the two spires atop the Waldorf Astoria Hotel are assumed to be directly influenced by the architecture in the film, Metropolis. The stainless steel, winged, zeppelin mooring mast atop the Empire State Building is an often overlooked Art Deco detail as well. And then there's the paintings and sculptures that adorn the Rockefeller Center buildings. (Nit-picky note: The photo of the building under construction at

I always loved movies from the 1920's and 30's, sometimes not for the storylines, but for the set decors and the fashions. I have a "fantasy/daydream" of winning the lottery and building and furnishing a house in the art deco style. Oh well, we can all dream, right?

I love art deco. Some years back, I inherited a diamond wedding ring. Since I am no longer married, I had it remounted into a custom art deco mounting. The diamonds look like long rectangles side by side in varying lengths. It turned out really nice.

I don't think Art Deco went out of style. It got eclipsed by the war, and after the war there was a new world to design and rebuild, with different needs and desires.

to me ART DECO stands out for one reason only - it is TIMELESS!

For somebody who made a point of telling us he is not an "expert", the narrator did an excellent job at analyzing the Art Deco style. His background info was accurate and well explained - but most of all I am impressed by the narrator's personal interpretations of the style - he shows great perceptiveness and sensitivity to this period style.

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