May 2024

"The impression of entering a new world," read the advertisements for the Eaton's new restaurant on the Saturday before the opening.

Born in Bonnières-sur-Seine, France, on April 7, 1890, Jacques Carlu was the son of Léon Carlu, a civil engineer, and Julie Marin. He was the younger brother of Jean Carlu (1900-1997), a famous poster artist and designer.

The name Art Deco derives from the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes, held in Paris in 1925. It was at this time that this aesthetic, born in the 1910s, emerged as a movement in its own right. Preceding the International language, it was initially referred to as Art Moderne or Nouveau Style1. The term Art Deco really took hold in academic circles in the 1960s, and began to be used thereafter.