1st – 18th May 2025
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Art Deco Scotland
May 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Talk by Professor Bruce Peter, design historian
Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street
Join Glasgow School of Art’s Professor of Design History, Bruce Peter, in a centenary celebration of Art Deco in Scotland with a focus on Glasgow. Following the Exposition des Arts Decoratifs in Paris in 1925, decorative arts traditions and Beaux Arts approaches to architectural composition were adapted. Major outputs of Glasgow architects, sculptors and designers who worked in emerging Art Deco and moderne styles will be considered. Glasgow expressed the new confidence and knew how to do it. Could we see a resurgence of flowing lines and dramatic curves today?
‘Art Deco Scotland: Design and Architecture in the Jazz Age’ authored by Bruce Peter, and published by Historic Environment Scotland in March 2025.
Doors open at 6.30pm.
£15 Including glass of wine or soft refreshment
