One hundred years ago, a sprawling international exhibition was staged in Paris. It was intended to dazzle visitors with all that was new in architecture, design, fashion, and jewelry, and to ...

Art Deco wasn’t invented at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, but it was announced to the world there. In this photograph taken on October 25, ...

When the descriptor “art deco” is used in an architectural context, images of gilded entrances, decorative metal flourishes, and sleek expressions come to mind. Think of the Empire State Building or ...

A century after the Jazz Age, we’re spotting gilded details and geometric patterns everywhere.

Art museums have a really tough time dealing with Hollywood product in a coherent and illuminating way. Mass culture and art culture are not the same thing, so the usual curatorial strategies often ...

See how works of 18th-century French decorative arts informed the residents of Beauty and the Beast’s castle and Sleeping Beauty’s enchanting forest at this assembly of Disney-inspiring works.

On June 6, the Louvre will unveil one of its most ambitious capital projects to date: the redesign of its 18th century Decorative Arts galleries. Financed privately to the tune of $33 million ($4 ...

A century after it was formally introduced at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, in Paris, Art Deco is enjoying a resurgence in decor, fashion and more. A new ...

On 28 April 1925, the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts opened in Paris. It was a landmark event in the evolution of art, architecture and design, and aroused great ...

LANCASTER, Ohio — The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio hopes to energize art lovers and sci-fi fans alike this summer with an engaging new exhibition that's out of this world. "Star Trek & Worlds Beyond ...

On Main Street in Port Washington, a corner storefront once filled with books now houses centuries of European craftsmanship. Inside European Decorative Arts, cabinets and mantels display bronzes, ...

Home is where the art happens for Kristin Miles, who has been creating large wall installations since 1994. It’s a creative process that needs large spaces, and Kristin has found them by keeping her ...