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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.



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