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*The buildings in [[Frank Capra]]'s 1937 movie ''[[Lost Horizon (1937)|Lost Horizon]]'', designed by [[Stephen Goosson]]
*The buildings in [[Frank Capra]]'s 1937 movie ''[[Lost Horizon (1937)|Lost Horizon]]'', designed by [[Stephen Goosson]]
*The design of the "Emerald City" in the 1939 movie ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 movie)|The Wizard of Oz]]''
*The design of the "Emerald City" in the 1939 movie ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 movie)|The Wizard of Oz]]''
*The helmet and rocketpack in the 1991 movie "The Rocketeer"

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Revision as of 22:05, 17 April 2009

Bather's Building, now a maritime museum at San Francisco's Aquatic Park, 1937, evokes a streamlined double–ended ferryboat
Judge's tower at San Francisco's Aquatic Park
Avalon Hotel on Ocean Drive in South Beach

Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone, was a late branch of the Art Deco design style. Its architectural style emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements (such as railings and porthole windows). It reached its height in 1937.

The style was the first to incorporate electric light into architectural structure. In the First Class dining room of the SS Normandie, fitted out 1933 – 35, twelve tall pillars of Lalique glass and 38 columns lit from within illuminated the room. The Strand Palace Hotel foyer (1930), preserved from demolition by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1969, marked one of the first uses of internally-lit architectural glass, and coincidentally was the first Moderne interior preserved in a museum.

Although Streamline Moderne houses are less common than streamline commercial buildings, residences do exist. The Lydecker House in Los Angeles, built by Howard Lydecker, is an example of Streamline Moderne design in residential architecture.

Notable examples

Influences

Industrial and consumer product design

The style was applied to appliances such as electric clocks, sewing machines, small radio receivers and vacuum cleaners. These also employed developments in materials science including aluminum and bakelite.

Motion Pictures

See also

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