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.

Jaeger Clothing Fashion

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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 →

Schoen's table in the ladies' powder room in the RKO Roxy Theatre

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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 →