Our Art Deco Centenary series will delve into the style throughout March but to help start us off, this five-minute guide covers all the basics.

Art Deco's name comes from the Parisian "des Arts Décoratifs" exposition, which was held in 1925, and is said to be where the style originated. In many ways, Art Deco was the opposite of art ...

but it wasn’t until the 1960s that the lengthy title was abbreviated and the name ‘Art Deco’ applied. When it comes to architecture, Art Deco was a deliberate style; unlike the popular ...