Art Deco is a term used to define a period in the 1930s whereby designers applied geometric designs and "machine age" materials to create a futuristic look to home furnishings and decor. Determined by its progressive design, its simplicity, and its use of steel or brass plated with chromium, the streamline period is the focus of Ken Hutchison and Greg Johnson's book. The close to 300 full-color photographs of furniture, coffee and tea services, bar items, lighting, radios, vases, cigarette cases and ashtrays, sculpture, and living room decor capture the feeling of this period of geometric simplicity. The splendid array of items featured take the collector and reader back to the "dawn of design", as the era is termed in America. Unlike many Art Deco books, this collector's guide presents affordable American Art Deco, not the most costly, rare European works and items. The current value's and detailed photographs aid the collector in his hunt for these dazzling, decorative, and hard-to-find items. To the serious collector or the casual observer, this exciting new book will bring an increased new enjoyment and appreciation of the 1930s Art Deco style.