The most comprehensive account of the decorative arts of the Art Deco period ever assembled.

Straddling two World Wars and the Great Depression, ushering in the Jazz Age and the era of the automobile and skyscraper, fomenting in the great cities of Europe and America and shaping everything from the Golden Gate Bridge to the humble desk lamp, the story of Art Deco is the story of our modern world.

In this book, the most comprehensive account of the decorative arts of the Art Deco period ever assembled, Alastair Duncan celebrates the style's rich variety of form and its diverse international roots as the very factors that make it a perennial favourite of modern collectors and designers. Sumptuously illustrated and written by one of the world's leading experts, Art Deco Complete is the definitive work on the subject.

Details

ISBN13: 9780500299258
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 544
Edition:
Publication Date: 06 Aug 2026
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 26.2(H)x20.4(L)1980
Weight (gm): 1980

Author Biography

Alastair Duncan is the author of American Art Deco, Art Deco and Art Deco Furniture, all published by Thames & Hudson.

Reviews

Everything you ever wanted to know about Art Deco is wrapped up in this beautifully produced book * RA Magazine *
Alastair Duncan has put what seems like every art deco object ever made inside this book ... A serious A - Z section on 500 designers makes the work definitive * Sunday Telegraph *
The sheer sumptuousness of the images will surely appeal to those specialists, collectors and the general public who fuel the constant stream of glossy new Art Deco titles * Art Quarterly *
Sumptuous * House & Garden *