Art Dec ‧ o /ˌɑːt ˈdekəʊ $ ˌɑːrt ˈdekoʊ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: Art Déco , from Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs , a show of decorative arts held in Paris in 1925 ]
a style of art and decoration that uses simple shapes and was popular in Europe and America in the 1920s and 1930s