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Suburban semis, Moderne curves and Art Deco glamour, in Britain and America.
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How British ceilings changed between the wars, from Victorian cornices to plain coves, lit troughs and geometric centrepieces, with four real ceilings annotated and advice on choosing a...
Coloured suites, black-banded tiles, chrome taps, Pilkington's Vitrolite glass and the first fitted kitchens: how the hygienic 1920s and 1930s bathroom and kitchen looked, with five real rooms...
How Oscar Deutsch's Odeon chain brought Art Deco to every high street in the 1930s, how to read an Odeon front, what became of the picture palaces, and...
A room-by-room guide to restoring a British 1930s home with Art Deco features: windows, sunburst door glass, fireplaces, parquet, plaster, switches and paint, with the asbestos and lead...
How electricity reached the British home between the wars, the slip shades, uplighters and wall lights it produced, and how to buy, restore and style a period fitting...
Twelve Art Deco motifs explained, from the sunburst and fan to the ziggurat, frozen fountain and lotus, with sources and four British buildings annotated.
Twelve Art Deco buildings across Britain, from Glasgow to the Sussex coast, with dates, architects, why each matters and how to visit, plus five annotated photographs.
How 1930s design traded zigzags for curves, speed lines and portholes, from the Normandie and Queen Mary to Bexhill, Morecambe and the suburban suntrap house.
How the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb sent scarabs, papyrus columns, sun discs and faience colours into Art Deco, with four British buildings annotated.
Chrome, glass block, pastel bathrooms and skyscraper lobbies: how America designed its way through the 1930s, with five real interiors annotated.
Bay windows, rising-sun door glass, tiled fireplaces and the occasional white Modernist villa: how Britain built and decorated its 1930s homes, with six real buildings annotated.
Steel windows, stepped fireplaces, eau de nil walls and a sunburst on the ceiling: how the 1930s home came about, what defines the look, and how to bring...
How British ceilings changed between the wars, from Victorian cornices to plain coves, lit troughs and geometric centrepieces, with four real ceilings annotated and advice on choosing a...
Coloured suites, black-banded tiles, chrome taps, Pilkington's Vitrolite glass and the first fitted kitchens: how the hygienic 1920s and 1930s bathroom and kitchen looked, with five real rooms...
How Oscar Deutsch's Odeon chain brought Art Deco to every high street in the 1930s, how to read an Odeon front, what became of the picture palaces, and...
A room-by-room guide to restoring a British 1930s home with Art Deco features: windows, sunburst door glass, fireplaces, parquet, plaster, switches and paint, with the asbestos and lead...
How electricity reached the British home between the wars, the slip shades, uplighters and wall lights it produced, and how to buy, restore and style a period fitting...
Twelve Art Deco motifs explained, from the sunburst and fan to the ziggurat, frozen fountain and lotus, with sources and four British buildings annotated.
Twelve Art Deco buildings across Britain, from Glasgow to the Sussex coast, with dates, architects, why each matters and how to visit, plus five annotated photographs.
How 1930s design traded zigzags for curves, speed lines and portholes, from the Normandie and Queen Mary to Bexhill, Morecambe and the suburban suntrap house.
How the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb sent scarabs, papyrus columns, sun discs and faience colours into Art Deco, with four British buildings annotated.
Chrome, glass block, pastel bathrooms and skyscraper lobbies: how America designed its way through the 1930s, with five real interiors annotated.
Bay windows, rising-sun door glass, tiled fireplaces and the occasional white Modernist villa: how Britain built and decorated its 1930s homes, with six real buildings annotated.
Steel windows, stepped fireplaces, eau de nil walls and a sunburst on the ceiling: how the 1930s home came about, what defines the look, and how to bring...
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