Wallpaper companies are creating art deco patterns with repetitive geometric and natural designs, as see in the home of Alex Powell near 27th Street and Gary Avenue.
A simple way to bring art deco into your interior design is through the addition of a few eye-catching features.
These velvet chairs in an emerald green make a stylish sitting area.
The modern bathroom of a Tulsa home pays homage to the art deco movement. Geometric wallpaper, dark hues and metal embellishments were all popular expressions of art deco in the 1930s.
Tulsans who had never experienced this level of wealth before used art deco to signify their status. They incorporated things like gilded metals, ornate wallpapers and zigzag tile not just in public structures but in their own homes.
This glass-topped table brings a pop of pink with a unique design.
Art deco elements make a luxurious space for dining in this midtown home owned by Mary Quinn Cooper near 29th Street and Utica Avenue.
The bright entryway of a Tulsa home incorporates elements of art deco design while remaining contemporary. Ornate light fixtures, angular furniture and statement mirrors were key components of art deco that have become prominent again in recent years.
Oxford is known for its Gothic Revival architecture. Tel Aviv stands out for its Bauhaus constructions. If you visit Budapest, you’ll be met with some of the best examples of art nouveau design in existence.
But what puts Tulsa on par with these major world cities? Art deco.
Tulsa is world-renowned for its art deco architecture. Conceived in Paris in 1925 and realized in the United States in the ‘30s, art deco, also called art moderne, is an architectural style known for its emphasis on elegant and sleek designs signifying wealth, status and sophistication.
While the best of Tulsa’s classic art deco constructions can be seen at places such as Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Will Rogers High School and the Oklahoma Natural Gas Building, experts say some elements of art deco — clean lines, geometric shapes, rich colors — are reemerging in modern interior home design.
“I think people like art deco because it bridges contemporary and classical styles,” William Franklin, founder of Decopolis, Tulsa’s art deco museum, said. “It can be very simple and geometric or very ornate at the same time. One of the most fascinating things is when I find (art deco) stuff that was made almost 100 years ago but it still looks like it could be in a modern art gallery today.”
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