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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 231909, member: 2844"]The Amsterdam School is seen as a bridge between Arts & Crafts and Art Deco. The tassels at the back of the chair are a reminder of 19th century upholstery.</p><p>But we tend to forget that Art Deco started before WWI. The 1925 exhibition Art Deco is called after, the 'Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes' was originally planned for 1915. Obviously by 1915 the French had other things to deal with.</p><p>The Netherlands managed to stay neutral during WWI, so they could still spend some time on design. And about one million Belgian war refugees added their own style to Dutch culture and arts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 231909, member: 2844"]The Amsterdam School is seen as a bridge between Arts & Crafts and Art Deco. The tassels at the back of the chair are a reminder of 19th century upholstery. But we tend to forget that Art Deco started before WWI. The 1925 exhibition Art Deco is called after, the 'Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes' was originally planned for 1915. Obviously by 1915 the French had other things to deal with. The Netherlands managed to stay neutral during WWI, so they could still spend some time on design. And about one million Belgian war refugees added their own style to Dutch culture and arts.[/QUOTE]
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