Art Deco Style Tiles from Designer Ceramics

Art Deco Tiles: The Timeless Allure of Art Deco

Art Deco Tiles are a product of a design movement popular in the inter-war era of the early 20th Century. Like most art movements, Art Deco is a reflection of culture, society, entertainment and politics of its era. Art Deco started in the early 1920's and continued up until the early 1950's.

Art Deco blew into the scene following the 1925 exhibition in Paris titled "Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industrials". Compared to the floral and elaborate designs of Art Nouveau, Art Deco was bold, stark, and had simple, geometric lines. Art Deco is a modern discipline that embraced technological advances while tipping the proverbial hat to the ancient civilisations. Here are some of its influences:

The Ancient Connection

1922 marked a very important archaeological discovery. Howard Carter and George Herbert discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun or more commonly and fondly known as King Tut. The lines, shapes and patterns have influenced art deco tile designs.

Meso-American or more specifically, Mayan art has also influenced Art Deco, especially in North America. In the 1920's, Mayan archaeological discoveries were new and opened the world's view into one of the richest and most advanced ancient civilisations.

Both of these ancient cultures have high regard for the sun as a sacred form and it has been depicted in Art Deco Tiles.

art deco classic sun design

Art Deco has proven to be a melting pot of art and culture, taking influence from the ivory columns of classical Greece and the many shapes of tribal Africa. In the 1920's African Safaris became widely popular even to the non-elites. The people of that time was widely influenced by their experiences and it echoes through their art.

greek themed border tile

For Greek themed border tiles for your bathroom, have a look at the Marquess style in Ivory colour. If you wish to infuse your bathrooms with the exotic appeal of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mayan patterns, visit the art deco border tile Gallery from Designer Ceramics.

Jazz influence

Author F. Scott Fitzgerald called the roaring 1920's as the 'Jazz Age'. Art Deco is a reflection of its elegant, rich and fashion-forward culture of the time that sustained a lifestyle of cocktails, avant-garde fashion and jazz bands. The colours and patterns of the era go hand in hand with its taste in music. Jazz is known to be characterised by its strength and passion, improvisation, distinctive tone colours & performance techniques, and dotted or syncopated rhythmic patterns.

In its heyday, Art Deco appealed to the senses in the same way as Jazz did. Art Deco tiles used bold colours such as silver, black, chrome, yellow and red. Strong geometric and angular shapes adorn all corners of every room using black and chrome rather than the pastels of art nouveau.

art deco border tiles

Recreate this style in your bathrooms with Art Deco border tiles as lining to your plain ceramic tiles to provide emphasis, personality and a throwback to a truly jazzy era. Designer Ceramics provides a colour selection guide for Decorative Tiles.

Art Deco has influenced modern art and architecture. It has become a key motif in cultural landmarks such as the Empire State Building in New York and provided the elegant setting to "The Great Gatsby". You can infuse it to your new projects, just contact Designer Ceramics.

Designer Ceramics is Australia's premier manufacturer of Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco, French provincial and Contemporary Decorative Tiles. They are the choice among Architects and Interior Designers for their 65 years of craftsmanship, providing the finest quality embossed ceramics within Australia.

Book a consultation with us to know more about Art Deco Decorative Tiles and other Designer Ceramics products. Call us at (03) 9471 or visit www.designerceramics.com.au.