Art Deco & Tiffany Furniture

Our stunning Art Deco Tiffany Furniture Collection is filled with unusual, art deco inspired designs and is reminiscent of 1920's style and joie de vivre. Our Tiffany and Art Deco mirrored furniture will bring a touch of contemporary chic to any room. We love the linear symetry of the Charleston Chest and our Loren Concole table.

Tiffany Furniture and Art Deco has a fascinating history. As the world emerged from the shadow of World War 1, the glamour of Hollywood and the rhythms of Jazz captured the imagination of people eager to celebrate liberation. A colourful cocktail of wit, fantasy , new materials and luxury. Art Deco with its “high” French style fitted the mood of the people. It was the prevailing decorative style for furniture, sculpture, ceramics, metalwork and glass, as well as architecture and interior design, throughout 1920s and 30s.

In the years following the war the most sophisticated Art Deco furniture was shown at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes,which opened in Paris in the spring of 1925. The exhibition was originally planned for 1915,but was postponed because of World War 1. The exhibition reflected a pre war aesthetic and embodied the desire of France to re-establish itself as the centre for the production of stylish luxury goods. The term Art Deco was first used in 1968, where Bevis Hillier defined the two main styles of Art Deco, the feminine, chic, elegant, relying on exquisite craftsmanship, and the masculine reaction of the 30s and the use of new materials such as chrome and plastics.

Glass played a key part in Art Deco furniture. Cabinets were made of rare woods and decorated with fitted glass panels made of plain or coloured glass. These panels were frequently etched with designs featuring geometric patterns of sunbursts,triangles , chevrons or flower baskets.

As interest in Art Deco returned during the 1980s with the increasing interest in graphic design. Its association with "film noir" and 1930s glamour added to its interior design appeal and resulted in its use in architecture,set design and advertisements for jewelry and fashion.