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'''Art Deco''', short for the French '''{{lang|fr|Arts décoratifs}}''' ({{literally|Decorative Arts}}),<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/worlds-most-beautiful-art-deco-buildings |title=Art Deco Architecture: Everything You Need to Know |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Katherine |last2=Stamp |first2=Elizabeth |magazine=Architectural Digest |date=June 26, 2023 |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref> is a style of visual arts, [[architecture]], and [[Industrial design|product design]], that first [[Art Deco in Paris|appeared in Paris]] in the 1910s (just before [[World War I]]),{{Sfn|Texier|2012|page=128}} and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior and interior of anything from large structures to small objects, including how people look (clothing, fashion, and jewelry), Art Deco has influenced bridges, buildings (from skyscrapers to cinemas), ships, [[ocean liner]]s, trains, cars, trucks, buses, furniture, and everyday objects including radios and vacuum cleaners.{{Sfn|Hillier|1968|page=12}}

Art Deco got its name after the 1925 {{lang|fr|[[Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes]]}} ([[International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts]]) held in [[Paris]].{{Sfn|Benton|Benton|Wood|2003|page=16}} Art Deco has its origins in bold geometric forms of the [[Vienna Secession]] and [[Cubism]]. From its outset, it was influenced by the bright colors of [[Fauvism]] and of the [[Ballets Russes]], and the exoticized styles of art from [[Chinese art|China]], [[Japanese art|Japan]], [[Indian art|India]], [[Persian art|Persia]], [[Art of ancient Egypt|ancient Egypt]], and [[ancient Maya art|Maya]].

During its heyday, Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress. The movement featured rare and expensive materials, such as ebony and ivory, and exquisite craftsmanship. It also introduced new materials such as [[chrome plating]], [[stainless steel]] and plastic. In New York, the [[Empire State Building]], [[Chrysler Building]], and [[Art Deco architecture of New York City|other buildings from the 1920s and 1930s]] are monuments to the style.