The Deco Diaries

Chronicling the inspiration and creativity of the Art Deco era

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Steam Ship Sudan 1930s

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...

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1920 Diamond Styles

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...

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1920s Valentine

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...

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Bauhaus Design

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...

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1920s Winter Wear

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,...

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Adele, Fred and Ginger

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...

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Hedy Lamarr inventor

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...

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Prohibition Cocktails

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...

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The Fashionable Silhouette

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...

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