Yep, Deco ranges from this ornate decorative metalwork (check out the Chanin Building in NYC) and the stripped back streamline style of the later 30s. This is very ornate for a small building but I agree it is good to see it looking so good and being used.
MELBOURNE ART DECO
In 2009 Robin Grow published a book on Melbourne Art Deco, with images largely supplied by David Thompson. The book quickly sold out and he is pleased to say that it has now been re-published by Brolga Press, with updates, errors corrected and a new cover.
Best of all, it is selling for about $25 in the shops and on-line. Art Deco & Modernism Society members can purchase a copy from me for $22, (includes postage within Australia). For overseas orders please email for postage rates. Contact me at robingrow@ozemail.com.au if you are interested, and advise if you would like the book to be dedicated and/or signed.
It is quite ornate for art deco. A bit too much for me, but how great that it has been preserved and is now a building with a useful purpose.
ReplyDeleteYep, Deco ranges from this ornate decorative metalwork (check out the Chanin Building in NYC) and the stripped back streamline style of the later 30s. This is very ornate for a small building but I agree it is good to see it looking so good and being used.
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