1930s – Decorative Arts

The 1930s marked a shift towards more modern and functional designs inspired by the Art Deco movement and new materials and technologies. This led to the rise of industrial design, which focused on creating products that could be produced quickly and efficiently while still maintaining high levels of quality.

Grande Vasque attributed to Auguste Heiligenstein

Auguste Heiligenstein: From apprentice to decorated artist, he revolutionized decorative arts through glass and ceramics, leaving an indelible mark on the art world.Read More →

Monument to Edith Cavell and Marie Depage, Brussels

Paul Du Bois, a prominent Belgian artist, melded monumental sculpture and applied arts. He was influential in the innovative Les XX group and Art Deco movement.Read More →

The San Francisco Maritime Museum (1936)

The blog post explores the influence of American Art Deco, from its Parisian roots to its impact on architecture, design, and entertainment, showcasing its enduring allure.Read More →

Display of early Art Deco furnishings by the Atelier français at the 1913 Salon d'Automne from Art et décoration magazine (1914)

Art Deco, a 1920s-1930s design movement, fuses modernity, elegance, and diverse cultural influences, departing from tradition to embrace luxury and functionality.Read More →

The Supercharged 1936 Auburn 852: A Rolling Art Deco Masterpiece

The 1936 Auburn 852 Supercharged Cabriolet epitomizes Art Deco elegance and automotive innovation, showcasing Auburn’s visionary craftsmanship and luxury engineering. Visit HOTCARS for more.Read More →

NYC J3a Dreyfuss Hudson

Explore the enduring legacy of the Hudson J-3a Locomotive, a masterpiece of streamlined design by Henry Dreyfuss. Discover how it redefined function and aesthetics in American industrial design during the interwar years.Read More →

Wurlitzer Most Successful Jukebox Design

Jukebox Designs by Wurlitzer were celebrated for the iconic designs adopting “bubble tubes”, coloured filters and plastics. READ MORERead More →

Sparton Model 557 'Sled' Table Radio, ca. 1936 Brooklyn Museum

Moderne was a decorative style that was mostly about how things looked on the outside. Moderne architecture was most noticeable in public buildings like skyscrapers and movie theatres. Postmodernism later brought back a lot of the styles that were part of the moderne movement.Read More →

Wiener Werkstätte Decorative arts in the Musée d'Orsa

Wiener Werkstatte was based on the ideals of the guild system & developed a direct relationship between designers and craftspeople. Read More →

Jaeger Clothing Fashion

During the twentieth century, a movement arose that advocated for clothing to be worn as part of a sensible, healthy lifestyle rather than only for fashion. These concepts sprang from the work of nineteenth-century fashion reformers, in the same way, that English writer Edward Carpenter popularised the open-toed leather sandal for men. Read More →