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Egyptian inspiration in architecture & Papyrus design

_{The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun has influenced design, architecture and fashion from 1922 till the 1930′s. As we are going to see underneath there is alot of inspiration from the egyptain era because of this discovery, so the designer at that time the took their inspiration from egyptain era and they have used this inspiration to create new things at that time. Examples of this can be seen in fashion, architecture, films, homes and everything around us. First it was seen in public and then the people slowly will find this style interesting and it will be introduced in their homes, fashion, etc..}

 

Chrysler Building from the outside (1st ) from the interior (2nd) one of the elevator doors (3rd)

 

As we can see the tall skyscraper, the Chrysler Building (1930) in Manhattan. At the top of the building there is the papyrus design which was an inspiration from the egyptain era. Also in the inside of it was like a chamber in an exotic temple. The polished marbles, brass, gold leaf where also an inspiration. It was like you will be in an egyptain pyramid. Even the eleveator doors where design with the papyrus design to continue will the inspiration that was designed to made this building.

Expect from the important buildings there were being inspired from egyptain when bieng designed and built, were also buildings there were used in everyday life, for example clothing shops, factories and even houses.

Egyptian-style clothes shop at Harrods.

  

 
The Carreras Cigarette Factory in Camden, London was built in 1926-28 and features a solar disc to the Sun-god Ra and two black cats at the entrance. It is now called London House and is home to ASOS and Emap amongst others.

                                      These small sphinx statues are outside a house in London.

 

The Egyptian House in Penzance was built in 1835 as a museum and geological repository. It is now let as three flats.

Designed by English architect George Coles in 1930, the Carlton Cinema features an Egyptian 'pylon' temple and is decorated with Egyptian iconography. It stopped being a cinema in 1972, and was run as a bingo hall until its closure in 2007.

1. Drawing of the Egyptian papyrus plant  2. Egyptian Papyrus column  3. Papyrus motif in facade tiles; Sun Reality Building(1930)  4. Wall lamp, Hotel Bauer-Grünwald, Venice  5. Courthouse detail, Boston  6. Stacked, interlocked papyrus flowers in table lamp at the Parliament of Finland (1931)  7. Chrysler building door (1930) 8. Papyrus inspired chandelier (Olde Good Things antique store, Manhattan)  9. Stylized papyrus flower as seen from above; dancing girls in a Busby Berkeley 1930′s movie spectacle.

 

 

Papyrus designs in architecture. Stained glass and buildings in the LOUXOR cinema in Paris.

 

 

 

Kirjoitettu, 2013. Art Deco In Art & Design. [online] Avaiable at: http://www.piri-piri.fi/art-deco-in-arts-design [Accessed 18 May 2014]