Art Deco objects in detail
Streamlining
Norman Bel Geddes: 'Patriot', radio, model 400 and Fada 'bullet' streamliner model 115.
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Inexpensive and adaptable, they could be made to emulate the decorative and sensuous surfaces typical of Deco in the 1920s but were suited to batch or mass production.
When technological improvements enabled the production of bright colours, plastics also became a cheap, durable and attractive alternative to other materials.
Designers turned to plastic for many types of consumer product, tableware, jewellery and radios.
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