The taste & style of Art Deco in Australia / David Dolan -- The demon of modernity : Art Deco furniture in Australia / Michael Bogle -- The new classicm : Rayner Hoff & his school / Deborah Edwards -- Australian Art Deco bookplates and book design / Mark Ferson -- Art Deco in Western Australia / Vyonne Geneve -- For the hostess at home & about / Marjorie Graham -- 'Let us be modern!' : Art Deco in Victoria / Robin Grow -- Optimism & transformation : Sydney's architecture between the wars / Jennifer Hill
'We cannot cage the minute' : Art Deco art / Heather Johnson -- The other face of sleep Adelaide / Neville Leybourne-Ward -- The interior decorator in Sydney / Peter McNeil -- An aspect of pottery in Melbourne in the 1930s / John McPhee -- Art Deco fashion in Australia / Louise Mitchell -- Living in the 1920 & 1930s houses today / Mary Nilsson -- Everyman's castel : housing in New South Wales 1918-42 / Scott Robertson -- Art Deco jewellery in Australia / Anne Schofield -- Roaring Art Deco in New South Wales / Andrew Shapiro -- Putting on a brave front : Queensland between the wars / Ian Sinnamon -- Sydney Art Deco : the architecture of Dellit & Sodersten / Maisy Stapleton -- Palaces of pleasure : cinema design / Ross Thorne
Summary
The Art Deco movement in Australia was new, exciting and universally popular, imbuing every walk of life with a modicum of elegance and style. This book is the first comprehensive guide to the many facets of Art Deco in Australia
