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While Art Deco made up much of Bombay from the 1930s to the 50s, it debuted a decade prior in Paris, at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts. Celebrate this World Art Deco Day by winding the clock back to Art Deco’s origins, tracing its beginnings and ...

Two distinct Mumbai neighbourhoods appeared in their modern avatars in the Art Deco period – the precincts along the Oval Maidan and Marine Drive in South Mumbai, and the ones in Dadar-Matunga further north. Over the years, the Art Deco buildings in Dadar-Matunga have gradually fallen into ...

'Banding' (n.): A pattern created with at least two parallel lines is called architectural bands or "banding". Now, you know the dictionary definition of 'Banding', but take a look at how this versatile design element features in Mumbai's Art Deco architecture. Welcome to Deco Decoded - a ...

Shortly before Eros Cinema closed its doors in 2017, Art Deco Mumbai Trust hosted students from Columbia University, New York for a 'Bombay Deco Dekho' walking tour. The walk culminated in a lecture by Prof. Mustansir Dalvi at the preview theatre in Eros. It was perhaps the last such public ...