User:Laura.antholzner/Art Deco in the United States
The Streamlined Style
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Train stations and airports
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Hotels, resorts, and the Miami Beach style
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Diners and roadside architecture
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Furniture
The art deco style also lended itself well to furniture. Consistent with many other household objects and buildings, furniture during this period became simplified, yet pleasing to the eye. This included metal bars as chair support, rounded feet, and decorated edges, all coming together to create a complex simplicity.[1]
There were many furniture designers during this period including Kem Webber, Wirt Rowland, and some who continue to use the style later on, including Frank Pollaro.
Kem Webber is known for designing the furniture in the Warner Brother's Wester Theater, now known as the Wiltern Theater. Because the art deco style is known for its simplicity and lack of ornament, it is also a significantly less costly design.[2]
Wirt Rowland, another furniture artist of this period, is known better for his creation of the Guardian Building in Detroit. He designed every bit of furniture within the rooms as well.[3]
Frank Pollaro, known best for his creation of the Muppet Marquetry Desk, specialized in recreating French art deco furniture.[4] His preferred material to work with is veneer. He designed the "Art Case" piano for Steinway & Sons company. He also created a number of other furniture pieces in this style, including a humidor (cigar storage).[5]
Fine art
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References
[edit]- ^ Menten, Theodore (1972). The Art Deco style: in household objects, architecture, sculpture, graphics, jewelry ; 486 authentic examples. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-22824-2.
- ^ Breeze, Carla (2003). American art deco: architecture and regionalism. New York: Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-01970-4.
- ^ Savage, Rebecca Binno; Kowalski, Greg (2004). Art deco in Detroit. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 978-0-7385-3228-8.
- ^ Master of Veneer. (1998b, October). American Woodworker, 90.
- ^ A Love Affair with Veneer. (1998a, October). American Woodworker, 114–115.