The Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs was designated to bring together the nations of the world and to show a sense of developing common aesthetic among the practitioners of decorative art and architecture. Each space was crowded with works of art and craft to delight the eye. During this time all the décor intentionally was with little or no reference to past styles. Art Deco rejected the decorative vocabularies of the past, with their inevitable longings for classical motifs and themes. Since the dawn of the twentieth century, there were three new influences that exerted themselves on the imagination of artists and craftsmen alike: Cubism in painting, Colonial art from the French colonies, and the Bauhaus movement in architecture.

Each of these influences can be seen clearly in the architecture and exhibits of the 1925 Expo.

We take inspiration from this period’s greatest artists, such as Ruhlmann, Brandt, Leleu, Puiforcat. Sue & Mare, Printz, Frank, Adnet, Arbus and Domininque. The elegance of their designs is a constant reminder of the task assigned to us: “Perpetuate the French Art Deco tradition for unmistakable style and quality”.