Designs on Deco

ART DECO ALIVE! CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF THE ART DECO AESTHETIC ACROSS MIAMI AND MUMBAI

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In 1925, A NEW ARCHITECTURAL MOVEMENT WAS BORN AT THE Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris.

In October, a first-of-its-kind twin-city celebration marking 100 years of the Art Deco movement called Art Deco Alive! kicked off in Miami in the US and will continue in India in Mumbai in November. It links the cities through their shared architectural legacy—Miami has the world’s largest collection of Art Deco buildings, and Mumbai comes a close second. The American celebration, from October 8-31, included an exhibition titled From Ocean Drive to Marine Drive: Mapping a Century of Art Deco that explored its evolution from Paris to Miami and Mumbai through archival drawings, design objects and photographs. This was supported by leading preservation institutions, including the Miami Design Preservation League and Art Deco Mumbai Trust.