The Deco Diaries
Chronicling the inspiration and creativity of the Art Deco era
Diary Articles
Jeanne Mammen Artist
Jeanne Mammen with her sculptures late 1940sDuring the years of the Weimar Republic, which followed the collapse of the German Empire, the abdication of Kaiser Wilheim II...
Wall Street and 1930s Fashion
At the end of the summer in 1929, economist Irving Fisher famously announced that “Stock markets have reached what looks like a permanently high...
Art Deco Architecture - Miami, Florida
The Bass Museum, Miami, Florida, built 1930 On 18th September 1926, a Category 4 hurricane made landfall in Florida. The eye of the storm passed...
Clare Hollingworth War Correspondent
Clare Hollingworth 1930sClare Hollingworth, who died this year aged 105, was one of the most active war correspondents of the 20th century. In 1938, Clare worked...
Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson
Leslie Hutchinson, affectionately known as 'Hutch' was a pianist and singer, born in Grenada in 1900. Hutch made his West End debut in 1927 playing in the...
Lady Diana Cooper (nee Manners)
Diana Cooper, was a glamorous socialite, born on 29th August 1892 into an aristocratic family, who enjoyed the privileged upbringing of the British upper classes. During the...
Eltham Palace, Greenwich
From Henry VIII to Art Deco party house, Eltham Palace in Greenwich has a colourful history. After falling into decline after 1505, its fortunes were revived in 1933 when...