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DONALD DESKEY

23 November 1894 – 29 April 1989

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Who is Donald Deskey?

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A ssociates an d m ad e som e of th e m ost.re cog n izab le icon s o f th e d ay

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Interior Design

In HIS WORK he adapts new materials to his needs,and unravels the inherent beauty the commonones.

Aluminum / Chromium / CorkMolded, laminated, strengthened, adapted,

colored, made durable.One of the first American designers to use Bakelite,

Formica, brushed aluminum and chromium-platedbrass, in combination with other industrialmaterials.

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Interior DesignRadio City Music Hall

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orn a m e n ta tio n U se o f exo tic m a te ria ls a n d

b o ld sp a ce p la n n in g

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Art Deco

Art Decocelebrates the Machine Age through

explicit use of man-made materials,particularly glass and stainless steel.

Symmetry and GeometryRepetition, modified by Asian influences

such as the use of silks and designs.Influenced by Aviation, Electric lighting,

radio, skyscrapers.Materials: aluminum, stainless steel,

lacquer, inlaid wood, exotic sharkskin,zebra, sunbust motif

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Richard Mandel House, designed by EdwardDurell Stone and Donald Deskey 1934 -Bedford Hills, NY

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From Art Deco to Streamline Mo derne

Common characteristicsHorizontal orientationRounded edges, corner windows, and

glass block wallsGlass blockPorthole windowsChrome hardwareHorizontal grooves or lines in walls

Mostly influenced by Aerodynamic, nauticaland ballistic design

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References

Magazine: The New York Times

Books:Donald Deskey

: decorative designs and interiorsDavid A. Hanks Jeffrey L. Meikle 1949-; Jennifer

ToherArte Deco

The Deco World Eva Weber

The Radio City Music Hallan affectionate history of the world's greatesttheater ; Charles Francisco

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