Pontypridd Lido, built in 1927 recently restored If you haven’t noticed, the British Lido is having a revival, after years left abandoned (and many demolished) in...

Sophie Taeuber-Arp with Dada Head, 1920   Sophie Taeuber-Arp is one of the most important abstract artists and designers of the 1920s and 1930s and...

Charlotte Perriand was a French architect and designer who designed buildings, interiors and furniture.  She is one of the most acclaimed designer to come from the studio...

In 1922, L'Aubette was conceived - a multi-media entertainment complex in the centre of Strasbourg, bringing together restaurants, cafés, cinemas and dance halls under one roof. 

Charles Gesmar - Illustrator and Artist 1920sCharles Gesmar, born May 21st 1900, was one of the greatest designers of costumes and posters during the golden age...

Marianne Brandt was the first woman admitted to the Bauhaus design school metalwork department, in 1923, and the only woman ever to receive a degree...

  Continuing our theme celebrating African American culture, we turn our attention to Duke Ellington, arguably the greatest and most charismatic jazz composer and bandleader of the 20th...

Aspiration, Aaron Douglas 1936 Aaron Douglas (1881-1979) was an African American artist who played a leading role in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and...

Zora Neale HurstonZora Neale Hurston was an anthropologist, novelist and folklorist, who wrote about the racial struggles in the American south.  Known as the queen of...