This book is the first comprehensive guide to the Art Deco movement in Australia which flourished between the wars.

The Art Deco style is appreciated as much today as it was then, and continues to influence modern attitudes to form and function. This short-livved but immensely influential movement pervaded all fields of domestic and industrial design, from architecture to art, from glassware to graphics. The highly adaptable Art Deco style was applied not only yo exclusive items of jewellery, furniture and fashion affordable by the wealthy few, but also to mass produced plastics and tableware which were well within the reach of ordinary Australian families.

This many- faceted movement, its vitality and diversity are wonderfully conveyed here through over 250 images, most in full colour and photographed specifically for this book.

The erudite text written by acknowledged authorities on the subject surveys the style in its historical and cultural context, and explains for the first time the different theories and ideologies that helped to mould Australian Art Deco's various strands.

Chapters range over the well recognised disciplines of architecture, art, sculpture, interior design, furniture and ceramics, to the lesser known but surprisingly rich fields of book plates and book design.

This award-winning book is indispensable for Art Deco lovers worldwide!