Art Deco

High-architecture / glamour

Geometry, glamour, and machine-age luxury.

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Overview

Geometry, glamour, and machine-age luxury.

The glamorous modernism of the 1920s–30s — bold geometry, rich materials, and streamlined machine-age forms. Sunbursts, chevrons, and stepped silhouettes in lacquer, chrome, and exotic veneers. It's confident, symmetrical, and unmistakably luxurious, equally suited to a sleek city apartment and a dramatic statement room.

01 Key principles

01Bold geometric motifs — chevrons, sunbursts, stepped forms
02Strong vertical emphasis and symmetry
03Lavish, polished materials and high contrast
04Streamlined, machine-age curves
05Mirror, metal, and lacquer for glamour
06Drama and luxury over restraint

Spatial direction

Symmetrical, dramatic rooms; stepped and geometric ceiling and wall treatments; statement lighting; bold focal walls; a glamorous bar or lounge.

Furniture

Sleek and luxurious — curved and lacquered case goods, velvet upholstery, mirrored and metal accents, sculptural forms.

Textures

Inlaid veneers, polished metal trim, mirrored surfaces, geometric tile and inlay, plush velvet, fluted and stepped detailing.

02 Materials & finishes

Lacquer, chrome and brass, exotic wood veneers (ebony, zebrawood), marble, mirror and glass, polished stone, velvet