Architecture of Indonesia built environment today. Early twentieth century modernisms are still very evident across much of Indonesia, especially in urban areas. The 1930s world depression was devastating and was followed by another decade of war, revolution and struggle, which restricted the development of built environments. The Javanese art-deco style from the 1920s became the root for the first Indonesian national style in the 1950s. The politically turbulent 1950s meant that the new but bruised Indonesia was neither able to afford or focused to follow the new international movements such as modernist brutalism. Continuity from the 1920s and 30s through to the 1950s
Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design The Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design () is a museum in Oslo, Norway. Its collection includes clothing, textile, furniture, silver, glass, ceramics, and handicrafts. Since 2003, the museum has been administratively a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. Due to relocating to the new National Museum in Oslo, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design closed October 16 2016. The collection will be part of the new museum when this opens in 2020. The museum was created on the initiative of Lorentz Dietrichson and Nicolay Nicolaysen. It