1900–05; < French: literally, new art
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After fully renovating their apartment in a 1904 art nouveau building that’s a short walk from the Duomo cathedral, they now split their time between Beverly Hills and Milan, with plenty of travel in between.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2025
Ferrell’s aesthetic, like her music, is a singular blend that joins past with present: 19th century carnival-core, art nouveau huntress, cosmic cowgirl, anime pixie and futuristic Las Vegas showgirl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
"It was just basically the art nouveau interior and the way the whole thing looked."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
In browsing print shops and bookstores, I found and bought illustrated books by designers whose styles epitomize art nouveau, Art Deco, and the arts and crafts aesthetic.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
He stared at her books, too—covered in ink and art nouveau doodles.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
The next section presents Art Nouveau and Art Deco works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
Inspired by the influential Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha, Gwen Sukeena of Sukeena Design Studio created a flower-filled room for a teenage girl living during the 1930s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
She was both the very famous star of Paris’s Folies Bergère and an icon of the Art Nouveau movement, with an eye toward the possibilities abstraction held for dance.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
The Mackintosh building in Garnethill was designed in phases between 1896 and 1909, in Art Nouveau style.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
“It’s an Art Nouveau mechanical pencil. I bought it for Mrs. Patterson ages ago. She used to wear it around her neck.”
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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