British Art Deco: prominent practitioners

In the interwar period, a movement emerged that brought together architecture, fashion, and even typography that echoed the hopes, anxieties and ambitions of the early 20th century. Charting the rise of a style that embodied the glamour of a changing world, from flapper fashion to high street cinemas, Emma Bastin talks to Elinor Evans about how Art Deco captured a world racing toward the future.

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