The term "art deco" is being applied too liberally to architecture built under colonialism, writes Edward Denison as part of ...
Its romantic, curvilinear approach contrasts with the bold, geometric precision of Art Deco, which emerged in the 1920s.' You ...
displayed a vision of modernity that typified much of what art deco would become – one based both in a romantic vision of ancient cultures and also an Orientalist perception of the "exotic".
Designer Laura Gonzalez merges the history of Printemps with the architectural style of a classic Manhattan address.