Art Deco Flashcards
AMERICAN INTERIOR DESIGNERS:
Candace Wheeler
Dorothy Draper
Elsie de Wolfe
Candace Wheeler
(1827-1923)
Dorothy Draper
(1889-1942)
Elsie de Wolfe
(1865-1950)
Pompeian Court Restaurant date + location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1948
Pompeian Court Restaurant designer
Dorothy Draper
The Quitandinah Palace & Resort, location + designer
Brazil
Dorothy Draper
Fairmont Hotel location + Designer
San Francisco,
Dorothy Draper
Mark Hopkins Hotel location + Designer
San Francisco,
Dorothy Draper
ART DECO
(1910-1939)
1925 World’s Fair (Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes) in Paris…
A showcase for the exhibition of interior design, objects, and rooms in the new post WWI style
Streamlining
(Repetitive, parallel, long horizontal lines, curving and hugging forms)
art deco elements
Streamlining
Stylized nature
Lighting becomes prominent
Abstract geometric forms
Inspiration from the exotic especially Egypt
Another source of inspiration: Central African art
Luxurious and exotic materials
New plastics
Stepped forms modeled after the skyscrapers
Polished metals, bright colors, glossy surfaces
Inspiration from the exotic especially Egypt
Lotus flowers, scarabs, hieroglyphics, pylons, and pyramids
Another source of inspiration: Central African art
(zig zags, hatching, circles, triangles)
New plastics such as…
Bakelite after 1930s came into use
Stepped forms modeled after…
the skyscrapers being built in NY city
Tamara de Lempicka
1929
Human form more realistic
Hall, La Maîtrise Pavilion, Exposition Universelle date + location
Paris, 1925
Hall, La Maîtrise Pavilion, Exposition Universelle Designer
Maurice Dufrène
How to tell if it’s art deco
Triangle floor patterns
Door way
False materials
Faux finishes
Wallpaper shiny motif
Volume surfaces
Dramatic luxury light fixtures
Details where walls meet ceilings
Looks like folded textiles and is shiny
Soft furniture - relaxed + inviting
Post ww1 people feel safe and as a result…
have time to experiment in design