ENTRY 15.
On this day, one hundred years ago.
EXPOSITION
INTERNATIONALE
des arts décoratifs
et industriels modernes
When: April 28, 1925 - October 25, 1925
Where: Paris, France
Period: Art Moderne
Influenced by: Post-war
Take a look at our alabastro artisans salon at the
International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts
in Paris, France in 1925.
On this day, one hundred years ago.
Fifteen-thousand exhibitors from twenty different countries participated in this post-war event; dominated by European companies and artisans to an international audience.
The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts (French: Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes) was an exhibition held in Paris, France for six months from April 28th to October 25th.
Designed by the French government the Exposition was to highlight new modern styles of architecture, interior decoration, furniture, jewelry and other decorative arts in Europe.
The pavilions created for the Exposition were meant to be temporary. Aware that their designs would be dismantled after the six-month event, exhibitors had the creative freedom to craft structures that reflected their unique visions of art moderne. The outcome was unlike anything the world had ever experienced.
Many ideas of the international avant-garde in the fields of architecture and applied arts were presented for the first time at the exposition.
Hundreds of American designers, artists, and journalists came to Paris to see the Exposition. These visitors were inspired by what they saw and propelled Art Deco in American architecture, fashion, and design in the coming years.
It was also a pivotal movement for the material of alabaster, pioneered by the iconic Pierre Chareau as noted in our journal entry here.
The global influence of the Exposition on design and craftsmanship was sensational.
Make Italian craftsmanship a part of your story and be a part of the commitment to support it through interior design around the world just like it was on this day
one hundred years ago.
