Art Deco Scotland

By Bruce Peter

Art Deco is a design style infused with glamour and energy. Emerging from the smart metropolises of Paris and New York in the 1920s, its impact quickly spread beyond these cities.

A remarkable range of Art Deco objects, structures and images were created in Scotland as architects and designers incorporated features of Art Deco and moderne into their work. These forms were to be found in fashionable new villas, luxury ocean liners and the fleeting Empire Exhibition, as well as in everyday spaces such as shops, lidos, tramcars, cafes, cinemas and even pithead baths.

In Art Deco Scotland, Professor Bruce Peter explores the variety of Art Deco architecture and design across the country, including iconic structures such as the Beresford Hotel, the Radio Cinema in Kilbirnie, the Portobello Lido, the Tower of Empire in Glasgow and the Clyde-built Queen Mary.

Reviews of Art Deco Scotland

‘The book is excellent, a lasting testament to the generations who came before us and wanted to leave the world a better place' – The Times

'This a magnificent book that excels in every way … very well written and extensively and beautifully illustrated, making it a joy to read or simply browse. But more than all of this, what impresses me most about the book is the sense of the depth of research that underpins it' – Undiscovered Scotland

‘No matter whether your interest in this subject is at an academic level, or simply as a lover of the designs of this period, this comprehensive book … has something in it for everyone' – Arts Reviews Edinburgh

‘a most welcome addition to our understanding of this period’ – The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland Magazine