Art Deco Furniture Designs That Jazzed Up an Age
by Roberta Smith for the International Herald Tribune
In her latest article for the International Herald Tribune, Roberta Smith offers an informative discussion on the current display of Art Deco furniture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and uses it as a springboard to discuss the history and relevance of the Art Deco movement as a whole.
More Art Deco pieces are currently on view at the Met than ever before with nearly 150 objects displayed (roughly 75% of the museum’s entire French Art Deco collection). The selection includes fantastic pieces by Jean-Jacques Ruhlmann, Rene Jules Lalique, Jean Dunand among many others.
In discussing these various pieces Smith launches into a background history of the Art Deco movement that is extremely relevant for collectors today given current market trends. Her article offers a fantastic source of information on the movement that should not be missed.
