ART DECO COMPLETE Biłgoraj

Sumptuously illustrated with over 1,000 illustrations and written by oneof the world's leading experts, Art Deco Complete will be the definitivework on the subject for many years to come. In the most comprehensiveaccount of the decorative arts of the Art Deco period ever assembled,Alastair Duncan celebrates the rich variety of form and diverseinternational roots that have made it a perennial favourite of collectorsand a constant source of inspiration for designers. Straddling two WorldWars and the Great Depression, ushering in the Jazz Age and the era of theautomobile and skyscraper, and shaping everything from the Golden GateBridge to the humble desk lamp, the story of Art Deco is the story of ourmodern world. In its purest forms, it developed from acharacteristically French image of luxury and refinement. Later, modernistEuropean and American designers incorporated metal and plastic in stylesdescribed as ‘Streamline Moderne', but which are now called‘Deco'. Although Paris was the spiritual home of the movement, ArtDeco was a truly global style, with designers from every country in Europeand the Americas inspired by a vast international catalogue of artistic andcraft traditions.