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INSPIRATION Twenties Deco

While there is no doubt that
art deco exudes a sense of the
avant-garde and an enthusiasm
for advances in technology,
engineering and motion, many
of its stylistic in!uences are
rooted in the past and include
touches of the ancient and the
foreign, with Egyptian, Aztec
and African motifs all leaving
their mark. The combination of
the modern with the exotic is
one of the reasons that art deco
is so distinctive. ‘This is the "rst
time that something totally new
and fresh came on to the market
and that’s what makes it so
exciting today,’ says Jeroen.
Although original French
pieces by some of the most
notable designers such as
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann or
René Lalique can exceed

Art deco style was most evident in
architecture, so tiles in bold and distinctive
designs – from geometric patterns to
glorious peacocks – are a simple way to
bring a flavour into your home.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT
Art deco Lea & Boulton majolica tile
(wreath) c1915, £60; brown art deco
Malkin majolica tile (jewel) c1925,
£95; brilliant colours art deco tile (pink
flower) by Richards c1928, £70; art
deco New Marsden classical tubeline
majolica tile (purple/mauve flower)
c1917, £45, all Tile Heaven. Green
c1920 modernist tile by Servais
Werke Ehrang, Germany #2, £110;
mid-brown Ceramiques Herent
Belgium abstract tile c1920s,
£85, both Richard Hoppé Antiques.
Peacock tile by Richards, £40;
hand-stencilled fox tile by Polly
Brace, £45; landscape tubeline tile
by Richards, £40, all Hive Antiques.

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