Art Deco House Styles

Yorke, an author and illustrator, presents his own drawings and color photos, along with historical drawings and ads, to illustrate the features and details of Art Deco style homes. He explains the background of the style, how it developed in Europe and the US, and its effect on contemporary and later culture in Britain. Also discussed are key architects, imitative mass-produced housing and streamlined semi-detached houses, and the unique features of the style's doors, windows, rooms, interior decorations, furniture, fixtures, and fittings. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)