The great art deco

Art Deco, with its exuberant passion for geometry, luxury and shiny chrome, cocooned troubled times in a layer of glitz. A century after the style gained its name, Gavin Plumley surveys one of the 20th century’s most all-encompassing movements

The elements of this look are influenced by the world of craft and come together in the most contemporary – and charming – way

Marie Antoinette’s passion for furniture and genius for bagatelles, however evanescent their purpose, filled the French royal palaces with beauty and charm, as Matthew Dennison reveals

The latest edition of FAB fair in Paris lives up to its name with a selection of stylish Art Deco pieces, including a chaise longue designed for the last ruling Maharaja of Indore

Set in a former factory, this London duplex had no internal walls, stairs or style – until a highly skilled designer got her hands on it and worked magic

Luxury doesn’t have to be minimalist – intensely warm colours and refined finishes are having a moment