Meet the people battling to save this vanishing legacy
A hundred years ago, Paris hosted the 1925 Exposition that gave Art Deco its name. The movement would captivate the world. Its language — sunbursts, zigzags, a blend of lavish curves with sharp symmetry, ancient motifs with modern materials — turned architecture into theatre. Unlike past styles that clung to tradition, Deco was restless. It travelled fast and shapeshifted easily, absorbing local flavours from Madras to Mumbai. On its centenary, a look at this iconic aesthetic.
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