Art Deco Literature?

[Girl Friday]

We are about to move into a wonderful old house, that was built in 1913, we are renting but would like to get the art deco feel, the fixtures are already there. Are there any good reference books, magazines or websites that anyone knows of?

 

[Salv]

There are some original colour schemes at Decopix that might be useful. Decopix in general is a great resource, and it has an online shop with books, videos and house plans for sale.

 

[Girl Friday]

Thanks!

I guess there isn't a lot out there, all we could find as far as books go, were more Laura Ashley, Shabby Chic kind of stuff. [huh] So maybe this is a market someone needs to look into.

 

[Salv]

There are plenty of books on Amazon UK - I don't know how much shipping would be to the US but it may be the best option if you can't find much over there.

Here are some interesting looking books:
• Art Deco Interiors: Decoration and Design Classics of the 1920s and 1930s - £12.50
• Art Deco House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book - £11.21
• Houses of the Art Deco Years - £9.50
• The Art Deco House - £13.19
• Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties - £12.50

 

[Girl Friday]

Thanks again!

I clearly wasn't looking hard enough!

I just ordered 2 of those from Amazon.com!

 

[Salv]

Thanks again!

I clearly wasn't looking hard enough!

I just ordered 2 of those from Amazon.com!

Excellent! There's a small museum in London - dedicated to English interiors from Elizabethan times to the 1990's - where I got inspiration for a Deco-inspired interior a few years ago - the Geffrye Museum - this is a photo of their 1930's room

There's a Flash tour of all the rooms as well which is interesting.