Napier’s Art Deco Trust gives landmark building new chapter: Laura Vodanovich
For example, the ‘curb cuts’, which you see in footpaths to allow ease of wheelchair access, are useful and used by many others – for prams, wheeled...
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Gillette Corner’s famous Art Deco clock has been refurbished
Getty Images The tower became a landmark for those driving along the A4 The Gillette Clock Tower, one of most recognisable Art Deco structures in London, has...
Did you know? Paris’s Vaneau metro station and its distinctive Art Deco entrance
It’s the hidden gem of line 10: Vaneau station, whose Art Deco entrance, integrated into a building, surprises with its geometric elegance. A discreet...
The US’s largest Raphael exhibition is opening at the Met next year – The Art Newspaper
Next spring, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will open the Americas’ largest ever exhibition devoted to the Renaissance master Raphael (1483-1520),...
Art Picture House to undergo restoration project to reflect its past
The Grade II listed Art Picture House, opposite Bury transport interchange, has been a JD Wetherspoon outlet since 2010. In the past week, the pub chain have...
The Swansea terraced house that looks like a stately home
After studying art at Lowestoft in East Suffolk, Mr Jones went on to attend London College of Fashion. However, a serious illnesses forced him to pause his...
Introducing Julia Day, the Frick’s new chief conservator – The Art Newspaper
The reopening of New York’s Frick Collection in April was a banner event in the art world. Critics and visitors alike oohed and aahed at the restored 1914...
Decorative arts from the world’s fairs
Their parents and grandparents may have fond memories of attending world’s fairs, but most modern kids won’t come closer to such grand, old-fashioned...
Getting to know our rich history of decorative arts
“Wapiche Marikar, my great-great grandfather is the one who inspired me the most,” says Ayesha Abdur-Rahman pointing to an old framed photograph of a handsome...
Sarasota Art Museum celebrates 100th anniversary of Art Deco with exhibition of 100 rare advertisement posters
Art Deco was known as the Golden Age of Illustration. To celebrate its centenary, the Sarasota Art Museum opens an exhibition at the end of the month that...
