Flickr Archives New Zealand - Flickr/Creative Commons ... earning it the title of Art Deco Capital of the World. Today, Art Deco still dominates Napier’s skyline. (Even the local McDonald ...

Reporting from Napier, New Zealand — At 10:47 a.m. on Feb. 3 ... broke with their colonial tradition and rebuilt the town in Art Deco style, made popular in Europe of the ‘20s.

Florida's Miami Beach, which was heavily promoted as a tourist resort for the wealthy in the 1930s, contains the world's greatest concentration of Art Deco buildings. NAPIER, New Zealand (CNN ...

That’s definitely the case in Napier, a coastal city on New Zealand’s North Island ... and the popularity at the time of Art Deco architecture. Today, Napier rivals Miami’s South Beach ...

But in the small city of Napier in the ... influenced decorative theme: Art Deco frequently drew on Egyptian and Mayan imagery; to this, uniquely in New Zealand, Maori flourishes were added.

He was talking about his car. I was on my way to art deco city - in a teal classic, all shiny chrome, gleaming leather and white tyres. Napier, New Zealand, is the centre of the universe for some.

But here in Napier, New Zealand, it’s so palpably in abundance that they could bottle it, in, of course, a brightly coloured, art deco vessel. Napier - where art deco rules.Credit: iStock I’ve ...

After Covid disruptions, Napier's Art Deco Festival is back in town from February 15 – 18. Photo / Art Deco Trust Break out the fur coats, sequins, and red lipstick – Napier’s Art Deco ...

The Daily Telegraph, Napier, New Zealand Featuring pretty lotus-topped columns, the Daily Telegraph building is one of Napier’s best Art Deco structures, drawing tourists on a daily basis.

we've collected some of the many cities around the world that became hotspots of the art deco architectural style, including cities in New Zealand, China, Argentina and the Philippines. Napier ...