Art Deco Icons

Series in which architectural historian David Heathcote explores four of the best examples of Art Deco in Britain

Art Deco Icons - Casa Del Rio

David Heathcote visits Casa Del Rio, an Art Deco fantasy house in rural Devon, and plays with some of the many Deco gadgets there, including a Bakelite radio.

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Art Deco Icons - Claridge's

David Heathcote explores the best examples of Art Deco in Britain. At Claridge's Hotel in Mayfair, he enjoys the glamour of the Deco fumoir and samples the cocktail bar.

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Art Deco Icons - London Transport

David Heathcote explores the best examples of Art Deco in Britain. He visits the dramatic 1930s London Transport HQ and takes a trip on the Piccadilly Line.

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Art Deco Icons - The Orient Express

David Heathcote takes a trip on the Orient Express and meets James Sherwood, the man who restored the old 1930s carriages to their Art Deco glamour in the 1970s.

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