The Deco Diaries
Chronicling the inspiration and creativity of the Art Deco era
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Eileen Gray Modernist Architect & Designer
Eileen Gray architect and designer, 1878 - 1976Eileen Gray was an Irish architect and furniture designer, born in Ireland in 1878 and was an early...
Dora Marr Photographer
Dora Maar with little hands, by Man Ray, 1936Dora Maar, born Henriette Théodora Markovitch in 1907, was a French surrealist photographic artist and painter. She studied...
Le Corbusier Architecture
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known as Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as the most important architect of the 20th century and whose influence can be seen...
Murals of Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera, 1886-1957 Diego Rivera was a prominent Mexican artist who believed art was for the many rather than the privileged few. His large-scale murals, painted...
Tennis Stars of the 1920s
Helen Wills in action, wearing her signature outfit As we near the start of Wimbledon, we take a look back at some of the tennis...
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...
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,...