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...

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...

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....

The Steam Ship Sudan - the grande dame and last witness to the Belle Epoque days of Nile cruising between 1922 and 1935.   With the...

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...

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...

Coco Chanel in a Jersey suit, Biarritz, France 1928 The 1920’s fashionable silhouette lacked structure and was radically different to the Edwardian corseted fashions.  This trend was...

Sunray Vase 1929-1930 by Clarice Cliff, on exhibition in the V&A London   Clarice Cliff was born on January 20th 1899, in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. She began...

    At the end of the summer in 1929, economist Irving Fisher famously announced that “Stock markets have reached what looks like a permanently high...