Tokyo’s Fabulous Art Deco Department Store Elevator by Rene Prou

Few design styles are as widely recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The iconic movement made an incredible mark on all fields of design, culture and commerce throughout the 1920s and ’30s. During that period, department stores grew into grand palaces of commerce celebrating society’s growing wealth in extravagant, ornamental and luxurious ways. This week we are going to look closer at Japanese Department Stores that celebrated Art Deco’s industrialization aesthetics with streamlined elegance and high quality craftsmanship.

Elevator History, Fashion House, Heritage Elevator, Shopping CentresJoshua NelsonJuly 12, 2020Japan, Art Deco, Department Store, Shopping Centre