OT: Art Deco colors?

[Imapearl]

Hi all,
I am working on a project (not quilt related yet) in the art deco style. I
am having a hard time figuring out what color scheme to use though.
Unfortunately, it is late here and the library is closed. I've been trying
to do a web search, but all I come up with is style -- simple, geometric,
etc. No colors. I'm pretty sure cobalt blue was a color popular during
that period. What other colors? Does anyone know?
Thanks,
Pearl

[Judy Grevenites]

Black, silver and maroon

[Deena Wells]

I think flamingo pink too
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[Gloria]

Hi Pearl, also browns greens like a mossy green. There was a lot of marble
effect around. Especially lotys of extremly long clocks made up of several
sections with silver ornaments each end in the usual art deco poses. All
sludgy type colours were around. Look at marble for ideas too. There are so
many different ones. While at Knole House I saw 2 side tables in one of the
rooms they had a patchwork of all different marbles really beautiful you
don't realise how many different marbles there are, they are so lovely. Good
luck with your quilt. Post how you are getting on with it. Have a good day
love and hugs from Gloria in Essex UK
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[Linda Campbell]

Black, taupe, silver, deep greens and raspberries, in fact all the colors were
very rich with lots of depth. Milk chocolate and dark chocolate browns. Deep
rich oranges.

Good luck on your project. Deco is my very favorite period.
Linda and the Gang in SF

[QuiltR1024]

Pearl,
What about pink / black /silver ???? You could always throw in a little
turquoise.

Kris ( in northern Virginia )

[Krysia Thompson]

rose?

Krysia

>Hi all,
>I am working on a project (not quilt related yet) in the art deco style. I
>am having a hard time figuring out what color scheme to use though.
>Unfortunately, it is late here and the library is closed. I've been trying
>to do a web search, but all I come up with is style -- simple, geometric,
>etc. No colors. I'm pretty sure cobalt blue was a color popular during
>that period. What other colors? Does anyone know?
>Thanks,
>Pearl
>

K.T. - starannie opakowana

[DavisFlorenceV]

Hi, Pearl,
I remember seeing an Art Deco quilt in an antique shop some years back
that used black and an orangey red. It was gi\orgeous.
Florence, recently transplanted up north where we had heavy rain last
night!!!

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[Cher Ann Holt-fortin]

I can never decide between deco and neuveau or however you spell that.

Cher
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[Miriam "Mim" Spencer]

When I was visiting DS2 and family in LA last week, they took me for lunch
on the Queen Mary. It is all art deco style with the birds-eye maple veneer
walls and and paintings. The colors were white (pearl), salmon (peach) and
pale turquoise and pale greens. Everything was pastel shades -- no primary
bright colors. I think that the colors were probably inspired by the
Caribean islands -- sandy shores and blue waters. The whole effect was
relaxing.

The lunch was fabulous -Looking out the windows at the water and the
pelicans flying by, I could make-believe that I was really sailing the
ocean.

Mim

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[Ellison]

Howdy!
Art Nouveau examples and explanation:
http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/47/04763000.htm

Art Deco (which came after art nouveau):
http://encarta.msn.com/find/search.asp?z=1&pg=1&search=Art+Deco

And my favorite, which bred both "nouveau" & "deco",
Arts & Crafts:
http://encarta.msn.com/find/concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=03B31000

However you spell it. <g>
Ragmop
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[yvonne vesel]

I wasn't around then!!!hehe, glad you can remember, !!! LOL, Yvonne in Oz

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> Black, silver and maroon
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