http://www.decolish.com All things Art Deco for fans and collectors. Articles, information, images. Art Deco Artists, Fashion, Jewellery, Posters, Glass, Bakelite and much more.... en-us Art Deco Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:19:38 GMT Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:19:38 GMT decolish.com http://www.decolish.com/Xylonite.html Xylonite was a plastic similar to celluloid used in the Art Deco era for jewellery boxes, dressing sets, combs and jewellery. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:19:37 GMT http://www.decolish.com/Celluloid.html Celluloid or French Ivory was the world's first thermoplastic and was used for jewellery, dressing sets, combs and buttons. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:16:33 GMT http://www.decolish.com/Casein.html Casein was one of the earliest plastics and the longest survivor. It was especially useful for buttons and buckles and had a beautiful, silky finish. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:21:54 GMT http://www.decolish.com/CollectorsGuides.html Buy Collectors guides and books on Art Deco at the lowest prices ..... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:55:36 GMT http://www.decolish.com/CollectorsGuidesAustralia.html Buy collectors guides and books on Art Deco in Australia Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:51:15 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ChryslerBuilding.html The Chrysler Building is one of the most enduring Art Deco architectural icons of our age...... Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:55:54 GMT http://www.decolish.com/BakeliteJewelry.html Bakelite jewelry from the Art Deco era - for collectors and fans of plastic jewellery and accessories. Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:29:34 GMT http://www.decolish.com/EmpireStateBuilding.html The Empire State Building is New York's most famous skyscraper and an Art Deco icon...... Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:26:03 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoArchitecture.html Art Deco Architecture encompasses everything from the skycrapers of New York, to the streamlined moderne houses of Le Corbusier and Bel Geddes... Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:41:28 GMT http://www.decolish.com/Fashionofthe1920s.html Flappers and vamps epitomized the fashion of the 1920s. The House of Eliot series is my favourite story of 1920s fashion.... Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:46:34 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoLinks.html Links to great Art Deco Resources on the net Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:00:39 GMT http://www.decolish.com.HappyChristmas.html A very Happy Christmas to all my Decolish followers. I'd like to thank all of you who have followed my site in its first six months and hope you have enjoyed the journey as much as I have. I hope to bring you lots more Art Deco articles and information in the New Decade! I wonder if we'll remember this decade with as much affection as the 1920s and 30s! If, like me, you're wondering what to get everyone for Christmas - Decolish now has lots of shopping ideas. Visit my Bakelite or Art Deco Jewellery pages to see the fantastic jewellery from my own collection that I'm selling just in time for Christmas. You'll need to be quick! For Fine Art Deco Jewellery, Decolish is now partnered with ADIN, which sells the most beautiful jewellery. All certified as genuine by their inhouse experts. Just click on the ads you'll find on the Art Deco Jewellery, Chanel, Art Deco Fashion and at the bottom of my Home Page. Decolish is also partnered with Art.com to bring you the best in reproduction Art Deco posters to adorn your walls. Prices start as little as US$19.00 and they'll even frame them for you! And if you're still wondering, have a look at the items I've picked from Ebay USA, UK and Australia on the Art Deco Prints, Art Deco Glass, and Bakelite Radios pages. Happy Christmas Shopping and I look forward to bringing you lots more Decolish stuff next year! All the best Lesley Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:16:16 GMT http://www.decolish.com.HappyChristmas.html A very Happy Christmas to all my Decolish followers. I'd like to thank all of you who have followed my site in its first six months and hope you have enjoyed the journey as much as I have. I hope to bring you lots more Art Deco articles and information in the New Decade! I wonder if we'll remember this decade with as much affection as the 1920s and 30s! If, like me, you're wondering what to get everyone for Christmas - Decolish now has lots of shopping ideas. Visit my Bakelite or Art Deco Jewellery pages to see the fantastic jewellery from my own collection that I'm selling just in time for Christmas. You'll need to be quick! For Fine Art Deco Jewellery, Decolish is now partnered with ADIN, which sells the most beautiful jewellery. All certified as genuine by their inhouse experts. Just click on the ads you'll find on the Art Deco Jewellery, Chanel, Art Deco Fashion and at the bottom of my Home Page. Decolish is also partnered with Art.com to bring you the best in reproduction Art Deco posters to adorn your walls. Prices start as little as US$19.00 and they'll even frame them for you! And if you're still wondering, have a look at the items I've picked from Ebay USA, UK and Australia on the Art Deco Prints, Art Deco Glass, and Bakelite Radios pages. Happy Christmas Shopping and I look forward to bringing you lots more Decolish stuff next year! All the best Lesley Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:16:16 GMT http://www.decolish.com/1920sMakeup.html 1920s makeup, Art Deco era packaging, powder, compacts, rouge, lipsticks, flapper and vamp makeup styles Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:37:15 GMT http://www.decolish.com/BuyArtDeco.html Buy Art Deco items now from Decolish, jewellery, bakelite, and more..... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:14:10 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoDesign.html Art Deco Design incorporated striking new graphics, typefaces and fonts, streamlined images and bold colours... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:55:03 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoFashionPrints.html Art Deco Fashion Prints are high quality, beautifully executed and designed prints which are affordable to collect...... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:01:50 GMT http://www.decolish.com/OriginalArtDecoPosters.html Original Art Deco Posters are highly collectable and many are still very affordable, a rich seam of quality graphic design.... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:46:17 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoGlass.html The Art Deco era has left a wonderful legacy of glass, from Lalique perfume bottles, to Czech Cocktail decanters and glasses, to car mascots. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:03:53 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoPrints.html Art Deco prints are highly collectable today, due to the quality of the printing used, and the striking design of the images of that era. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:48:48 GMT http://www.decolish.com/SafeBuyingOnline.html Safe Buying Online, tips for fun and safe shopping on Ebay and other online stores Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:46:18 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoDogs.html Art Deco Dogs, whatever more could one want from life!!! Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:00:41 GMT http://www.decolish.com/Lalique.html No other name springs to mind like Lalique when one thinks of Art Deco glass. Car mascots, perfume bottles, bowls, vases, decorative panels, if it could be made in glass, Lalique made it. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:14:58 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoImages.html Some images of my favourite Art Deco collectables, including ceramics, sculpture and more... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:23:25 GMT http://www.decolish.com/Bakelitetest.html Bakelite Test - how do you know if your piece is bakelite or some other plastic? A guide to testing your early plastic jewellery. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:05:56 GMT http://www.decolish.com/BakeliteRadios.html Bakelite radios were a perfect vehicle for expressing the Art Deco style. This type of vintage wireless has become highly collectable and sought after. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:45:23 GMT http://www.decolish.com/index.html All things Art Deco for fans and collectors. Articles, information, images. Art Deco Artists, Fashion, Jewellery, Posters, Glass, Bakelite and much more.... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:59:57 GMT http://www.decolish.com/PrivacyPolicy.html Privacy Policy Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:53:16 GMT http://www.decolish.com/AboutMe.html About Me Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:05:00 GMT http://www.decolish.com/bakelite.html A guide to the wonderful world of Bakelite and early plastics. Explore bakelite phones, radios, jewellery, kitchenware and more..... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:41:41 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoPosters-2.html More Art Deco Posters from artists in Paris and beyond. Includes Jean Carlu, Charles Loupot, Sepo, and more.... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:15:23 GMT http://www.decolish.com/RogerBroders.html Roger Broders designed chic and stylish Art Deco posters to promote the most fashionable resorts of the 1920s and 1930s. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:33:36 GMT http://www.decolish.com/McknightKauffer.html Edward Mcknight Kauffer was the foremost Art Deco Poster artist in Great Britain, creating posters for Shell and the London Underground, Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:09:38 GMT http://www.decolish.com/Cassandre.html Cassandre is the most widely collected and highly valued of the Art Deco Poster artists. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:57:44 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoPosters.html Art Deco Posters reflect the spirit of the Jazz Age like no other art form can. Classics like Metropolis, La Revue Negre sum up an era. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:41:00 GMT http://www.decolish.com/PaulColin.html Paul Colin was best known for his Jazz Age posters of Josephine Baker, the Moulin Rouge, Folies Bergeres, musicians......... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:40:08 GMT http://www.decolish.com/RobertDelaunay.html Both Robert Delaunay and his wife Sonia believed that colour could be used in the same way a composer used notes to create harmonies of colour. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:53:39 GMT http://www.decolish.com/Picasso.html Picasso's influence on Art Deco style is difficult to quantify, but elements of the Cubist's art - the abstract, the angular, the two dimensional became staples of Art Deco design. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:45:04 GMT http://www.decolish.com/Cubism.html Although Cubism as a movement didn't last very long, ending at the outbreak of WWI, it had a lasting influence on the decorative arts from fashion to interior design throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:19:14 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ScottieDogs.html Scottie Dogs were very popular between the wars, as can be seen by the vast quantity of Scottie pins, brooches, charms, and images in the Art Deco style. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:58:59 GMT http://www.decolish.com/CocoChanel.html Coco Chanel gave women the freedom to move, to play sport, to be themselves, while at the same time remaining feminine, chic and above all independent. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:50:34 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoFashion.html One of the major influences of the 1920s and 30s design was Art Deco fashion which played a prominent role in the 1925 Paris Exhibition which gave Art Deco its name. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:37:33 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoArtists.html There are a number of Art Deco artists, who were well-known at the time, and perhaps reflect the Art Deco style more closely than the better known avant-garde giants. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:28:13 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoJewelry.html Art Deco Jewellery reflected the opulence of the Jazz Age, and was influenced by the geometric, machine age design of the era. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:16:45 GMT http://www.decolish.com/BakeliteBeads.html Bakelite beads came in a myriad of colours, translucent, marbled or carved, oblong, square, oval or round. Explore the wonderful variety of these Art Deco era necklaces. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:57:14 GMT http://www.decolish.com/BakeliteEarrings.html Bakelite Earrings come in all shapes, sizes and colours. Some great Art Deco designs too! Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:47:45 GMT http://www.decolish.com/DepressionGlass.html Smaller quantities of Depression glass were made with typically Art Deco motifs and decoration, but it remains one of the more affordable types of Art Deco glass to collect. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:03:16 GMT http://www.decolish.com/ArtDecoGlassmakers.html Other major Art Deco glassmakers include the French glassmakers Baccarat and Sabino, Tiffany in the USA and the British Frederick Carder. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:16:58 GMT http://www.decolish.com/PaulPoiret.html Paul Poiret, fashion designer of the Art Deco period, inventor of the flapper line dress, the hobble skirt, the lampshade dress and much more... Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:07:34 GMT http://www.decolish.com/Cartier.html Cartier, the world's most exclusive jeweller, was a major influence in Art Deco jewellery design. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:15:30 GMT