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The Art Deco, arts crafts
The Art Deco, arts crafts & the interwar period was between 1915-1940. It was the start of the industrial revolution where a world of vibrant colours and bold shapes were used to represent speed and luxury. The Art Deco period was one of the most influential times in twentieth century architecture and was represented all around the world. luxury.
Geometric in shape with little colour
Houses constructed during this period were usually made of brick or weather boards. The brick houses had feature brick work, brick pillars, balustrades and rough cast pebbles. Weather board houses consisted of cement tiles, brick pillars and double hung sashes windows. Houses built in this period often featured plaster rose ceilings and stained timber with cover straps.
The Lead Lights were often located in the double fronted doors, internal door panels, feature picture windows on either side of a brick fire place, stairwell window and tops of the double hung sashes. The Windows were most often geometric in shape with little colour and minimal Art Deco Leadlightscurve.
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