So when I was invited to go on an Art Deco walking tour with Los Angeles Conservancy, I couldn't wait to extend that loose appreciation into something a bit more informed. And as an emerging hub of ...

Walking down Ocean Drive in South Beach, it’s impossible not to spot the endless row of pastel-colored Art Deco structures that reflect the turquoise of the sea, the soft pinks and purples floating ...

Across Los Angeles, glamorous buildings with geometric patterns, sumptuous materials, and a sense of modernity grace the skyline. These architectural treasures are guarded under the watchful eye of ...

Ask three historians to define “Art Deco,” and you’ll likely get three varying answers. That’s because Art Deco is many different things to many different people, and its evolution is as unique as its ...

Over a century ago, a Hungarian ornamental blacksmith named Martin Rose packed his bags and moved to Cleveland. This might seem like a strange move after spending time in Budapest and Vienna, where he ...

In 1896, when Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway line reached Biscayne Bay, Miami was called Fort Dallas. It was an unincorporated frontier settlement, established as a Seminole Indian ...

Every other week The Downtown Doodler draws an architectural detail of a building in New York City, an an “archi-doodle.” This week’s design is a combination of elements of different ornamental ...

At the center of CMA’s show is a now-iconic “Muse with Violin” screen (1930) – a work that belongs to the pantheon of American Art Deco. Also on view: an ambitious 90-foot frieze detailing the history ...

A show of commercial Art Deco posters opens later this month in Manhattan. By Eve M. Kahn This article is part of our Design special section about new interpretations of antique design styles. Between ...

To close out the anniversary celebration of its 20th year, the Frist Art Museum will take an in-depth look back at the era of its own building with the exhibition “American Art Deco: Designing for the ...