Details
The image
Stepped forms stacked in symmetry, with lettering fitted into the geometry rather than placed on top of it. The palette is rich and metallic in feel, deep colours with sharp light accents and the composition is built around a central axis. Nothing is soft.
Where it comes from
Art Deco took ornament seriously and made it structural: decoration was not applied to a form. It was the form. Posters in that style announced theatres, exhibitions and travel and they sold modernity as a matter of surfaces, speed, electricity and expense rendered in geometry.
On the wall
It suits rooms with strong vertical lines and dark furniture, where the metallic feel is echoed by brass or dark wood. A hallway, a study or a dining room works well. Because the composition is symmetrical, it wants to be hung on its own axis rather than squeezed between objects.
In company
Pairs well with mirrors, brass and dark wood and with photography of architecture. In a group it should be placed centrally, since symmetry demands an axis. A dark frame with a thin profile supports the style better than a wide wooden one, which would add a second geometry to a sheet that already has plenty. The Vintage collection is the obvious place to look for a neighbour.
