Art Deco Interior vs Art Deco Product
Art Deco Interior is the cross-discipline counterpart of Art Deco Product — shares Deco's luxury objects and furniture.
Art Deco Interior
The glamorous, geometric interior of the Jazz Age — lacquer, chrome and exotic veneers in bold sunbursts, zigzags and stepped forms, machine-age luxury made stylish.
- Bold geometry — sunbursts, zigzags, chevrons and stepped forms
- Luxurious surfaces: lacquer, exotic veneers, shagreen and inlay
- Polished metals — chrome, nickel and brass — with mirror and glass
- Sculptural, glowing lighting in frosted and etched glass
- Sleek low furniture in rich colour with black accents
Art Deco Product
Luxurious modern objects of the 1920s–30s — bold geometry, sunbursts, and exotic veneers in lacquer, silver, and ivory — that made machine-age modernity glamorous and ornamental.
- Bold symmetrical geometry — sunbursts, fans, chevrons, and zigzags
- Luxury materials: lacquer, shagreen, ivory, macassar ebony, silver
- Stylized, streamlined motifs of flowers, animals, and the human figure
- Stepped and faceted volumes with crisp polished surfaces
- Geometric reduction of tableware and objects to pure solids
At a glance
| Art Deco Interior | Art Deco Product | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1920s–1939 | 1920s–1930s |
| Discipline | Interior Design | Industrial Design |
| Region | France, United States, Britain | France, United States, United Kingdom |
| Family | Art Deco, Moderne | Decorative Modern, Luxury Craft |
| Formal traits | geometric, luxurious, streamlined, glamorous | geometric, symmetrical, luxe-materials, faceted |
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