International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in 1939 brought a sharp end to the Art Deco period. International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts () was a World's fair held in Paris, France, from April to October 1925. It was designed by the French government to highlight the new "style moderne" of architecture, interior decoration, furniture, glass, jewelry and other decorative arts in Europe and throughout the world. Many ideas of the international avant-garde in the fields of architecture and applied arts were presented for the first time at the Exposition. The event took place between
International Committee of the Decorative Laminates Industry Belgium, France and Germany. Over the course of the following years associations from Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain also joined. Since 1999 the ICDLI has been an association established under Belgian law and has had its official Head Office in Brussels. In 2000 the status of the ICDLI was changed from that of an umbrella association to an association with individual member companies. The ICDLI with its Technical, Public Relations and Economic Commissions performs the following tasks: International Committee of the Decorative Laminates Industry The International Committee of the Decorative Laminates Industry aisbl (ICDLI) is an