worldly, even jaded, with brazenly short skirts, plunging necklines, short hair, and the "flagrant" use of rouge, lipstick, and other cosmetics. These, then, were the times that stimulated the Art ...

Distinct, elegant and vivid in colour, items from the V&A's fashion collections reveal the relationship between Art Deco design and the clothing and jewellery of the 1920s and 1930s. From Jeanne ...

‘We continued building on the art deco feeling, with the gold dust, adding in larger statement pieces and more subtle everyday jewellery,’ Elhanati adds. ‘The choker necklace and bracelet have an ...

René Jules Lalique is considered one of the driving forces of Art Deco. Having enjoyed a fruitful career making jewellery in the Art Nouveau style, he turned his hand to glasswork, producing ...

A CENTURY after it was formally introduced at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in ...

A century after it was formally introduced at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in ...

Mazzi Odu is a Ugandan-British writer, editor and cultural consultant based in Lagos, Nigeria. Her work focuses on jewellery, design, fashion and art. An alumna of the London School of Economics and ...

Considered one of the most creative eras in design, the art deco period gave rise to jewellery that was characterised by its symmetry, bold lines and geometric patterns. Coupled with the use of ...