Foreword: Art Deco Revisited Introduction: Art Deco, A Total Style? Strictly Modern: The 1925 Paris Exposition and the State of European Decoration US Deco: Modernity Meets the American Dream Ideology and Decoration: European Art Deco 1925-39 Diluted Deco: The British Affair with the Modernistic Worldwide Deco: Towards an International Style Decomania: Revivalism, Heritage, History and Post-Modernism
Bevis Hillier is the author of over twenty books, including Art Deco: A Design Handbook, the Style of the Century and The World of Art Deco. He has edited The Connoisseur, The Times Saturday Review and the Los Angeles Times colour magazine. Author's residence: Surrey Stephen Escritt is a specialist in twentieth-century interior design and furniture. He has written a number of articles and contributes to several magazines. Author's residence: London
'Hillier's and Escritt's superb book takes the reader on an intoxicating journey through the genre. Beautifully illustrated, wonderfully written.' (Heritage Today) 'This richly illustrated book is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the movement to date - a must for all deco-philes.' (Homes & Gardens) 'This splendid book, which combines wit with erudition, is destined to become the bible for Art Deco enthusiasts.' (Birmingham Post)
'Hillier's and Escritt's superb book takes the reader on an intoxicating journey through the genre. Beautifully illustrated, wonderfully written.' (Heritage Today) 'This richly illustrated book is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the movement to date - a must for all deco-philes.' (Homes & Gardens) 'This splendid book, which combines wit with erudition, is destined to become the bible for Art Deco enthusiasts.' (Birmingham Post)
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