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1. art deco-a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production. deco. art movement, artistic movement-a group of artists who agree on general principles.
Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Art Deco was a direct response aesthetically and philosophically to the Art Nouveau style and to the broader cultural phenomenon of modernism. Art Nouveau began to fall out of fashion during WWI as many critics felt the elaborate detail, delicate designs, often expensive materials and production methods of the style were ill-suited to a challenging, unsettled, and increasingly more mechanized modern world.