Art Deco Style Furniture
And you will also see examples of sleek streamline moderne design from the 1930s and 1940s.
Art deco style furniture. Art deco french club chairs in leather sofas in mohair and ultra suede and dining chairs are all pictured on our web pages. From chairs and desks to toasters and cars art deco uses smaller shapes to create the larger geometric forms. We feature well documented antiques from the ornamental early art deco and art nouveau periods with their rich use of materials mixed woods and metalwork.
Furniture of the 1920 s and 1930 s was the epitome of sexy. Vintage furniture is making a huge comeback and art deco sofas tables armoires and chairs are in hot demand today. Our restored art deco sofas and art deco chairs are fully reupholstered with hand tied springs impeccable detail and comfort.
Although the art deco movement borrowed from many of art noveau s organic motifs it factored in new and pointedly geometric ones like feathers palm fronds and other spire like leaves. Another trend i ve noticed recently which owes it s inspiration to art deco is mirrored furniture with chrome accessories. Art deco furniture and design borrows from this style by emphasizing bold lines and unusual forms.
New art deco style furniture is being built now by some high quality craftsmen with streamlined looks dark woods and pale upholstery. Glamorous mirrors glossy woods slick metal finishes lush leathers jewel tones and exotic embellishments are all characteristic of art deco style furniture. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship art deco furniture is an ode to the glamour of the roaring twenties the term art deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in paris in 1925.
These art deco prints were used in excess on floors walls and vintage art deco furniture and art deco lighting.