Art deco aesthetic

Ce magnifique décor Art nouveau de la salle de restaurant de l’hôtel Langham, avait disparu, caché derrière des cloisons, lorsqu’en 1978, le nouveau propriétaire décide d’agrandir le restaurant et le redécouvre en voulant faire passer des gaines d’aération !... Ce pavillon tout en verrière, avait été construit en 1898 dans la cour de l’hôtel Langham, par l’architecte Emile Hurtre, et décoré par le peintre Jules Wielharski. Eddy Mitchell est un habitué de ce restaurant et Léo Malet avait sa…

Mistinguett (5 April 1875 - 5 January 1956) was a French actress and singer, whose birth name was Jeanne Bourgeois. Charles Gesmar (pronounced "Gesmar") French Poster Artist and Costume Designer Born: May 21, 1900 Died: February 27, 1928 Charles Geismar, simply known as Gesmar, was one of the greatest designers of costumes and posters during the golden age of the Paris music hall and was primarily renowned for his work for the great Parisian star Mistinguett. Although his tenure was short…

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Vitzthum and Burns, 1 North LaSalle Street, 1930. The jazz-age Art Deco interiors here are something more akin to New York buildings than many Chicago skyscrapers of the era which tend to be more restrained in their exhberence. Lobby. (Photo Jon Miller, © Hedrich Blessing.) Page 160.

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“anyway now everyone's up in arms abt how Brutalism should be the next big thing, but may I suggest: Art Deco”

Art Deco is a distinctive art style that has influenced many design disciplines, from architecture to visual arts. It’s characterised by cubist style geometric shapes and patterns, combined with a sense of luxury and glamour. In today’s showcase I present 30 brilliant examples of how the art deco movement still inspires designers and artists. See […]

A resurgence in fashion illustration is once again blending the boundaries between art and fashion