ASSIGNMENT 28

ART DECO DESIGN STYLE

 • ART DECO STYLE REPRESENTS THE OLD
SCHOOL GLAMOUR OF THE JAZZ AGE. THIS
STYLE GAINED FAME DURING THE ’20S AND
ART DECO DESIGN ’30S, WHEN GLITZ AND OPULENCE WERE
STYLE ALL THE RAGE.

BOLD GRAPHIC ELEMENTS, RICH FINISHES

AND ELEGANT ACCESSORIES SUM UP THE
ESSENTIALS.ELEMENTS USED IN THIS
DESIGN STYLES ARE MOSTLY HIGH-GLOSS
METALS, PEARL OR TORTOISE SHELL
FINISHES, SHINY FABRICS AND MIRRORS.
 • ALONG WITH MIRRORS OF VARIOUS GEOMETRIC
SHAPES, REFLECTIVE FURNITURE PIECES, SUCH AS
CONSOLES, TABLES, AND CHEST OF DRAWERS, ARE
DISTINCT FEATURES OF AN ART DECO STYLE. LACQUER
FINISH, POLISHED WOOD OR GLOSSY PAINT ARE
FURNITURE
POPULAR CHOICES FOR TREATMENTS IN FURNITURE.
 • BLACK AND WHITE ARE THE SIGNATURE
HUES BUT THIS STYLE ALSO USES A LOT OF
PASTELS – TURQUOISE BLUES AND WASHED-
OUT PINKS ARE SOMETIMES JUXTAPOSED
COLOUR
WITH EACH OTHER. RED, GOLD, SILVER AND
DEEP BROWNS, THAT GIVE A TOUCH OF
OSTENTATIOUS GLAMOUR, ARE OFTEN SEEN
TOO.