Art Deco Social Media

As a bit of a rookie to Art Deco, I have had an awesome time sifting, searching and wondering through the many Art Deco enthusiast groups on the world wide web. See the tips below on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Reddit, for some Art Deco social time;

- Instagram 
You won't find old fogies posting black & whites but more young-ins and enthusiasts seeing and snapping daily Art Deco architecture and gorgeous art deco items. Check it out - amazing photography coupled with gorgeous art deco style.

Tech Tip - Popular hashtags are #artdeco #artdecoarchitecture #artdecodesign #vintagedeco

- Facebook
There are many Art Deco pages that post about their wares they are selling. But take a walk through all the 'groups' on Facebook. It is less about selling stuff and more about sharing the art deco love. I have found a few local groups in New Zealand but I am sure wherever you are from there might be a local shin-dig just for you! Best Napier NZ group is 'Napier - Art Deco, History, Heritage and People'.  

Tech Tip - in your Facebook search bar type Art Deco and click the magnifying glass symbol. Click 
the 'More' button and select 'groups'. Voila you have a lot of Art Deco groups to join!

- Pinterest

Prepare to get lost amongst pins and boards and not notice the time go by. To get started just search art deco and many pins will come up. From there delve into their boards and profiles and get following. Every time you follow an art deco board, their updates will pop up in your home screen. Easy updates and search. Just gorgeous stuff in there! Not really used to connect with people, rather to like and re-pin inspirational images of Art Deco. Great source :)

Tech Tip - Click my Pinterest board link on my side bar to go to Pinterest as your starting point. ---->

- Reddit

This is a strange one. The Reddit group on Art Deco is not updated often with interesting stuff and reddit on a whole is not for the faint hearted. However I simply love the conversation around Art Deco found on this platform. For example the below answer was a reply relating to someones Project on Art Deco 'What is your favourite part of Art Deco?'. Best answer hands down is below;

"[–]ZombieOmNom 10 points 1 year ago 

Aesthetically it's attractive in a timeless, tasteful way. It can be difficult to pull off and requires total coordination of decor, and when it is done well the effect is astonishing. It has a classical, nostalgic quality, in that it represents an archaic imagination of the future, from a time when the future seemed as exciting as it does today. It arrived at a time of cultural shift into consumer culture, where individualism was touted as the new model of economic progress. It flourished as a progression of the very beautiful art nouveau. It represented cultural and civic pride in fashionable architecture, being the style of choice for many important buildings such as power stations, train stations, sky scrapers and cinemas, and was largely the last publicly applauded architectural and artistic movement before the controversially ill-fated brutalism. It was tremendously influential on the way our environment eventually came to be; it spawned present day modernism, minimalism, and most other "modern" styles. To this day it has near universal appeal, and has become iconic.

Thanks ZombieOmNom! 

So there you go! These are just some alternatives than the classic 'type into Google' method of exploring Art Deco. I like to think of this as gracefully dragging Art Deco kicking and screaming into the 2015 techy world.

People all around the globe are living breathing Art Deco on a daily basis so get social darlin'! 

Enjoy :) Regards, Kiwi Dee xx

Local Guide to Survive Napier Art Deco Weekend

Me and my gorgeous friend at Art Deco Weekend 2014

Every February, a happy mob of dressed up 1930s hooligans converge on New Zealand's Art Deco Capital for a weekend of splendour and party.

Follow the below as a simple insiders guide to surviving such a weekend.

• If it is a scorcher (i.e. hot sunny Hawkes Bay day) you will need a parasol (women), hat (men) and a good lathering of sun block.

• Have a Art Deco getup. You well and truly feel out of place if you are not dressed up for the weekend. If you are doing a last minute costume - ladies find some long pearls, a non figure hugging dress (dropped waist) and a head band (put on horizontally not vertically), gentlemen - find some trousers, suspenders and a light button up shirt. Shoes? Well I am a kiwi girl at heart and am most comfortable in jandals but ladies wear a low heels and men in dress shoes. Voila! 

• Have a weekend plan and then a Plan B in case of bad weather

• Book ahead for accommodation and special events because blimey it gets busy! Consider renting a house in Napier or go further a field and book accommodation in Havelock North and combine going to see wineries at that time.

• A local favourite is to watch the war birds (vintage fighter planes) do their aerobatics show. Find out what time they are flying and find a spot on Marine Parade for the perfect watching spot.

• Take snacks and water. Yes there are stalls there on the weekend but it is always good to have a muesli bar and some water on hand to munch on to keep your energy up!

Well there you have it. Simple :) Any more advice my friends?

Have a jolly good time!

Cheers,

Kiwi dee xxx

Napier Art Deco Video 1980's Goodness

A friend of mine shared the below video on Facebook and I thought it was too good not to share on here.

Have a good wee giggle at the amazing 80s haircuts and fashion, plus the awkward pauses for effect in the video. But looking past that and the somewhat horrible music.. there is some good facts in there about Napier Art Deco!



Ahh just love the oldness goodness of it! It is a smidgeon long... I will hunt round for a more up to date, faster vid!

Hope you are having an awesome end to 2014!

Cheers,

Kiwi Dee xx