Art Deco

Art Deco was an artistic movement which swept the Western world a century ago. Its bold, geometric forms characterise the décor, architecture and design from the Great War to the early thirties. Then, it was bold and novel; now, though still admired, it is rather dated and a product of its decadent, post-war times. At Lytham Hall, one can see lampshades and mantle clocks from the period:

In Colne, one can still see its influence in the stained glass motifs of the upper panes in this Semi’s original windows:

Stoke Newington’s (above) and Padiham’s (below, and to a lesser extent) town halls show how their architects were influenced by this fabulously evocative style.

Human fashions and tastes change and shift; what is modern soon appears old fashioned; what is heterodox becomes orthodox, and then clichéd and passé. Following Jesus Christ truly has never been popular, but the day is coming when He shall command the attention of all, and all shall wish they knew Him when opportunity they had.