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Art Deco: Quick Facts

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Burlingame: Old post office repurposed for new Art Deco restaurant • Oct. 20, 2026, 3:14 PM ET (The San Jose Mercury News)

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Also Known As Moderne • style moderne
Related Artists Eva Zeisel • Eliel Saarinen • René Lalique • Robert Mallet-Stevens • Donald Deskey • Erté • Paul Poiret

Did You Know?

  • The stock market crash of 1929 caused Art Deco to shift toward mass production.
  • Art Deco first gained popularity in the U.S. through a Chicago Tribune Tower design competition.

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The sunlit spire of the Art Deco Chrysler Building rises above nearby buildings in New York City, showing its distinctive tiered crown and needle-like antenna.
Leon Bakst: costume design for Ballets Russes
Henry Dreyfuss: Hudson locomotive
Maurice Dufrène: club chair
Anton Skislewicz: Art Deco Breakwater Hotel
Pastel-colored art deco buildings line Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida, with palm trees and parked cars in front.
Palm fronds frame pastel-colored art deco buildings along a street in the South Beach district of Miami, Florida.
Chrysler Building, New York City, designed by William Van Alen, 1930.
Erté: dress
Know about the Art Deco style and its influence on the architectural design of the Chicago Board of Trade Building
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