Straddling two World Wars and the Great Depression, ushering in the Jazz Age and the era of the automobile and skyscraper, fomenting in the great cities of Europe and America and shaping everything from the Golden Gate Bridge to the humble desk lamp, the story of Art Deco is the story of our modern world.

In this book, the most comprehensive account of the decorative arts of the Art Deco period ever assembled, Alastair Duncan celebrates the style’s rich variety of form and its diverse international roots as the very factors that make it a perennial favourite of modern collectors and designers. Sumptuously illustrated and written by one of the world’s leading experts, Art Deco Complete is the definitive work on the subject.

Extent: 544 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 1000
Publication date: 2026-08-06
Size: 26.2 x 20.4 cm
ISBN: 9780500299258

Introduction • Media and Masters: Furniture and Interior Decoration Sculpture • Paintings, Graphics, Posters, Bookbinding • Glass Ceramics • Lighting • Textiles • Silver, Metal, Lacquer and Enamel Jewelry • A–Z of Artists, Designers and Manufacturers

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