The Deco Diaries
Chronicling the inspiration and creativity of the Art Deco era
Diary Articles
Art of Erte
Sunrise, by Erté, 1984 The evocative work of Romain de Tirtoff, otherwise known as Erté, is quintessentially Art Deco. Erté was an artist, designer and sculptor born in St....
Steam Ship Sudan 1930s
The Steam Ship Sudan - the grande dame and last witness to the Belle Epoque days of Nile cruising between 1922 and 1935. With the...
1920 Diamond Styles
Asscher cut diamond ring in a platinumArt Deco design was reflected in the jewellery of the 1920s and 1930s. New materials, such as platinum and bright...
Bauhaus Design
Dessau Bauhaus Building - built in 1926Modernist architecture: steel-frame construction, a glass curtain wall, and an asymmetrical pinwheel plan Established by architect Walter Gropius in 1919...
1920s Winter Wear
Cover of La Femme Chic a Paris - November 1926 At Christmas 2018, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at outerwear,...
Adele, Fred and Ginger
Hollywood Stars, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers - 1930s Fred Astaire and his sister Adele, were born in Omaha, Nebraska. Their mother recognised her children’s talents...
British Travel Posters
LMS Best Way Railway Poster 1928 By the 1920s, travel was popular. The upper classes travelled abroad to exotic destinations, whereas the middle classes were...
Hedy Lamarr - inventor
“The brains of people are more interesting than the looks I think,”Hollywood actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Vienna in...
Prohibition Cocktails
Ada Coleman - Head Barwoman at The Savoy Hotel American Bar, 1920s The prohibition of alcohol in the United States during the 1920s, led to the...