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Eltham Palace

In the early 1930s, Stephen and Virginia Courtauld commissioned an exotic and flamboyant Art Deco extension. The fifteenth century Great Hall of the original palace was also restored and used as a sitting room. Features of the house include a vaulted bathroom lined with onyx and gold mosaic, and a dining room with black and silver doors showing exotic birds and animals.
www.english-heritage.org.uk

Orient Express

From illustrious politicians and famous authors to Hollywood stars, dancers and even the occasional spy, for a quarter of a century Orient-Express trains, hotels and restaurants have played host to those who made history.
www.orient-express.com

Twentieth Century Society

The Twentieth Century Society exists to safeguard the heritage of architecture and design in Britain from 1914 onwards.
www.c20society.org.uk

Barbican Screen - Art Deco on Film

19 April - 5 May 2003

Barbican Screen presents a film season capturing the essence of Art Deco. Titles include Grand Hotel, Metropolis, Swing Time and 42nd Street and depict Art Deco style as it was reflected on film, particularly in set and costume design. The season explores the origins of the style in European cinema, its depiction in early French, Russian and British films and the opulent, lavish and often exotic MGM movies of 1930s Hollywood.
www.barbican.org.uk/film/

The Open University - Art of Glamour

The Open University's Art of Glamour web site features an exclusive programme summary, background information and a great opportunity to win the three fantastic books supporting the exhibition. The programme airs on BBC1 at 10.45 on Wednesday 26th March.
www.open2.net/artofglamour

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