Art Deco Complete: The Definitive Guide to the Decorative Arts of the 1920s and 1930s: With Over 1,000 Illustrations in Colour and Black- Tapa dura - 2009

Thames & Hudson 2009. Hardcover, 544 pages, ENG. edition ; 315 x 250 x 50 mm, in Perfect Condition !, illustrated dustjacket, packed with over 1000 !! illustrations in colour / b/w. ISBN 9780500238554. Hardcover. In the most comprehensive account of the decorative arts of the Art Deco period ever assembled, Alastair Duncan celebrates the rich variety of form and diverse international roots that have made it a perennial favourite of collectors and a constant source of inspiration for designers.Straddling two World Wars and the Great Depression, ushering in the Jazz Age and the era of the automobile and skyscraper, and shaping everything from the Golden Gate Bridge to the humble desk lamp, the story of Art Deco is the story of our modern world.In its purest forms, it developed from a characteristically French image of luxury and refinement. Later, modernist European and American designers incorporated metal and plastic in styles described as 'Streamline Moderne', but which are now called… Leer más

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Offers an account of the decorative arts of the Art Deco period. This book celebrates the styles rich variety of form and its diverse international roots as the very factors that make it a perennial favourite of modern collectors and de

Thames & Hudson , pp. 544 . Hardback. New.

Hardcover. New.