Art Nouveau artists often used nature as inspiration while Art Deco designers were largely inspired by the future and more contemporary design known as avant-garde.While we can't ignore the ...

Art Nouveau emerged in the 1890s, emphasizing organic, nature-inspired forms, while Art Deco gained prominence in the 1920s with geometric shapes and a luxurious modern aesthetic.

Specifically concerning architecture, Art Deco is largely about verticality, as new engineering techniques and materials led to the rise of steel skyscrapers. But pulling from the other parts of the ...

In the early 1920s, Art Nouveau gave way to what would become known as Art Deco. American author Pearl S. Buck sits with her daughter, circa 1920. Hulton Archive/Getty Images ...

Father of the Glasgow style. Tall high-backed chairs, light play interiors, geometric motifs and three-dimensional metalwork… in 1901 they were not much appreciated in Britain.