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The 100-year-old style is having a big moment in 2025. The 100-year-old style is having a big moment in 2025. ... when Art Deco first burst onto the scene. The architectural style, known for its ...
February 1 – C. Richard Kramlich, 89, American venture capitalist and video art collector (born 1935) [24] February 2 – Helga de Alvear, 88, German-Spanish art collector and dealer (born 1936) [25] February 3. David Edward Byrd, 83, American graphic artist (born 1941) [26] Lim Tze Peng, 103, Singaporean painter (born 1921) [27] February 5
The AMP Building , Napier, 1935; Art Deco Centre (formerly the Central Fire Station), Napier, 1926, 1931; Art Deco Masonic Hotel (W J Prowse), Napier, 1932; Art Deco Trust (formerly the New Zealand Insurance building, Napier; The ASB Bank , Napier; Bowman Building, Napier, 1933; Central Hotel , Napier, 1931
On February 3, 1931, Napier and Hastings were devastated by New Zealand's worst natural disaster, an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter magnitude scale, which killed 256 people. Napier rebuilt and now the city is world-famous for its Art Deco buildings, and celebrates its heritage each February with the Art Deco Weekend.
Napier designs have also been included in two shows at the Brooklyn Museum, entitled 19th century Modern (2011–12; 2013–15). [5] In November 2016-November 2017, the iconic Napier penguin cocktail shaker is the lead design of a Dallas Museum of Art exhibition Shaken, stirred, styled: The art of the cocktail. [6]
Napier (/ ˈ n eɪ p i ər / NAY-pee-ər; Māori: Ahuriri) is a city on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Hawke's Bay region.It is a beachside city with a seaport, known for its sunny climate, [3] esplanade lined with Norfolk pines, and extensive Art Deco architecture.
Designed in the Art Deco style, the building is 654 feet (199 m) tall and consists of two sections. The original 50-story building was constructed between 1929 and 1931 for Irving Trust. A 28-story annex to the south (later expanded to 36 stories) was built between 1963 and 1965.
Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs (lit. ' Decorative Arts '), [1] is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), [2] and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.