Art Deco Designs

Art Deco, like its forerunner Art Nouveau, was an eclectic style that drew inspiration from many sources. Designers borrowed from the pictorial inventions of contemporary avant-garde artists. The exciting colours and unfamiliar themes of the Ballets russes exerted an especially strong influence. Also the powerful imagery of Africa and the arts of Asia and Pre-Columbian America provided endless sources of form and pattern. This collection of Art Deco decoration shows a style that is equally adaptable and as enjoyable now as when it was first created.Pepin Press is the author of 'Art Deco Designs ', published 2004 under ISBN 9789057680724 and ISBN 9057680726.