Mickey2

I like those. I'm not sure there is a strict line between art nouveau and art deco; it's sort of the same thing, continous line of "style" from around 1890 up until the second world war, maybe a bit into the 50s in some areas; gradually getting simpler and more minimalistic. By then everybody who mattered hated everyting too swirly, classical, any hint of historical revival was out of the question. It was all an attempt to make a new world, distance themselves from the past. That's of course impossible and was largely a mistake in itself.