1920s Design

Updated with new research: This collection currently contains 25 articles exploring 1920s design across architecture, furniture, textiles, ceramics, jewellery, metalwork and graphic design. The latest addition, Art Deco Jewelry: Modernist Masterworks and Their Makers, examines geometry, colour, materials and cosmopolitan influences in modern adornment.

Step into the glamorous world of 1920s design, where Art Deco, Bauhaus, and Modernism reshaped architecture, interiors, fashion, and graphic arts. Discover the bold geometric patterns, luxurious materials, and innovative craftsmanship that defined the Roaring Twenties.

Blue cast iron Lindy toy airplane with silver propeller, manufactured by Hubley in the 1920s

The Lindy Airplane, produced by Hubley in the late 1920s, celebrated Charles Lindbergh’s historic flight, reflecting the era’s fascination with aviation and heroism in toy form.Read More →