Putting on the Glitz: celebrating Art Deco
Philippa Stockley says we killed Art Deco because we couldn't bear its beauty
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25 February 2016
© Morley von Sternberg
The glorious foyer of the Daily Express Building, Fleet Street, 1932; designed by Owen Williams and recently fully restored
'These rooms and sweeping buildings were made for a brave new world of hope, delight, light and beauty'
© RIBA Library Photographs Collection
A design for a French bar (below) shows how Paris gave birth to a look America would later claim for its diners
Putting on the Glitz: a free exhibition until November 26
A talk, Puttin' on the Glitz
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