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Deco Dictionary: What Is 'Colorcrete'? | Deco Decoded | Art Deco Mumbai
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Deco Dictionary: What Is ‘Colorcrete’? | Deco Decoded | Art Deco Mumbai
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Deco Decoded
Colorcrete (n.): Colorcrete is a concrete mixture created using rapid hardening cement, white or grey in colour. To this base is added natural oxides that imbue colour to the mixture, giving any coloured surface a vibrant but durable finish. Now, you know the dictionary definition of ...
Deco Dictionary: What Is 'Ziggurat'? | Deco Decoded | Art Deco Mumbai
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Deco Dictionary: What Is ‘Ziggurat’? | Deco Decoded | Art Deco Mumbai
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Deco Decoded
Ziggurat (n.): Pyramidal tower in ancient Mesopotamia, surmounted by a temple and with tiered surfaces or a continuous ramp leading to the top. Now, you know the dictionary definition of 'Ziggurat', but take a look at how this versatile decorative element features in Mumbai's Art Deco ...
Mumbai: Art Deco Jewel of India | Art Deco Mumbai
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Mumbai: Art Deco Jewel of India | Art Deco Mumbai
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Public Lectures
In this webinar, presented for Art Deco Society of New York on 26 July 2020, our Founder Trustee Atul Kumar takes the participants on a virtual tour of select Art Deco buildings from the 1930s through the 40s and 50s. This era was also significant due to several occurrences in the country. ...
Bombay Hustle: Cinema as a Modern Workplace for Women | Art Deco Mumbai | Deco Log (लोग)
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Bombay Hustle: Cinema as a Modern Workplace for Women | Art Deco Mumbai | Deco Log (लोग)
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Public Lectures
On a rainy August evening in Mumbai, we hosted Dr. Debashree Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Columbia University, New York, for a public lecture. “Bombay Hustle: Cinema as a Modern Workplace for Women” is an exploration of the life and work of the earliest female professionals in Bombay cinema, ...
Deco Dictionary: What is 'Chevron'? | Deco Decoded | Art Deco Mumbai
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Deco Dictionary: What is ‘Chevron’? | Deco Decoded | Art Deco Mumbai
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Deco Decoded
Chevron (n.): Pattern generated from the repetition of inverted V shapes, frequently used as an architectural ornament in Art Deco buildings. Often seen on the building facade, metal grille designs and bands. Now, you know the dictionary definition of 'Chevron', but take a look at how this ...
Of Substance and Style: A Discussion about Art Deco | Art Deco Mumbai | Deco Log (लोग)
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Of Substance and Style: A Discussion about Art Deco | Art Deco Mumbai | Deco Log (लोग)
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In Conversation
In this webinar event, held on 15 July, 2022, Dr. Michael Windover, Associate Professor, Carleton University, looks at the concept of 'style' in general and considers the particular case of Art Deco. ‘Art Deco’ is a notoriously ambiguous term. It is a moniker coined only in the 1960s and 70s, ...
Liberty Cinema: The Showplace of the Nation | An Art Deco Mumbai Trust Production
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Liberty Cinema: The Showplace of the Nation | An Art Deco Mumbai Trust Production
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Liberty Cinema
On 13th March, 1949, Liberty Cinema, the 'Showplace of the Nation' was inaugurated in Bombay's Marine Lines. Founded by Habib Hoosein, a cotton trader by profession but a cinephile in spirit, the cinema was named in honour of India's independence from British rule in 1947. It became the first ...
Socialism, Secularism, Urban Modernity: Bombay's Waterfronts in Amitabh Bachchan's Deewaar
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Socialism, Secularism, Urban Modernity: Bombay’s Waterfronts in Amitabh Bachchan’s Deewaar
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In Conversation
In this webinar event, Dr. Vandana Baweja, Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and the Sustainability Program at the University of Florida, looks at the representation of Bombay's waterfronts in the Hindi film Deewaar (1975). Since its inception, Bombay has had intrinsic ties with ...
Deco Decoded | How Did Art Deco Come to Mumbai? | Art Deco Mumbai | Deco Log (लोग)
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Deco Decoded | How Did Art Deco Come to Mumbai? | Art Deco Mumbai | Deco Log (लोग)
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Deco Decoded
Mumbai's collection of Art Deco buildings is amongst the largest in the world. But how did Art Deco come to the city? It was not too long ago that the style appeared on Mumbai's shores, inspired from its development in the West, but also adding several local and cultural flourishes. Starting ...
Deco Dictionary: What Is 'Frozen Fountain'? | Deco Decoded | Art Deco Mumbai
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Deco Dictionary: What Is ‘Frozen Fountain’? | Deco Decoded | Art Deco Mumbai
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Deco Decoded
Frozen Fountain (n.): A historical symbol of eternal life depicted using an imagery of a symmetrical water fountain. Now, you know the dictionary definition of 'Frozen Fountain', but take a look at how this versatile decorative element features in Mumbai's Art Deco architecture. Welcome to Deco ...
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