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Art Nouveau and Art Deco Styles
Art Nouveau = Nature. Art Deco = Machine
3 min readSep 16, 2026
Art Nouveau [1890–1910]
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This is pure Nouveau: no straight lines; woman + nature are the same organism.
2. Art Deco [1920–1939]
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This is pure Deco: symmetry, geometry, sunburst, chevron floor, gold on black, machine-age luxury.
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Art Nouveau and Art Deco are two styles that sound similar but tell very different stories about the world’s changing moods.
Set of silver and enameled Arts & Crafts teaspoons from 1901, Birmingham, England.
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Silver Art Nouveau table mirror from c. 1898.
