art deco
Twenties design movement
Art deco is a decorative style that flourished in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by bold geometric shapes, rich colors, and lavish ornamentation.
The style influenced architecture, furniture, jewelry, and graphic design: The Chrysler Building is a masterpiece of art deco.
Also written Art Deco. (Capitalized Art Deco is the same style, in its more formal spelling.)
V-shaped line or symbol
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- sunburstRadial ray pattern
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
motif · fan · stepped · pyramid · hexagon · octagon · stylized · radiating
Radial ray pattern
- fountainWater-spouting structure
- gazelleSwift, slender antelope
- greyhoundSleek, fast-running breed
- EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land
Aztec · peacock · scarab · sphinx · crane · leopard · lightning bolt · cloud
Reflective metal coating
- lacquerGlossy protective coating
- BakeliteFirst fully synthetic plastic
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
- ivoryTusk-derived material
jade · onyx · marble · brass · bronze · enamel · terrazzo · mother-of-pearl
Art Deco Manhattan skyscraper
- Empire State BuildingTall NYC landmark structure
- Rockefeller CenterManhattan office and entertainment complex
- Miami BeachFlorida Atlantic coast resort
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
ziggurat · facade · terrazzo · setback · spire · lobby · theater · marquee
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- roaring twentiesProsperous 1920s period
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
Charleston · cocktail · cigarette holder · sequin · beaded · opulence · luxury · sophistication
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V-shaped line or symbol
angular · motif · fan · stepped · pyramid · hexagon · octagon · stylized · radiating · parallel lines
sunburst
Radial ray pattern
Egyptian · Aztec · peacock · scarab · sphinx · crane · leopard · lightning bolt · cloud · wave
chrome
Reflective metal coating
ivory · jade · onyx · marble · brass · bronze · enamel · terrazzo · mother-of-pearl · gilt
Chrysler Building
Art Deco Manhattan skyscraper
- Empire State BuildingTall NYC landmark structure
- Rockefeller CenterManhattan office and entertainment complex
- Miami BeachFlorida Atlantic coast resort
skyscraper · ziggurat · facade · terrazzo · setback · spire · lobby · theater · marquee · streamline
Gatsby
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- roaring twentiesProsperous 1920s period
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
speakeasy · Charleston · cocktail · cigarette holder · sequin · beaded · opulence · luxury · sophistication · chic
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- art worldartist, painter, painting, paintings, sculpture
- diseñoindustrial, web, logo, color, forma
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
art decominimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
Bauhaus · brutalism · functionalism · International Style · Japanese minimalism
art decoVictorian style
Ornate nineteenth-century British aesthetic
art decominimalist
One favoring bare essentials
understated · austere · unadorned · spartan · unembellished