The premiere of Baz Luhrmann's film has rekindled interest lifestyle and aesthetics of the 20s Americans. The Art Deco comes over architecture, jewelry, clothing, furniture and various items of daily life.
Exquisite chandeliers, cups, glasses and decanters of fine cut glass scent bottles, soft and sophisticated cushions, precious vases, glamor, spirit ... The premiere of the film "The Great Gatsby" takes us back to the roaring twenties in New York, time of fun, excitement, crowded parties and opulence. When the millionaire Jay Gatsby was riding one of his extravagant sprees, ostentation was the special guest!
The premiere of the latest film version of the novel by J. Scott Fitzgerald takes us back to that time, the elegance, the combination of colors and patterns, the vintage and art deco. The memory brings us back to a time when the world was moving towards something completely different from what I had seen so far. Women are liberated from their bondage, USA strengthens its position as a dominant nation and fashion and aesthetics are turned upside making progress towards a place that will not return. Short dresses and insinuating, ornate accessories, feathers and fringes, jazz, Charleston ...
New life, new look
After the War, the world changes and wants to forget the misery experienced. Esthetics and decoration, as well as society and fashion, inaugurate a new era in which takes over Art Deco architecture, jewelry, clothing, furniture and various items of daily life. It is not easy to define the characteristics of this style, combining many diverse and often contradictory influences. The decor is eclectic but stylish, often mixed materials give a vintage touch while modern and the rooms committed to the baroque.
All trends return, and now the fashion is to recreate this time in our house. Among the decorative elements that cannot miss is jewelry, metal surfaces subtle sheen and industrial materials. The abundance and recharging is the key, what is behind and austere luxury is the leitmotif of this style.
Luxmader also wanted to evoke this crazy time with different collections that fit, perfectly, in rooms that resemble vintage 20s. What better to decorate a room with Leather Venetian Art deco anaconda skin, or the series Louis XVI gold and silver. Or opt for Abstract Panel series, made with decorative films with various properties.
Trendy tips
In the color palette of the Art Deco, are indispensable golds, touches pearly, magenta accents and opal. In addition, a number of basic must-haves such as black and silver, this must be combined with red, green, white, gray or blue. Almost any mixture serves to give life to the rooms! The trick, do not use more than three colors to avoid overloading.
For flooring, it is best to use colored tiles, but it is also common to use white and black. If we want to put carpet, must have designs of flowers or swirls in brown, gray or black.
Lamps are the stars of the vintage stays. We want to put as many as ceiling, table and even floor. Ideally with original designs and shapes and which are constructed from materials such as steel. If we get lampshades in blown glass, in gold and silver, will get almost perfectly recreate those Roaring Twenties.
Furniture should have an elegant design, nothing minimalist, that combine wood with leather upholstery or fabrics like velvet. You cannot miss, as accessories and decorations, mirrors, sculptures and decorative glasses.
