Bevis Hillier's 1968 book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s made art deco famous. As part of our Art Deco Centenary series, he reflects on the style's lasting legacy. In 1968, when I was 28, I wrote the ...

The term "art deco" was not popularised until 1968, with the publication of Bevis Hillier's book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s. Above: Hillier's 1968 book popularised the term "art deco".

The actor and director Peter Mullan talks about taking on the role of Bill Shankly in the new theatre production in Liverpool, Red or Dead, about the much-loved Liverpool football club manager.

“The brief was to capture the collective imagination with its jazz, party-spirit, female liberation, wealth and flamboyance through the elegance and glamour of the Art Deco period,” explains Suzanne ...

They glowed like shiny pearls plucked from exotic climes, gleaming through the smoke and haze of crowded cities built on industrial dirt and grime.