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 →
Jukebox Designs by Wurlitzer were celebrated for the iconic designs adopting “bubble tubes”, coloured filters and plastics. READ MORERead More →
The Art Deco Andiron by Deskey exemplifies moderne style, blending polished brass and iron, reflecting 1940s aesthetics and the promise of a machine-made future.Read More →
Wiener Werkstatte was based on the ideals of the guild system & developed a direct relationship between designers and craftspeople. Read More →
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 →
French Art Deco, popular in the 1920s and 1930s, fused global influences, notably from Egyptian, African, and Asian art, inspired by the 1925 Paris Exposition.Read More →
He set up his architecture practice in New York in 1905 and, after visiting the 1925 Paris ‘Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes.’ He began offering interior design services. In 1931, he became a professor of interior architecture at New York University. He sold his own and imported textiles and furniture and Maurice Heaton’s glassware in the gallery he established.Read More →
Albert Frey, a pioneer of “desert modernism” in Palm Springs, synthesized American and modernist architecture. His legacy continues today with iconic structures.Read More →
Maurice Matet, a French interior designer and decorator, was known for his modern furniture designs post-WWII, collaborating with prominent figures in the field.Read More →
Damon was located at 4 avenue Pierre-I-de-Serbie in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s. It was well-known for its innovative use of glass in lighting fixtures, with white glass designs that provided a dazzling effect without glare.Read More →