Art Deco Interiors
By the time of the Paris exhibition of 1925 from which Art Deco took its name, the idea that an interior and its furnishings should form a complete design - a "total look" - dominated the thinking of both designers and their clients. This title traces the stylistic evolution and dominant motifs of Deco, the triumph of the 1925 exhibition; the growth of Streamline Modern offshoots in the US; the international revival of Deco as a decorative style for a new generation of post-modern designers; and the restoration of many Art Deco interiors to their original state. Paperback. Patricia Bayer.