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Moderne was the name for what we now think of as the zig-zag, geometrical, fancy Art Deco. That is what they called it in the time it was being produced. Streamlined Moderne is the later 30s look.
The term "Art Deco" came in to being in the late 1960s, as the name of an exposition celebrating the style of entire period encompassing 1914 (the birth of the look) to 1941 (commonly held to be the end of the movement as WWII pretty much put a hold on the development).
The name was adapted from the "Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes" (International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Art) held in Paris in 1925. Where the Moderne style was being touted as the hot new thing.
So the name Art Deco has nothing to do with how much or how little something is deco-rated. It is a very common misconception.
Here's a very complete Wiklipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco
dhermann1 said:BTW, the pictures directly above are a good example of Art Moderne. Moderne and Deco overlap a great deal. But the term Deco really applies to the elaborate decoration on both buildings and other objects of the period. Moderne implies this simple parallel lines that the apartment building above displays. Things can have traits of both at the same time. These terms were applied after the design trends were created.
Also, Deco was more common in the early 20's and 30's, whereas Moderne, which did start out in the early 20's as well, didn't become predominant till later, like the 30's and even 40's.
The Metro Theater is a good example of Streamline Modern.
Moderne was the name for what we now think of as the zig-zag, geometrical, fancy Art Deco. That is what they called it in the time it was being produced. Streamlined Moderne is the later 30s look.
The term "Art Deco" came in to being in the late 1960s, as the name of an exposition celebrating the style of entire period encompassing 1914 (the birth of the look) to 1941 (commonly held to be the end of the movement as WWII pretty much put a hold on the development).
The name was adapted from the "Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes" (International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Art) held in Paris in 1925. Where the Moderne style was being touted as the hot new thing.
So the name Art Deco has nothing to do with how much or how little something is deco-rated. It is a very common misconception.
Here's a very complete Wiklipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco