Art Deco
English edit
Etymology edit
French Art déco, clipping of arts décoratifs (“decorative arts”)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- A style of decorative art and architecture originating in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by bold geometric forms and simple composition.
- 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award: Victoria Arcade”, in RAIL, number 946, page 59:
- This project has stripped away modern PVCu and aluminium shop fronts to reveal original or 1930s Art Deco work, with judicious repairs and replacements as necessary, plus stonework repairs and the restoration of traditional London Transport signage.
Translations edit
style of decorative art and architecture
References edit
- “art deco”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.