Art Deco 1910-1939 Hardcover – 1 Jun. 2015

We have an Art Deco reception room which my wife decorates so I bought this book for her to look into the history of the movement. This book has incredible colour pictures, lots and lots of pictures. If you want to have an indepth view of Art Deco from around the world then you will want this book. If you are impressed with books with tons of pages then this is for you as well, 464 pages full of info, no padding. If you just want a coffee table book to impress whomsoever then yes you will definitely want this book too.

A form of art that spans ancient Egypt upto the start of the 2nd world war. It includes architecture, fashion, jewellery ..... a wonderful book. A little heavy for bedtime reading, if you are over 50, but a nice heavy weight book if you are interested in an age of distinctive and wonderful creativity. Art Deco stands head and shoulders above all that 60's and 70's art work (no names mentioned... but obvious)

The book is quite thorough with good illustrations.

This lovely coffee table book must be the definite volume on art deco. A collection of authoritative essays on every aspect of art deco - art & graphic design, architecture & interior design, transport & cinema, to name a few - is complemented by dozens of colour plates and period photos. The V&A has created a book that is enjoyable to browse through and informative to dip into.

Excellent book and customer service.

I've had quite a few books on Art Deco and this one stands out above the others, beautifully and extensively illustrated.

Great Book. That's it. Nothing more to say. The book pretty much covers everything what it is important about this period.

The book is very comprehensive and from what I can see a very nice work. I chose a used edition which sadly is let down by the condition. It is not as described by the seller.

Il libro è bellissimo e spazia in tutti gli ambiti dello specifico settore (es. Architettura, moda, mobili). Nonostante fosse usato è arrivato in ottime condizioni

A superlative publication. Well illustrated. Detailed study of various aspects done topically. A must for any fan of Art Deco.

Art Deco by Charlotte Benton. Que libro mas bello en sus ilustraciones, y la calidad de impresion de absoluta primera. Lo recomiendo a quien gusta de tener un libro excepcional sobre el temaa.

Attention le livre est en anglais!Offert comme cadeau à un amateur d'art déco, il l'a feuilleté sans pouvoir s'arrêter.Le livre est de bonne qualité. Papier glacé (donc illisible sous éclairage direct). Et il aborde tous les domaines touché par ce mouvement artistique; mode, affiche, architecture, mobilier, décors intérieurs....

Das Buch ist ansprechend gestaltet, umfassend recherchiert und besticht besonders durch die Bandbreite der ausgewählten Gegenstände.Der Stil eben ist nicht einfach nur "Deko", oberflächlich oder Ausdruck einer inhaltlich bedeutungslosen Konsumkultur, wie die Bezeichnung "Art Deco" suggeriert. Vielmehr wird Art Deco in seinen vielfältigen Ausprägungen rund um den Globus gezeigt, welche aus sehr unterschiedlichen, kulturellen wie historischen Stilelementen schöpfen. Man könnte es als eine Grenzen überschreitende, ästhetische Verkörperung der Globalisierung in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts ansehen.//It is an appealing book and extensively researched. I love the range of elements picked. This style is more than just being purely decorative or superficial, coming along with consumerism and capitalism. You see Art Deco in various ways around the globe, drawing inspirations from very different cultural and historical sources. I would see Art Deco as something border-crossing, an aesthetic embodiment of globalization in the first half of the 20th century.