The Deco Diaries
Chronicling the inspiration and creativity of the Art Deco era
Diary Articles
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 Valentine
A Valentine's Day card from the 1920s The history of Valentine's day goes back to the days of the Roman Empire, 3rd Century AD. Legend...
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...
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...
The Fashionable Silhouette
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...