In 1925, an artistic movement that captivated the world flourished: Art Deco
Characterized by simple shapes, stylized patterns, and geometric designs, the artistic output of this movement reflects modernity and the spirit of the Roaring Twenties.
Parallel to the Art Nouveau movement, which continued into the early 20th century, a new style, Art Deco, emerged as early as the 1910s. Although World War I limited its development, it later reached its full bloom in France during the 1920s, particularly at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, before spreading overseas.
Touching all artistic fields such as fine arts, architecture, and decorative arts, of which it is the abbreviation, the Art Deco style also developed in the field of glass art. Whether produced in small series in glassworks belonging to Daum, Lalique, or Schneider, or, on the contrary, created uniquely by artisan-artists like Marinot, Décorchemont, or Colotte, the glass, crystal, and glass paste art objects of this period are generally characterized by simple shapes, clean lines, stylized figures, and the repetition of geometric patterns.
Affected by the 1929 crisis, which inevitably led to the decline of this artistic movement, several glassworks and a few artists tried, with varying success, to survive until the 1937 Paris International Exhibition, before ultimately ceasing their activities or turning to other artistic fields.