Art Deco Collectibles : Fashionable Objets from the Jazz Age

In the 1920s and ''30s Art Deco influenced everything from art and architecture, interiors and furnishings, automobiles and boats, to the small personal objects that are part of everyday life. The items in this thematically structured book demonstrate Deco style at its most alluring. They were then the height of fashion, and are highly prized collectibles today. They demonstrate an era of close cooperation between designers and manufacturers, who aimed to produce goods that were not only fit for purpose, but also well made and beautiful. This informative showcase of portable classics of avant-garde modern design from Britain, Europe (particularly France) and the United States will appeal both to collectors and to anyone with an interest in Deco style and the history of fashion, taste and design. It is the first book to bring together the small collectibles - from cigarette cases and lighters to powder compacts and cosmetics accessories, watches, jewelry, even cameras - that demonstrate the style, glamour and sophistication of the Jazz Age.

List of contents

Introduction - 1. Cigarette Cases and Lighters - 2. Compacts, Vanity Cases, Nécessaires, Minaudières and the Dressing Table - 3. Jewelry and Watches - 4. Cameras and Miscellanea - Directory of Designers, Craftsmen and Techniques

About the author

Diana Capstick-Dale trained as a graphic designer in Lausanne before
completing an MA degree in stage design at the Central School of Speech and Drama
in London and working as a set and costume designer.

Report

'Encompasses Deco style at its most alluring' - Antiques Diary

Product details

• Authors: Diana Capstick-Dale, Rodney Capstick-Dale, Capstick-Dale Diana, Capstick-Dale Rodney
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9780500518311
• ISBN: 978-0-500-51831-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 260 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 1660 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Art Deco, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / General, ART / History / General, Decorative arts, DESIGN / Decorative Arts, History of Art, Antiques & collectables, Antiques, vintage and collectables, Art & design styles: Art Deco, 20th Century Design;Art Deco;Fashion Accessories