This year, we’re going back in time – 100 years, to be precise, says Rachel Loos, who looks at how Art Deco began as a vision ...

Sleek lines, symmetry and stylised motifs are among the defining features of art deco, a distinctive design characterised by its simplicity and devotion to all things modern. The style celebrates its ...

The largest collection of art deco architecture in the United States is concentrated in a walkable section of Miami Beach. The Art Deco Historic District includes more than 800 buildings in the ...

A small brass plaque at the door intersects subtle Italian advertising and art deco typefacing. A metal inlay in the polished concrete floor entrance traces the building’s preserved parapet and ...

The vibe: An art ... pearl inlay, and a canopy bed made of Thai silk (the cost: $80,000 a night). My 700-square-foot Central Park suite had a king bed, Tai Ping wool carpets, an oak desk, and ...

Smaller versions are being used to display fresh flowers. “French Neoclassical designs and Art Deco planters are particularly popular,” Schwartz says. But planters aren’t the only way to ...

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An 1810 sketch of Jane Austen by the novelist’s sister, Cassandra, will accompany the writing desk used by the author of Emma and Pride and Prejudice. This 1839 painting of Charles Dickens by ...

Long before R.F.K., Jr., promised to “Make America Healthy Again,” wellness influencers were peddling a seductive promise of purity to the desperately sick. The avant-garde artist cemented her ...