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fromArchitectural Digest
9 years ago

Art Deco Architecture: Everything You Need to Know

Art Deco buildings are often visible from any angle. Instead of appearing two-dimensional-the way many buildings look when placed directly next to each other-art deco buildings consistently appear three-dimensional. "One way you do this is by building skyscrapers that tower over the neighbors, but they also did more than that." Robins says. "Architects would chamfer the corners or curve the corners, they'd use setbacks and other designs to give the sense of three dimensions."
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fromCurbed
3 months ago

The Return of Embellishment

Independent furniture designers are embracing metal to create ornamented, Art Deco–inspired pieces that combine monolithic forms with jewel-like decorative details and human-scale accents.
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