Art Deco: Modernism With Jewellery
Modernism felt cold to some.
So they gave it diamonds.
Indulge in the style that made the modern age glamorous — sunbursts, chrome and confident luxury — and learn to spot its sparkle in cities everywhere.
Deco glamour will earn a serious place in your work.
- Recognise the glamour — identify the motifs and materials that define the style
- Understand the moment — grasp the optimism and anxiety that shaped the era
- Tour the skyscrapers — appreciate the crowned towers that made skylines sing
- Find it worldwide — discover the style thriving from Mumbai to Miami
- Judge the details — know quality metalwork, glass and stone when you see them
- Bring back the shine — borrow its confidence for interiors and tastes of your own
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Glamour is a language. Become fluent.
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A few hours from now, you could already see differently.
Art Deco was glamour without substance in my mental filing system. Learning its material innovations, its urban optimism and its global spread from Miami to Mumbai gave the style real weight. I now defend Deco in arguments I would previously have lost interest in.
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Is Art Deco just a style of surfaces?
The surfaces are the invitation — underneath is a story about optimism, skyscrapers and machine-age craft that explains an entire era of cities.
Why does Deco keep coming back into fashion?
Because it solved something rare: modernity that's also joyful. Understanding how gives you a tool for making rigorous work people love.
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- 5 Sections
- 25 Lessons
- 4 Hours
- 1. The World That Made It5
- 2. What They Built5
- 3. How They Built It5
- 4. The Language5
- 5. What Survived and What It Changed5
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Art Deco was glamour without substance in my mental filing system. Learning its material innovations, its urban optimism and its global spread from Miami to Mumbai gave the style real weight. I now defend Deco in arguments I would previously have lost interest in.
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