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Art Deco is an art, style and design movement highly prevalent in the inter-war period from the 1920s to 1930s.
Art Deco architecture is defined by curved facades, decorative brickwork, geometric elements, chevron patterns, metal-framed windows, parquetry floors, timber-veneer wall panelling, built-in joinery and mottled tiles – often in pink, mint, lemon or pale blue, in contrast with black.
Buildings in the Art Deco style from around the late 1930s are known as "streamline moderne," and iconic Australian examples of this style are the Minerva Theatre in Sydney's Potts Point as well as the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace in Cremorne.
The most fashionable Art Deco homes had several influences. Many of the architects within this era experimented with new materials and ideas. The designs had an emphasis on welcoming in sunlight, open interiors, flat roofs, plain white walls, and Egyptian style motifs.
