The Deco Diaries
Chronicling the inspiration and creativity of the Art Deco era
Diary Articles
The Jazz Age - Fashion and Textile Museum London
The 1920s was an era of immense social change. For many women, WWI had provided them with a job in the factories and some families directly...
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...
Bright Young People and Celebrity
Much like today, the cult and celebrity of the Bright Young People of 1920s London was a creation of the media, who encouraged this predominantly upper-class...
The Bright Young Thing - Mr Beverly Nichols
Beverley Nichols by Cecil Beaton By 1928, the Bright Young Thing's were a social phenomenon, making headline news in the tabloid newspapers. Beverley Nichols, a Bright Young Thing...